Add and modify color information to triangles and meshes
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Paint on triangles
- Select the part.
- Click
Modify >
Texture and color.
- From the toolbar, click
Paint on triangles.
- Click individual triangles to set their color.
- Click Apply changes to apply the color to the part.
Left: A few colored triangles are missing. Right: The part was improved by painting on triangles.
Paint on surfaces
- Select the part.
- Click
Modify > Texture and color.
- From the toolbar, click
Paint on surfaces.
- Paint the part with color as needed.
- Click Apply changes to apply the color to the part.
Painting on surfaces.
Left: A selection tolerance below 90°. Right: A selection tolerance above 90° and the brush now covers the adjacent side of the box.
Paint on shells
- Select the part.
- Click
Modify > Texture and color.
- From the toolbar, click
Paint on shells.
- In the display, click the shells to be colored.
- Click Apply changes to apply the color to the part.
Painting on shells
Read color from triangle
- Select the part.
- Click
Modify > Texture and color.
- From the toolbar, click
Read color from triangle.
- Click a triangle on the part which contains the color you wish to read. After you click the triangle, the color bar is updated with this color.
- Now you can apply this color to the part with the
Paint on triangles,
Paint on surfaces, or
Paint on shells methods.