yang686526

render settings - assy v part
hi folks.
yet another question that i'm hoping has a real quick answer.
i think i may have changed a setting somewhere that was best left....unseterized
i've got my assembly finished, and i've come to render it. now, it renders ok in photoview360, but i cant find a way to alter the colour of the stock materials (ie, making a blue or red cast-steel). this isn't a real problem,as i want to learn sw's inbuilt photoworks tools.
the problem i've got is that i can apply colors and finishes to different faces in part mode no problem (if i open up the part on its own, alter things and render it, looks great.)
however, if i render the model in assembly mode, it seems like each part can only have one colour or finish.
is there a setting that carries my materials and finishes through, from part mode up to assembly mode?
i've included a pic if it makes things easier. the item on the left is a blue, cast alloy with uncoloured matt sides. the item on the right is exactly the same item, but it renders as all blue cast.
thanks a lot for your time.
it looks like your scene is different in the assy which would effect the color.
dan
i realise that the scenes might add their own cast to the colours, but i took that into account. i think (after more studying) that i'm getting confused with appearance hierarchies.
thanks for the reply
you are running into hierarcy confusion once in an assembly if you apply an appearance at the componant level (assembly level)then that appearance will overide an appearance applied at the part level. this is true for sw 2008 and 2009.
not to sound like a sales man but if you're trying to learn how to use photoworks the 2009 photoworks step by step guide might be a good investment. the 2008 guide is avaialble now and the 2009 guide should be ready in about a month.
rob rodriguez cswp
thanks
i'm learning sw after coming over from a maya background. one of the hardest things imo is to actually stop thinking like a maya user haha
funny. i know sw and i'm trying to learn modo.
rob rodriguez cswp
well, after 2 weeks with the program, finally managed to get a half decent render done. my first ever sw project

nice job. some people don't see results like that for years.
rob rodriguez cswp
thankyou
yes, very nice!
chris
solidworks/pdmworks 08 3.1
autocad 08; catia v5
wow, that looks great.
we pay $5k to have stuff like that done here at an outside shop. looks like i should hit my boss up for some training.