Part ColorPerFace

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Part ColorPerFace

Menu location
View → Color per face
Workbenches
Part, PartDesign
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std Appearance

Description

The Part ColorPerFace command sets the display properties of selected faces. To change a whole object use Std SetAppearance instead.

This page has been updated for version 1.0.

The Set appearance per face task panel

Usage

  1. Select a single object.
  2. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Select the View → Color per face option from the menu.
    • Select the Set appearance per face... option from the Tree view context menu.
  3. The Set appearance per face task panel opens.
  4. Select one or more faces:
    • Hold down Ctrl to select mutliple faces.
    • Optionally press the Box selection button, click in an empty area and drag a rectangle to select all faces belonging to the object that are (partially) inside the rectangle. Multiple box selections can be specified.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • Select a material from the list.
      1. Optionally press the Launch editor button to launch the Materials editor.
    • Specify a Custom appearance:
      1. Press the ... button.
      2. The Material properties dialog box opens:
      3. The ambient, diffuse, emissive and specular color, as well as the shininess can be edited.
      4. Optionally press the Reset button to change the appearance to that defined by the material.
      5. Optionally press the Default button to change the appearance to match the current preferences.
      6. Press the Close button when done.
    • Press the Set to default button to change the appearance to that defined by the material.
  6. Optionally select one or more new faces whose properties you want to change.
  7. Press the OK button to close the task panel and finish the command.