PhotoView 360 is now fully integrated in SolidWorks®, making photorealistic image and animation creation simple for everyone, even the casual user. Walk-through enables a video game-like exploration of products, including structures and large machinery.
One of the most underutilized feature sets of PhotoView 360 is the appearance surface finish tab. Why is it underutilized? For a couple of reasons, some of them being:
- It’s found in the appearance advanced settings that some users may never activate.
- Most users don’t fully understand the settings and controls found there or how they can be used.
Surface finish is a way to add to the realism of your rendered image through the use of texture and depth. It’s an easy way to add intricate detail to your image without having to model anything more than smooth geometry. It’s a powerful tool that is essential for professional quality renderings. If you’re using the default PhotoView 360 appearances you are already using surface finish to some degree. We’re going to go beyond the stock appearances and will witness how to customize surface finish to meet your needs with this advanced feature. you can also witness some of the enhancements found in SolidWorks 2011 SP3.0 that take surface finishes to another level.
The PhotoView 360 provides detailed, lifelike images and walk-through overviews for demonstrating designs to customers, partners, vendors and coworkers.
