Component won't save color [Resolved]

reyems · 3 Jul 2012, 17:06

I have created a component; named it and saved to my component folder. I then went in and edited this component (while still in the original drawing). I added color to the component. Then I right clicked "save as" and saved with the exact same name. It asked to overwrite and I said yes. However, when I bring the component back into the drawing it does not have any color.

Sorry for the long winded explanation. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Dave R · 3 Jul 2012, 17:11

Could you post the component so we can see it?

reyems · 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!

Dave R · 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.

reyems · 3 Jul 2012, 17:28

Dave,

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

reyems · 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

Dave R · 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?

reyems · 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.

Dave R · 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.

Dave R · 3 Jul 2012, 18:56

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

Gaieus · 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.

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