Model / Mechanism Options
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Terminology:
How to open the Model Options dialog
1.Double-click the Model or Mechanism element in the
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1.Right-click the Model or Mechanism element at the top of the Assembly-Tree
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.
The list of CAD files that you have imported onto a CAD-Line are in the box.
There are three buttons you can use to import the CAD files again, to update your MechDesigner model with latest SOLIDWORKS models.
Background
You use the CAD-Line dialog | SolidWorks tab to import a SolidWorks document or CAD-Line dialog > STL Import tab to import an STL file from other CAD.. We use the term CAD- for the a 3D model that you import.
CAD files you save to disc have a time-stamp.
When you open the Model Option dialog, we compare for you the:
•Active Time-stamp of the CAD file the last time you linked it to the CAD-Line
•Current Time-stamp of the CAD file with the time-stamp of the CAD file-name that is on disc. |
CAD-File box:
Element-Name
CAD-Lines that have a link to a CAD file. Each CAD-Line has a status icon:
 - the CAD file on disc is newer than SolidWorks document on the CAD-Line.
 - the CAD file is not on disc in the place expected
 - the time-stamp is the same as that of the CAD file on your hard-disk.
Top-Tip
Click an CAD-Line to select it also in the Assembly-Tree.
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SOLIDWORKS CAD File name
The CAD file is either:
 Not found on your hard-disk
 Found on your hard-disk
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. |
Top-Tip
Click a CAD-Line to select it also in the Assembly-Tree.
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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 graphic-area to update the lighting |
Note: It is often better to decrease Ambient Light Levels, and increase Diffuse and Specular Light Levels to view Solids and SOLIDWORKS Parts. I often set one light at 1-1-1 - over my right-hand shoulder!
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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 graphic-area to update the lighting |
An External link to Light : Good Luck!
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