Decals

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You can drag decals from the Task Pane onto a model, manipulate them in the graphics area, and specify properties in the Decals PropertyManager. You can also browse to decals and save decals in the PropertyManager.

Decals are available only when PhotoWorks is added in.

Decals cannot be added or edited in precise Hidden Lines Removed, Hidden Lines Visible, or Wireframe display modes.

Mapping can be Label (UV), Projection, Spherical, or Cylindrical.

Illumination can be the same as for the underlying material, or you can specify different illumination for the decal.

To add a decal from the Task Pane:

  1. In the Task Pane, select the PhotoWorks Items tab.

  2. Expand Decals and select the decals folder.

  3. Drag a decal from the lower pane into the graphics area.

You can drag a decal to an entity such as a face or a surface. If you drag the decal into an empty region of the graphics area, it is applied to the whole part. Manipulators appear with the decal, and the Decals PropertyManager opens.

To add a decal from PhotoWorks:

  1. Click New Decal (PhotoWorks toolbar) or PhotoWorks, Decal.

  2. In the Decals PropertyManager, under Image file path, browse to an image of type .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .png, .rgb, .tga, .tif, .wmf, or .p2d, then click Open.

 

You can manipulate a decal in the graphics area:

  • Move it by dragging the pointer anywhere inside the frame (except on the rotation manipulator).

  • Size it by dragging the handles at the corners and sides of the frame.

  • Rotate it by dragging the rotation manipulator at the center of the decal.

The decal reference axis remains at the original decal origin, even when the decal is moved. The rotation manipulator moves with the center of the decal.

To save a decal to the Task Pane:

  1. While the decal is displayed and the Decals PropertyManager is open, under Decal Preview, click Save Decal.

  2. In the Save As dialog box, browse to a folder, type a filename, then click Save.

If the folder does not already appear in the Task Pane, a new folder is created under Decals on the PhotoWorks Items tab and the new decal appears in the lower pane for the specified folder.

Decal files are saved in .p2d format. An associated .bmp file provides a thumbnail image in the Task Pane.

 

 

 

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