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Your second process is probably the best to use. I say this only to maintain comprehensive geometry.
But I would keep the image simple and manipulate it in the appearance manager. In this case, you can apply a solid color texture to a smaller region by manipulating the texture once it is applied. You have to edit the Model Appearance and use the eye dropper to select the appearance you want to edit (cannot be default).
Here is the image from Creo 2.0 that lets you modify the application of the texture/decal/ whatever.
edit: remember to change the Copies to Single
Thanks.
I use the decal method for simple stuff like you've shown. However, it is difficult to do this if the surface becomes complicated. Let's say I want to color 2 sections in different color with a non-geometric cut thru them. Just to create a decal to folow the shape would be difficult enough, but trying to align that in Pro/e again is almost impossible. Additionally, the decal used has to be in the same directory for someone else to pull up the model to display the correct color.
All I want is to be able to isolate the selection when applying color. Maybe there is a config file? What about in Creo 2.0?
Would be nice if you could do that, huh 
maybe post an idea to that fact? This has always been a limitation in Pro/E
As for this type of shape, I would do a simple screen capture and edit it, even in MS Paint. Then use the same process.The fortunate thing is that you have the recesses that allow you to spill some of the image. Of course, I would make the main body the prominent color but the decal would be in just the region of the features.
I think you can also use surface features by copying faces, but graphics quality would get in the way of this in general.
Of course, if you cut each face to depth individually or extrude them independently, they become independent for the appearance feature. That seems to work fine. This just requires a little planning in the model creation. You could still use relations to make sure they all remain at the same elevation. I can see how this would be problematic if it was a sweep feature. But if they started off as individual members later connected with a base, that might work also.
I feel your pain, though. This is one of those things that every other CAD system seems to handle with ease.
Both faces were extruded 1mm (material removed) so they are the same elevation. Each surface is recognized as individual.
Ok. There is no split surface tool in WF5. However, there is the surface trimming tool. This allows me to split the quilt by selecting the edges around the area that I wanted to have different color. Again, the feature will need to be removed or merge the surfaces back for manufacturing. Well, this seem to work better for surface models.
Thanks.
No idea, Tom, see the following pictures.
Oh, and surface trim requires a surface or a quilt.
Hahaha, yes, I've been driving CS nuts over that one
I use to have All Views but PTC is insisting it has never been part of Pro/E, only the short lived low end Designer product (pre Pro/E 18.0) had it.
I certainly don't mean to hijack this thread but it seems relavant. I can trim surfaces without issue but this option doesn't seem to exist. Here is what I am getting in the Creo 2.0 M030 core product:
Solid part extruded
surface feature cut with extrude
I will ask support the question about split surfaces. Now it is bugging me. 
I went all the way to escalating the All Views and they insist is has never been there in the core Pro/E.
So now I must prove otherwise or eat my words. I am working on loading 2001.
