How do i check the color of a surfacethat has been changed from its original solid color?

[jmk021083]

How do i check the color of a surfacethat has been changed from its original solid color? If I create a solid at a color and change one of its surfaces to a different color, how do I check what that surface color has been changed to? Using (Analyze - Entity Properties) it just gives me the color of the original solid... Thanks in advance

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

I don't know that it can be done.  Just for clarification though, you're referring to a "solid face", not a "surface".  A surface is a different thing in Mastercam.

[guitar]

This is interesting. I would have thought that you just select the solid face, but there is now way to do that. When you click on the solid face, it selects the entire solid.

[Rstewart]

There is a Solid Select button towards the upper right side of the screen.  Can change to faces or bodies

[guitar]

There is a Solid Select button towards the upper right side of the screen.  Can change to faces or bodies

 

 

But the solid selection is not activated.

[CJep]

But the solid selection is not activated.

 

The solid select button is activated with certain functions, such as "create curve all edges" or if you open a surface toolpath.

Once you've activated the solid selection you can then use the "all select" function and select the solid faces by color. 

[jmk021083]

Thanks CJep, that worked and also works to measure surface area from a solid.

[jmk021083]

I'm not seeing an "Activate Solid Selection" in the 2017 version?

[Panda_Guy]

Analyze Dynamic reports the "Current Color" of a solid face that has been changed from the original solid color.

 

In Mastercam 2017 selection is enabled in the "Selection Bar" . 

Mouse over the cube with the green check mark.  Click it and then you toggle edge, face and/or body options. (Most times you can select more than one, depends what you are doing.)