Photoworks LED
Photoworks LED
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I was just wondering if anyone has come up with a quick way to make a LED light up realistically in PW. It seems like I run into this issue a lot with lighted switches, indicators, etc. Anyway, I usually approximate the effect by adding a point light and monkeying around with some other lighting settings, but it never seems to knock my socks off.
Just wondering how other folks get around it. Is there an easier way in '08?
Just wondering how other folks get around it. Is there an easier way in '08?






RE: Photoworks LED
Jeff Mowry
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RE: Photoworks LED
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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RE: Photoworks LED
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Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
RE: Photoworks LED
Create the led lens with a bit of roughness (start with clear PC then make it the same texture as MT11010) then select the back face of the lens and set it to one of the new light source textures.
Render and adjust as needed. Caustics and indirect illumination are helpful but not needed.
I hope this helps...
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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Dell M90, Core2 Duo
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Nvidia 3500M
RE: Photoworks LED
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
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www.robrodriguez.com
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Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: Photoworks LED
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: Photoworks LED
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: Photoworks LED
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: Photoworks LED
Theo, that's how I've been doing it, but I have never been that impressed with the end result. You know what I mean?
Rob, as always, you nailed it. I have only been playing with '08 for a couple of days (mostly adjusting my settings), and I just didn't see the new Lights folder in the PW/Realview materials. That will be a huge time saver. I've been dinking around with it a little this morning, and the effects are finally what I'm looking for.
Thanks again, everyone!
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
RE: Photoworks LED
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: Photoworks LED
Waiting for SW 2008. ..
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
RE: Photoworks LED
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
RE: Photoworks LED
In your PhotoWorks toolbar, there is "Render Options".
Under "System Options" tab, you can display PhotoWorks info in the model.
Chris
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AutoCAD 06
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RE: Photoworks LED
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
RE: Photoworks LED
Thanks.
Chris
SolidWorks 07 4.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 10-07-07)
ctopher's blog
RE: Photoworks LED
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: Photoworks LED
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: Photoworks LED
RE: Photoworks LED
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0