Easiest way to change colour of a group to same colour?
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If I have.. let´s say a car.. in a group and I want change all the different colours to one colour, what is the simplest way to do this? As for now I´m having to click and go into every sub group within the car and marking everything by hand and changing the colour.
I´d like to just mark the car and switch to a single colour. Is this possible?
Thank you!
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A group or a component-instance can have a 'color' assigned to it [you just paint it with a Material].
The faces within a 'container' can also have their own 'colors'.
If a face has no material assigned to it [aka 'default-material'], then that face is displayed with the 'color' assigned taken from its 'container' group/instance, if they are deeply nested then the material of the first container that has a material prevails...A typical use would be to assemble parts of a car into a component, where the tires, hubs, lights, windows, interior etc would be assigned their own materials, then the body panels have the 'default-material'.
You place instances and can paint each with one a different color, although the panels still have the default material they display with the top-level container's material...To change everything with a nested group requires you to open each in turn and apply the desired material...
It could be done with a script...
Try this http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Global_Material_Change
You can select the 'group' and use the tool to change all materials within it, to either the default-material or another existing material... It mines down and changes the materials within nested groups/instances too... -
JESUS CHRIST, THAT WAS A NICE PLUGIN!
Thank you!
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