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Lighting for PhotoView 360 and SOLIDWORKS

The controls you use to adjust lighting in the SOLIDWORKS software and PhotoView 360™ have been redesigned to clarify the differences between lighting methods. Screen messages, dynamic help, and previews explain the effects of your lighting choices.

When you activate the PhotoView 360 add-in, the Scene, Lights, and Cameras tool in the DisplayManager provides access to PhotoView 360 and SOLIDWORKS lighting controls.

This makes the lighting defaults clear:

  • For PhotoView 360, the default is to use scene illumination and have directional, point, and spot lights off.
  • For SOLIDWORKS, the default is to have ambient, directional, point, and spot lights on.

If PhotoView 360 is not active, the Scene, Lights, and Cameras tab shows only a Lights folder, which contains the SOLIDWORKS lights.



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