blend colors on a surface 1

[sirbartoo]

I have a 6" x 6" flat plate. I would like the left half to be red and the right half to be blue. I also want the two colors to blend in the middle, not just go from red to blue. Is this a function in solidworks colors or rendering?

 

[MDGroup]

Sibartoo,
You can achieve your desired results using the lighting functions in Solidworks. 'Lights,Cameras,and Scene' folder (I think Photoworks needs to be active)

Add a Spot-Light to one side with red lighting and a Spot-Light to the other with blue lighting.

See attached images.

It takes a lot of playing around with the different values to get the effect you want.

Good Luck.

 

[sirbartoo]

if I insert the part file you created into an assembly, will it retain the lighting effects?

 

[MDGroup]

I think the part file will retain all of its lighting characteristics.

Try the attached file and find out.

 

[rockguy]

A decal with gradient mask is the best way to do this. You'll need PhotoWorks to create the decal.

Rob Rodriguez CSWP

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SW 2007 SP 2.0

 

[Eltron]

You can also create the blended image in another program (paint, Photoshop, etc.) and import it as a decal or a sketch picture.

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

Dan's Blog

 

[SBaugh]

Rob solution with a decal that he presented last year at SW World was a great! Of course you have to render the file to see it, but its sweet.

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"

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