--- In [email protected], "Andrew" <andrwp...@...> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know how to add colour to the 3d modules in Wings3D???
> Specifically I want to add colour bands to the resistor 3d modules so that
> they match the value of the components I am using in my designs. For the
> other parts in my board, I have just added text to the 3d modules so that the
> value for each part is shown on the module, but for the resistors, I would
> like to be able to do it properly.
It's actually pretty easy to do, once you know the magic words.
First, you need to set the face colors you'll be using. On the main menu,
select Window | Outliner. That brings up a list of objects (that I've never
manipulated, so be careful there) and, at the very bottom, a list of materials
(by default, only "default").
Hit the space bar to de-select any current selections (a different menu is
presented if there are active selections). Right-click in an empty space in the
drawing area (not the "outline" dropdown). Select "Material..." and you should
get a "New Material" dialog. Give the new material a name and click okay.
The next box that opens is where you set the colors. Most of the time, you can
set just the "diffuse" option. To get a color other than the default gray,
click on the rectangle next to the little slider and manipulate the RGB and HSV
sliders until you get what you want for that material.
When you hit okay, the new material name is added to the "outliner" list.
Create any additional materials; you can go back later to add them, of course.
When finished, close the outliner.
Now select some *faces* (not objects). If you want to apply a material to all
faces on an object, do the usual to select the object and then click the
"faces" icon up top. Materials can only be applied to faces, not objects,
edges, or vertices.
Right click on an empty area and you should see ".Material." as one of the
options. Click that and you'll get a pop-up with the list of materials you
built earlier. Just select the one you want.
Sounds like a lot of steps but it's not too awkward once you've gone through it.
