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December 16, 2010
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color appearance file (SUMMARY)
- December 16, 2010
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Thanks to all who replied. It appears that the color.map file has been replaced by the appearance.dmt file as of WF datecode 2003.
Here's the replies I received:
Put them in the start-in directory.
There is a config.pro pro_colormap_path setting available.
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These are lines from my config.pro:
global_appearance_file C:\CAD\WF4\settings\Colors\appearance.dmt
pro_texture_library C:\CAD\WF4\settings\Textures
pro_colormap_path C:\CAD\WF4\settings\Colors
system_colors_file C:\CAD\WF4\syscol.scl
pro_material_dir C:\CAD\WF4\settings\Materials
you don't use color.map anymore with Wildfire as far as I know.
You can convert your old color.map to appearance.dmt, but I forget how.
The dmt and mat files do a lot more than the old days. Now pro can assign a color automatically when you assign a material. Sometimes nice sometimes annoying.
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Apperance.dmt has replaced color.map.
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If the color.dmt file you've got from your coworker is valid, just rename it to appearance.dmt and place it in your OS startup directory. Pro/E will load it automatically.
Also: appearance.dmt defines all colors and textures that you can assign to parts, assembly components, etc., not just the metallic-look colors. The reflection, transparency, and refraction indices of the colors may or may not have been modified to give them a metallic or other look. This information applies to WF3.
Attachments as well...
Thanks again everyone.
Bob Schwerdlin
Design Engineer,
Dukane Corp.
2900 Dukane Dr.
St. Charles, IL 60174
630-797-4974 direct
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Here's the replies I received:
Put them in the start-in directory.
There is a config.pro pro_colormap_path setting available.
>>>
These are lines from my config.pro:
global_appearance_file C:\CAD\WF4\settings\Colors\appearance.dmt
pro_texture_library C:\CAD\WF4\settings\Textures
pro_colormap_path C:\CAD\WF4\settings\Colors
system_colors_file C:\CAD\WF4\syscol.scl
pro_material_dir C:\CAD\WF4\settings\Materials
you don't use color.map anymore with Wildfire as far as I know.
You can convert your old color.map to appearance.dmt, but I forget how.
The dmt and mat files do a lot more than the old days. Now pro can assign a color automatically when you assign a material. Sometimes nice sometimes annoying.
>>>>
Apperance.dmt has replaced color.map.
>>>
If the color.dmt file you've got from your coworker is valid, just rename it to appearance.dmt and place it in your OS startup directory. Pro/E will load it automatically.
Also: appearance.dmt defines all colors and textures that you can assign to parts, assembly components, etc., not just the metallic-look colors. The reflection, transparency, and refraction indices of the colors may or may not have been modified to give them a metallic or other look. This information applies to WF3.
Attachments as well...
Thanks again everyone.
Bob Schwerdlin
Design Engineer,
Dukane Corp.
2900 Dukane Dr.
St. Charles, IL 60174
630-797-4974 direct
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This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.