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Synopsis

color [-userDefined int] [objects]

color is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.

This command sets the dormant wireframe color of the specified objects to be their class color or if the -ud/userDefined flag is specified, one of the user defined colors.

Return value

None

Flags

userDefined
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
-userDefined(-ud) int create
Specifies the user defined color index to set selected object to. The valid range of numbers is [1-8].
Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples

// create a sphere and deselect it
sphere -n sphere1; select -d;
// Set the inactive wireframe color of the sphere to the
// first user defined color
color -ud 1 sphere1;
// set the wireframe color of the sphere back to its default color
color sphere1;