Plastic texture
Plastic texture
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How does everyone texture a plastic part in SW07? We have started to create quite a lot of plastic injection parts and I have no idea how to texture the particular surface other than change the visible appearance.
Perhaps I answered my own question as a texture most likely would not be able to be re-created.
Perhaps I answered my own question as a texture most likely would not be able to be re-created.






RE: Plastic texture
I normally split surfaces and color them differently according to where I need specific textures. These files go to the mold makers with call-outs on which surfaces have which texture (also drawings).
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What did you end up doing?
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Our "off-shore" manufacture would prefer to use light EDM or machine surface texture because he's concerned with mold release. Molders and mold makers are a funny lot.
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RE: Plastic texture
I did not put any texture on that particular part. The client will most likely have the desired texture sculpted on with wax.