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blend colors on a surface

blend colors on a surface

blend colors on a surface

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I have a 6" x 6" flat plate. I would like the left half to be red and the right half to be blue. I also want the two colors to blend in the middle, not just go from red to blue. Is this a function in solidworks colors or rendering?

RE: blend colors on a surface

Sibartoo,
   You can achieve your desired results using the lighting functions in Solidworks. 'Lights,Cameras,and Scene' folder (I think Photoworks needs to be active)

   Add a Spot-Light to one side with red lighting and a Spot-Light to the other with blue lighting.

See attached images.

It takes a lot of playing around with the different values to get the effect you want.

Good Luck.
 

RE: blend colors on a surface

(OP)
if I insert the part file you created into an assembly, will it retain the lighting effects?  

RE: blend colors on a surface

You can also create the blended image in another program (paint, Photoshop, etc.) and import it as a decal or a sketch picture.

Dan

www.eltronresearch.com
Dan's Blog

RE: blend colors on a surface

Rob solution with a decal that he presented last year at SW World was a great! Of course you have to render the file to see it, but its sweet.

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
www.scottjbaugh.com

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