The Project menu provides the following options.
Model
| 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. |
| New Cutting Plane |
Creates a plane that cuts through a model to create a sectional view showing the internal details that cannot be seen from the outside. |
| Show Everything |
Reveals all models and parts that were
hidden. |
| Select Parts to Split |
Lets you select the
parts to split. |
Appearance
| New Appearance |
Creates a new appearance in the project, and opens the
Appearance tab in the Palette so you can customize the appearance. |
| New Decal |
Lets you browse to a folder containing decals, select an image, and apply it to the model. |
| Unify All Identical |
Eliminates duplicate appearances. |
Scenes
| New HDR Environment |
Lets you locate and
open a high dynamic range image to provide environmental lighting in
a scene. |
| New HDR Light Studio |
If you installed HDR Light Studio, this button launches the HDR Light Studio software. Live linking between SOLIDWORKS Visualize and HDR Light Studio allows you to work seamlessly with the applications to create custom HDR environments or tweak existing HDR environments. |
| New Sunlight Environment |
Creates a new sunlight environment,
which simulates sunlight at a specific place and time. Available only in Visualize Professional. |
| New Backplate |
Lets you locate and open a standard 2D image for the
backplate behind a scene. |
| New Light |
Creates a new light in the scene in which you can customize. Available only in Visualize Professional. |
| Decrease Brightness |
Decreases the brightness of the loaded HDR
environment image. |
| Increase Brightness |
Increases the brightness of the loaded HDR
environment image. |
Camera
| New Camera |
Creates a new camera at the default position and
switches the 3D Viewport to show the view from the new camera. |
| Load Camera |
Loads existing camera file (.svcm). |
| Save To File |
Saves the camera to a file so you can share the camera with other projects and users. |
| 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. |
Model Sets
| New Model Set |
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. |
Delete All Unused Objects - Project Cleaner
Displays the Project Cleaner dialog box to remove unused objects. This tool helps to free up unneeded data and reduce the project file size.
To use Project Cleaner, select a resource, such as appearances, textures or parts, or all of the resources, and click Analyze to search for unused instances in the project. Then click Clean to remove these objects and select Save After Cleaning to save the cleaned project.
Available only in SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional
| Configurations |
New Configuration |
Creates a new configuration using the current
scene. |
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Next |
Changes the scene to the next configuration in the configuration
list. |
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Previous |
Changes the scene to the previous configuration in the
configuration list. |
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Reset |
Clears the current configuration and returns to the base configuration or the default state of the scene (before any configurations were created). |