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SolidWorks 3DVIA Composer Fly-Through Animation

Posted by Scott Woods on Wed, Aug 17, 2011 @ 01:40 PM
  
  
  
Scott Woods, Hawk Ridge Systems Product Manager for SolidWorks 3DVIA Composer technical documentation has over 11 years of SolidWorks experience along with degrees in both Graphic Design and Visual Communications.

Sure this looks like a really cool car racing though a city but I’m guessing most of you are all thinking the same thing, “I would never need to animate a car chase.” Please keep in mind that 3DVIA Composer is not limited to any kind of market. With the power of 3DVIA Composer you can leverage your CAD data and create a magnitude of publications and interactive animations that jump completely out of the box. In turn your publications will stand out from the rest, not only saving you valuable time but ultimately landing you more business.

This video was created to cover several key topics within 3DVIA Composer:

 

1: Fly through and Smooth Camera Paths - Around corners you have several choices how the camera reacts; you can have it slow down, speed up, rigid or smooth translations.

2: Environmental Shadowing - Notice how the shadows of the buildings stay put even as the camera moves throughout the cityscape.

3: Ambient Occlusion. Take a look around the model edges of the car and the cityscape you will notice curvature and edge shadowing adding to the lifelike and dramatic effect of the video.

4: Camera Focal Point - Throughout the video the camera focuses on the back end of the car. As the car gets closer to the buildings they come into focus and as it gets further away the focus follows.

5: Texture Import - Models that have texture appearances set in SolidWorks can be brought into 3DVIA Composer without having to re-apply the appearances.

6: Assembling Within 3DVIA Composer. This animation clearly shows how valuable it is to be able to assemble models and images from multiple files and multiple platforms. It would be nearly impossible to create this entire assembly using a C.A.D. application. With 3DVIA Composer it’s possible and the performance and rendering speed is second to none.

7: The WOW Factor. Let’s face it, the world has changed. Screenshots and video recording will no longer cut it in today’s market. Customers want that WOW factor, something that grabs their attention and doesn’t let go. Imagine being able to depict your product in a beautifully rendered high definition animation. You could show your product functioning along with assembly instructions all crafted in an eye-popping professional package. Best of all everything created in 3DVIA Composer can be published and viewed 100% interactively by simply utilizing the free 3DVIA Composer Player. This means your employees or customers can have the ability to stop, rotate, replay, zoom, explode, measure and many other options that you choose to allow for all your publications.

 

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