changing existing component's color

[armin_eftekhari]

Hi every body and happy new year:)
Does any body know how can i change the color of the existing component,.
Based on my settings the component's color is based on Service but in order to be recognizable i want to have the Existing component with some other color. for instance if i change a component to existing its color turns to gray?:cool:

[Zortar]

This would require some reprogramming in the C:\Program Files\Bentley\Plant XM\Modules\base\Common\compprop.ebs file. Existing/New is treated as an object linetype property so it won't be too simple but looks possible to me from scanning the code. Good luck.

[Aplant Monkey]

you can also reset the the color file contained within a drawing. Once a drawing is created it has a color dictionary, if you want to make changes to the color.ini file you will need to reset this value. you can do this by the following

(at_PipingSystemColorTable_display) ; displays color table in text window
(at_PipingSystemColorTable_reset) ; reads in CONFIG.INI and updates values. Values that are in the existing dictionary, but not in the INI remain.

[tkmashl]

if your data requirements are such that you could assign a unique service designation for existing stuff, you could just assign the color in the color.ini file.

Not an elegant solution but it could suit your purpose.

Good Luck!

TKM

[armin_eftekhari]

Thank you all for your help,
i found the way. i have to edit the COMPPROP.EBS file as follow:
Go to the :Function at_ComponentProperties_getColor
and modify it as follow:
Case "5" '// By Service
status = at_Component_getString(compService, compID, "SERVICE")
status = at_Component_getInt(existingFlag, compID, "Existing" )
If (status = AT_SUCCESS) And (existingFlag = 1) Then
compColor = "your desired color number"
Else If (status = AT_SUCCESS) And (existingFlag = 0) Then
status = at_PipingSystem_getColorByValue(compColor, "ByService", compService)
End If
End If
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it works perfect now.
thanks again for helping.

[Zortar]

Thanks for sharing your solution, Armin!

[HomerJ]

Armin,

There is one more thing you could do and that is create and 'ExistingByService' table in your color.ini file and then you could replace the line in your code.....

compColor = "your desired color number"

with....

status = at_PipingSystem_getColorByValue(compColor, "ExistingByService", compService)

Then you can define more than one colour for existing components.

HJS