

When you apply an appearance from the Appearance library to a model or part in a project, the appearance is added to the project. SOLIDWORKS Visualize Appearance Files use the Appearances in the Appearance library are files in theĬontent\Appearances folder. With the rest of the assets in the project (such as models, HDR Appearances in the project are saved in the. When you import a model with parts into SOLIDWORKS Visualize, the parts are preserved.Īn appearance in a project is independent from appearances in the Appearance You define parts in the 3D modeling software used to create the original model. You cannot define parts in SOLIDWORKS Visualize. A complex car model could have thousands of parts, for example: each of the wheels could be separate parts, and each wheel part could be composed of smaller parts for the metal rim, rubber tire, lock nuts, and brake rotors.

Import an appearance using the Appearances tab on the Palette.Īfter an appearance is in a project, you can apply appearances to parts in models.

