How to generate colors on each part of a drawing assembly

Hi all

Here's my little problem, I create assemblies of stage structures and the components are similar except that the length varies. The problem is that on the drawing, bubbles with the number referring to the table are not a good solution. (My technicians have a hard time seeing the difference in materials during their assemblies if I group the bubbles, and if I put them on each part, it overloads the drawing and you can see nothing anymore)

The solution is therefore that each piece is defined by a color. Basically, the same principle as numbered bubbles except that the pieces are colored and the table instead of having numbers has colors. (And ideally that all of this is automatic^^) 

I searched on the internet for settings on Solidworks or software, I came out stammered! Hoping that someone has a solution, I'm all for it!

PS: The image shows the problem.


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Hello

You can achieve this via macro functions.

Otherwise there is a tool from the myCADtools suite. "LayerManager" does this, among other things. Here is the presentation of the tool. You can take the opportunity to look at what the use of the other tools could bring you.

https://help.visiativ.com/mycadtools/2019/fr/LayerManager.html

Kind regards

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Hello

As for the color of the rooms, it is defined at the level of the room and its room family (a different color by length) but for it to be visible on the MEP you have to activate in the display style "Edges in shaded image mode".

I use this simple method so that the person in the workshop  or for the customer (who does not necessarily have knowledge of reading plans) can tell the difference between a 15mm or 9mm panel, or a 10 - 20 - 30 - 50 mm foam.

On the other hand , unless I am mistaken, it is not possible to colour the text of the nomenclature list. So this part is to be forgotten unless you print and pass the stabilot on it^^ (subject to having a different color fiddle it goes without saying )

On the other hand, for bubbles, there is surely a way to match the color of the part with the bubble, since you can change the color.

 

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