SolidWorks Kit for Modo 3D from Smarttec
Kit for MODO 701, 601 & 501 (Windows Platform Only)
The MODO for SolidWorks Kit is for design and engineering visualization professionals wanting to import SolidWorks parts, bodies and assemblies into MODO. In MODO, you can select imported the data by appearance, part, body or face and create new layers in MODO to apply materials to specific parts of your design. The Kit also provides provides user interface and navigation controls similar to SolidWorks and PhotoView 360.
How does SolidWorks Kit for Modo 3D from Smarttec fit in the CAD workflow pipeline?
The chart below shows how MODO for SolidWorks Kit allows you to import .sldprt and .sldasm files from SolidWorks directly into MODO.
MODO CAD Workflow Tools
enable import and export of CAD files to/from MODO
SolidWorks Kit for Modo 3D from Smarttec Overview
MODO VIDEO BY THE FOUNDRY“The training videos for the new SolidWorks Kit for Modo 3D from Smarttec are very informative. They give a good overview of MODO and the SolidWorks kit. I feel pretty comfortable giving MODO and the SolidWorks kit a whirl after viewing the videos. The workflow is logical to a SolidWorks user. The kit is extremely helpful with that. Default MODO can be a bit overwhelming to an average SolidWorks user. Think you guys have a hit on your hands.”
– Anna Woods
Auerprecision.com
The MODO for SolidWorks Kit facilitates the use of SolidWorks® models inside of MODO; one of the most powerful 3D visualization software tools available. As you load SolidWorks parts, bodies and assemblies into MODO, their original appearances and decals are retained. The Kit provides options for efficiently importing your data, providing access to MODO data structures that conserve memory and leverage instanced geometry across the scene. Inside MODO, you are presented with a familiar SolidWorks-style layout and navigation controls, along with drag and drop support for changing materials and selecting lighting environments.
MODO 501 IMAGE BY PAUL MCCROREY
MODO provides new levels of control over every aspect of how your model is visualized. New materials can be created or modified and then saved for re-use. Every lighting detail is adjustable, and every camera parameter can be tweaked. A full UV editor is present to adjust how textures are applied across surfaces and there is a full complement of mesh-editing tools to adjust your models or build new ones. You can add props (or people) around your design to provide context or place your design on an image background and cast shadows from your design on the background. MODO’s animation system can be utilized to show how your design is assembled and how it operates. Final rendering can utilize up to 32 processors on your workstation and network rendering on up to 50 workstations is supported. As you render in MODO, you can create separate render outputs for maximum downstream flexibility in creating your final presentation.
In-depth presentation of MODO for SolidWorks Kit
MODO FOR SOLIDWORKS KIT WEBINAR PRESENTED BY PAUL MCCROREYIn this full hour presentation, Paul McCrorey takes you step-by-step through the workflow of exporting SolidWorks CAD data into MODO using the new MODO for SolidWorks Kit.