Colors

This page enables you to customize the colors used by SolidCAM.

CAM colors

To change a color, click the corresponding color button. The standard Windows Color selection dialog box will be displayed, enabling you to pick the desired color.

Customizable display elements:

  • CoordSys displays the color of the current Coordinate System.

  • Direction arrow displays the color of arrows that indicate the direction of a chain geometry.

  • Point displays the color of points during chain selection, e.g. the start point of an element.

  • Numbers displays the color of numbers used to identify chain geometries.

  • Section displays the color of the section geometries.

  • Clamp displays the color of the clamping fixture.

  • Show tool displays the color of the tool shown from the operation dialog box.

  • Open edges displays the color of the open edge geometry.

  • Path preview displays the color of the tool path used in preview.

  • Pick highlight marks selected elements, e.g. surfaces, solids, and lines, with this color.

  • Show chain/3D model/Drill displays the color of geometries when you use the Geometry, Show commands.

  • Chain accept highlight displays the color of chains that have been added to the currently active geometry.

  • General chain selection displays the color used to highlight entities suggested as consequent elements of the chain in auto select mode.

  • Limit/Working area displays the color of the Limit geometry and Working area geometry.

  • Material boundaries displays the color of the Material boundaries.

  • Define depth - Vertical displays the color of numbers used to identify the depth of the vertical type variable profile depth.

  • Define depth - Sloped displays the color of numbers used to identify the depth of the sloped type variable profile depth.

Host CAD background color

You can load a pre-defined set of colors for the customizable display elements. These colors have been selected by SolidCAM for the standard background colors of the Host CAD systems used by SolidCAM.

Choose the background color of the Host CAD from the list.

The Auto adjust option enables you to load the optimal colors for the background of your Host CAD.

Load default color set

This option enables you to load the default colors of SolidCAM.

Assosiative field highlight

You can choose the Background color for associative fields used in measurements. Click the colored button to select a new color.