Inherit 3D colors 1

[rdpostak]

Does anyone know where to go in Tools>Options to turn on the Inherit 3D colors from the "view" tab under Drafting?

Richard D. Postak
Plastics Project Engineer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company - TMMK

 

[dougsnell]

Infrastructure > Part Infrastructure > Part Document tab

Whoops, I misread the post the first time. Mechanical Design > Drafting > View tab

--Doug

 

[rdpostak]

Doug,

My Inherit 3D color button is greyed out on the tab you mention.

Richard D. Postak
Plastics Project Engineer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company - TMMK

 

[dougsnell]

I assume one of two things is likely the case:

1. There is a little lock icon listed next to that setting

or

2. All of those options on that tab greyed out


In the case of #1, your CATIA Administrator has that option disabled intentionally to prevent that option from being used at all. If this is the case you will likely need to request that be changed by the Administrator.

In the case of #2, the option 'Prevent Generative View Style Usage' is disabled in the Mechanical Design > Drafting > Administration tab. If this is the case and that option is available to be modified, you can Enable this option and that will free you up to modify those settings in the Mechanical Design > Drafting > View tab. Keep in mind, those options will then become the defaults for every drawing view you create after than modification and you will no longer be able to utilize any of the Generative View styles that have been defined in your CATIA Environment.

--Doug

 

[rdpostak]

Doug,

Thanks for the information and I was able to get my Inherit 3D color box available for me to use, but my views are still not coming in color based on the model colors. Do you have any ideas on how to fix this problem sir?

Richard D. Postak
Plastics Project Engineer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company - TMMK

 

[CAD2015]

View Properties → 3D Colors

CAD 2015

 

[rdpostak]

CAD 2015,

Yes, I now have this capability based on information from "Doug". However, my views are still not showing up with the same colors as the 3D model. I noticed on my "graphics" tab, the Global Properties (shown) button is greyed out. Could this be part of the problem?

Richard D. Postak
Plastics Project Engineer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company - TMMK

 

[dougsnell]

The drawn lines may have changed colors, though it can be hard to tell. If you are looking to create a drawing view that behaves like a Screen Capture, you can change the 'View generation mode' to 'Raster' then change the 'Mode' in the Options panel to Shading, or Shading with Edges.

 

[rdpostak]

To All:

Thanks for everyone help in this matter. I now have my issue resolved and what the problem was....I had the "Filter Generated Elements" icon turned off on the drawing. Now everything is working the way I wanted. Again, I appreciate all the help.

Richard D. Postak
Plastics Project Engineer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company - TMMK

 

[CAD2015]

Rdpostak,

Where is "Filter Generated Elements" ?
Can you send a snapshot of it, please?

Thanks!

CAD 2015

 

[rdpostak]

CAD2015,

Here you go. It is the far right icon and unchecked in Drafting. I hope this picture gets to you. I will also send you an email with the screenshot.

Richard D. Postak
Plastics Project Engineer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company - TMMK

 

[CAD2015]

Great, thanks a lot Rick!


CAD 2015

 

[rdpostak]

No problem, glad to help out!

Richard D. Postak
Plastics Project Engineer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company - TMMK