Copy colours when using pattern feature

Is there a way to copy the colour of a feature when using the pattern
feature.

When I assign a colour to a surface and then pattern the feature the
colors are not copied and I have to manually select all of the new
surfaces and apply the colour.

thanks,
Sandy

 

I didnt want to change the color of the whole part, just the surfaces
that were created by the feature. For example, I make the cut, apply
colors to its surfaces then pattern the cut. Just thought there would
be a way to have pro/e apply these colors to the pattern automatically?

 

In case anyone else was curious, I finally found out how to do the
above, article taken from proe.com:
http://proe.com/print_article.php?cpfeatureid=3732

Thanks,
Sandy
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How to Quickly Set Color to All Machined Surfaces
By Florin Neamtu, Belcan




Fig. 1 - A cast part. (All images courtesy of Belcan).


After completing machining operations such as holes and cuts, it is
often necessary to to assign different colors to these machined
surfaces. In Wildfire 2.0, this can be done very quickly with the use
of the improved Search Tool.

For example, a cast part may look like Figure 1 at left.

After a few machining operations, it may look like Figure 2 (open the
image window and click on the Forward button to scroll through images).


To show the machined surfaces, colors can be quickly assigned to these
surfaces. Select View>Color and Appearance and select "Surfaces". Now
launch the Search Tool by selecting the search icon (binoculars).

Feature in the "Look By" field. Select the "Options" tab and choose
"Build Query". Select the "Type" radio button and select Hole and then
Cut in the "Value" field. This will search for all surfaces created by
a cut or hole feature. Select "Find Now", and then select all the
surfaces found. (See Figure 3).

After assigning the colors to these surfaces, our model would look like
Figure 4. Notice how much easier it is to recognize the machine
surfaces.


Florin Neamtu works for Belcan Corporation. For any questions on this
tip or any other Pro/ENGINEER questions, please contact him here.


Published 12/01/2004 00:00:00 ConnectPress, Ltd © 2005


Fig. 1 - a cast part.
Fig. 2 - Cast part after a few machining operations.

Fig. 3 - The Search Tool dialog box.
Fig. 4 - Model with colors assigned to machined surfaces.

 

It wasnt exactly the solution I needed, but it makes selecting the
patterned features alot faster, instead of manually clicking on 100+
surfaces If I change the color of a surface before the cuts, the
underlying material will not change, it is the underlying (i.e.
machined) material I want to change colors on.

Thanks for your help

Sandy