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[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by rc_cola1323

I love the renders, i can draw really well in solidworks. But how do you get that high quality of a render

Make sure you have "Photoworks" enabled as an add-in. Then the Photoworks menu will appear up top, set your material properties/colors and click the render image link, and shazam, sweet looking render.

[R.C.]

i didn't have photoworks on startup and i was manually changing the color. So what should i do, remove all the color?

[Alex.Norton]

I you haven't used photoworks before I would suggest watching the tutorial first as with anything in SolidWorks. Setting the material in for the part does not affect the photoworks material and setting the photoworks material doesn't set the part material (for weight COG etc...). If photoworks is enables in the add ins then the non render color will be affected by setting the photoworks material. If it isn't added in then the color is set using the normal appearance settings. If you have already set the appearance settings then setting the photoworks material will change the non render color but will leave the density settings and the like alone.

Hope that answers your question.

[roboticWanderor]

Just FYI: I made my own purple candy paint texture, but I suggest using the "car paint" textures to come out with nice stuff like this. I also turn up the shininess of some of my parts, such as my wheels.

If you want, shoot me an email and I can give you the material data files that I use. I also turn up anti-aliasing, reflections, and a few other effects, as well as the contours to produce nice renders like this.

remember, in real life, there are no perfectly square edges, and most extrusions actually have a 1/32 fillet on their corners! those details make a difference in the renders. I turn the contours on to make my CAD more understandable.

[roboticWanderor]

eh?


how bout this? :

[NickE]

nice job on the pocketed tubing
that pattern looks a little familiar

on the gearbox though,
it looks nice and compact
just a few quick questions:

• what's the weight on it?
• what is the material for the sideplates?
• how does it mount?
• how does the chain tension?
• will there be 2 identical gearboxes for the 2 stages of the arm, or will one be different than the other?

nice job!

[roboticWanderor]

• 2.54 lbs
• POM Acetal Copolymer aka: Delrin
• it bolts directly to the box aluminum, sorry you cant see the mount point.
• the same way 233 did it, with the tensioned idler at the top.
• the gearboxes for the two stages of the arm are not finished yet, this one serves a different purpose

BTW: that is the BaneBots 540 motor. i am using the fisher price for a different part of this design. the stall load on this gearbox is approximately 25 lbs, with a 24:1 ratio