diff --git a/web/app/engine.js b/web/app/engine.js
index fe59cd5e..52072ce5 100644
--- a/web/app/engine.js
+++ b/web/app/engine.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ TCAD.utils.createLine = function (a, b, color) {
 TCAD.utils.createSolidMesh = function(faces) {
   var material = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({
     vertexColors: THREE.FaceColors,
-    color: '#B0C4DE',
+    color: TCAD.view.FACE_COLOR,
     shininess: 0
   });
   var geometry = new TCAD.Solid(faces, material);
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ TCAD.utils.isPointInsidePolygon = function( inPt, inPolygon ) {
   }
 
   return	inside;
-}
+};
 
 TCAD.utils.sketchToPolygons = function(geom) {
 	  
diff --git a/web/app/viewer.js b/web/app/viewer.js
index 936cd081..f199eaff 100644
--- a/web/app/viewer.js
+++ b/web/app/viewer.js
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ TCAD.view = {};
 TCAD.view.setFaceColor = function(polyFace, color) {
   for (var i = 0; i < polyFace.faces.length; ++i) {
     var face = polyFace.faces[i];
-    face.color.set( color );
+    if (color == null) {
+      face.color = new THREE.Color();
+    } else {
+      face.color.set( color );
+    }
   }
 };
-
+TCAD.view.FACE_COLOR =  0xB0C4DE;
 TCAD.Viewer = function() {
 
   function aspect() {
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ TCAD.Viewer = function() {
    **/
 
 
-  this.selectionMgr = new TCAD.FaceSelectionManager( 0xFAFAD2, 0xB0C4DE);
+  this.selectionMgr = new TCAD.FaceSelectionManager( 0xFAFAD2, null);
 
   var projector = new THREE.Projector();
   var raycaster = new THREE.Raycaster();