Assign different colors or textures to one object and then switch between them?

[Bruce Kieffer]

Is there a way to assign different colors or textures to an object and then quickly switch between those choices? Something like a saved view.

Edited January 14, 2021 by Bruce Kieffer

[Kevin Allen]

Create two sheet layer Viewports. Use class over rides to redefine the textures for a class.

 

Obviously, your design has to be set up with classes.

[Bruce Kieffer]

15 minutes ago, Kevin Allen said:

Create two sheet layer Viewports. Use class over rides to redefine the textures for a class.

 

Obviously, your design has to be set up with classes.

Can you explain how a class override works? Is there a video somewhere showing this? I'm looking at VW help and I see some info there. I will see if I can figure it out. OK, I see how it works with textures, but not fill colors.

Edited January 14, 2021 by Bruce Kieffer

[Pat Stanford]

With the VP selected, click the Classes button in the OIP.

Select the class you want to view differently and click the Edit button. Set the Class Override settings to what you want to see in that viewport.

 

This will only effect objects that have the Attributes set to By Class.

[Bruce Kieffer]

Just now, Pat Stanford said:

With the VP selected, click the Classes button in the OIP.

 

This will only effect objects that have the Attributes set to By Class.

That's probably why I can't see the change. I will mess around with it. Thanks.

[Bruce Kieffer]

Got it working. Now is there a way to do this on a design layer so flyover can work?

[Pat Stanford]

You may be able to do something similar using Data Visualization, but the class overrides are Viewport specific.

 

The only other option on Design Layers would be to edit the class to do what you want and then edit it back when you are done. But that might be much faster than learning about Data Visualization.