Shape Color

Function

Shape Color automatically assigns colors for shapes.

Call

Geometry > Shape Color

<Shape Color>

Select Object Shape(s)

Select Object Shapes whose colors will be changed.
 

Shape Type

Select Shape Types to which colors will be assigned.

Edge

Assign the colors of edges automatically.
Wire

Assign the colors of wires automatically.

Face

Assign the colors of faces automatically.

Shell

Assign the colors of shells automatically.

Solid

Assign the colors of solids automatically.

Compound

Assign the colors of compounds automatically.

All-On

Check on all the Shape Types to which colors will be automatically assigned.

All-Off

Unselect all the Shape Types for color assignment.

Color Type

Select a Color Type to be applied automatically.

Type Color

Colors are assigned by the selected Shape Types.
Random Color

Colors are randomly applied to the selected Shape Types.  Contiguous shapes are assigned different colors.
Default Color

All the selected Shape Types are assigned the default color, which is gray.

Notes

Colors can not be assigned to vertices.  Consequently, colors can not be assigned to compounds, which contain vertices.

The colors for each Shape Type can be specified in View > Display Option > Shape Color.

Most Surface Edit functions can be operated while retaining the colors.

Some functions such as Sew, Boolean, etc, which combine a number of shapes into a single entity cannot retain the colors.

The Shell->Solid, Solid->Shell and Wire->Face functions create new Shape Types while removing the original shapes.  So the colors can not be retained.