Apply Color to a groped object

[flashawd]

Hi Again - I have an object grouped and gave it a name and colored it red. I wanted to change a color of the portion of it to black, so I grouped that portion and gave it a seperate name - I tried to change the color of that to black - it is showing as black in the properties box but the model is still red- can't figure out what I am doing wrong. Thanks.

[frosteternal]

Hi Again - I have an object grouped and gave it a name and colored it red. I wanted to change a color of the portion of it to black, so I grouped that portion and gave it a seperate name - I tried to change the color of that to black - it is showing as black in the properties box but the model is still red- can't figure out what I am doing wrong. Thanks.

 

Two things : One, is your red grop below your black group in the project workspace? The lower group should over-ride the group above it.

Two, it would be best to remove the black patches from the red group.

The best way to do this folows :

Click on the black group's icon.

Press the "hide" button.

Now only the black patches should be visible.

Now, click on the red group icon.

.Since the black group is part of the red one, the patches should highlight. Hold down the "ALT" key, and drag a selection boxed around the patches. They should de-select. Now they are a member of the black group, but not the red group.

It sounds complex, but this is the best way, in the long run.

[flashawd]

Ah perfect - thank you Jesse.

[phatso]

If you have a "groped" object, shouldn't it be pink?

[flashawd]

Too Funny Phatso - just caught that.