Color Mode
The color mode controls how color is applied to geometry in the graphics window. You can color bodies according to their assigned colors or their body group color. Alternatively, you can distinguish all bodies using random colors, or distinguish all named faces.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
 (Color By
Body) |
Displays colors that are assigned to a body. If no color is assigned to a body, the body is displayed in the default color (gray for solid bodies and gold for sheet bodies). This option is the default. |
 (Color By
Body Group) |
Displays colors that are assigned to a body group. The color of the top body group in the hierarchy has higher preference over the colors of child body group colors provided that Override Upstream Color is not activated in the Properties window. If Override Upstream Color is activated, the child bodies are shown in their preferred color. |
(Distinguish Bodies) |
Colors
each body in the CAD model a different color. Bodies are assigned
distinct colors until they are all used, at which point the colors are
cycled. Neighboring bodies can have the same color. Colors that are
assigned to a particular body are random. Once a color is assigned to a
particular body, the color can change when you load the model in a
different session. In
some cases, you may need to revert to the default color scheme as
the assigned color can conflict with feature-specific colors, such
the previews.  You can also use a pre-defined or custom color palette to change the color of the bodies in the 3D-CAD View scene. For more information, see Using Color Palette. |
 (Distinguish Named
Faces) |
Colors
named faces in the CAD model a different color. This option can only be
enabled when Named Faces is activated in the
Model Visibility option. Faces that have the
Default name are assigned the default gray
color, even if the Default node is renamed. All
faces that correspond to an assigned name are given the same color.
Faces with different names are assigned distinct colors until all the
colors are used, at which point the colors are cycled. In the following
example, the CPU and memory chips have the same name. In some cases, you
must revert to the default color scheme as the assigned color can
conflict with feature-specific colors, such as those used in
previews.  You can also use a pre-defined or custom color palette to change the color of the named faces in the 3D-CAD View scene. For more information, see Using Color Palette. |
 (Gray
Color) |
Colors
all solid bodies in the CAD model in a gray color. |