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bert.fourie.nz@gmail.com - 5/30/2024 6:34:04 AM
   
Material Properties
I wish we could go back to simply letting all faces be the colour of the original item, especially with imported parts. Maybe I need instructions on how to automatically get everything into one simple colour per part group apart from having to use the entity material tab and having to highlight the entire item. Discolouring cut faces is just a distraction. It may look nice but apart from that it is unhelpful when you work with complex assemblies. It is parametric thinking. I need freedom to cut and slash without changing face colours. Or do I really need instruction, then I would be much obliged to be enlightened!?

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francis.marcoux@ipexna.com - 5/30/2024 10:52:38 AM
   
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Hello, 

You know you can use Edit­>Entities>Material>Color to reset multiple or all displayed model very quickly.

Also, in the import options you can chose to translate color face OR use system color. I think you are looking for the later option.

Hope that helps.
Francis Marcoux
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Serge - 5/30/2024 11:51:42 AM
   
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You can also use the face tools to reset all the colours to original. I use this all the time when I import step files

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bert.fourie.nz@gmail.com - 6/6/2024 3:59:03 AM
   
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Appreciate the feedback. How can I set it up so it will never change a face colour automatically? I understand about the import properties I can set.
This is not in the spirit of freeform modelling, quite frankly! I just want to model and I will decide myself when I am finished, and if I want something to look nice, I will change face colour then. Otherwise we are going back to parametric style.

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