Then under the scenes tab I prefer to change the environment to a color. Under the scenes tab, I like to hide the backplate by selecting it and then unchecking visible. When the model opens in VISUALIZE, I start by resizing the camera aspect ratio to 16 by 9. Saving the assembly, I could select the SOLIDWORKS VISUALIZE tab and the export advanced option. The parts were then mated and slotted together within an assembly. his could then be saved as Mother’s Day card 2. The thin cut extruded slot was flipped to cut away from the top side of the card, and the decals were edited, and images were swapped out for the other decals. The same shape can be edited to create the other slotting card piece. Once decals are applied to both sides of the card, I can save it as Mother’s Day card 1, but keep the part open. You can see below when I apply the mask, the black background of the PNG file becomes transparent. PNG files are good to use if you want to apply something like a sticker into SOLIDWORKS as you can see the parts appearance or color around the transparent parts of your image. My decals were exported as PNG files so that the background can be removed, to remove the black mask around the PNG image, select the use decal image alpha channel. I worked on one card part at a time, but use the same model to create both, using save as with similar models can save you so much time.īefore I applied my decals, I applied the solid white appearance to the parts body, this appearance is simple, but it was then edited further within SOLIDWORKS VISUALIZE. I then created a thin cut extrude halfway up the center of the card to act as a slotting feature for standing the 3D card up. I extruded my card piece 1 to 0.5mm which works out at 350gsm in card thickness. You could fully define your sketch if you wish, but this may be complex, messy and time consuming, instead sometimes I just lock the sketch or leave it under defined, especially for such a simple model which I will only be extruding. Then, while in SOLIDWORKS I can select a plane, insert, DXF/DWG and browse for my custom DXF file and open it up into SOLIDWORKS, you should always double check the import dimensions when importing your DXF files, the DXF file will come in as a sketch. The shape of the card profile was designed in vector software first, and exported in millimeters as a DXF file. When designing vectors, I only need to worry about overall dimensions rather than fully defining every shape. I use DXF files a lot, especially when designing something detailed, or something I have designed in vector software first. If you want to follow the tutorial, the DXF file and decals are available to download here This is a very simple tutorial, and within it I will show you how to insert a DXF file, add custom decals and export the finished card model for rendering within SOLIDWORKS VISUALIZE. I have designed many cards in SOLIDWORKS before, creating a 3D image to render and print flat onto a card, for this Mother’s Day card, I wanted to try something a little different and create the finished card in SOLIDWORKS.
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