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Project Menu

The Project menu provides the following options.

Model

Show Everything Reveals all models and parts that were hidden.
Select Parts to Split Lets you select the parts to split.
Import Model Lets you locate and open a 3D model to import into the project. For details, see Importing Models.
Create Model Creates the standard geometric shape (for example, sphere, cube, or cylinder) that you choose.

Appearance

New Appearance. Creates a new appearance in the project, and opens the Appearance tab in the Palette so you can customize the appearance.

Environment

New HDR Environment Lets you locate and open a high dynamic range image to provide environmental lighting in a scene.
Decrease Brightness Decreases the brightness of the loaded HDR environment image.
Increase Brightness Increases the brightness of the loaded HDR environment image.

Backplate

New Backplate. Lets you locate and open a standard 2D image for the backplate behind a scene.

Camera

New Camera Creates a new camera at the default position and switches the 3D Viewport to show the view from the new camera.
Next Switches the view in the 3D Viewport to the next camera in the list of existing cameras.
Previous Switches the view in the 3D Viewport to the previous camera in the list of existing cameras.
Reset Repositions the camera to the default position.
Lock Prevents you from changing any parameters for the current camera.
Save To File Saves the camera to a file so you can share the camera with other projects and users.

Project

New Model Creates a new model set, which can contain multiple models in the same scene.
Next Displays the next model set in the list.
Previous Displays the previous model set in the list.

Available only in SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional

Environment New Sunlight Environment Creates a new sunlight environment, which simulates sunlight at a specific place and time.
Lights New Light Creates a new light in the scene in which you can customize.
Configurations New Configuration Creates a new configuration using the current scene.
  Next Changes the scene to the next configuration in the configuration list.
  Previous Changes the scene to the previous configuration in the configuration list.
  Reset Clears the current configuration and returns to the base configuration or the default state of the scene (before any configurations were created).


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