Apply Multiple Appearances in SOLIDWORKS Visualize

How to apply appearances to a single body or multibody part in SOLIDWORKS Visualize

There are a few ways to apply separate appearances to a part file in SOLIDWORKS Visualize! Note that you do not need a multibody part to accomplish this! 

1. Split your parts in Visualize. If you open a multibody part file in Visualize with only one color (or no colors) applied in SOLIDWORKS, all items will be in the same grouping. Click Project > Model - Select Parts to Split. Click the part you would like to split, and then choose Execute Split. Do this as many times as needed.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Note: If you want to group parts, multi-select the items in the tree, then choose Create New Group.
   
   
2. Apply appearances in SOLIDWORKS before opening in Visualize. Visualize will recognize the different colors applied in the part file and extract these automatically.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Save your bodies to a new assembly from within the SOLIDWORKS part file. We have an example of this here: SOLIDWORKS - Converting Multi-body Parts to Assembly.
4. Next, in the assembly file, enable the SOLIDWORKS Visualize add-in (Tools > Add-ins), and choose Export Advanced. All parts will be separate items in the Visualize tree.
   
   
   

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