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Click on the Preview Window button to open a preview window which will display the final
rendering of the car with all the lighting effects and paint finishes in real-time.
Now, on the CommandManager, click on the Edit Appearance button.
In the property manager, click on the type of selection you want to make.
If you want to paint the entire car with one color, select part.
If you want to paint individual faces with different colours, select face.
If you want to paint individual surfaces with different colours, select surface.
If you want to paint individual bodies with different colours, select body.
If you want to paint individual features with different colours, select feature.
After this, select the areas that you wish to colour with one colour and select the
colour in the property manager and finally click on the green check mark in the
Property Manager.
Note: Unless you are painting the enitre body with one colour, you will have to select and apply each
colour separately.
See what the rendering looks like in the final preview window:
As soon as you select the decal, SolidWorks will by default spread it across the entire car body.
Now, resize your logo using the resizing handles in the corners of the rectangle around the decal.
To rotate the decal, simply click and hold on the yellow dot in the centre of the rectangle and move
your mouse.
Alternatively, you can simply put values for dimensions and orientation angle in the
PropertyManager window under the Size/Orientation section.
Once you are satisfied with the position of your decal, click on the green check mark in the
PropertyManager window to show the final render of the decal.