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How to set the transparency and RGB color of python script

李榕华|Ronghua.LI — Mon, 10 May 2021 04:37:58 GMT

I want to use Python script to create components, but I can't find a way to set the transparency and RGB color of 3D solid.
Does any expert know the solution to this problem?

Re: How to set the transparency and RGB color of python script

jabowabo — Tue, 11 May 2021 22:58:43 GMT

You cannot do this inside of Python scripts for parts.

Re: How to set the transparency and RGB color of python script

李榕华|Ronghua.LI — Thu, 13 May 2021 03:12:48 GMT

I know that there is no corresponding function in that document.

But I found a way to set the color in @h_eger reply.

已解决: Re: Python script assistance - Autodesk Community - AutoCAD Plant 3D

I hope there are other functions that can meet this requirement.

Re: How to set the transparency and RGB color of python script

h_eger — Thu, 13 May 2021 04:46:58 GMT

Dear @李榕华|Ronghua.LI ,

there are also limits in Python scripting this is where they are exceeded.
This function cannot be influenced with Python scripting.

@jabowabo has already answered your question.

Re: How to set the transparency and RGB color of python script

李榕华|Ronghua.LI — Thu, 13 May 2021 04:56:06 GMT

All right. I gave up.

Thanks for @h_eger and @jabowabo 's reply.

Re: How to set the transparency and RGB color of python script

joakim_lindh — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:41:25 GMT

Hello everyone.
I was playing around with this color thing today again after finding out that it might work with changing colors of blocks inside a python script.

After some trail and error i did find out that .setColor() works perfectly on pythonscripts for plant 3D.

It uses the Color index RGB where for example 100=green 255=black and so on!

This is how i have done it on one of my scripts.

The only disadvantage is .uniteWith() is grabing the color of the object you are uniting to. So if you are looking for a colorful Python script you can group objects and then make a color for the group or just assign the color for each block and skip the unite part.

Body2 = CYLINDER(s, R=D2/2.0, H=FL1, O=0.0).rotateY(90).translate((-L2/2.0-FL1, 0.0, 0.0))
Body2.setColor(12)
Body3 = CYLINDER(s, R=D2/2.0, H=FL1, O=0.0).rotateY(90).translate((L2/2.0, 0.0, 0.0))
Body3.setColor(12)

Re: How to set the transparency and RGB color of python script

李榕华|Ronghua.LI — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:40:32 GMT

Have you found a way to set the transparency of objects?

Re: How to set the transparency and RGB color of python script

stephanYN6LU — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:23:49 GMT

Hi, I tried the obj.setColor(12), and there is no error in the "PLANTREGISTERCUSTOMSCRIPTS" command, I restarted the program and ran (TESTACPSCRIPT"SCRIPT") just to find nil, in the command line, with no items drawn. Is there a additional variable that needs to be imported to work?

Sidenote: I have managed to set the color, I concur nou with Joakim that it works

Also, i have tried oobj.setTransparency(40) and have not worked

回复： How to set the transparency and RGB color of python script

李榕华|Ronghua.LI — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 06:28:31 GMT

I tried the following functions without success.

s01.transparency(T) s01.Transparency(T) s01.setTransparency(T) s01.entityTransparency(T) s01.entitytransparency(T) s01.EntityTransparency(T) s01.setEntityTransparency(T)

回复： How to set the transparency and RGB color of python script

stephanYN6LU — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 05:30:04 GMT

Maybe have a look at this post:

https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/change-layer-transparency-in-autocad-file/47346/2

I think you have to wangle it a bit, I don't know how plant 3d will react to this script of Paolo_Emilio_Serra1,

but I guess its worth the try if needed so badly