topic Re: Background Gradient in Inventor Forum

Background Gradient

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:26:00 GMT

Not sure where to post this and I figured someone would have the answer. I've recently been working with Solidworks, just to try it out... and I've been trying to set as many of my settings as close to inventors as possible. For a background image I used the "sky" background... in solidworks, they don't have pre loaded themes that match, you have to pick two colours for a gradient. What I'm wondering is if anybody knows the colour codes for the light blues that are in the "sky" background.

I've attached an image to show what I mean.

Thanks

Re: Background Gradient

mdavis22569 — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:29:45 GMT

Solidworks question in an Inventor forum ...

Wouldn't just be easier to use Inventor and keep using the Sky background ...then you wouldn't have to go through all of this (kidding around)

Not sure if there are a lot of SW people on this forum

Re: Background Gradient

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:33:02 GMT

Sure it's for solidworks but it's a question about the colours of the INVENTOR background... no need to be snarky

Re: Background Gradient

Curtis_W — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:43:02 GMT

Hi R.Mackay,

~~maybe @ToddPig or @Cadmanto can help, as they~~

nevermind, guys. for some reason mdavis22569 and I both read the original post as how to set something in Solidworks.

But I have observed that when users attempt to set two similar applications to look the same, it actually causes some confusion and frustration to the brain.

I've seen this a lot with AutoCAD users setting up Inventor with a black screen, etc.

I did this when I first switched, too. But just having that visual difference seems to cue use to "switch" modes, which helps.

I'm in and out of Inventor, AutoCAD and AutoCAD Mechanical fairly often these days, and I like them all looking a bit different, so that I don't drive myself crazy by trying to do it this way in that application, and that way in this one, etc.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

Re: Background Gradient

mdavis22569 — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:41:44 GMT

it was a joke

"Wouldn't just be easier to use Inventor and keep using the Sky background ...then you wouldn't have to go through all of this (kidding around) "

sorry you took it that way ..

Re: Background Gradient

Curtis_W — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:42:16 GMT

...but if you must

then you can take a screen shot, save it, load at this link, and get the RGB values:

http://imagecolorpicker.com/

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com