Overriding the Layer Color of a Solid, Surface, Face, or Curve

  1. Select one or more solids, surfaces, faces, curves, or components in the graphics window or model tree. Select a body by selecting one of its faces or edges, then selecting Body as the Target.
    If you select a component, then the color of all of the component's children will be changed.
  2. Click Color in the Style group on the Display tab.
  3. Select a color. If the color you want is not in the list, click More Colors and select a color or create a new custom color.
  4. Choose Randomize Colors to let the system assign colors to the selected objects
  5. (Optional) Set the transparency of the object. See Changing object transparency.