How do you show colors in Solidworks?

How do you add color in Solidworks?

Click Options (Standard toolbar) or Tools > Options. On the Document Properties tab, click Model Display. Under Model / feature colors, select Shading. Click Edit and select a color from the Color palette or click Define Custom Colors and define a color of a new shade or hue.

How do you show sketch colors in Solidworks drawing?

Use the Sketch/Curve Color PropertyManager to apply color changes to sketches or curves in a model. To open this PropertyManager: Click Edit Sketch or Curve Color . Click Edit > Appearance > Sketch/Curve Color.

How do you show appearance in Solidworks?

In the Display Pane, click in the Appearances column for the component and select Appearance. Select a component in the FeatureManager design tree or in the graphics area and click Edit > Appearance > Appearance. To select multiple components, hold Ctrl as you select.

How do I color text in Solidworks?

The screen text color adjusts automatically for visibility on the new background. You can select a color for the text in the FeatureManager design tree or the Flyout FeatureManager design tree by selecting and editing FeatureManager Design Tree Text or Flyout FeatureManager Design Tree Text under Color scheme settings.

How do I draw a white drawing in Solidworks?

Changing SolidWorks Background Color

1. Pick ToolsOptionsSystem OptionsColors.
2. Select View Port Background so current color appears.
3. Hit Edit.
4. Select a light color from the Color panelOK.
5. Repeat for the Top Gradient Color of the graphics window.
6. Repeat for the Bottom Gradient Color of the graphics window.

How do you change the color of a sketch?

Select any layer, and click on a color well in the Inspector. Click on Edit Variable and pick a new color. Choose Update to save.

How do you change the color of a hatch in Solidworks?

You can change the color of the fill by selecting the area hatch in the graphics area and clicking Line Color on the Line Format toolbar (except in section views). Select a crosshatch pattern from the Pattern list. The pattern is displayed in the preview window.

How do you highlight a face in Solidworks?

In drawings, edges dynamically highlight as thin phantom lines, and edges of faces dynamically highlight as thin dashed lines. To control dynamic highlighting, click Tools > Options > System Options > Display and select or clear Dynamic highlight from graphics view.

How do you highlight text in Solidworks?

Specifying Highlighting Color

1. Click Options. (Standard toolbar) or Tools > Options.
2. On the System Options tab, click Colors.
3. Under Color scheme settings, select Drawings, Changed dimensions.
4. Click Edit.
5. In the Color dialog box, select the color and click OK.
6. Click OK.

How do I change the color of an icon in Solidworks?

Selecting Icon Colors

1. Click Options (Standard toolbar) and click Colors.
2. For Icon colors, select Default or Classic.
3. Click OK.

How do I change the color of a layer in Solidworks?

Scroll down to Drawings > Paper Color and select it. Click edit to open the dialog box that lets you select the color. You can choose predefined colors, or create your own from the color plot and by entering the RGB information.