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DanielHalfar8-Gravel
8-Gravel
October 24, 2025
Question

Geometry colors are not assigned to CV representations

  • October 24, 2025
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I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.0 and Datecode with CPS 12.0.2.7

Our designers assign colours to their models in Catia to make orientation easier in Catia as well as Creo View.
Sadly, the colours do not get through to Creo View representations although "Use Face colours" is ticked in the corresponding rcp file.
Can someone advise, please?

Here are the errors that I faced
No error message, worker doesn't throw any error it just ignores the colours

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    avillanueva
    23-Emerald I
    avillanueva23-Emerald I
    23-Emerald I
    October 24, 2025

    Only reference close is this in the knowledge base: https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS309501?source=search

    Can you share Catia view vs Creo View view? What color is it choosing in Creo view?

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    DanielHalfar8-GravelAuthor
    8-Gravel
    October 24, 2025

    Hello @avillanueva ,

    thanks for responding and for the link. I found a similar article recommending ticking the "Face colors" in the rcp file, but that didn't make any difference.

     

    I am not Catia person, but I managed to create a simple cylinder and assign colour to every "face" (the bottom, invisible one, is blue).

    I noticed there are options to assign colours on many levels, and I tried assign different colour on each of them, but the colour you can see on the righthand side in the Creo View was not among them.

     

    We actually need to make this "colour coding" working for Creo and NX too, I just started with Catia as I am expecting it to be the most difficult one. 🙂

     

    Color testColor test

     

    I am trying to apply the fix from the article you sent and will report back.

    avillanueva
    23-Emerald I
    avillanueva23-Emerald I
    23-Emerald I
    October 24, 2025

    ok, I made my own test as well.

    avillanueva_0-1761314814226.png

    avillanueva_1-1761314827912.png

    and here is how it appeared in Creo view.

    avillanueva_2-1761314962443.pngavillanueva_3-1761314986123.png

    Now these were material appearences, one with transparency. Seems like differences I am seeing is in lighting but I would say that it respected my intentions. There is a lighting option in Creo View. 

    Here is my recipe file:

    file=proe2pv-rcp
ver=5
lastp=conv
adapter/outputThumbnail=1
adapter/outputDatumPlane=1
adapter/outputDatumAxis=1
adapter/convCables=1
adapter/convPlanarGTol=0
adapter/convPlanarSurfFin=0
adapter/convPlanarNote=0
adapter/convPlanarRefDim=0
adapter/convPlanarDrvnDim=0
adapter/convPlanarSymbol=0
adapter/convPlanarSDTag=0
adapter/convFloatGTol=0
adapter/convFloatSurfFin=0
adapter/convFloatNote=0
adapter/convFloatRefDim=0
adapter/convFloatDrvnDim=0
adapter/convScreenNote=0
adapter/convScreenSurfFin=0
adapter/convScreenSymbol=0
adapter/pdfFontControl=1
adapter/serverVersion=1120
adapter/proeCommand=<redacted>
adapter/exitCommandCount=20
adapter/sourceOutputRemove=-1
adapter/timeoutLongHelper=7200
adapter/timeoutShortHelper=60
adapter/useDefExportProfile=1

    The two settings I can see as influencing it are "Render Faces As" which I have as default and Texture Maps as Convert

    avillanueva_4-1761315388643.png

     

     

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