Colour map operator vs dimension colour

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone else has this issue when using colour maps in PC DMIS 2020 R2.

When i use 'use dimension colour' tick box in the surface colour map box with the same colours set as the colour map profile i get 2 different outputs.

I have attached 2 images to show you what i mean.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as this would help to click less buttons when creating colour maps!

Thanks

James

vpt.se over 1 year ago

"Dimension colors" is the color scale PC-DMIS is using for all other dimensions but the colormaps. Select this if you want to use those color for your colormaps as well.

The other way is to use a different colormap that is more granular, or you simply want to have different grading of the deviations.

It's a user choice. Personally, I don't use the deviation colors in my color maps, but I can understand the need for some (one deviation color spectrum for all deviations, color maps and "regular" deviations).
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JChurchill over 1 year ago

Thank you for your reply.

Follow up question because there is a difference in colour between dimension colour and operator profile colour.

Is there a way to set the default colour map profile so I don't have to keep loading my custom profile every time I create a surface colour map?

Thanks again

James
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vpt.se over 1 year ago in reply to JChurchill

No clue. You'd think that whatever you set in the color area would stay that way - globally - until changed, but I guess that ain't so.
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Matthew D. Hoedeman over 1 year ago in reply to JChurchill

You could TRY clicking the DEFAULT button once you get the colors the way you want them. UNLIKE EVERY OTHER SOFTWARE OUT THERE, the DEFAULT button sets the current as default, it does NOT load a preset default palette.
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