Overview

DZ color estimate assigns color grades to a series of recut solutions based on the expert estimate for one of them.

New solutions produced by the recut procedure are initially assigned the default color grade (H):

To assign color grades using DZ color estimate, perform the following steps:

1. Right-click the solution for which the estimate is available. A popup window will appear. Select Estimate color grade for (...):
   
2. Specify the color for the selected diamond and click Calculate:
   
   The estimation will start.
3. As the estimation progresses, the results will show up one by one, until all models in the file (including the active scan) are processed.
   
4. Once the estimation is completed, the resulting grades become visible in the Allocation panel:
   
5. To revisit the page with the color grading results afterwards, use the  button on the main panel:
   

Default сolor and manual edit

The colors can be set both as the default system value and changed manually for the specific model.

Colors for fancy diamonds

The DZ list of colors includes Fancy diamonds colors:

• Vivid
• Fancy
• Light
• Dull

Estimate only selected solutions

You are able to obtain the DZ color estimation only for the selected solutions.

To do that:

1. In the solution list, select the checkboxes to the right of the solutions you want to get an estimation for.
2. On the toolbar of the Plans & Scans section, click the  Add solution(s) to Solutions Report button. The solutions are marked with .
3. In the solution list, right-click the solutions you want to start estimation from and then select Estimate color grade for ...
   
   
   
   The estimate dialog is displayed.
   
   
4. In the estimate dialog, set color estimation for your starting solution and the Estimation Mode.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Calculate. The system switches to the DZ colors mode and displays the progress. As soon as the calculation for the selected solutions is finished, their results are displayed in the table.