Default Lights - WF 5

[BobSchwerdlin]

Hi all,

I've been on Pro/E WF 5.0 (build M040) for about 2 weeks now and just can't get past the crappy default lighting scheme. Ever since I started using Pro/E (Version 17 UNIX) the lighting has been acceptable right out of the box. WF 5 default is all washed out looking, kind of like an over exposed photograph. If I turn off the default lights, it looks much better, but dark.

I tried copying the default light file "light.dlg" from my WF 4 version to my WF 5 version, but that didn't do the trick. WF 4 lighting was great !

BTW, I have my background color set to black "0 0 0" and I'm using Pre-Wildfire sys colors (i.e. yellow and red datum planes).

Has anyone else noticed or complained about the default lights? Is there a fix in sight for me?

Thanks,

Bob


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[MikePhillips]

I don't know if the default can be changed or not. I've just always used a
mapkey to change to my preferred setup. I can send you the mapkey if you
are interested.



Mike Phillips

[MikePhillips]

Bob,



The attached .zip file contains my light change mapkey and a customized
light file. I believe I downloaded the light file years ago from Fawcett
designs. For the mapkey to work properly the "lights-direction.dlg" file
must be located in "C:\Temp\lights". You can then either add my mapkey text
to your own config.pro (if you have one) or create a config.pro using it.
If you have any problems or are unfamiliar with the config.pro setup let me
know and I will be happy to step you through it.



I do want to add that this mapkey has only been tested on WF4 but it should
function the same on WF5. *Note: it will not work on earlier versions of WF
due to the changes in the Open dialog box that occurred with WF4.



The key sequence for the mapkey is "li".





Michael Phillips

LinkedIn profile: <">http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedphillips>

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must be located in "C:\Temp\lights". You can then either add my mapkey text
to your own config.pro (if you have one) or create a config.pro using it.
If you have any problems or are unfamiliar with the config.pro setup let me
know and I will be happy to step you through it.



I do want to add that this m...













">http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedphillips>

[MikePhillips]

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must be located in "C:\Temp\lights". You can then either add my mapkey text
to your own config.pro (if you have one) or create a config.pro using it.
If you have any problems or are unfamiliar with the config.pro setup let me
know and I will be happy to step you through it.



I do want to add that this m...













">http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedphillips>

[MikePhillips]

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must be located in "C:\Temp\lights". You can then either add my mapkey text
to your own config.pro (if you have one) or create a config.pro using it.
If you have any problems or are unfamiliar with the config.pro setup let me
know and I will be happy to step you through it.



I do want to add that this m...













">http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedphillips>

[ptc-593619]

I know this has been asked many times before, but can Raytheon please
alter their e-mail settings so our inboxes are not filled with their
e-mail police junk sendings? It gets very wearing to have to delete so
many of the same mailings when it is totally un-necessary.

Thanks,

[kkja]

PLEASE!!!

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