TIPS: Set default Background Color in Pro/E Wildfire

TIPS: Set default Background Color in Pro/E Wildfire

 Version: Pro/E Wildfire, Wildfire2.0, Wildfire3.0

How can I set the default background color for my Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire?

To set the background color for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, click view > Display Settings > System Colors from the menu

pro/E system colors 

You can now set the desire background colors in the System Colors dialog box. You can choose to use a single color background or the blended background.

 proe system colors

  ProE Wildfire edit blended background color 

If you are a Pro/E 2001 user and you prefer the Pro/E 2001 color scheme, click Scheme > Use Pre-Wildfire Scheme in the system colors dialog box menu.

 pro/E system colors

Next save the setting, when you have done with your background color setting. System color will be saved as *scl file. 

 pro/E system colors

Important: You have not done with the background setting yet. To make it as your default system color, you need to add an option in the config.pro


System_colors_file     c:\ptc\proengineertips.scl    (example)