Rendering multiple configurations
Rendering multiple configurations
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I have an assembly that contains multiple configurations of the same part. I have the "display PhotoWorks materials in SolidWorks" box checked, so I can see that all the materials are registering correctly before I render. However, when I render, only those with the most recently used configuration render correctly, and the others use the assembly's default material. I can test this by opening the part and changing configurations, and going back to assembly, and the correctly rendering parts will have changed. In the Render Manager Tab, only the correctly rendering material is listed.
There was a brief period when it was all rendering correctly, and then I changed a material on another part in the assembly, and now I've got the same problem all over again. I can't apply the material at the assembly level, because it's a 2D material and won't apply to individual faces for me to orient correctly (wood grain). I'm running SW 2007, SP 2.0. Any suggestions? Should I just make another part and replace the ones that won't render? Isn't the point of configurations to save work?
There was a brief period when it was all rendering correctly, and then I changed a material on another part in the assembly, and now I've got the same problem all over again. I can't apply the material at the assembly level, because it's a 2D material and won't apply to individual faces for me to orient correctly (wood grain). I'm running SW 2007, SP 2.0. Any suggestions? Should I just make another part and replace the ones that won't render? Isn't the point of configurations to save work?






RE: Rendering multiple configurations
Jeff Mowry
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RE: Rendering multiple configurations
RE: Rendering multiple configurations
This is how I work around it. Open your assembly and all the parts that have configurations. I then go to the part file and render every configurations in the part file. If I have 2 configurations I render the first configuration then switch to the second configration and render. Don't close the part, keep it open. I do this for every part and yes its is a real PAIN IN THE A$$. Once you've done this for every part and left them open go back to the assembly and render. If the assembly doesn't render correctly do a "control Q" on the assembly and try again. Your assembly should render correctly now. If you change anything or even breath on the screen you need to do what I just desribed again.
It's a very large PAIN IN THE A$$ but it does work.
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RE: Rendering multiple configurations
RE: Rendering multiple configurations
I have several configurations all with the same materials. Some decide they want to render with their materials and some like to use the default material. Perhaps there is an option somewhere to use the sub-assemblies material setup??
At least I have a little bit of reasoning as to why this might be happening. I'll post again once I have utilized the pain in the ass technique.
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RE: Rendering multiple configurations
1 apply the PW material at the assembly level
2 save the assembly with a new name
Nether of the above are guaranteed to work in all cases I have hade to use a combination of these and the method posted by Rockguy