I am posting this again due to the fact that the first response I got was not detailed enough for what I am trying to do. I appreciate the help that Sam B offered, but I really need more in depth help. So, if anyone can respond, it would be greatly appreciated.
I am working in inventor 2013. It's been a while since I learned inventor and have not worked with it in a few years. Most of it has come back to me, but there are a few things that I can't figure out. I'm not even sure if the capabilities exist. I've tried searching the internet but I can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for. So, if someone could answer these questions for me it would be much appreciated.
1. I want to be able to create a new "material" from a picture. Specifically from a piece of fabric that I have that has patterns on it. I'm not sure if I should turn the picture into a material or if is should use shrinkwrap or if there is something that I don't know about that would be a better option.
2. Is there any way to make opposite sides of a piece different colors? Example, if I build a wall, can I make one vertical face black and the opposite vertical face silver?
3. Is there a way to do a "flythrough" or "walkthrough?" I've heard of programs that let you create a path through your model and then have the camera follow the path. Does inventor have a similar capability?
4. Back to materials; what is the best way to change the appearance of multiple surfaces in a model? Is the bill of material the best place to do this? I was hoping that there would be a way to do one thing and have it change multiple pieces of the model. I know that with dimensions you can say that one dimension is always equal to another, but is there a similar function with appearance so that I could change the appearance of one piece instead of having to edit every single piece.
again, any help on any of these issues will be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
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