importing coloured models

tom_mchale

Can onshape import the native model colours.
I have tried importing Solidworks models but Onshape did not keep the original colours. Instead it seems to have assigned it's own.
I tried importing parasolid models and again Onshape did not keep the original colours that were assigned to the seed parent model.
Am I missing something or is this just not possible with Onshape?

Thank you for your help.

viru

@tom_mchale, Currently this facility is not available in Onshape. You can raise improvement request for this. In near future we hope that this facility will be provided by Onshape.

Onshape has a predetermined color palette and rotation of color assignments as parts are created. (You can also assign custom colors to parts, explained below.)

As parts are created, they are rendered in a sequence of eight colors, shown from left to right, with the sequence starting over with the 9th part:

When a part is deleted, the color sequence remains intact with existing parts retaining their color:

Customizing part colors with the Appearance editor

The Onshape Appearance editor enables you to manually assign specific colors to specific parts. Once a color is assigned, it is not changed until you change it.

With the Appearance editor, you can also indicate that particular parts appear in Part Studios and Assemblies as translucent. This can come in handy when trying to reference parts that are hidden by other parts. Set the transparency in the Part Studio and also see the change in the part in any assemblies it is instanced in.

1. Right-click on a Part name in the Parts list to access the context menu.

   Note that you can also select multiple parts from the graphics area or from the Parts list to assign appearance characteristics to more than one part at a time.

   

2. Select Edit appearance.

   

3. Specify the RGB values or the hex value for desired colors.
4. Use the Opacity: field to control transparency (on a scale from 0 - 1; use the slider to specify a value):

   
   
   

5. Accept .

brian_brady

The color rotation only applies to parts that are created in the same part studio. What if you use a new part studio in the same document for a new part; you get grey? The color picker while okay, would/could be better with a grid of favorite colors or the 8 rotational colors (or both; say 8 favorite color wells and the 8 color rotation) in addition to the RGB picker.