Creo 2 Default color scheme.

I found this little switch in the color file (not a config.pro option!):

COLOR_SCHEME 0
USE_PRE_WILDFIRE_ENTITY_COLOR YES
SYSTEM_DIMMED_MENU_COLOR ...

In my case, this system color file is named: classic_syscol.scl

This is the config.pro option that calls it up: system_colors_file C:\<path>\classic_syscol.scl

CS couldn't tell me a lot about this option but it does give me the old yellow text on dark blue with brown/yellow datums.

The default background on Creo Parametric is an off white. This color is less stressful on the eyes because darker colors have a larger contrast between the graphics screen and the Ribbon UI. This is also noticable when switching from Creo Parametric to your email client and Microsoft Office apps.

Dark backgrounds force your eyes to work harder because it's darker than the surrounding colors or the colors of other apps you use daily.

This is probably why email clients and/or MS Office applications don't use dark backgrounds.

Some of my veteran users did not like it and wanted to change but I challenged them to try it for 1 to 2 weeks. When I asked them if they are ready for me to show them how to change the background to a dark color, they all said they got used to the off white and don't want to change.

Everyone's eyes are different but I simply think darker backgrounds force your eyes to work harder unless you are working in complete darkness.

If you do change the background to a custom color and do not choose the default darker scheme, be careful with the colors on your curves, datums, etc. Sometimes you will find that the color combination does not work for everything and you must continue to tweak them all individually until you have a complete custom scheme you like.

One last thing. I like the way the default color (off white) makes the model tree look like it's floating. The graphics window looks like it melts into the model tree. If you change to a darker color, there is a separation from the Graphics screen and model tree that creates a hard edge which I don't like. This is another reason why I like the default color.

"Too many people walk around like Clark Kent, because they don't realize they can Fly like Superman"

Mathew,

You can change only the colors of the things you want. Finding the right combination to work with your background color is the trick.

I do wish you the background you choose would also change the model tree background to match it. This would obviously be difficult with blended backgrounds but it would be a nice option for solid colors.

It would also be nice if PTC offered more default scheme's out of the box which have all the colors working together with the different colored backgrounds options. This would give the end user more choices to quickly change things rather than spending all the time it takes to tweak all the colors in the entire setup to work nice together.

In Reply to Mathew Palazola:

I would love to using an off-white background.

But I need to be able to change the model dimensions/notes/etc from yellow to something dark, blue/black.

Here is the Creo 2.0 syscol.scl file. There may be extra entries which should be removed:

COLOR_SCHEME 0
USE_PRE_WILDFIRE_ENTITY_COLOR NO
SYSTEM_BACKGROUND_COLOR 98.431373 98.431373 98.823529
SYSTEM_DIMMED_MENU_COLOR 49.019608 49.019608 50.196078
SYSTEM_LETTER_COLOR 0.000000 0.000000 94.117647
SYSTEM_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR 60.000000 0.000000 0.000000
SYSTEM_EDGE_HIGH_COLOR 100.000000 0.000000 0.000000
SYSTEM_GEOMETRY_COLOR 13.333333 13.333333 14.901961
SYSTEM_HIDDEN_COLOR 76.078431 76.078431 80.000000
SYSTEM_SHEETMETAL_COLOR 0.000000 60.000000 35.294118
SYSTEM_CURVES_COLOR 0.000000 0.000000 94.117647
SYSTEM_VOLUME_COLOR 60.000000 20.000000 80.000000
SYSTEM_SECTION_COLOR 0.000000 60.000000 80.000000
SYSTEM_PRESEL_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR 56.470588 94.117647 0.000000
SYSTEM_SELECTED_COLOR 20.000000 80.000000 30.196078
SYSTEM_SECONDARY_SELECTED_COLOR 18.039216 89.803922 89.803922
SYSTEM_PREVIEW_GEOM_COLOR 100.000000 58.431373 0.000000
SYSTEM_SECONDARY_PREVIEW_COLOR 80.000000 40.000000 60.000000
SYSTEM_DATUM_COLOR 60.000000 40.000000 20.000000
SYSTEM_QUILT_COLOR 94.117647 75.294118 0.000000
SYSTEM_SHADED_EDGE_COLOR 13.333333 13.333333 14.901961
BLENDED_BACKGROUND no
SYSTEM_TOP_BLENDING_COLOR 98.431373 98.431373 98.823529
SYSTEM_BOTTOM_BLENDING_COLOR 93.333333 94.117647 94.509804

Also try config.pro ... system_letter_color 0.000000 0.000000 94.117647 (blue)

These are all the default config.pro Creo 2.0 color definitions:

system_background_color 98.431373 98.431373 98.823529
system_curves_color 0.000000 0.000000 94.117647
system_dimmed_menu_color 49.019608 49.019608 50.196078
system_edge_high_color 100.000000 0.000000 0.000000
system_geometry_color 13.333333 13.333333 14.901961
system_hidden_color 76.078431 76.078431 80.000000
system_highlight_color 60.000000 0.000000 0.000000
system_letter_color 0.000000 0.000000 94.117647
system_section_color 0.000000 60.000000 80.000000
system_sheetmetal_color 0.000000 60.000000 35.294118
system_volume_color 60.000000 20.000000 80.000000

Sweet, colors to 6 decimal places. Now who has the 80 bit color space to resolve these? I wonder how much of my life is being wasted by shaders dithering between 98.431372 & 98.431374?

In Reply to Antonius Dirriwachter:

These are all the default config.pro Creo 2.0 color definitions:

system_background_color 98.431373 98.431373 98.823529
system_curves_color 0.000000 0.000000 94.117647
system_dimmed_menu_color 49.019608 49.019608 50.196078
system_edge_high_color 100.000000 0.000000 0.000000
system_geometry_color 13.333333 13.333333 14.901961
system_hidden_color 76.078431 76.078431 80.000000
system_highlight_color 60.000000 0.000000 0.000000
system_letter_color 0.000000 0.000000 94.117647
system_section_color 0.000000 60.000000 80.000000
system_sheetmetal_color 0.000000 60.000000 35.294118
system_volume_color 60.000000 20.000000 80.000000

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