*Palettes are not necessarily needed when using the Scheme only color method, but we do recommend creating palette for organizational purposes.
1. Navigate to Color Tool and then go to Schemes.
2. Click “Add Scheme”
3. Enter information to the following fields:
- Name – the scheme name will display on the front end of the app
- Internal Name – the internal name is only visible in the backend dashboard
- Cost
*Note: do not use slashes “/” in the Name field. However, you can use them in the Internal Name field.
4. Select materials from the “Select Material” dropdown menu or “Unassigned Materials” clickable menu. Then match each material with a color from the “Select Color” section. *Note: the “Select Palettes” section is for creating Color Hybrids. You can find that tutorial here.
5. Within the “Select Color” section, you can navigate to all of your palettes and vendors by using the correlating tabs and drop down menu. You can also search for colors by name, hex, vendor identifier or search overlay textures by name or type.
6. If you wish to reset the color choice for a material in the scheme, click “Reset Selection” or if you want to unassign a material from the scheme, click “Delete Selection” (this will move the selected material back to “Unassigned Materials”). If you want to reset all of your changes and start over, click “Reset”
7. You can choose which communities this scheme will be active in below in the “Select Communities” section. Move selections from “Available Communities” box to “Assigned Communities” box.
This can also be done in the larger Community Assignments table.
*Be sure to always select “Default Assignments” – this makes the scheme available to view in the backend dashboard. It does not affect anything on the front end.
8. When done, click “Submit” to save everything.
9. Your new scheme now appears in the “Manage Schemes” area.
10. Next Steps:
- Make sure your scheme is assigned to the correct communities
- Assign the scheme to elevations within each community
- Check out your scheme in the Scheme Designer
- Edit your scheme if needed
- Update thumbnails or download images if needed