Background color 1

[NorthwesternDesign]

Another NX 7.5 question. I change my customer defaults to have a shaded and wireframe background color of black (I type the number 216 in all fields). I close out the session of NX and then open a new session. Then I select "File" "New" and the "Blank" template. The background color is all gray. What am I missing?

 

[ewh]

Your template colors have already been determined. You are creating a "new" file based on an existing template.

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[cowski]

Where exactly did you enter '216' in the customer defaults?

Also, did you change the setting for both english and metric files?

 

[Arkance/PhoeNX]

The picture attached shows where the background colour needs to be set. Both shaded & wireframe need to be set to plain & all the values set to zero (they are RGB numbers not colours in the palette).

Also the blank template will read from the defaults as there is no "blank" template file. It's like the old File -> New in NX4 and previous. Also remember that the default will only apply to new parts created from the blank template, not ones that have already been saved

Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer

NX4.0.4MP10, NX5.0.0->5.0.6, NX6.0.0->NX6.0.5, NX7.0.0->NX7.0.1 & NX7.5.0.32-> NX7.5.4.4, Beta NX8.0.0.23

 

[NorthwesternDesign]

ewh,
Thank you for your response. If I understand you correctly, the shipped template is what would need to change if I want to change the background color of a new part. If that is the case, I wonder where I would use the customer defaults for anything? It must be something simple that I am not understanding.

cowski, thank you for your response....under "Gateway"- "Visualization"- "Background Color", "Top, Red RGB Value, Top, Green RGB value, etc... for both Shaded and Wirefreame". When I apply the changes to the English files, it automatically does it for Metric.

 

[looslib]

When you create a new file in NX, you have 2 methods. One is to use an existing template file as the basis for your new part which has preset items in it. The second method is to create a blank file which would use the customer default settings.


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[NorthwesternDesign]

Thanks for the input. However, after changing the values to zero, the screen is still a very light gray. This is after I close out of NX and open a new session, and use the blank template.

 

[NorthwesternDesign]

Out of curiousity, there is a setting under the customer defaults-visulization-color palette-"Color Definition File".

It is defaulting to C:\Program Files\UGS\NX 5.0\UGII\myNxData\color_def\colordef.cdf. Looks like I did somthing to the setting back in NX5. I kinda remember doing something with the help of GTAC. But it never made sense to me then. I wonder if I got rid of that line if that would do the trick?

 

[cowski]

I think namdaci45 nailed it.

Both shaded & wireframe need to be set to plain & all the values set to zero (they are RGB numbers not colours in the palette).

 

[NorthwesternDesign]

Attached is an image of what my values are. Still not working.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Are you looking at your file with a Drawing displayed or while in Modeling mode?

If it's while a Drawing is displayed, then you may need to also change the color defaults for Drawings, which are different than when a Drawing is not being displayed if you've set the Drawing display option to Monochrome Display. These customer defaults are set at...

Customer Defaults -> Gateway -> Visualization -> Color Settings

...at the bottom of the page. If the 'Monochrome Drawing Display' option is toggled ON, toggle it OFF and your drawings will now honor the same settings that you're using for model displays.

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Product Design Solutions
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[NorthwesternDesign]

I am in Modeling mode.

 

[Arkance/PhoeNX]

At the top of the customer defaults dialog is a dropdown box that says USER. Check if there is any other option (GROUP or SITE). If you apply a default at USER level it can be overwritten by a higher level default.
It's unlikely but someone may have set a SITE or GROUP level default for background color that would override your setting.

Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer

NX4.0.4MP10, NX5.0.0->5.0.6, NX6.0.0->NX6.0.5, NX7.0.0->NX7.0.1 & NX7.5.0.32-> NX7.5.4.4, Beta NX8.0.0.23

 

[JohnRBaker]

Actually it's the User settings which overrides the Site and Group, unless of course someone has locked the setting AT the Site or Group level, but that would be pretty obvious when you tried to change them in Customer Default at the User level.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.com/museum/

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[NorthwesternDesign]

Thank you all for your help. I contacted GTAC and this is a problem that is addressed in NX 8. There is supposedly a work around, but it has not worked yet for me. will be getting back with GTAC on Monday. Have a good weekend!