JOIN PARTS WITHOUT LOSING EACH PART'S APPAREANCE?

adrià_martínez

Is there any option to join multiple parts into one and not lose each part's appearance? 

Before applying the boolean tool:


After applying the boolean tool:


If I add appearance to the boolean part, it adds the color entirely...

NeilCooke

"open" Composite part

nick_papageorge073

Alternatively, you can union all the individual parts into one, and set the predominant color after the union. Then, you can pick only the surfaces of interest, and make them separate colors. This will allow one part to be multi-colored.

David_YL_Nguyen

You could also create an assembly with the 4x parts/components, this way each component would keep its appearance.

eric_pesty

Another option is to add appearance to faces (I think you can do it before the boolean). For example "isolate" the part you want to color, box select the whole thing to select all faces and right-click "add appearance to faces", repeat as needed for the other parts.
Also the resulting boolean will keep the properties (part name, appearance, material, description, etc...) of the first thing you select for the boolean operation so you can use this to your advantage, in this case select the black housing first (and apply face appearances to the faces of the button and contacts first)