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Graphical Properties
The colors used as graphical properties can be modified by using the Properties contextual command (Graphic tab).
By default, these colors are:
Gray: Construction Elements
Elements that are internal to, and only visualized by, the sketch are displayed in gray. They are used as positioning references.
These
elements cannot be visualized in the 3D area and therefore cannot be used to
generate solid primitives.
Yellow: Non-modifiable Elements
The yellow color is reserved for non-modifiable elements, for example, use edges, i.e. edges obtained by projections or intersections. You cannot modify the geometry of these elements unless you isolate them. For more information, see Isolating Projections and Intersections.
is similarly active).
Constraint Diagnosis
Colors that represent constraint diagnostics are colors that are imposed to elements whatever the graphical properties previously assigned to these elements and in accordance with given diagnostics. As a result, as soon as the diagnostic is solved, the element is assigned the color as defined in the Properties dialog box (Graphic tab).
By default, the colors used for constraint diagnoses are:
White: Under-Constrained Elements
Constrained geometry is displayed in white. All the relevant
dimensions are satisfied but there are still some degrees of freedom
remaining.
For the purpose of the documentation, we have chosen to show
under-constrained elements in black, as our application background color
is white.
Brown: Non-Changed Elements
Some geometrical elements are over-defined or
not-consistent. As a result, geometry that depends on the problematic area
will not be recalculated.
Solution Remove one or more dimensional constraints.
Green: Fixed Elements
The geometry has been fixed using the Constraint
Definition dialog box or the contextual menu (right mouse button).
Green: Iso-Constrained Elements
All the relevant dimensions are satisfied. The geometry is fixed and cannot be moved from its geometrical support.
Geometry before being moved:
Geometry after being moved:
Purple: Over-Constrained Elements
The dimensioning scheme is over-constrained: too many dimensions were applied to the geometry.
Solution
Remove one or more dimensional constraints.
Red: Inconsistent Elements
At least one dimension value needs to be changed. This
is also the case when elements are under-constrained and the system
proposes values by defaults that do not lead to a solution.
Solution Add dimensions. Set dimension values properly.
| Important: When leaving the Sketcher, the software only generates a warning message for inconsistent and over-constrained elements. |
