Assembly Section Views

[SPerman]

From time to time I need to create a section view to share with co-workers. This is much more effective when you can actually see what is happening in the section view. Unfortunately, with some materials applied to parts, it just gets washed out. You can see how the parts with dark colors keep the appropriate color on the section cap. However, the parts with a steel material applied turn white with no edges.

There is an option to "keep cap color." I think that should be labeled "apply cap color" because it isn't keeping a darn thing. It certainly doesn't make things any more readable.

It appears that the problematic material is luminescent. If I turn off my light source, it is still stark white.

I am using this model to do some rendering, so I want to keep the applied materials. The only thing I can think to do is to create another display state so that I can create a section view with meaningful information. If anyone has any other recommendations for dealing with this I would appreciate you sharing.

[DanPihlaja]

My only suggestion is to do this in a drawing. And share it in a drawing.

And then change the hatch to whatever you want.

[Dwight]

Probably not what you want to do, but the contrast can be good if the components have different appearances. I work to avoid having the material assignment apply an appearance. It's not easy.

Dwight

[RichGergely]

Probably not what you want to do, but the contrast can be good if the components have different appearances. I work to avoid having the material assignment apply an appearance. It's not easy.

Dwight

Pretty well what I do, apply material without appearance. I also tend to apply a different colour to most parts so they are easily visible as well (unless they are library parts).

Only really go with with the material appearance when renderings are required for clients.

[jcapriotti]

Was looking for a macro that randomizes colors of all components at the assembly level. There are some out there, but none I could find that would only do it for the active display state.