Colors\Interpolate from another entity

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This tool is accessible via the 'Edit > Colors > Interpolate from another entity' menu.

Description

Interpolates the color of another entity in order to color the points/vertices of the selected entity.

In the current implementation, for each point of the selected cloud (or the selected mesh vertices) this method will simply look for the nearest point in the other entity and take its color.

Edit > Colors > Interpolate from another entity

Two entities must be selected (the color 'source' entity and the 'destination' one). In order for CC to differentiate both entities, the 'destination' entity must have no colors (use the Edit > Colors > Clear entry to remove any existing color field if necessary). And of course the 'source' entity must have colors...