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Luxology ships modo for SolidWorks Kit

May 11, 2011 By Laura Carrabine Leave a Comment

For years, SolidWorks users have achieved photorealistic images of their designs by leveraging the PhotoView 360 application, built with Luxology rendering technology. Now, Luxology announces new tool that facilitates the use of the company’s modo software for advanced visualization by SolidWorks users. The new modo for SolidWorks Kit simplifies the importation of SolidWorks models into modo while maintaining user interface conventions familiar to SolidWorks users.

The kit expands modo’s native functionality with additional options for efficiently importing parts and assemblies while providing flexibility on how the model is organized for visualization purposes. Inside modo, users are presented with a familiar SolidWorks-style layout and navigation controls, along with drag and drop support for changing materials and selecting lighting environments. A complete list of the new features in the modo for the kit is as follows:

Enhanced SolidWorks Import: allows additional import options for bringing SolidWorks parts, bodies, and assemblies into modo. Benefits include reduced memory usage for large files and the ability to use instances for ease of editing and reduced overhead.

PhotoView 360 Compatibility: models open in modo with the same appearance and decal information as seen in SolidWorks

Familiar Navigation for SolidWorks Users: user interface and navigation is similar to SolidWorks and PhotoView 360 so users have a comfortable and consistent set of controls

Efficient Tools for Selecting and Reorganizing Imported Models: help users with the complex task of re-organizing model data so that it is easier to apply materials. Imported data can be selected by appearance, part, body, or face and new layers can be created in modo to highlight specific parts of the design.

Library of Additional Materials: 350 material presets (PAD presets) beyond those included with modo let Kit users mimic real world surfaces like leather, carpet, tinted glass, and mesh grills – or even “x-ray” materials that reveal interior portions of the designs

Studio Environment Set 1 Kit: set of 51 HDRI spherical images complete with ground planes for easily obtaining professional-quality studio lighting for product shots and engineering visualizations

Training Videos: prepared by experts in both SolidWorks and modo, these videos guide users in the SolidWorks-specific user interface, CAD tools, workflow, and rendering creation

A webinar detailing the highly-anticipated modo for SolidWorks Kit and conducted by SolidWorks expert and Luxology Registered Trainer Paul McCrorey, will be held on April 28, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PDT. For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.luxology.com/store/modoforsolidworkskit/.

Luxology

www.luxology.com

Filed Under: 3D CAD Package Tips, SolidWorks, SolidWorks Blogs, SolidWorks News & Events Tagged With: Luxology, modo, SolidWorks

SolidWorks add-on products

February 15, 2011 By Laura Carrabine Leave a Comment

Okino shipped its 2011 version of its SolidWorks CAD conversion system for 3ds Max, Maya, Lightwave, Cinema-4D, Softimage and other 3D file formats. There is support for converting SolidWorks 2011 CAD data into all major downstream 3D packages and file formats.

The conversion pipeline allows native SolidWorks BREP CAD assembly, part and presentation files to be converted to all major animation + authoring packages, 3D downstream file formats and VisSim programs.

Okino’s NuGraf and PolyTrans software import crack-free geometry, hierarchy and materials (assembly data) from native disk-based SolidWorks files or from a running copy of SolidWorks, and subsequently provide high-end rendering, viewing and scene composition of the data, or have the data optimized and then pipelined into all major 3D file formats, animation packages and third party/OEM integrations. Most importantly, SolidWorks assemblies, parts, and presentations can be imported into all key animation systems such as 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Cinema-4D and Lightwave, as well as any third party product which integrates Okino’s PolyTrans 3D converters.

Okino

www.okino.com

SolidWorks

www.solidworks.com

Filed Under: 3D CAD Package Tips, CAD Blogs, CAD Package, SolidWorks, SolidWorks Blogs, SolidWorks News & Events Tagged With: 3D CAD, NuGraf, Okino, Polytrans, SolidWorks

SolidWorks’ ‘3 Dudes’ Escape Their Trailer Long Enough to Win A National Marketing Award

October 11, 2010 By 3DCAD Editor Leave a Comment

Effie Award Recognizes Marketing Company Small Army and DS SolidWorks for ‘3 Dudes Gone 3D’ Campaign

Source: www.SolidWorks.com

Filed Under: SolidWorks News & Events

Electronics: 3D Video, Inc.

October 11, 2010 By 3DCAD Editor Leave a Comment

3D Video, Inc., a start-up company with an exciting new product in the consumer video market, needed to respond to the pressures of budget, resources, functionality, and aesthetics while launching a great product on time. It was clear we needed solid modeling as well as FEA, rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, and CNC CAM. We selected a high-end PC running Windows NT for the hardware platform and decided that the modeling software had to be user friendly to minimize the learning curve.

Source: www.SolidWorks.com

Filed Under: SolidWorks News & Events

Kinematic Automation Uses SolidWorks to Automate the Manufacturing of Life-Saving Diagnostic Products

October 11, 2010 By 3DCAD Editor Leave a Comment

Medical industry manufacturer reducing R&D costs, time to market, and scrap by up to 50 percent

Source: www.SolidWorks.com

Filed Under: SolidWorks News & Events

Dassault Systèmes Launches Online DraftSight Community

October 11, 2010 By 3DCAD Editor Leave a Comment

DraftSight Delivers Collaborative Services and Unprecedented Ability to Create, Edit, Share, and Manage DWG Files

Source: www.SolidWorks.com

Filed Under: SolidWorks News & Events

SolidWorks User Wins Popular Science Invention Award

October 11, 2010 By 3DCAD Editor Leave a Comment

‘RAD’ Design Delivers Higher Snow Machine Performance

Source: www.SolidWorks.com

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SolidWorks, the Design Software of Choice for Innovative Companies

October 11, 2010 By 3DCAD Editor Leave a Comment

Seventy Percent of World’s Most Innovative Companies Use It

Source: www.SolidWorks.com

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DS SolidWorks Supports New Boy Scout ‘Inventing’ Merit Badge

October 11, 2010 By 3DCAD Editor Leave a Comment

Badge Inspires Creativity, Mentoring, and Development of Aspiring Designers

Source: www.SolidWorks.com

Filed Under: SolidWorks News & Events

Mustad Longline Uses SolidWorks to Exponentially Increase Productivity

October 11, 2010 By 3DCAD Editor Leave a Comment

From Design To Production, Norwegian Fishing Line Company Relies on SolidWorks for Accuracy and Fast Turnaround

Source: www.SolidWorks.com

Filed Under: SolidWorks News & Events

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