Man, wish i could get into a discussion about this and the changes in 2009, but... ok, to the forums :( - thanks for bringing this up. I think people should look forward to better ways. :)
color_chart
· 1 year ago
I have to agree this can be a real pain in the preverbial, especially for somebody who uses it as much as me.. I too look forward to 2009.. the future is bright, the future is ............ :)
Ricky Jordan
· 1 year ago
color_chart,
If you haven't already, make sure you check out this post:
This has more information on how Appearances are handled in SolidWorks 2009.
Ricky
yiannis
· 8 months ago
Hi Ricky, I added the Sand appearance to a part but want to change the colour of the sand. Is it possible? Is there a way to edit the Sand appearance?
Ricky Jordan
· 8 months ago
Yiannis,
You CAN change the color of the sand...but not in SolidWorks. If you have access to Photoshop or a similar image editor you can take the .JPG file of the sand that was included as part of your installation and edit it in the image editor. (PAINT.NET is a free image editor that can probably do what you want if you don't have Photoshop.) Just google PAINT.NET and you will find it.)
I found the file in the following location in my 2009 installation - C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\data\Images\textures2\organic\miscellaneous\sand.jpg
Once you have created this image, you can place it in a folder somewhere (I recommend a separate folder from the install folder so it isn't blown away in future versions.) and then Browse to that image using the "Browse" button in the appearance PropertyManager. (You'll have to place an appearance to get this obviously) Once you do that SolidWorks will prompt you to save the .p2m appearance file. (Save it in the same folder as your new image). If you set this folder location using the tools at the top of the Appearance Task Pane (Add Appearance) you can use it for other parts!
I hope this makes sense. I will send you a same file that I created off the sand.jpg to the e-mail you registered your comment with.
Ricky
mahen1978
· 2 months ago
Dear All, I like to know how to get more textures of more material for Solidworks 2009 Photoworks
All Comments
If you haven't already, make sure you check out this post:
http://www.rickyjordan.com/2008/08/solidworks-2...
This has more information on how Appearances are handled in SolidWorks 2009.
Ricky
I added the Sand appearance to a part but want to change the colour of the sand. Is it possible? Is there a way to edit the Sand appearance?
You CAN change the color of the sand...but not in SolidWorks. If you have access to Photoshop or a similar image editor you can take the .JPG file of the sand that was included as part of your installation and edit it in the image editor. (PAINT.NET is a free image editor that can probably do what you want if you don't have Photoshop.) Just google PAINT.NET and you will find it.)
I found the file in the following location in my 2009 installation -
C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\data\Images\textures2\organic\miscellaneous\sand.jpg
Once you have created this image, you can place it in a folder somewhere (I recommend a separate folder from the install folder so it isn't blown away in future versions.) and then Browse to that image using the "Browse" button in the appearance PropertyManager. (You'll have to place an appearance to get this obviously) Once you do that SolidWorks will prompt you to save the .p2m appearance file. (Save it in the same folder as your new image). If you set this folder location using the tools at the top of the Appearance Task Pane (Add Appearance) you can use it for other parts!
I hope this makes sense. I will send you a same file that I created off the sand.jpg to the e-mail you registered your comment with.
Ricky