Power input not working according to documentation

[solid7]

I am having particular difficulty selecting elements by common color. According to the documents, this should be easy to do. But I continually get a syntax error, when I follow this directive:

Search with selection

Predefined shortcuts are provided to search for elements having a characteristic in common with the element you select:

Searches for

*COL - all objects with the same color as the selected object

*LAY - all objects included in the same layer as the selected object

*LNW - all lines with the same thickness as the selected object

*LNT - all lines with the same linetype as the selected object

*PTT - all points with the same point type as the selected object

*PRT - all objects included included in the same part as the selected object

*PBD - all objects included included in the same part body (or hybrid body) as the selected object

*GST - all objects included included in the same geometrical set (named "open body" before V5R13) as the selected object

*OGS - all objects included included in the same ordered geometrical set (named "shape body" before V5R13) as the selected object

To run a predefined favorite query involving a selection, you need to select the object before or after entering the appropriate shortcut.

For instance, to search for all objects with the same color as the selected object ("blue" in our example), select a "blue" object then enter:

*COL

or enter

*COL and select the object. In that case, when you press Enter after entering the shortcut is entered, an acquisition agent opens:

Select the object then click Close to close the acquisition agent.

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[jackk]

I remember in previous releases being able to select by color by keying-in something like col=blue

I just tried it in R15, and it no longer works. (message "unknown color")

I did an EDIT+SEARCH and tried the color option. In R15, I'm seeing two different syntax: color='(1,2,3)' and color=basic29

I agree with you that the documentation is wrong.

 

[solid7]

Jackk - to compound the problem - the colors were imported from Unigraphics, so I'm not sure what the number is. None of them are the standard 48 Catia colors.

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[jackk]

EDIT+SEARCH has an option to select a color "from element" I would think that would work with your UG colors.

I just tried it, and it came back with the syntax "color=sandy brown" - go figure!