Exporting colors from one flux project to another

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hi,

 

Is there a way to export the custom defined colors from one Flux2D file to another. This would save time by not requiring to re-do it again in a new project.

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  • lombard
    lombard
    Altair Employee
    edited March 2019

    Hello,

    You can do it by following the next steps:

     - open Flux project

     - in the tree on the left click on [Tools] [Colors] (in fact on the cross in front of the menu) to open the menu with colors

     - click on one color (or more than one, using the CTRL keyboard function to add colors in the same list) (I would recommend to select only NEW colors)

     - then right click

     - then select [Python export]

     - give a name inthe [pyton file] part, for instance colors

     - click on the [OK] button

     - close your current Flux project

     - open the Flux project where you want to import your new colors

     - select the menu [Project] [Command file] [execute in direct mode]

     - select the python file you have generated (for instance colors.py)

     - it will generate your new colors (note: there will be an error if the name of the color is already defined)

     

    I hope it will work on your side.

     

    Another way to do it one by one is the following:

     - select your color in the tree on the left

     - right click

     - selelct [Display PyFlux command]

     - it will display the command to generate the color in the [output] window

     - copy the command (for instance

    Color(name='CYAN_1',

          code=[0,

                0,

                255])


     - then open your second Flux project where you want to create this color

     - paste the lines in the [PyFlux Command] window

     - click on the green arrow on the left

     - it will execute the pyFlux command, and generate this color (without error if the name does not exist yet)

     

    I hope it will help.

    regards

    Patrick

     

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