Prerequisites: SolidWorks Essentials: Parts and Assemblies
Description: A self-study guide to photorealistic rendering. Learn the fundamentals of PhotoWorks at your own speed, as you progress from simple to more complex renderings.
Features:
Unlock the full power of SolidWorks design tools with the helpful instructions and
tips available only from technical training experts on staff with SolidWorks
Corporation.
Build your skills and confidence quickly with 50 easy-to-understand tutorials and
practice exercises, each building upon the previous lesson.
Reinforce your new skills with the accompanying CD, which features time-saving
project files for tutorials and practice exercises.
Learn at your own pace - review each lesson as often as you want or quickly move
on to the next lesson.
Follow along with more than 1000 full-color images and screen captures that serve
as easy-to-understand visual cues.
The topics covered in this guide are:
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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About This Book
What is Photorealistic Rendering?
Right Brain Versus Left Brain
Whats This Book About?
Cameras
Rendering Results
PhotoWorks
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CHAPTER 2: Getting Started
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What is the PhotoWorks Software?
Starting PhotoWorks
PhotoWorks User Interface
Getting Help
Options
Monitor Corrections
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CHAPTER 3: Basic Part Rendering
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Display Modes
Software OpenGL
Appearances
RealView Shadows
RealView Scenes
Case Study: Display and Appearances
Case Study: Appearances from Materials
The Rendering Process
Case Study: Idler Arm
Appearances
PhotoWorks Scenes
PhotoWorks Appearance Editor
Rendering
Sub-image Rendering
PhotoWorks Scene Editor
Editing PhotoWorks Properties
PhotoWorks Studio
Case Study: PhotoWorks Studio
Exercise 1: Bracket
Exercise 2: Screw Driver
Exercise 3: PhotoWorks Studio
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CHAPTER 4: Mapping Texture Appearances
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Introduction
Textures
Case Study: Texture Mapping
Texture Mapping
Texture Orientation
Mapping Adjustments (Mapping by the Numbers)
Exercise 4: Textures
Exercise 5: Texture Mapping Practice
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CHAPTER 5: Applying Appearances
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Introduction
Case Study: Computer Monitor
Creating Custom Colors
Hierarchy Review
Overview
Case Study: The Chess Set
Appearance Library
View Image File
Creating Appearance Folders
Case Study: Hybrid Appearances
Embedding Appearances
Linking Appearance
Illumination
Organizing Files
Exercise 6: Ice Cream Scoop
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CHAPTER 6: Assemblies and Configurations
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Rendering Part Configurations
Case Study: Part Configurations - The Chessboard
Appearance Hierarchy in an Assembly
Case Study: Assembly Configurations - The Locking Pin
Active Custom Folder
Case Study: Rocker Switch
PhotoWorks Legacy Data
Exercise 7: Lighter
Exercise 8: Lighter Configurations
Exercise 9: Custom Appearances and Folders
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CHAPTER 7: Decals
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Decals
Case Study: Monitor Face
Case Study: Label Mapping
Case Study: Multiple Decals
Case Study: Gradient Masks
Exercise 10: Travel Mug
Exercise 11: Chisel
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CHAPTER 8: Viewpoint
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ViewPoint
Positioning the Viewpoint
Named Views
Perspective View
The SolidWorks Camera
Case Study: Cameras
Apparent Depth
Case Study: Apparent Depth
Standard Lens
Depth of Field
Case Study: Setting Depth of Field
Case Study: Getting Behind the Walls
Exercise 12: Depth of Field
Exercise 13: The Assembly Line
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CHAPTER 9: Scenes and Lighting
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Scenes and Lighting
Scenery Examples
Scene Editor
Applying Appearances to Scenery
Scene Library
Case Study: Scenery
Lighting
Shadows
Lighting Schemes
Case Study: Flashlight
Spot Lights
Lighting Characteristics
PhotoWorks Light Characteristics
Foreground Effects
Exercise 14: The Book Light
Exercise 15: Stapler
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CHAPTER 10: Advanced Lighting
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Rendering Basics
Case Study: Lighting Principles
Ambient Light
Indirect Lighting
Lighting Concepts
Global Illumination
Case Study: Global Illumination
Setting Up Global Illumination
Case Study: Fire Truck
Photo Studios and Area Lights
Caustics
Case Study: Caustics
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CHAPTER 11: Reflective and Transparent Appearances
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Reflections
Case Study: Environments
Case Study: Kitchen Scene
Transparent Appearances
Exercise 16: Workbench
Exercise 17: Lotion Bottle
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CHAPTER 12: Output Options
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Output Design Intent
Output Options
Render to the Screen
Render Contours
Case Study: Contours
Render to a Printer
Case Study: Print a Picture of the Micrometer
Rendering Images to a File
Case Study: Sales Brochure
Screen Presentations
Case Study: PowerPoint
Alpha Channel
Transporting Files
Case Study: Transport Files
Exercise 18: Product Information Sheet
Exercise 19: PowerPoint Slide
Exercise 20: Contours
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CHAPTER 13: Putting It All Together
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Putting It All Together
Exercise 21: Miter Saw
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CHAPTER 14: PhotoWorks Gallery
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PhotoWorks Contest
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