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07: Variations

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    • How do I color the model?
      April 2013 update: In the toolbar, click Views. Then click Add Color.
      pre-April 2013: In the Review tab to the right, color variations can be saved in the Variations tab.
       
    • What kind of variations can I save?
      In addition to colors, transparencies can also be saved as variations.
       
    • Can I save objects with different levels of transparencies?
      April 2013 update: App menu > Options. Click General tab and adjust the Transparency drop-down.
      pre-April 2013: User Settings in Tools Options.
       
    • Why do my Variations disappear when I update the model?
      Static variations reside with a specific version of the merged model.
      pre-April 2013:  In order to access the variations across model updates, a color needs to be applied to a property and saved as a Global variation. 
       
    • How do I get the model to return to it’s original colors?
      April 2013 update: You can control the variation history in the Views dialog.
      pre-April 2013: By clicking on the parent folder in the Variations tab, the model will return to the default colors.