Reset Color and Render Mode

Access: Right-click on a component name in the Assembly Tree to display the popup and select Reset Color and Render Mode.

In a new assembly, all components are displayed in their original colors and the Original Color icon appears for each component in the Assembly Tree. This means that individual faces of a component may be displayed in a different color.

Changing the color of a component from within the Assembly Tree, changes the whole component to the specified color and the appropriate color icon appears for that component in the Assembly Tree.

To reset the color of a component back to its original color, right-click on the component in the Assembly Tree and, from the popup menu, select Reset color and render mode.

In a new assembly, all components are displayed in their original render mode and the Original Render Mode icon appears for each component in the Assembly Tree. This means that individual faces of a component may be displayed in a different render mode.

Changing the render mode of a component from within the Assembly Tree, changes the whole component to the specified render mode and the appropriate icon (Shade), (Transparent), or (Wireframe) appears for that component in the Assembly Tree.

To reset the color and render mode of a component back to its original mode, right-click on the component in the Assembly Tree and, from the popup menu, select Reset Color and Render Mode.

Reset Color and Render Mode

Reset the color and render mode (shade / transparency / wireframe) of individual components in an assembly to their original settings (the way that the components are displayed in the Part environment).

To display Cut 2 (the transparent green component) in its original color and render mode (the way that it is displayed in the Part environment):

Note: When a component in an assembly is displayed in its original color and render mode, and you change the render mode, individual faces lose their color and the whole component is displayed in the default object color. Similarly, if you change the color, individual faces lose their render mode and the whole component is displayed in the default object render mode.