Compare Colours
- Last UpdatedJan 16, 2026
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This Compare Colours settings determine how different conditions will be displayed in the diagram and 3D views following a Compare action. One of the colours is also used as the Integrator highlight colour in the 3D view. You can define multiple sets of Compare Colours to be used with different Configurations.
To add a new set of Compare Colours, right click in the Compare Colours node in the explorer tree and select Insert. Then enter a Name and click in each colour cell to choose a colour.
Each Compare State can have a Compare Colour. To change the colour for that state, click on the colour box to the right of the state and select a colour from the browser.
The Compare States have the following meanings:
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Accepted Difference |
The object has one or more accepted differences, for example, it has been accepted as missing, or an attribute difference has been accepted, or it has had matching disabled |
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Connection Error |
The connections on the object in 3D are not consistent with the connections on the matched schematic object, for example, a branch is connected to the wrong nozzle |
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Difference |
The values of one or more attributes of the object or its members in 3D do not conform to the rules, or the sequence of objects in 3D does not conform to the schematic sequence |
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Error |
An error with the object that can invalidate the comparison will be noted in the Compare Report and/or the Integrator Messages dialog, for example, an inconsistent connection reference, or a missing GTYP value leading to a rules evaluation failure |
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Highlight |
This is not used for compare - it is the colour used to highlight objects in the 3D view when selected in the Main Table or Compare Report |
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Missing |
The object is not matched with an object on the other side, for example, a component on the diagram is coloured to show that there is no matching component in 3D, or an item is missing from the object that is coloured - typically a tube in 3D is coloured to show where a component is missing when compared against the matching segment on the diagram |
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Not Compared |
The objects have not been compared in the current session |
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OK |
Object data has compared correctly according to the rules |