You’re in ready to wrap up your day and your boss needs a huge favor: make sweet images of the company’s products for a last-minute presentation. Luckily SOLIDWORKS Visualize just showed up on your computer. NOTE: Visualize doesn’t have to be installed on the same machine as SOLIDWORKS or your CAD package. Its standalone so it can be used by anyone.# {& a: ^% k8 z
This situation may seem intimidating….which is why we are here to HELP!! T; Z# |6 I: N: c! u' q# |
Trust us…you’re not alone (remember designers and engineers were once in the same shoes). But guess what? You have nothing to be afraid of. Not only have those poor souls found all the bugs so there are none left for you (we wish), but we are going to break down your first endeavor and have some fun with it too. Visualize is a software version of a photo studio…so put your creative hat on and keep your technical inhibition at bay. Now that dragons are back at the top of pop culture consciousness, we’ll stick to the theme.& V4 q' {2 M& E! [! s, A
OK – now back to the urgent request. While you are seriously bummed at this point, you suddenly realize you can emerge from this unfortunate situation as the hero. Let’s get you there…you deserve it! DISCLAIMER: as ridiculous as this scenario sounds, it happens ALL THE TIME. In fact, this actual project was delivered in the same fashion.+ [" t& X A7 x1 X$ m# y
So you reluctantly raise your hand and accept the challenge. Jim from engineering points you to a file (the format doesn’t really matter since SOLIDWORKS Visualize supports 25 popular CAD formats). This medieval scene ended up in my lap and happened to be a SOLIDWORKS file. Just launch Visualize and drag and drop the file into the welcome window. Accept the default settings in the import dialog. Visualize automatically determines the best device(s) and settings to use in order to give you the best performance and loads the file at the same time. This process can sometime take a minute depending on the size of the file. If it does take a bit, this is a good time to quickly get inspired. If not, take this time to get inspired anyway…it will help later on. I Googled “dragon vs knight” and just soaked in some images that popped up. Pay attention to some key items while in inspiration mode: Aspect ratio, mood, camera angles, tone, composition, lighting and object placement.
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LMB moves the camera aroundRMB zooms in and outMMB pans up down or side to sideScrolling changes perspectiveCtrl + Alt and Right Clicking on a part of the model will make that point the focal point of manipulation.The file should come in centered in the scene and ready to go. If not, you can easily move it but let’s not digress…Jim should be giving you files that aren’t curve balls. This particular file didn’t have appearances or textures assigned in CAD. If it did, they would come over. If your role is simply to render the image, you shouldn’t have to make adjustments to the model size/location or invent what appearances are on your products. Just make adjustments to turn the CAD file into a photo.& [( _, q% ^ s7 p4 D) I" j
In my scenario I quickly added basic appearances onto the parts. To adjust appearances, right click on the surface of the model which appearance you’d like to adjust and choose “Appearance Properties.” Without changing the material dramatically, this will give you the option to make some fine adjustments.) e$ d" U. U! H, d
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The scene may take a second to initialize, depending on your viewport resolution and model size. From now on, you can stay in Fast mode or if you wish you can toggle between Preview and Fast if you seek more interactivity.& q% h9 [' r+ O8 l
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Add some filters to perfect the mood. If you didn’t above, click on the “Camera” button at the bottom of the viewport to open the Camera panel. You can start by playing with the pre-made filters, but if your creativity is just exploding, beg your company to upgrade to Visualize Professional, which allows you to customize filters (among many other killer features).- W" ]- ]7 E r3 X
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楼主: 寂静天花板
发表于 2016-5-17 09:32:29
