The floor plane which looks like it is the top plane of the assembly model is clipping the model anything below it is gone.
Edit shadows in solidworks part not touching floor.
Solidworks 2012 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead click help use.
Right click scene and select edit scene.
Right click scene and click add floor appearance if no floor appearance exists or edit floor appearance if you have added a floor appearance.
One thing in particular that doesn t seem to function as it should compared to the 2011 version is the floor shadow locations.
From the displaymanager click view scene lights and cameras.
Normally we need reflective surface floor for this.
Under floor click floor shadows.
Hi i just downloaded solidworks 2012 student edition from dds as my 2011 license has expired.
In the graphics area right click and select edit scene.
From the task pane alt drag or alt double click to apply a scene and open the edit scene propertymanager.
Once converted and saved the files are not accessible in previous versions of solidworks.
Playing with the size and height does not move the floor.
Normally when rendering we enable the floor shadows in solidworks using edit options in render tab.
I just had a part disappear.
But in case you want to change the more settings then use edit scene change the light settings.
Under floor click floor shadows.
While clicking around i stumbled on hidden tree items after a rmb on the part at the top of the feature tree.
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Save backup copies of all solidworks files parts assemblies drawings document templates sheet formats and library features before opening them in solidworks 2021.
This displays solid bodies even if the part is not multi body and allowed me to reset the visibility of the part.
I have encountered a problem where the floor shadows as seen in the solidworks view window are not showing once i render the assembly.
Learn how to change the scene floor level and orientation of your assembly or part as well as rotate about the scene floor in solidworks.
I have attached an image to show the shadow that i wish to render along with final render without shadow since it looks like there is a very faint shadow under the tip of the pin my guess would be that it is how your lighting is set up solidworks vs.
Prior the 2012 version this could have been easily done by editing a scene and attach a chosen plane for the floor shadow.