Photoworks Tutorial

If anyone knows of any good Photoworks tutorials, An exasperated class
of 9 Solidworks students would be most grateful.
Unfortunately, Level II Solidworks training is non-existant in our
school, and it follows then that literature on Photoworks is just about
the same. We did run across a very helpful tutorial by Triaxial Design
Company, on the Internet, that was surely welcomed. We are currently
waiting for a text book published by Solidworks, devoted entirely to
Photoworks. Our main problem is learning how to apply reflective shiny
chrome renderings to flat surfaces. We have achieved very acceptable
results with conical and round geometries, but a cube is evidentally a
different set of problems alltogether, along with a different set of
settings that we are simply unable to come up with. It would appear
that Photoworks is more of a complicated mechanism than we bargained
for. With it's limitless possibilities of settings, we now realize that
this part of 3-D may be more difficult to learn than solid geometry
was.
If one of the very fine Gurus that post here ever makes a video
tutorial on this subject, it would most certainly be appreciated, and
we would be thankful if they would be so kind as to post it here.
Thanking you,
Erika Layne and Classmates

 

http://www.productdesignforums.com/index.php?showtopic=781

Flat surfaces are hard to render. Make sure that your edges etc are
filleted. Then make sure that you render from a good angle to catch the
light appropriately.

 

Agreed. Don't forget that something that really IS flat, doesn't look
like much in a blank white room... you have to have something for it to
reflect which makes it compelling (using an HDR image for lighting,
spherical environment, etc.).

Check (in scene editor) that the reflectivity of each wall (material
property) is set to "Constant" - this may be the problem.

 

There are a few tutorials and links here:

http://www.robrodriguez.com/robrodriguez dot com/RR Home.htm

I have also read in a forum that there is a printed tutorial that is
supposed to be available from the SolidWorks VAR's.

 

Yes there is it is A Step by Step Self Study Guide don't know about
pricing for it though

 

Yes, I have just recently purchased it. It is Photoworks, a Step by
Step Guide,for 2006, by Solidworks. The price is $75.00, includes
shipping.
G. De Angelis

 

Did you purchase this from your VAR ?

 

I don't know if he did but you should be able to. They may not have it
in stock but they should be able to get it for you. It is put out by
SolidWorks Corp.