You would like to have an option to disable reflections in the shaded views that you create.
Answer
We introduced from Inventor 2010 support for disabling reflections in drawings. In order to do this, users need to add DWORD registry key named "Suppress Specular Color" with value greater than zero under the following registry key.
Note:
Prior to creating this registry key, you need to have the following hotfix installed for Inventor 2010:
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL15338178
For Inventor 2011, you need to have SP1 installed.
Open the system registry and locate the following registry keys listed below (Start > Run > RegEdit):
1. Inventor 2010
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion14.0\Applets\DrawingLayout\Preferences\]
Create a key with this value:
"Suppress Specular Color"=dword:00000001
2. Inventor 2011
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion15.0\Applets\DrawingLayout\Preferences\]
Create a key with this value:
"Suppress Specular Color"=dword:00000001
If the key is not present or its value is zero or less, then reflections are enabled under drawings (Default behavior).
Note: The key is read only once per Inventor session - after adding the key or changing its value, users need to restart the Inventor session.
Please find attached as well the registry files for both Inventor versions. By double clicking the appropriate registry file, you can automatically create in your registry the key, as explained above.
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EXCELLENT!!!!!!!
Works perfect on 2011 Sp1...
Just in time too. I'm about to create hundreds of shaded IDW files for all our new products. I hated the reflections.
Thank you Autodesk. (and Daniela)
The solution for Inventor 2012 is the same:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion16.0\Applets\DrawingLayout\Preferences\]
Create a key with this value:
"Suppress Specular Color"=dword:00000001
If the key is not present or its value is zero or less, then reflections are enabled under drawings (Default behavior).
Hi Daniela,
I'm happy to read you.
But I have tried this registry key, but there is no effect.
Regards
Dom
Hi,
Just a screenshot. I have made test on inventor 2011 SP1 and the result is the same with Inventot 2012 SP1.
Regards,
Dom
I did a test in Inventor 2012 SP1 and it works. Please see attached images and also the registry fix which I have added for your convenience. You just need to double click it in your machine and the registry key will be automatically created for version 2012.
Maybe is another problem. I send you my part and drawing.
For information I have a French version.
Hi,
I've tried this several times with no luck on 2012. I've attached a screen shot of my registry files.
Thanks
Brian
Could you attach an example, a part and drawing with reflection?
The drawing registry setting is disabling technique which simulates reflections from a light source. The attached part of 'Stainless steel' material is simulating 'totally lustrous' material (like a mirror) by rendering a reflection of an image of the ambient environment. In this case, you can always override body color to one which is not lustruos. If you want a more generic reflective image in the part/drawing, you can select Application Options->Color->ReflectiveEnvironment->Filename:Chrome.dds: For this particular example, the registry setting will not work.
Is there a solution also for Inventor 2013?
I've tried to add the key in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion17.0\Applets\DrawingLayout\Preferences\
But it doesn't work.
Kindly help.
Thanks a lot.
Chris
We have tested the option on Inventor 2013 and seems the registry setting works fine. However, after replacing the Inventor Color Styles by Appearances, the option does not have any effect as the IDW showed without reflections regardless this option. There are many changes in Inventor 2013 about materials and appearences, so there may be reflections removed for different appearences or could be dataset related only.
Can you post a part where you could not get the reflections removed?
Here is my example. The attachments are,
regedit.jpg : screenshot of regedit
testdwg.jpg : screenshot of test.dwg
test.ipt
test.dwg
Thanks
Chris
P.S. Ours are Traditional Chinese version in Taiwan.
The material used in your example is a polished material. Inventor shows reflections of the ambient environment. It's not related to specular color setting. Please see my post above, explaining similar example. In this case, the specular color setting does not have effect.
Hi.
The registry edit had an effect on the appearance of my sticker with Inventor 2013.
However, I get a kind of light grey instead of the white that is set on the ipt.
Changing or modify the lighting styles has no effect at all.