10-Marble

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System Colors in Creo

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January 14, 2013
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Having an issue getting customized system colors to load when I restart Pro/e

I go to ->File->Options->System Colors->Export

And I save it my Creo starting directory (same place as my custom config.pro). The custom color file never loads, I have to manually load it every time. What am I missing?

Thanks for any help

Dave

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mpeterson

1-Visitor

Dave,

There is a config setting for that, so got to tools/option to open your
config and go to system_colors_file and navigate (browse) to the directory
where you have exported your system color settings you want.

Mark A. Peterson

Sr Design Engineer

Igloo Products Corp

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dbower2

Author

10-Marble

Ok, that was the issue. Just needed to add the config.pro option to point to the file. Thanks for all the response.

Dave

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BrentDrysdale

12-Amethyst

Hi David,
Good that you have this sorted. I have put some lines from my personal
config that deal with this and a couple of other related viewing things in
case it helps anyone. Note that I have included the remarked out lines to
explain things but when viewing this in email wordwrap will make some
single lines show on more than one line and if that was the case in ProE
you would need more ! to remark those "extra" lines out. We give each user
their own personal config.pro and let them choose to use or not use these
options.

!File Locations - adjust appropriately to your 'start in' directory. If
you set these you need to have the looked for file in that location.

!Comment Use mdl_tree_cfg_file to set your model tree how you want it
EXCEPT you cannot control the width of the first column
mdl_tree_cfg_file C:\proe\Configs_WF5\tree.cfg

!Comment Use pro_color_map to point to color.map or newer appearance.dmt
file to control available colours (later file takes precedence)
pro_colormap_path C:\proe\Configs_WF5

!Comment Use syscol.scl if you want to use Pre-Wildfire Pro-E colour scheme
system_colors_file C:\proe\Configs_WF5\syscol.scl

Regards,

*Brent Drysdale*
*Senior Design Engineer*
Tait Communications

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dgallup

1-Visitor

I'm just getting Creo (2 M050) installed for the first time, still using WF4. The default colors are horrible!!!! Parts look bad but drawings are completely illegible. I tried the "dark" background but it's not a lot better. Anybody have a working syscol.scl file that they like?

In Reply to David Bower:

Having an issue getting customized system colors to load when I restart Pro/e

I go to ->File->Options->System Colors->Export

And I save it my Creo starting directory (same place as my custom config.pro). The custom color file never loads, I have to manually load it every time. What am I missing?

Thanks for any help

Dave

PTC quality philosophy: We've upped our quality standards. Up yours.

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MIchael_Ohlrich

1-Visitor

David - Here is the "system colors" section of our .sup file that we use. We have some "old" school users as well as some "youngins", it seems to be a nice blend of new and old.

Michael Ohlrich, Design Engineer
Benchmade Knife Company
mohlrich@benchmade.com<">mailto:mohlrich@benchmade.com>
(503) 655-6004 x122

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www.benchmade.com<">http://www.benchmade.com>

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, (or authorized to receive for the recipient) you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments and contact the sender by reply e-mail or telephone (503) 655-6004).

1_SystemColors.txt

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BillChapman

13-Aquamarine

You can try this one, if you like a black background.

Regards,
Bill

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RandyJones

20-Turquoise

On 05/02/13 13:34, David Gallup wrote:
>
> I'm just getting Creo (2 M050) installed for the first time, still using WF4. The default colors are horrible!!!! Parts look bad but drawings are completely illegible. I tried the "dark" background but it's not a lot better. Anybody have a working syscol.scl file that they like?
>
> In Reply to David Bower:
>
>     Having an issue getting customized system colors to load when I restart Pro/e
>
>     I go to ->File->Options->System Colors->Export
>
>     And I save it my Creo starting directory (same place as my custom config.pro). The custom color file never loads, I have to manually load it every time. What am I missing?
>

system_colors_file config.pro option needs to be set ie:
system_colors_file $HOME/syscol.scl

>     Thanks for any help
>
>     Dave
>
>
>
>
> PTC quality philosophy: We've upped our quality standards. Up yours.
>
>
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Randy Jones
Systems Administrator
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
1525 E North St
PO Box 5060
Salina, KS USA 67401
email: -
Phone: 785-823-3276
   Fax: 785-667-2695
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MikeBrattoli

12-Amethyst

If you want Creo 2.0 to look like WF4 using the Pre-Wildfire colors give this one a try - I agree totally about the default colors

Mike Brattoli
Moen Incorporated
Global Strategic Development
Engineering Systems Administrator
25300 Al Moen Drive
North Olmsted, OH 44070

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dgallup

1-Visitor

Thanks for all the files guys. I tried them all. I got one from Bruce Trotter that I liked the best. He sent it direct to me so I've attached it.

In Reply to David Gallup:

I'm just getting Creo (2 M050) installed for the first time, still using WF4. The default colors are horrible!!!! Parts look bad but drawings are completely illegible. I tried the "dark" background but it's not a lot better. Anybody have a working syscol.scl file that they like?

In Reply to David Bower:

Having an issue getting customized system colors to load when I restart Pro/e

I go to ->File->Options->System Colors->Export

And I save it my Creo starting directory (same place as my custom config.pro). The custom color file never loads, I have to manually load it every time. What am I missing?

Thanks for any help

Dave

PTC quality philosophy: We've upped our quality standards. Up yours.

PTC quality philosophy: We've upped our quality standards. Up yours.

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DamianCastillo

1-Visitor

My users like the new colors and I personally do as well.

I completely understand how people have different preferences. The one thing I don't like about changing the colors away from the default off-white is that the model tree no longer blends into the graphics screen. With the default colors, you get a sense that the model tree is floating over the graphics screen but not when you change it.

It would be nice if PTC allowed the background section of the model tree to blend into the color you picked for the graphics area.

Maybe it's just me, but it bothers me. 🙂

I attached two pictures for reference.

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

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