Store Visualizer 18 - Quickstart guide

Step 1: Importing an external object

You may import an external 3D CAD object into a library, so to use it as a model within Store Visualizer.

Please have a look at the Visual quality page for guidelines on how to achieve the best possible visual quality.

On the sidebar, select the Tools tab, and open the Libraries.

Select the library or folder you would like to add the object to. This can be the Project Library, an external library or any folder therein. You may also select an existing model. The new object will then be added to the same library as the selected model.

Click on the Import model or resource icon.

The Import 3D file dialog will open. Navigate through your file structure and select the 3D file you would like to import. Confirm your choice by clicking on Open.

Note: Store Visualizer can import several standard CAD formats depending on the available import plugins.

The Import settings dialog will appear. It allows you to change the way objects are imported, how lighting is calculated, and how textures are applied.

Modifiable materials: when clicked, all materials used by the imported model will be editable with the material editor.

Esko compatibility: enable support for Esko specific data in Collada files. This will improve the visual quality for models exported from Esko software.

Ambient lighting simulates self shadowing of objects. Strongly concave objects (for example open boxes, trays, displays, etc) will project significant shadows onto themselves.



	Disabled		Vertex and maps

Shadow fields will make your objects project shadows onto the environment and onto other objects around them. This effect is very important for visual realism and should typically be enabled for all objects.



	Disabled		Enabled

Once you have adjusted the import settings to your needs, you can start the actual import process by clicking on the Import button.

Note: The larger the imported 3D file, and the more complex the lighting options, the longer the import process will take.

Once the object is imported without errors, press OK to add it to the model library. The imported object appears in the Libraries panel at the chosen place and is shown in the Model browser.