Color variation requests expanded quickly beyond the original gray asset requirement. Rather than relying on manual texture editing, the Colorways Creator provided a clean, lightweight interface that allowed any team member to define a new target color and apply it instantly.

The integrated color picker removed technical friction from the process. Users didn’t need to understand texture pipelines, file structures, or material assignments — they simply chose a color and executed the conversion. This shifted color generation from a specialized task into a self-service workflow.

• Integrated RGB color picker
• One-click execution
• Works on single files or full directories

Because the tool was often used to process entire directories of assets, visibility into what was happening under the hood was essential. A real-time progress bar and scrolling status log provided continuous feedback, showing exactly which files were being opened, processed, and repackaged.

This transparency reduced uncertainty, improved reliability, and made large-scale color generation safe and repeatable for the entire team.

Under the hood, the Colorways Creator leveraged the Autodesk FBX SDK to operate directly on 3D assets at the file level. Instead of duplicating geometry or manually editing materials, the tool programmatically opened each FBX file, accessed its material data, and modified the diffuse texture to reflect the selected color.

Core technical steps included:

• Opening and parsing FBX scene data programmatically
• Extracting and modifying diffuse texture maps
• Applying hue and saturation adjustments
• Repackaging the model with updated material assignments
• Saving consistent, properly named output files

By performing transformations directly within the FBX structure, the tool preserved asset integrity while enabling scalable color generation. This approach ensured consistency across the content library, reduced human error, and allowed rapid delivery of color-accurate assets without duplicating geometry or fragmenting the pipeline.