HOW TO CHANGE COLOR

Manipulate Parts
Change Color

INTRODUCTION
In EnSight, parts can be colored either by a constant color or based on the value of a variable. Coloring geometry by
variables is one of the simplest and most effective means of visualizing the of a variable.

You can also set a “default” color – all parts subsequently created will automatically be colored by the default color
(described in the Other Notes section below).

This article covers changing the color of a part. See How To Edit Color Maps for information on changing the
mapping from variable values to color.

BASIC OPERATION
To change a part’s color:

1. Select the desired

part(s) in the Main
Parts List.

2. Click the Color

icon on the Part
Quick Action
Icon Bar.

Which will open the

Part Color dialog.

3. Select a color from the color matrix.

- OR -

4. click the More... area to open the Color Selector

dialog

- OR if coloring by a variable -
3. Select the variable in the ‘Color by’ list.

4. If coloring by a vector component turn on

the Show components toggle.

- OR you can utilize the click-drag

capabilities to color by the variable

3. Click and drag the variable from the Variable list to the part in the part list or to the part in the
graphics window you wish to color by the variable. You can drop the variable on the background
in the graphics window to color all parts in the viewport by the variable or you can drop the
variable on the Case heading in the part list to color all parts in the case.

Page 322
 HOW TO CHANGE COLOR

Drag the variable from the

variable list and let go of it on
top of the part you wish to color.
Drop in either the part list or
drop in the graphics window.

OTHER NOTES
If coloring by a nodal variable, the default coloring will be continuously varying - even within a given element. If you
are coloring by a per-element variable, the coloring will not vary within a given element. If you desire to see per-
element variables in a continuously varying manner, you can toggle on “Use continuous palette for per element vars”
under Edit->Preferences... Color Palettes. .

You can set a default variable that will be used to color all
subsequently created parts. To do this, be sure no parts are
selected in the Main Parts list. (To de-select a part, hold down
the control key as you click on the selected item.)
Select the desired default variable in the Variables list of the
Color Editor.
Any part created subsequently will automatically be colored by
the default variable.

Applying 2D Textures:
You can also apply 2D textures to a part, by clicking the
Texture.. button here. The Textures dialog will be opened.

See How To Map Textures

SEE ALSO
How To Edit Color Maps.
How To Map Textures

Page 323