What's your preferred X3 (or 4) color scheme?

[Joe788]

I've never really spent any time tinkering with the colors too much in Mastercam. Usually I just change the solid to poo brown, and the wireframe to a medium green, and use other colors for other features as needed. I still have the plain blue background.

 

Is there any particular color of solid or wireframe that you prefer, and why? What about the background color?

[Hardmill]

I mix it up almost daily, meh eyes get tired

of looking at the same ole colors everyday.

 

 

PEACE

[Greg Williams]

I change the background to the old UG V18 colors

 

Gradient set to horzontal

 

Gradient background end colour

R = 14

G = 105

B = 150

 

Gradient background start color

 

R = 35

G = 35

B = 75

 

And that is about all really

[Bruce Caulley]

I change it around now and then. I like something similar to Solidworks or UG defaults and occasionally go a bit darker. Always a horizontal gradient though, with darker at the bottom.

 

I absolutely cannot stand a plain black or white background.

 

Bruce

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Black background like old school MC. It helps with my colorblindness. The higher contrast just helps out a lot.

[chopsley]

Definately black backround. Any other colors are grammers choice.

[kunfuzed]

Mild hijack here, but why did MC change the default background to that dark blue? Just my opinion, but it sure screws with my eyes! Why why why?!

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

IMHO, because the marketing folks wanted it that way. Doens't it look new?

[Programinator]

Thats one reason i didnt jump into x right away. I took one look at that blue background and i ran back to v9 with my tail between my legs.

[spade117]

Black background. Usually dark gray(8) as the model color.

[Mike-T]

I think the blue was to signify change, and give a Pro-e look. I liked the look of the gradient but

in the end, felt it was a waste of resorces.

[Columbo™]

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Black background like old school MC.

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+1

 

gray for solid model.......break up colors mostly using the default 16 colors. (except black and gray of course)

 

[Storkman]

Gradient is much easier on meh bloodshot eyes.

[mcpgmr]

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Black background. Usually dark gray(8) as the model color.

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Me too! I use the bluish green color for my edge curves. Model on level one, all edge curves from the imported solid on level 2 then all drive geometry using yellow on separate levels. I'm a bit anal about organizing my files. Even the simple ones.

[mgsanchez]

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Black background like old school MC.

 

+1

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gray for solid model.......break up colors mostly using the default 16 colors. (except black and gray of course)

 

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Pretty much the same here.

 

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[bigjohn]

Black background of course. Even my desktop bacground is black.

[MIL-TFP-41]

Its funny how different programs look different....with Mastercam, black is the only thing I can stand to look at. In Solidworks, I use the default light bluish/gray backgound. I have tried Mastercam with that...but it looked like xxxx. I have tried Solidworks with the black...and it looked like xxxx.

[gcode]

I've tried vaaious gradient schemes

since X came out. I ran with a

black to grey horizontal gradient for a while,

but in the end, I always switch back to

flat black..

If you look at the the screen shots that

people post here, some guys are running screens

that look like a bad acid flashback..

[shazam/TPP]

black background and green (#10) for geometry and using the remaining 16 standard colors for various items.

[Guest]

for the time being I have settled on a diagonal gradient

 

Starting color = 8

Ending color = 0

[Storkman]

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If you look at the the screen shots that

people post here, some guys are running screens

that look like a bad acid flashback..

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You mean like this G?

 

 

[Guest]

Feelin' blue Terry?

 

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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If you look at the the screen shots that

people post here, some guys are running screens

that look like a bad acid flashback..

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No kidding.

 

Here's my screen when I don;t have dual monitors.

[Joe788]

John, I like your gray operations manager. How do you change that color?

 

Terry's OP manager makes me feel like I'm in the classic Simpson's episode....

 

[Guest]

Click the little triangle in the upper right corner of the Op Manager, the options are there.