Depending on your use case you may find it helpful to apply certain coloring information to your trusses. The `Color By` feature is designed to give you flexibility in this area. The default setting is to color the truss by Lumber Properties. This setting takes into account the properties of the lumber such as the species and grade.
## Lumber Properties (Default)
This feature makes it easier to tell if members are using different grades and species of lumber. As you can see below there are 3 different grades of lumber being used on this truss.
## Worst Capacity (All Load Cases)
This feature is designed to show a helpful heatmap like representation of the impact that load cases have on this truss. We take the worst capacity across all load cases and color the truss accordingly.
{% hint style="info" %}
**Note**
This setting is automatically updated after analyzing a truss. If any checks are over capacity, the truss will be colored by Worst Capacity (All Load Cases) so you can see what parts of the truss are affected. If the truss passes all checks, it will revert to Color By Lumber Properties.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="success" %}
**Tip**
You can see more detailed information about checks that are over capacity by opening the [Analysis and History](/design/how-to/general/run-and-view-component-analysis.md) subpanel.
{% endhint %}
## Lumber Geometry
When this feature is on, we will color the component's members based on their sizes and cuts.
## No Coloring
When this feature is on we display the truss with no special color information. All members will be colored the same.
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