SOLIDWORKS Rendering with PhotoView 360

1h 50mIntermediate2013-10-29

Authors

Gabriel Corbett

Product Designer, Instructor, and Speaker

Course details

How do you present a technical design in a way that everyone can understand? Try PhotoView 360, which makes it possible to create photorealistic renderings and animations with SOLIDWORKS Professional and Premium editions. In this course, Gabriel Corbett shows you how to transform a SOLIDWORKS model into a fully rendered animation. Learn how to apply materials and textures (including transparency and reflectivity) to parts and assemblies, set up the environment with cameras and lights, and render a final realistic image. The last chapter shows how to animate your scene and output the final video to share with your coworkers or clients.

Learning objectives
Prepping the model
Applying materials and textures
Working with glass
Positioning the camera
Adding lighting
Rendering from multiple angles
Outputting an image
Animating your scene

Skills covered

SOLIDWORKSDassaultManufacturingProduct and Industrial DesignProduct and ManufacturingDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Workflow

03 - Prepping the model
04 - Applying materials
05 - Applying appearances
06 - Adding a scene
07 - Adding lighting

2. Materials and Textures

08 - SOLIDWORKS materials
09 - Modifying texture properties
10 - Working with glass

3. Environment

11 - Using the Options panel
12 - Adding named views
13 - Making scene adjustments
14 - Using the Render panel

4. Cameras

15 - Positioning the camera
16 - Camera options
17 - Rendering from multiple angles

5. Decals

18 - Decal case study
19 - Decal image types
20 - Masking decals
21 - Understanding alpha channels

6. Image Output

22 - Understanding render size
23 - Saving options
24 - Removing the background
25 - Photo and video resources

7. Animations

26 - Setting up a motion study
27 - Getting ready to animate
28 - Running the animation
29 - Adding a virtual walkthrough
30 - Working with the final animation

Conclusion

31 - Next steps