You have some color styles with the Realistic Appearance ON and some with it OFF. The Realistic Appearance assignment is ignored. You unchecked (OFF) the Realistic Appearance option for color styles. Also, the chapters are structured in a pedagogical. In this textbook, the author emphasizes on the solid modeling techniques that improve the productivity and efficiency of the users. If you do not, color styles will migrate using the realistic appearance and not the color style properties. This textbook introduces the reader to Autodesk Inventor 2013, the world's leading parametric solid modeling software. Note: if you maintain unique color styles in models and not in a library, you must open every model having a custom color style and modify the style before migrating the model. Edit all color styles you want to maintain and Uncheck the Realistic Appearance option.The option Realistic Appearance option may be checked (ON). You did not use the Realistic Visual Style display mode and/or prefer the Shaded Visual Style appearance. You prefer or use the Realistic Appearance, including changing assignments. To help in making the choice we provide the following: As was mentioned before, the option state (checked/unchecked) dictates which part of the color style definition is migrated. Migration uses the legacy color style definition to move your styles from a prior release to Inventor 2013. The Appearance Browser and Editor provide the tools to create new and edit existing appearances. In Inventor 2013 Appearances replace color styles. The following image contrasts the results of the option state OFF/ON.įigure 1 Autodesk Inventor 2012 - effect of the Realistic Appearance option When unchecked, the Color Style definition was used for the Realistic Visual Style display. When checked, the Realistic Appearance was used for the Realistic Visual Style display. You could change which appearance was assigned, but could neither create nor edit Appearances. In Inventor 2012 the Realistic Appearance color style option was introduced and each style had an assigned appearance. The Realistic Appearance Color Style option.Added Material and Appearance configuration settings located in project settings.
Added new Material and Appearance commands located which are on Tools tab within the Material and Appearances panel.NOTE: You still use the Style Manager to transfer other Styles content, such as Drafting Standards, between Style Libraries. Removed the Material and Color categories from style and standard editor dialog The Materials and Appearances are no longer styles.The Style Management Wizard is no longer available.However, if you prefer to use an existing library from a previous release it can be migrated by following the steps outlined below. Inventor 2013 has added new Material and Appearance libraries which replace material and color styles.