Color elements

Use a dedicated color column

To color model elements from Excel, create a column named exactly:

FrameColor

Frame reads this column and uses it as a color source for the viewer.

You can also create additional named color columns with this pattern:

FrameColor: AnyNameYouWant

This makes it possible to maintain multiple color strategies in the same sheet.

Ways to assign colors

• Fill the Excel cells manually with the colors you want.
• Use conditional formatting rules to generate colors from logic that already exists in the workbook.

Typical use cases

• color by level
• color by package
• color by estimating status
• color by review status
• color by procurement priority

Apply the colors

Once the color column is ready, use the add-in action that applies the color mapping back into the viewer.

Important rule

If the column is not named FrameColor or a valid FrameColor: Name variant, the viewer will not recognize it.

Related reference

See Excel column conventions for the stable naming rules.

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