Painting specific area for illustration purpose

[asikatz]

Hello,
I'm modeling electrical components using pro/e 2000i^2, I want to illustrate the leads that are part of SMT components specifically.
what I'm trying to ask is how can I paint ,say a circle in gray that is found on a black surface. the circle diameter should be parameter driven (i.e the painted zone can be changed).
I tried decals with no success and I want to avoid using protrusion or creating surface.
I apologize for my English.
Asi.

 

[robertib]

Have you tried to create an offset surface (say 0.0001mm away from the existing surface) & trim it to the circle, and colour that circle grey) - I don't have that version of pro/e, so I don't know whether this is possible.

 

[asikatz]

creating an offset surface is one way to work it out but I want to avoid such solution. I want to know if I can draw a circle as a datum curve,cosmetic feature or a sketch that can be filled with a speciefic color.
thanks.

 

[dgallup]

Cosmetic sketches can be hatched. You can change the color of the hatch and by making the spacing very small it will appear solid. You control the color & spacing in drawing mode, not part or assembly.

 

[Tunalover]

I agree with dgallup. His solution is simple and straightforward.


Tunalover

 

[alphaguru]

in addition you can project a curve on a surface and then hatch it. This way you have no extra material (even a small surface) in your model. You can also fill rather than hatch the curve to get a solid type of sketch.

 

[asikatz]

Hi alphaguru,
can I do it in pro/e 2000i^2? or is it a feature of WF.
I know I can project a curve on a surface but I need to paint it in part&assembly mode can this be done?
Thank you all, this is a greate forum : )