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3D Model original color

I´m trying to import a model from AutoCAD to Flexsim. Currently I convert the model to .stl to be able to import it and I change the 'Shape' form with this file. But the result is a gray 3D model of my layout. If I want to change the color it changes the entire model. What I'm trying to do is for the model to maintain it's original colors.

How can I do this?

If I export it directly from AutoCAD with .dwg the shapes are kind of lost.

Thank you

FlexSim 17.1.2
modelcolor changeshapemodel import
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The STL file format does not contain material information about the shape's color.

"If I export it directly from AutoCAD with .dwg the shapes are kind of lost."

The DWG shapes should come in fine. Please post an example, including the DWG file and a screenshot of what it looks like in AutoCAD. You can post a new private question if the shape file is confidential.

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