I need to change the print color in a Detail of a layer in a referenced file. V8 now tells me “Cannot change layout print color of referenced layer”. Works fine in V7. Unsure how lines from referenced layers can have different appearances in Detail views without this function.
Ok, Right Click on Layer, Properties, Layout Print Color, does allow you to change the color.
I don’t think this work around counts as a ‘solution’.
The term “referenced” tells me the layer in question is not in the current file.
Do you have any externally referenced block instances?
If so, you would need to open that other file where the geometry exists, and make the change in that file.
Exactly, I want to change the appearance of a layer in a Detail, of a referenced file. This works in V7. It works in V8 with right click. I don’t understand how it would be possible for a referenced layer to have different appearances in Details without this. Is this a deliberate change?
I dunno. I don’t use the tool.
If you can provide us with a simple, repeatable example that works one way in V7 and differently in V8; one that I can follow to repeat it, I’m happy to get it on The Pile as a regression so it can be fixed.
Thanks
Ok, this is confusing, but I’ll try to clarify. And I made an example file.
(Make sure PrintDisplay is on to be able to see the changes to Print Color, and exit an active Detail to see the color change)
In V7
To change the global printing color of a referenced layer, go to the Layer panel, click on the colored diamond in the Print Color column.
To change the appearance of a referenced layer in an individual Detail only, activate the Detail, go to the ‘Layout and detail information’ panel, change the color. Exit the detail.
In V8
I think the Layers panel has absorbed the ‘Layout and detail…’ panel.
The Print Color diamond changes the global appearance of referenced layers fine.
To change the appearance of a referenced layer in an individual Detail only… I activate a detail…the Layer panel then automatically changes to display the ‘Detail Print Color’ diamond on the far right… and… ‘Cannot change detail print color of referenced layers’.
If I right click the referenced layer, go to Properties, Detail Print Color, it does allow the change. BUT it also changes overall Print Color, changing all other views.
I would expect changing the Detail Print Color to only change that, and not the Print Color.
Main Model.3dm (2.7 MB)
Reference.3dm (3.6 MB)
Hi @NeilE,
Thanks for the files.
It looks like a bug. I can see it on Rhino 8 Windows too. These definitely need to work the same. There has been issue in the past where Mac dis something different than Windows.
We will get the YT logged and I will reply with the tacking number soon.
Thanks for letting us know.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Fugier
Thanks! Generally, the new Layer panel looks great though.