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SolidWorks to modo: What’s in the Kit

Rob Rodriguez CSWP

Axis CAD Solutions LLC.

www.axiscadsolutions.com

Paul McCroreyMcCrorey Digitalwww.mccroreydigital.com

http://www.axiscadsolutions.com/

http://www.mccroreydigital.com/

Your Presenters

Rob Rodriguez CSWP

Founder: Northern Vermont SolidWorks User Group (NVTSWUG)www.robrodriguez.comOwner: Axis CAD Solutions LLC.

Paul McCroreyFounder: Solidworks Louisville User Group (theSLUG)http://mccroreydigital.comOwner: McCrorey Digital, LLC


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http://www.mccroreydigital.com/

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Overview

• Who is Luxology

• What is Modo

• Benefits of using modo for:Rendering

Animation

• Prepping your model in SolidWorks

• What’s in the modo for SolidWorks KitUser Interface SW/PV360 layout

CAD Tools

Bundled Kits

PAD (Product & Automotive Design Presets)

SES1 (Studio Environment Set)

Training Videos

• Pricing

• Availability

Who is Luxology

• Luxology• Nexus architecture

• SW/PhotoView 360

• Bentley Microstation Rendering

• ModoVisit Luxology in booth #138 to learn more about modo and see the modofor SolidWorks kit in action

What is modo

• modo• Sub division surface modeler

• Sculpting tools

• Painting tools

• Animation tools

• Rendering tools

• PC & Mac compatible

Benefits of using modo

• Rendering• More control and advanced

options than PhotoView 360

• Camera effects

• Lighting options

• Materials

• Image output

AnimationMore control and advanced options than

SolidWorks

• Precise animation controls

• Custom User Channel support

• Organic behavior - i.e. morphing

• Dynamic camera manipulation

Note: SolidWorks mates, relations and constraints DO NOT transfer into modo.


• Both• Able to add realistic scene geometry

• Able to mix NURB and poly models

• Luxology Kits accelerate workflow with lighting, water, material effects and more.

• Access to a large number and variety of assets (models, materials, environments, etc. from both Luxology and other sources

http://www.luxology.com/asset/


The SolidWorks Drive to Design series is a great example of using SolidWorks and modo together

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/programs/drivetodesign/index.html

Prepping your models in SolidWorks

Apply appearances and decals to your model in SolidWorks

Appearances and decals from SolidWorks will transfer into modo. Adding them in SolidWorks while you design will save you time in modo.


Options icon

Image Quality

Adjust the slider, higher is better quality but larger file size and slower performance

Adjust image quality in SolidWorks for the best resolution vs performance in modo.


SolidWorks modo

What’s in the modo for SolidWorks Kit

Material (appearance) presets in the same location as the SW Task pane. Drag and drop similar to PV360

Shader Tree and Item List, same location as SW Feature Tree and Display Manager

Item properties, same location as SW Property Manager

Large render preview area similar to PV360 integrated preview

Specific tool palette for working with imported SolidWorks data.

Specific SolidWorks UI layout (Render layout shown) is similar to SolidWorks and PhotoView 360 UI’s, gives the SW/PV360 users a more comfortable/consistant working environment inside modo.

Render Quality Presets similar to PV360


SolidWorks menu with various import options

Enhanced SolidWorks data import options. Compatible with SW 2009, 2010 and 2011 files in both 32 and 64 bit versions of modo for Windows.

Having SolidWorks installed on the same machine as modo is not required to import SolidWorks files.

This means anyone inside or outside your organization with modo can work with your SolidWorks data.


Import Parts• Light - Turns non replicated parts into static meshes and all replicated parts

into instances. Source for replicated parts are static meshes• Heavy – Main difference is that non-replicated parts are imported as ‘meshes’.

WARNING: Could be VERY memory intensive• Light & Heavy - folder organization or name optimization for the item list

Import Bodies• Light - Turns non replicated bodies into static meshes and all replicated

bodies into instances. Source for replicated bodies are static meshes• Heavy – Main difference is that non-replicated bodies are imported as

‘meshes’. WARNING: Could be VERY memory intensive• Light & Heavy - folder organization or name optimization for the item list

Import Raw• General import option for all geometry types (parts, bodies assemblies)• Turns non replicated parts into static meshes and all replicated parts into

instances. Source for replicated parts are static meshes• No folder organization or name optimization for the item list

Import options explanation


Mesh – Heavy model representation

Basic geometry container in modo – your models. A ‘part’ or ‘body’ or ‘assembly’ from SW. Made up of vertices, edges and polygons.

