Convert to Appearances Dialog Box
This dialog box appears when you open a model that was saved in an earlier version of SOLIDWORKS and the model has two sets of appearances.
Options
| PhotoWorks Materials | For models saved in Version 2007 or earlier. Retains the PhotoWorks materials applied when PhotoWorks was enabled. Converts to SOLIDWORKS appearances. Discards older SOLIDWORKS colors and textures. |
| RealView Appearance only | For models saved in Version 2008. Retains the appearances applied when RealView or PhotoWorks was enabled. Discards older SOLIDWORKS colors and textures. |
| SOLIDWORKS Colors/Textures only | Converts the SOLIDWORKS color or SOLIDWORKS texture to an appearance called “color” or “texture.” Discards PhotoWorks material or RealView appearance. |
| Both | Converts both older appearances to SOLIDWORKS appearances. You can switch between the two by changing the display state in the ConfigurationManager. |
| Don't ask me again | Uses the option you select for this and all similar
situations. To
display this dialog box again, click . Under
Messages/Errors/Warnings, select
Dismissed Messages and click
Choose display state to
convert.
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