Problem with PhotoWorks
Problem with PhotoWorks
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I'm having a problem when trying to apply materials to a large assembly (hydraulic oil field tools with ~1000 components) for rendering. I usually start by saving the assembly and all it's components locally, then applying the base paint color material to the entire assembly in the feature manager tree, then work my way back. As I go back over the assembly and try to change materials for certain components, PhotoWorks will sometimes refuse to apply the material; the component's color changes to the material's color I tried to apply, the new material doesn't get added to the render manager tab, and I get no kind of error message, so I don't find out until I actually render or check the render tree.
Usually I'm applying materials to components of sub-assemblies, and dissolving the sub-assemblies fixes the problem, but I'd rather not have to do that in case I need to move something around later. On top of that, most of the sub-assemblies have supressed features, and thus cannot be dissolved. Is there any way to apply materials to individual components of sub-assemblies?
Please tell me I'm overlooking some kind of basic thing here.
Running SolidWorks 2007 SP5, by the way.
Usually I'm applying materials to components of sub-assemblies, and dissolving the sub-assemblies fixes the problem, but I'd rather not have to do that in case I need to move something around later. On top of that, most of the sub-assemblies have supressed features, and thus cannot be dissolved. Is there any way to apply materials to individual components of sub-assemblies?
Please tell me I'm overlooking some kind of basic thing here.
Running SolidWorks 2007 SP5, by the way.






RE: Problem with PhotoWorks
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In this case, I see my SolidWorks materials until rendering. If you tinker with the Material Display options, you can have SW display your PW settings normally (or not) or whatever you like.
Otherwise, I apply my materials to each part opened in its own window. Very slow, but it works every time. SolidWorks for the last few releases has really botched all the varieties of ways hidden hierarchies for display colors can mess things up. It's very confusing to figure out.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
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RE: Problem with PhotoWorks
I'm just puzzled as to why there's no kind of "Export for rendering" option in PW for large assemblies that would make it possible to apply materials to whatever part or surface you wanted to, regardless or hierarchy.
RE: Problem with PhotoWorks
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Problem with PhotoWorks
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Jul 13, 2008)
RE: Problem with PhotoWorks
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Problem with PhotoWorks
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Jul 13, 2008)
RE: Problem with PhotoWorks
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Problem with PhotoWorks
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Jul 13, 2008)