{"id":456197,"date":"2026-04-10T01:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-change-color-of-my-object\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:41:37","slug":"how-can-i-change-color-of-my-object","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-change-color-of-my-object\/","title":{"rendered":"How can i change color of my object?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;4&#8243;&gt;Hello,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;5&#8243;&gt;I am experiencing a persistent issue in Ansys Maxwell 2D\/3D regarding object display and color settings.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;6&#8243;&gt;&lt;strong data-path-to-node=&#8221;6&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;0&#8243;&gt;1. Color Discrepancy After Duplication:<\/strong> Even when I duplicate an object (whether using Copy\/Paste or the Duplicate tool), the color of the new object appears different from the original.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;ul data-path-to-node=&#8221;7&#8243;&gt;<\/p>\n<li>&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;7,0,0&#8243;&gt;I have verified that both objects have identical &lt;strong data-path-to-node=&#8221;7,0,0&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;49&#8243;&gt;Properties<\/strong>: the same &lt;strong data-path-to-node=&#8221;7,0,0&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;70&#8243;&gt;Material<\/strong>, the same &lt;strong data-path-to-node=&#8221;7,0,0&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;89&#8243;&gt;Color code<\/strong>, and &lt;strong data-path-to-node=&#8221;7,0,0&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;105&#8243;&gt;Transparency<\/strong> is set to 0 for both.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/li>\n<li>&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;7,1,0&#8243;&gt;&lt;strong data-path-to-node=&#8221;7,1,0&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;0&#8243;&gt;Display Wireframe<\/strong> is unchecked for both.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/li>\n<li>&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;7,2,0&#8243;&gt;Even when I manually select both objects and force them to the same color, they appear visually different in the Modeler window.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;8&#8243;&gt;&lt;strong data-path-to-node=&#8221;8&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;0&#8243;&gt;2. Missing &#8216;Modeler Options&#8217; Menu:<\/strong> To resolve this, I attempted to disable the &#8220;Automatically assign distinct colors&#8221; option. However, I cannot find the &lt;strong data-path-to-node=&#8221;8&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;153&#8243;&gt;Modeler Options<\/strong> under &lt;code data-path-to-node=&#8221;8&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;175&#8243;&gt;Tools &gt; Options<\/code>. Only &lt;code data-path-to-node=&#8221;8&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;197&#8243;&gt;General Options<\/code> and &lt;code data-path-to-node=&#8221;8&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;217&#8243;&gt;HPC and Analysis Options<\/code> are visible in the menu.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;9&#8243;&gt;&lt;strong data-path-to-node=&#8221;9&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;0&#8243;&gt;3. Request for Assistance:<\/strong>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;ul data-path-to-node=&#8221;10&#8243;&gt;<\/p>\n<li>&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;10,0,0&#8243;&gt;How can I access the &lt;strong data-path-to-node=&#8221;10,0,0&#8243; data-index-in-node=&#8221;21&#8243;&gt;Modeler Options<\/strong> to disable automatic color assignment in the latest version 2025?&lt;\/p&gt;<\/li>\n<li>&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;10,1,0&#8243;&gt;Why do objects with identical property settings (Color, Transparency, Material) display different shades, and how can I force them to look exactly the same?&lt;\/p&gt;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;11&#8243;&gt;I have attached screenshots of my menu and the color discrepancy for your reference.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node=&#8221;12&#8243;&gt;Thank you for your help.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-456197","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["291235"],"_bbp_topic_id":["456197"],"_bbp_author_ip":["203.255.81.2"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["456197"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-04-10 01:41:37"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["1"],"_bbp_engagement":["674236"],"_btv_view_count":["19"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_edit_lock":["1775848955:473055"]},"test":"2026227001chungbuk-ac-kr"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/456197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/456197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}