JKEdmo Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 I bet there is an easy answer to this that I'm overlooking, but every time I open my Window Spec, the 3D view defaults to color making the window preview illegible: How do I get it to default to color off like below? I'm on X16. Thanks again, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JKEdmo Posted November 11 Author Share Posted November 11 19 minutes ago, DavidJPotter said: David, That's for the library browser. But, thanks for pointing me to Preferences. Looks like it is controlled by Appearance / Dialog Previews. Vector View with no color (linework only) was what I was hoping for. Strangely, there is no color on/off control to achieve this. But, Standard view seems to work well enough. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 COLOR CONTROL DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 7 hours ago, JKEdmo said: I bet there is an easy answer to this that I'm overlooking, but every time I open my Window Spec, the 3D view defaults to color making the window preview illegible: How do I get it to default to color off like below? I'm on X16. Thanks again, Jim Did you change the vector color of your glass material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKEdmo Posted November 12 Author Share Posted November 12 13 hours ago, Renerabbitt said: Did you change the vector color of your glass material? Yes. I had opaque window glass turned on. I just switched it off. Still persists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKEdmo Posted November 12 Author Share Posted November 12 Follow-up... I got this response below back from Chief Tech Support. I guess it's not possible. I suppose the "fix" would be to make the view settings in the preview panel persistent, i.e. once you set them how you like them they do not revert. I'll try to post in suggestions. Hello Jim, For objects, you can determine what view they will be displayed in by going to the "Library Browser" tab of the Preferences dialog. However, for materials, it will always default to Physically based. You can't default color off in either instance, unfortunately. I hope this helps! Maxim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 On 11/12/2024 at 6:10 AM, JKEdmo said: Yes. I had opaque window glass turned on. I just switched it off. Still persists. I think what Rene meant is that your glass shouldn't be black like that. Here's what mine looks like by default with color turned ON... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKEdmo Posted November 14 Author Share Posted November 14 6 hours ago, Alaskan_Son said: I think what Rene meant is that your glass shouldn't be black like that. Here's what mine looks like by default with color turned ON... Here's a window I just opened as a test. The model's rendering is technique is set to Vector View / Color On / Opaque Window Glass Off. Yet, the preview panel shows up with opaque glazing. Go figure. Perhaps a bug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Post a quick example plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKEdmo Posted November 14 Author Share Posted November 14 2 hours ago, Alaskan_Son said: Post a quick example plan. attached. test plan.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Rendering Technique Options>Vector View>Opaque Window Glass is set to Use Custom Color and that color is black. Change it back to either Use Material Color OR to something other than black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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