Welcome Page

The Welcome page lets you choose a render type and a render profile.

Select Type

Snapshot

Takes a snapshot of the 3D Viewport scene from the perspective of the current camera. Captures what you see on the screen. Select media (image format) and output settings.

Image Renders a still image from the perspective of the current camera. You can produce different images by varying layers, cameras, configurations, and other selections. Select media, size, quality, and output settings.
Animation

(Available in SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional and Visualize Connected only.)

Creates a rendering of the currently configured animation timeline. The animation can be a sequence of images as animation frames or a video. You can output animations to video formats, such as *.mp4, *.flv, or *.mkv.
Panoramic View

(Available in SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional and Visualize Connected only.)

Creates a spherical image that provides a 360° virtual reality panoramic experience. Viewers can change their viewing direction to any point around a design. Select size, quality, and output settings.

Panoramic view is often used to show interior views of a design.

Interactive View

(Available in SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional and Visualize Connected only.)

Creates a series of images that provide an interactive web experience. You can enable website visitors to progress through a sequence of images or move around through one or more camera orbits. Select interactive, animation, size, quality, and output settings.

Interactive view is often used to show exterior views of a design.

Render Type Presets

Based on the render type, select a standard or custom render preset, or create a custom preset using the Smart Control Bar.

The controls in the Smart Control Bar let you:

Add a new preset Lets you name the preset.
Duplicate the current preset Copies the current render preset.
  Render Preset Displays settings for a preset.
Rename the current preset Lets you rename a preset.
Locks/Unlocks the current preset Locks or unlocks preset to prevent or allow changes.