# Missing color when import .sat-file

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/missing-color-when-import-sat-file/873>\
**Category:** RobotStudio\
**Created:** [October 3, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/missing-color-when-import-sat-file/873 "2006-10-03T08:37:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brajt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Brajt](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Brajt)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/missing-color-when-import-sat-file/873/1 "2006-10-03T08:37:13Z")

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I have a problem when my colleague export a 3D-cad-fil from his Autodesk Inventor 13 to a Acis-file (.sat). All colors disappear when I import to RS 5.07. Is the problem the converting to .sat in Inventor or is it when importing to RS??

Best regards  
Daniel

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**Author:** ![Johannes\_Weiman\_old\_account](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/johannes_weiman_old_account/32/3345_2.png) [@Johannes\_Weiman\_old\_account](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Johannes_Weiman_old_account)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 9:25am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/missing-color-when-import-sat-file/873/2 "2006-10-03T09:25:22Z")

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Hi Daniel,

There are a couple of different ways to specify colors in .sat, but RS should handle most of them. Perhaps if you could upload a small example file I could take a look at it.

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**Author:** ![Brajt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Brajt](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Brajt)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 11:59am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/missing-color-when-import-sat-file/873/3 "2006-10-04T11:59:45Z")

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What is the easiest way to get you an example file??

Best regards  
Daniel

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**Author:** ![Johannes\_Weiman\_old\_account](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/johannes_weiman_old_account/32/3345_2.png) [@Johannes\_Weiman\_old\_account](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Johannes_Weiman_old_account)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/missing-color-when-import-sat-file/873/4 "2006-10-04T13:35:29Z")

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You can attach it to a forum post (if it’s smaller than 2MB), or mail it to johannes.weiman(at)[se.abb.com](http://se.abb.com).

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**Author:** ![Brajt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Brajt](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Brajt)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/missing-color-when-import-sat-file/873/5 "2006-10-04T17:27:32Z")

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Thanks for fast answers!!

My problem in this case was that the exported file from inventor did not have any information about colour to give to RS. Probably with CAD-converter the problem can be solved.

/// Daniel