Colors Tab

The Colors tab contains settings related to the color of items in the Figure Window. Each color is linked with items other than the displayed ones to enable the color changes to be totally reflected.

The collection of settings on the Colors tab can be saved as a preset to the Settings pop-up menu, or saved as a Color Settings file.

Preferences

Settings Pop-up Menu

Switch between preset color settings or save a new preset.

Add: Saves the current Colors Tab settings as a new preset. Saved presets are added to the Settings pop-up menu. Subsequently, selecting that preset from the pop-up menu will switch to those color settings.
Rename: Renames the current color settings preset.
Remove: Deletes the current color settings preset.

Load...

Loads a previously-saved color preferences file (.shdpre).

Save...

Saves the current Colors Tab settings to a file (.shdpre).

Window Colors

Specifies the colors used for each window of the Shade3D interface.

Base: Specifies the shade of grey used for window backgrounds.
Selection Color: Specifies the color of selected buttons in the Toolbox, Control Bar, and so on.
Tool Header: Specifies the background color used for window title bars.
Group Header: Specifies the background color used for tool group labels, such as those of the Toolbox and Aggregate Window.
Button Frame: Specifies the color of button frames in the Toolbox, Control Bar, and so on.
Background: Specifies the background color of the main Shade3D window.

Scene Background and Grids

Specifies the colors used for the Figure Window interface.

Background: Specifies the background color of the Figure Window.
Major Grids: Specifies the color of the major grid.
Minor Grid: Specifies the color of the minor grid. Minor grid divisions are 1/5 of the major grid by default.
Ruler: Specifies the ruler color.
Perspective Zenith: Specifies the background color of the zenith in the Perspective viewport.
Sky Boundary: Specifies the background color slightly above the horizon in the Perspective viewport.
Horizon: Specifies the background color of the ground slightly below the horizon in the Perspective viewport.
Ground: Specifies the background color of the ground in the Perspective viewport.
X Axis: Specifies the color of the x axis.
Y Axis: Specifies the color of the y axis.
Z Axis: Specifies the color of the z axis.
Cursor: Specifies the color of the 3D cursor. Choose either black or white.

Work Plane

Specifies the colors of the work plane and work plane controller.

Grid: Specifies the color of the work plane's major grid.
Minor Grid: Specifies the color of the work plane's minor grid.
Visibility Textbox and Slider: Specifies the visibility of the major and minor grids.
Plane: Specifies the color of the work plane.
Visibility Textbox and Slider: Specifies the visibility of the work plane surface.
Axis: Specifies the color of the work plane's central axis.
Locked Mode: Specifies the color of the surface in locked mode.
Free Mode: Specifies the color of the surface in free mode.
Grids Shape: Specifies the shape of the Minor Grid. Choose either Cross or Checker.

Wireframe

Specifies the color of objects in the Figure Window in current mode.

Active: Specifies the wireframe color of active (selected) objects.
Inactive: Specifies the wireframe color of inactive (unselected) objects.
Non-Manifold: Specifies the wireframe color of non-manifold objects.

Shading

Contains color settings related to shading.

Back Faces: Specifies the color of back faces.

Modify Wireframe

Specifies the color of objects in the Figure Window in Modify Mode.

Modify-Mode: Specifies the wireframe color of selected (active) objects in Modify Mode.
Inactive Points: Specifies the color of inactive (unselected) points in Modify Mode.
Active Points: Specifies the color of active (selected) points in Modify Mode.
Active Edges: Specifies the color of active (selected) edges in Modify Mode.
Active Faces: Specifies the color of active (selected) faces in Modify Mode.
Handles: Specifies the color of tangent handles in Modify Mode.
Normals: Specifies the color of normals in Modify Mode.
Bounding Box: Specifies the color of the bounding box of selected objects in Modify Mode.

Manipulator

Specifies the colors used for the manipulator interface.

X Axis: Specifies the color used for the manipulator x axis.
Y Axis: Specifies the color used for the manipulator y axis.
Z Axis: Specifies the color used for the manipulator z axis.
Center: Specifies the color used for the manipulator center.
Active: Specifies the color used for the manipulator interface when selected.