Insert a logo

Yes, you can put logos on the surface of parts. It's a two step process: first create an appearance with the appearance editor ('View>Color and Appearance'), save it to a file with the File menu, then point to it in config.pro (if you plan to reuse it) with pro_colormap_path; second, you must select the appearance, select the surfaces to apply it to and click Apply.

- Creating the appearance to include a logo requires using the Map tab at the bottom of the Appearance editor. You can do this with an existing "color" or go to the top, pick Material>New, give it a descriptive name where it says ref_color*. From there, you can give it an actual color under the Basic tab by picking on the existing color (you get a color wheel to pick from). Then, go to Map, click in the square panel to activate graphic file selection. If you have stuff in all three, click the check box to select one of them. Don't know what each of the three appearance types are for (bump, texture, decal) unless they exist just to organize different types of appearances because it doesn't seem that one must be used with .BMP files and another with .IGS and another with .JPG. Each seems to be able to use the same formats as the other. But, with Pro/e and its proprietary use of graphics, it's hard to speak definitively.

- When you are ready to apply the graphic, make sure the Assignment input area is expanded. In thge type drop-down, select Surfaces, click the start select arrow and pick the surfaces you want to apply the appearance to. If more than one, hold down the Ctrl key to accumulate selections. Or pick shift next surface to do seed and boundary. Other types are available such as All Surfaces or Quilts. (NB: decal application doesn't with the Part type.) When finished with selection, click Apply.

How and what do you manage to insert in the drawing? This was the thing I always thought was the most difficult.

Thank you for the very well explained description on how to add a logo to a part surface. It worked like a charm. I appreciate the effort involved. As far as my claim to be able to add a logo to a drawing, I can ---- but it is a bit clunky, maybe you you know a more elegant method. I INSERT an OBJECT and choose the option CREATE FROM FILE then I choose a Photoshop image and scale it to suit, then drag it into position.

Peter