Static Mesh - Light model representation

Meshes that are non-editable / frozen objects. Can be a huge memory saving technique. Item transforms can be applied to them just as to a mesh. Make by RMB’ing and converting to a ‘mesh’. Can be converted back and forth although some information may be lost due to freezing. Similar to a light weight part in SolidWorks.

Instance - Lighter model representation

Add little additional data overhead to a scene, as Instances contain no actual geometry. They instead reference a source object at render time, allowing users to generate a huge number of duplicates for an item with little additional memory usage or performance hit. Modifications to source – also modify all instances (geometry, material, etc). Similar to a pattern in SolidWorks.

Types of mesh your model will be imported as


Navigation tools similar to SW/PV360, move around your model in modo like you do in SW

Your model opens in modo with all the same appearance and decal information it had in SolidWorks / PhotoView 360.

All SW/PV360 appearances and decals are transferred into modo and show in the modo Shader Tree.

HINT1: Render under mouse functionality

HINT2: Click on material will reveal assigned material in shader tree


Specific SolidWorks UI layout (Scene layout shown) is similar to SolidWorks and PhotoView 360 UI’s, gives the SW/PV360 users a more comfortable/consistant working environment inside modo.

All SW geometry is listed in the modo item list. In this case we have an assembly so each SW part is broken into a modo mesh item with the same name as the SW file. SolidWorks data can be loaded as a static mesh, mesh, or instances based on your import options.

Selection tools (similar to PV360 2010) allow the user to more easily select areas of imported SW geometry

Large model graphics area similar to SW


Specific SolidWorks UI layout (Scene layout shown) is similar to SolidWorks and PhotoView 360 UI’s, gives the SW/PV360 users a more comfortable/consistant working environment inside modo.

Scene elements such as mesh presets, cameras and lights can be set up in the model window.

Modo transform tools allow you to modify many different kinds of scene elements.


PAD (Product and Automotive Design) kit, more then 350 possible material presets specifically built for automotive and consumer product image creation

Watch the Video

http://www.luxology.com/store/product_auto_design_presets/


SES1 (Studio Environment Set). 51 enhanced studio environments complete with ground plane, easy to use controls for background, environment rotation and reflector set up. Also compatible

with PhotoView 360 2010 and 2011.

Watch the Video

http://www.luxology.com/store/ses01/




SES1 Environments found in the environment palette in PhotoView 360 2010




SES1 scenes found in the Task pane in PhotoView 360 2011


Sample images created with the SES1 (Studio Environment Set)

Artist: Neil Hayes

Artist: Jan Over Rust


Training videos explain the SolidWorks specifc UI, CAD tools, workflow and basic rendering / animation creation. Each bundled kit also includes training pertaining to that kits usage.

Video 1: modo for SolidWorks Kit OverviewUser interface and CAD toolsPAD KitSES1 kitVideo 2: Prepping the SolidWorks modelApplying appearancesApplying decalsImage Quality SettingsVideo 3: SolidWorks Kit User interfaceSolidWorks LayoutRender tabScene Setup tabTool paletteImport optionsNavigation toolsSelection toolsVideo 4: Importing the SolidWorks dataExplore import optionsExplain mesh types and optimal usageExplain item listExplain Shader TreeVideo 5: Render Specific WorkspaceExplore Shader TreeExplore presetsApply and edit material and environment presetsExplore navigation tools

Video 6: Scene Setup Specific WorkspaceExplore Item listExplore assets (mesh, light, camera)Explore selection toolsExplore transform toolsVideo 7: OutputSelecting camerasExplore render settingsRender presetsProcessing a render and saving to fileVideo 8: Basic AnimationTurntableCamera Video 9: Trouble ShootingCorrupt normalsHidden geometryModel reorientation

Pricing

• modo for SolidWorks Kit --- $299User Interface SW/PV360 layout

CAD Tools

Bundled Kits

PAD (Product & Automotive Design Presets)

SES1 (Studio Environment Set)

Training Videos

http://www.luxology.com/community/

Availability

• modo 501 is available now!

• modo for SolidWorks Kit will be available Q1 2011

Questions

Learn more about modo

http://www.luxology.com/

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