I set up the vertex groups, but they aren't being displayed with colors

村上乃司

I apologize for my poor English; I’m using Google Translate.

I created vertex groups, but the colors aren’t being displayed. Is there something I need to configure?

I prepared the Suzanne model and used ZenSets to assign vertex groups to the left and right eye areas. They should display in yellow and pink, but nothing changes. I’ve attached a screenshot. This image is in Material Preview mode, but it’s the same in Solid mode. How can I get the eyes to display in yellow and pink?

Also, even when using the ZenBBQ plugin (which comes in the same package) and applying bevel settings, the vertex and edge colors don’t change.

Both ZenSets and ZenBBQ work fine otherwise, but I’m struggling with this issue of the colors not displaying correctly.

My Blender version is 4.5.
My OS is macOS, version Sequoia 15.6.1. I’m using a Mac Studio with an M1 chip.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.


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AlexZhornyak

Hi, I will check on Mac
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村上乃司

Thank you.
We appreciate your assistance and would be grateful if you could help us with this.

Please let us know if any additional information is needed.

We also sent a similar message to Sergey Tyapkin on the SuperHive Market platform recently. If you can provide support here, please disregard the message we sent on SuperHive Market.

Thank you so much for your assistance.
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AlexZhornyak

I checked on the default scene, and our test scene from the examples and Vertex Sets are displayed correcly on my Mac M1

What is your Blender theme? Because I was testing on the default
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村上乃司

Thank you for your confirmation.
I apologize for the delay in my reply; I am using Google Translate to write this message.

The Blender theme is called “M3”.
I believe it was either a Machine3Tools or Mesh Machine theme.
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AlexZhornyak

Could you temporarily test on the default Blender theme?
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村上乃司

I’ll try that. Please wait a moment.

Wow, the colors are now showing up after using the default theme! Thank you!

However, the vertices are a bit too small and hard to see. Is there a way to make them larger by changing some settings? Also, are there any reasons why using a theme other than the default one isn’t recommended?


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AlexZhornyak

Regarding the theme this is the first time when it is not displayed. Can you give me a link where I can download the buggy theme to test? Because I didn’t find it the official themes in extensions themes search box
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村上乃司

Thank you so much for your excellent support.

After setting it up, it became much easier to see!
ZenSets is an add-on that has all the features I’ve been looking for.
I wish I had purchased it sooner!

I tried switching back to the “M3” theme, and surprisingly, the vertex colors now display correctly.
The same is true for other themes; the vertex colors display correctly regardless of which theme I choose.
Perhaps resetting to the default theme and then switching back to your preferred theme might resolve the issue.

The “M3” theme is likely the one that came with Machine3Tools.
I don’t recall downloading it separately; I think it was available to configure directly from the add-on.
I’ve made some minor customizations to it for my own use, but if you’d like, I can send you an exported version for verification.


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AlexZhornyak

It’s great that everything is working fine.
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村上乃司

This was a great help. Thank you so much for your quick response. I was really worried and at a loss, because I had found such a great add-on, but couldn’t use it.

Thank you so much! I will continue to use your service.

This is my first time using your support service. After the issue is resolved, is there anything I need to do on Discord? Can we just close this ticket now?
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AlexZhornyak

Everything is ok. Discord will automatically close it after a couple days of inactive state. So in the future feel free to ask any questions
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村上乃司

I ​​may have to contact you again with further questions, but I would appreciate your continued assistance. Thank you very much for your prompt and courteous support.
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