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Tech Tip: Make sure you select This display state before clicking the OK button. When you do, a Manipulator appears above the decal, which lets you change the Direction, Alignment and Size of the Decal using the Manipulator.

You can Drag and Drop any Decal from your Decal Library onto your part. This will open your Decal Library in the Task Pane to the Right. In the Display Manager, you can select from the following categories:Ĭlick View Decals and then Open Decal Library. Once you’ve created the new Display State, select the Display Manager icon in the Feature Manager tabs. Right Click anywhere in the Display Pane, select Add Display State.Īnd then type in the name of the new Display State and press Enter.

Or you can click the Arrow to the right of the tabs in the Feature Manager to show the Display Pane. To add a new Display State, you can Right Click in any blank area in the Configuration Manager and select Add Display State.

Appearance (Now includes Decals and Scenes!).

You can use Display States to control the following aspects of your part: So you may need to check the box to Invert Mask depending on your situation.Controlling Decals and Scenes by Display StatesĪmong the new enhancements coming to SOLIDWORKS 2017 is the ability to now control different instances of Decals and Scenes using Display States. The areas of the decal that are covered by the black portion of the mask are removed, and the white areas are retained. Think of the image mask file as a transparency sheet that you lay over the decal. You can then click the Browse button to the select the new black and white image and apply the mask. This can be done in Microsoft Paint by opening the file, and clicking on File > Save as > Monochrome bitmap. An image mask file can be created by saving the same image used for the logo as a black and white image. There are still some remnants of the white.Ī better solution would be to use the Image Mask File option. You can see in the image below that the decal isn’t as clean around the edges of the colored portion. Click on the color selector icon, and then click on the desired color to remove from the Decal Preview window.ĭepending on the quality of your image, this may or may not produce acceptable results. To filter out the white, we’ll switch back to the Image tab and select the option to use a Selective Color Mask in the Property Manager. The image file you use for your logo may not give you the desired look on your part when it is applied, such as the white background in my image.

Once the decal is applied, you can adjust the size and orientation of the image using the spin boxes.

To apply the decal, click on the Mapping tab and select the geometry you would like to place it on (i.e. You can then Right-Click anywhere in the gray area in the Property Manager and select Add Decal.įrom this menu, you can click the Browse button and navigate to your image file (note the numerous supported image file types). To select the decal to apply, click on the Display Manager tab on top of the Feature Manager Design Tree, and select View Decals. When applying decals, I like to do so at the part level because you have more control over how the decal is applied. I will be discussing a few of these options below. Did any of you assemble those small model airplanes or cars when you were younger? Remember how much of a pain it was to apply the logo stickers and keep them straight? Luckily in SolidWorks, it’s very easy to apply any logo as a decal and we have many different options to control how it looks.