Color of solids & lines in FEMAP - Changes after fillet creation

[ecFem]

Hello,

I hope you are doing well.

I started using FEMAP a couple months ago. Before I used HyperMesh as pre-processor.

I am doing some geometry cleanup, more precisely, removing a hole. The problem is that the hole was in the intersection of two surfaces (a fillet). Consequently, when I tried to remove it, it changed the whole geometry. Thus, I removed the fillet (with the appropriate tool), I could remove the whole, and then I did again the fillet (cf. image below).

My problem is that the fillet surface appears now with another color, and the same for its edges. I do not understand why is this happening and what the new colors mean (mainly the lines, bc line color in HyperMesh means different things).
I would like to know if there is a logic behind the color of the lines / solids, and if is there a way to change it (as I have seen I can change it for properties, elements, materials, etc) for geometric elements individually, (lines, surfaces, solids). In other words, to select a component and change its color, not the color for all the solids or surfaces or lines.

Thank you very much in advance.

Cordially,
EAC

 

[rb1957]

I wonder if originally the fillet was part of a 3D part, but now it is a separate 2D surface ? Are you plotting "entity colour" ?

"Hoffen wir mal, dass alles gut geht !"
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[ecFem]

Yes, the fillet is part of the original 3D part. I directly imported it from CATIA.

Then, if I hide (with the checkbox) the solid component, the surface disappears with the rest of it, then I think it is still the same component, and included in the 3D part. In other words, it has not created a new surface.

I am plotting with the default options, see the image below. In any case, each solid appears with a random color that I do not understand where is specified or where it can be modified (that is why I put an image of a base plate made of 5 solid components).

 

[ThomasH]

It seems to me that the new surface and curves are created in the default colors in Femap. If you want to change those colors you can open Tools-Parameters and get the meny below. I think you need to modify the color for Curve and Surface but it can also be Curve and Solid.

If you want all Curves (or Surfaces) to have the same color you can select that color as "View Color" and the select "Color Mode" - "Use View Color".