Plastic texture

[christianroth]

How does everyone texture a plastic part in SW07? We have started to create quite a lot of plastic injection parts and I have no idea how to texture the particular surface other than change the visible appearance.

Perhaps I answered my own question as a texture most likely would not be able to be re-created.

 

[Theophilus]

SW 2007 has pre-set textures for rendering according to the old texture books--but that's for rendering in PhotoWorks. Otherwise, there's not a way to model texture.

I normally split surfaces and color them differently according to where I need specific textures. These files go to the mold makers with call-outs on which surfaces have which texture (also drawings).



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[toycept]

I had a similar question a while back... this thread might help.
thread559-176110

 

[dgowans]

toycept,

What did you end up doing?

 

[Heckler]

Here is a thread1103-174973 We don't do a lot of photo rendering but when designing plastic parts you should be aware of surface texture call outs.

Our "off-shore" manufacture would prefer to use light EDM or machine surface texture because he's concerned with mold release. Molders and mold makers are a funny lot.

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[toycept]

dgowans,

I did not put any texture on that particular part. The client will most likely have the desired texture sculpted on with wax.