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MaciejSemeniuk10-Marble
10-Marble
October 10, 2024
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preselection highlight shading style differs for the same model

  • October 10, 2024
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Hello.
We've recently switched from Creo4 to Creo9, and in Creo9 I'm facing a challenge I never had in 4:
In part and assembly design, when I hover over geometry, some of the surfaces appear to be highlighted in "broken" or xxx-patterned highlight, like below: 

MaciejSemeniuk_0-1728550664616.png

while other are fully shaded, as if masked with transparent layer : 

MaciejSemeniuk_1-1728550787599.png

for both, selection "repaints" them just fine with selection color. Went trough all reasonable config options I could think of, all regarding highlight, transparency, selection, with no visible changes. 
I'm looking for a method to achieve consistency in the highlight, preferably with all being the second option, without xxx pattern.
Thanks 🙂 

 

 

Best answer by MaciejSemeniuk

Ok, so after more testing I have concluded, that adding, although shall be a default option 

blended_transparency independent

to my config resulted in proper behavior without XXX pattern highlight.

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
October 10, 2024

Hi,

it looks like "graphics issue" ... it could be related to graphic card drivers. Maybe you need to update graphic card drivers.

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MaciejSemeniuk10-MarbleAuthor
10-Marble
October 11, 2024

Martin, juts updated my driver to latest available, without effect. It happens seemingly at random, totally, below another example: 
one model: 

MaciejSemeniuk_0-1728636147345.png

MaciejSemeniuk_1-1728636160123.png
another one:
MaciejSemeniuk_2-1728636196539.png

MaciejSemeniuk_3-1728636211939.png

 

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
October 11, 2024

Hi,

I am just curious ... what graphic card is installed in your computer?

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23-Emerald III
StephenW23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
October 10, 2024

What I think I see is you have selected a surface and then your mouse is hovering over the same surface, so it is "pre-highlighting" already selected surface, creating a "odd" visual discrepancy. I think i am re-creating your issue. Your solution is to not allow your mouse to be over the selected area if you are doing screenshots (my assumption of why it really matters to you).

 

1st image is surface selected and randomly the "light blue " surface is where the mouse is highlighting.

 

StephenW_0-1728568513071.png

 

2nd image - surface is selected and mouse is on top of that same surface, so creo is attempting to show that in a blue coloring, thus creating a funny patchiness. (click image to see it in a larger view so you can actually see the similar pattern you had)

 

StephenW_1-1728568567840.png

 

 

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    MaciejSemeniuk10-MarbleAuthor
    10-Marble
    October 11, 2024

    not exactly, as for me the inconsistency is for both highlight of selected surface, and highlight of geometry before selection
     
    in the same model random surfaces are pre-highlighted like this (in turquoise, surface is white) : 

    MaciejSemeniuk_4-1728636512244.png

    while others are shaded properly without that pattern: 

    MaciejSemeniuk_5-1728636540519.png
    and, selected (in red) and highlighted (in turquoise) surface look like this: 

    MaciejSemeniuk_6-1728636616907.png

    or this(again, no xxx in "doubled" shading: 

    MaciejSemeniuk_7-1728636672961.png

    at random. 

    still looking for consistent look, without that XXX pattern.

     



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    23-Emerald III
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    October 11, 2024

    I see same xxx pattern within transparency colors on my model. I believe it is a function of pre-highlight, synonymous with transparency. I haven't noticed the inconsistency you are seeing but I don't doubt its there, it just doesn't bother me. When I take my screenshots, I despise when I accidentally get a screenshot with a componenent pre-highlighted, if I need to emphasis a part/surface/edge, whatever, I will get it selected prior to the screen shot and move my mouse away from the area. If I need a pointer in the screenshot, I add that after the fact within my image editing software.

     

    Transparency vs pre-highlight xxx (pre-highlighted surface is not a transparent color)

    and i really see the xxx pattern if I zoom on the image 

    StephenW_1-1728643551414.png

     

    StephenW_2-1728643618961.png

     

     

     

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      MaciejSemeniuk10-MarbleAuthorAnswer
      10-Marble
      October 23, 2024

      Ok, so after more testing I have concluded, that adding, although shall be a default option 

      blended_transparency independent

      to my config resulted in proper behavior without XXX pattern highlight.

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        23-Emerald III
        StephenW23-Emerald III
        23-Emerald III
        October 23, 2024

        @MaciejSemeniuk 

        Thanks for posting your resolution. It never bothered me before but once pointed out, you always see it!

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