Model / Mechanism Options
See known bugs - 16.1.268
Terminology:
1.Double-click the Model or Mechanism element in the
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2.Click Edit element in the shortcut menu |
The Model Options dialog is now open.
Model Options dialog.
Model Options dialog
There are two tabs.
There is a list of CAD files if you have imported CAD models with the dialog.
There are three buttons you can use to import the CAD files to make sure they are the latest SOLIDWORKS models.
Background
You can use the CAD-Line dialog | SolidWorks tab to import a SolidWorks document or to import an STL CAD model from other CAD. We use the term CAD- for a 3D model that you import onto a CAD-Line.
CAD files you save to disc have a time-stamp.
When you open the Model Option dialog, we compare for you the:
•The Time-stamp of the CAD file the last time you linked it to the CAD-Line
•The Time-stamp of the CAD file with the time-stamp of the CAD file-name that is on disc. |
CAD-File box:
Element-Name
When a CAD-Line has a link to a CAD model, it has a status icon:
 - the CAD file on your hard-drive is newer than SolidWorks document on the CAD-Line.
 - the CAD file is not on your hard-drive in the place expected
 - the time-stamp is the same as that of the CAD file on your hard-drive.
SOLIDWORKS CAD File name
The CAD file is either:
 Not found on your hard drive
 Found on your hard drive
STL File name
The source file is the STL file that has a link to the CAD-Line.
We check for you that the STL file is in the path, as expected.
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 Model Option dialog |
Control Buttons:
Use the control buttons to re-import or find SolidWorks files if they are not up-to-date.
Synch. all files
1.Click Synch. all files button to check you have the most up-to-date SolidWorks files.
The files import again, if needed.
Synchronize Selected Files
In the Element Name list:
1.CTRL + Click each of the CAD-Line that you want to make sure has the latest CAD-Solid
2.Click Synch. Selected Files
We re-import the files for you.
Find Selected File
1.Click a CAD-Line in the list
2.Click Find Selected File... button
3.Browse to find a file that MechDesigner cannot find. |
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Group Lights Editor
 Model Options > Lighting tab |
The slider controls those Affected Lights that have a check in the check-box
1.Click each Affected Light check-box to make lights active.
2.Use the sliders to change their:
•Ambient, Diffuse, and Specular Light Levels
2.Move your mouse-pointer over the graphics-area to update the lighting |
Note:
It is frequently better to decrease Ambient Light Levels, and increase Diffuse and Specular Light Levels to view MD-Solids and CAD-Solids.
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Individual Light Editor
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To turn on or off each light and to control its source point:
1.Use the drop-down box to select a light (Light 1 to 6)
2.Click the check-box to turn the light that is in the drop-down list on or off.
3.Enter numbers into the X, Y, Z and W Position boxes to change the direction of the light in the drop-down box.
•±X, ±Y ±Z directions for each light
•W - not sure how this works!
4.Move your mouse-pointer over the graphics-area to update the lighting |
An External link to Light : Good Luck!
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