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fred_roy1-Visitor
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March 26, 2009
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Zebra Stripes, Rendering

  • March 26, 2009
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Hi everyone,



People who have used them will know what I'm talking about... how do you
get them on a model?



I've seen them used at last year's PTCUser conference but I can't
remember how to get the zebra stripes on a model. I'm pretty sure it has
something to do with rendering, but I'm not 100% certain.



Thanks,



Jean-Frederic Roy, M.Eng

Sr. Mechanical Designer



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    MikeBrattoli12-Amethyst
    12-Amethyst
    March 26, 2009
    Jean-Frederic,



    You don't have to go into rendering to do this. Pick Analysis,
    Geometry, Reflection - pick your surfaces (Ctrl key for multiples) and
    you will see the stripes.



    Regards,



    Mike Brattoli

    Moen Incorporated

    Engineering Systems Administrator

    25300 Al Moen Drive

    North Olmsted, OH 44070
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      fred_roy1-VisitorAuthor
      1-Visitor
      March 26, 2009
      Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!


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      Jim.Tierney1-Visitor
      1-Visitor
      March 26, 2009
      One step further, select the part from the model tree (top item) and it
      will select all the surfaces. All the edges will turn red - hit view
      repaint and it will get rid of the red lines but keep the zebra
      surfaces.

      The same method works for Analysis, geometry, Draft. You can select
      individual surfaces by control clicking, otherwise pick the part from
      the model tree (again top pick). View repaint again will get of rid of
      your selection (red lines) but leave the draft angle colors. Draft
      check - I think it changed between one of the WF versions.

      - This is WF3, I assume it's the same in WF4.

      Jim
      bbrejcha
      bbrejcha15-Moonstone
      15-Moonstone
      March 26, 2009
      Alternate approach for the hi-end users...

      The zebra stripes tool in Pro/ENGINEER is often not using a high enough
      resolution for fine manipulations concerning light reflections used in
      ergonomic or specialized industrial design. So in substitute I suggest
      using hi resolution imagery. (above 2500dpi) I like motogp pictures
      personally. I'll add the images to a room and turn on real-time render. I
      find the crisp edges I get from a high resolution image offers better
      results over zebra stripes.

      Bart Brejcha
      *DESIGN-ENGINE|**EDUCATION*
      Bart Brejecha designengine.com
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