(2024-07-09, 21:38)Orion Pobursky Wrote: This is kind of the point of color 16 subfiles. If there's a pattern that shares geometry you abstract those parts out into color 16 subfiles and then reuse them in the main file.
Right; this idea would eliminate the need to do so. So, for example, when building a model where the needed color variant doesn't exist, you wouldn't have to author a new part (or wait for others to do so). And, perhaps more usefully, you could use any color combination at any time, regardless of whether it ever saw official release (i.e., there will be no part in the library).