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Paint Holes

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The command Paint Holes is available in the Inventor Part environment and can be opened by clicking the "Paint" button in the Multitool Ribbon. The Multitool Add-In also adds this button to the 3D Model ribbon next to the Hole button.

Dialog​

colorHoles

The Paint Holes function enables you to override the display color of Hole objects in the model, depending on the type, thread or tolerance of the Hole. The color function for Hole Types also supports additional parameters to differentiate between hole definitions. For example, you can define a countersink hole type with a countersink angle of 90° and a different countersink hole type with 110° angle. The program paints the respective holes that match those parameters in the colors you defined.

The list displays the names, colorcodes and colors of the definitions. The list control supports the following mouse and keyboard inputs:

- Double Click or Enter/Return key to open the Edit Dialog for the selected list item

- Context menu item "Add New" opens the Add Item Dialog to define a new list item

- Delete key or Context menu item "Delete Selected" removes the selected list item

- ESC key closes the dialog

Color Item​

editColorAssignment

In the dialog, an existing or new color element can be edited. Hole Type The hole type for which this definition should apply.

Color​

Clicking on the color area opens the Windows color dialog.

Parameters​

The parameters are optional. Definitions with parameters are checked first when assigning colors and applied if there is a match.

Commands​

Types: Displays the color elements for the hole types. This list represents the standard hole types in Inventor. You can also define additional special cases composed of a hole type and a parameter set.

Thread Standards: Displays the color elements for the thread standards. This list represents the standard thread standards in Inventor. Objects cannot be added or removed, but the color assignments for the threads are editable.

Tolerances: Displays the color elements for the tolerances. This list can be freely edited.

Permanently Color: If this option is enabled, the holes will remain colored after closing the dialog. If the option is not enabled, the program will remove the colors from the model when closing the dialog.

OK: Closes the Hole Color dialog. All settings will be automatically saved.