Virtual Studio help... 1

[graphicshero]

I have a finished assembly drawing and I need to add a logo and some other info that will be screened onto the part. I have been tasked with creating the finished product in Virtual Studio. How would I go about importing the images and text that I need to complete the illustration?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Virtual Studio is an add-in for SE, and if it is anything like PhotoWorks for SW, you should not need to import anything anywhere. You should just be able to activate the add-in and work on the native file.

 

[graphicshero]

The image is an .eps, if that helps any.

 

[fredericmenage]

Hi,

Step 1:
1A)create a part for the sticker, assemble it on the part.
OR
1B)n.a.

Step 2:
2A)edit the sticker part (1A) or the part on which the logo should be mapped. Format/Style/New : create a new face style, name it logo for example and in the texture tab, import your image (cannot be an eps though... you'll have to convert to a standard image format). After the new face style is created. Apply it on the face or partial face (using a sketch and the split face command) by using Format/Part Painter. Go to VS+ and detach material on that part if anything was already applied to it. By refreshing the presentation image (render), you should see your logo appear.
2B)in VS+, create a material. Using the 'Wrapped filetered image' shader, you will be able to import a standard image file. Then save that material in a personnal archive. Finally apply that material on the appropriate part (face only is not possible though...) by dragging the material on the sticker part for example.

HTH,

Fred

 

[graphicshero]

Thank you so much!!

What do you consider a standard image format? I'm a graphic designer and SE and drafting and all of this is so new to me.

 

[fredericmenage]

bmp, jpg, tiff can always be used. Some other formats are also possible but not eps.

Fred

 

[graphicshero]

I'm having issues with creating a new Style (2A). There is no "texture tab".

Also when I use 2B, the logo is almost like wallpaper...any suggestions on how to control the number of repetions of the logo?

Thank you

 

[fredericmenage]

for 2A), are you sure you went to the Part environment and created a new face style using the command Style in the Format menu ? The texture tab should be there.

for 2B), there is a scale setting that should help. (if using method 2A, there is also a scale setting in the texture tab)

It's 2A) OR 2B). You have to choose one method or the other.

 

[graphicshero]

thank you for the clarifaction on the location of the texture tab - I had misread your earlier post. I was trying both methods to see which I prefered.