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    Making items further away in assemblies look smaller

    I'm using Solidworks Education Edition on Windows xp... Anyway, I have two different assemblies that I want to combine in one assemly, however there is a problem. I would like the render to look as though one item is much farther away than the one next to the "camera." Basically as if I were...
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    How can I make a ball of light similar to a lightbulb?

    Thanx for all of the help. The lock to model trick seemed to work best, although I could still only move the point light in the property manager, but I could atleast rotate views so I could position it exactly. Thanx for the link to the disco ball CorBlimeyLimey. I will have to look at the...
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    How can I make a ball of light similar to a lightbulb?

    I have tried, but I cant figure out how to position a point light. The X,Y,Z coordinate system is sorta guess and check and I cant really see the effects until I render. If I could move around the light outside of the property manager like a part, that would make it a lot easier, but I dont...
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    How can I make a ball of light similar to a lightbulb?

    I have been toying around trying to make a "ball of light" similar to a lightbulb. I haven't had much luck. I also need something similar to a flourescent lightbulb that is long and flat. I am using Solidworks Education Edition. There must be something I can do. What I am...

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