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    Dave R
    last edited by 3 Jul 2012, 17:11

    Could you post the component so we can see it?

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      reyems
      last edited by 3 Jul 2012, 17:16

      I don't know how to post a component...but I did realize there is a lock symbol as aprt of the icon. I have not noticed this before on a component. Is there a way to "unlock" the component?

      I really appreciate your help!

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        Dave R
        last edited by 3 Jul 2012, 17:19

        When you select the component in the model, does it have a red bounding box? If so, right click on it and choose Unlock. Then resave the component.

        I think you'll need another post to get you past the restriction on uploading. Then you'll have an option to Upload Attachment at the bottom of the screen. BTW, I sent you a PM.

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          reyems
          last edited by 3 Jul 2012, 17:28

          Dave,

          The component does not have a red box around it. It is a blue box.

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            reyems
            last edited by 3 Jul 2012, 17:29

            Dave,

            I can now upload ( and have done so here) the component. Please let me know what you think as to how to get it to keep color. Thanks!


            Large Moss petal.skp

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              Dave R
              last edited by 3 Jul 2012, 17:33

              You're right. there's no material applied. There's also no materials in the In Model Materials Library. Could you post the SKP file from which you saved this petal out?

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                reyems
                last edited by 3 Jul 2012, 17:45

                I tried to send it to you as a pm but I received an error message that it is too large. Let me see if there is a way to reduce the size and I will try again.

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                  Dave R
                  last edited by 3 Jul 2012, 17:49

                  Perhaps you can zip it and then send it. Normally I would suggest that you purge unused materials and components but I don't want to lose something we may need in this case.

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                    Dave R
                    last edited by 3 Jul 2012, 18:56

                    Sorted. The materials/colors need to be applied to the faces instead of to the component wrapper.

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                      Gaieus
                      last edited by 4 Jul 2012, 07:47

                      @dave r said:

                      Sorted. The materials/colors need to be applied to the faces instead of to the component wrapper.

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                      Indeed. A component (as "such") will not actually be affected if you only apply a material to it "from outside" (i.e. - as Dave put it - to its wrapper only) That material will only belong to the model this component is placed in. This is not different from alignment (position, rotation...) of a component inside a model or the scale of a component when it is scaled (again) from "outside" (not while editing it).

                      Here is a little tut that I put together on a different note but may still be interesting (does not seem to be a very popular one, as I see though): http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=39655&p=350494

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