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How to Make your Own Custom Background for SolidWorks

Started by Josh M · 10 months ago

You can customize lots of things in SolidWorks from backgrounds to toolbars. But did you know you can spice up your background with your own custom image? It’s not that hard either. Here’s how you can do it.

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16 comments

  • Josh

    2 years ago

    Just a note for you demo jocks, I use to create a background image that had the companies logo on it or would put the logo on the product.

    With what you can do with graphics now days, you can create some really enticing demos.
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  • LinShaodun

    1 year ago

    Hi Josh:

    Any performance impact with a high-resolution image as background of graphic window?
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  • Josh

    1 year ago

    Lin, hi. You'll get some more resources being used, but I haven't had it interfere with my work. If you get some lagging or notice performance issue, you may want to try a different file format. I'd stick to .jpg or .png. tif and .bmp are usually a lot bigger in size. I'm not sure how SolidWorks is using these behind the scenes, but you will notice a RAM spike when you try different backgrounds out. If you have 2GB or up of RAM you should be ok.
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  • steven spivey

    1 year ago

    mee
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  • Daniel

    1 year ago

    I read similar article also named Make your Own Custom Background for SolidWorks | SolidSmack - SolidWorks 3D CAD Technology Design Blog, and it was completely different. Personally, I agree with you more, because this article makes a little bit more sense for me
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  • Sarah

    11 months ago

    this is crap!!!!!!!
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  • steven

    11 months ago

    need it
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  • shamz

    10 months ago

    i want abckground man....
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  • Sara

    7 months ago

    does any one know any more websites i can design my own backgrounds....???? (plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)
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  • Josh M

    7 months ago

    Sara, Hi, one site i like that is really inspiring is SmashingMagazine.com - they have some free backgrounds and they also have resources to help design your own. another good site for manipulating photos and images is http://aviary.com/home - have fun!
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  • Sara

    7 months ago

    by the way this is a good website....
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  • InsanityA

    7 months ago

    NIICE.
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  • fahid

    6 months ago

    bismillah
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  • jaris08

    5 months ago

    hai
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  • julia

    2 months ago

    question. i need help with some marketing for my english class. we´re developing a childstabel and i need a background like ikea would do there marketing, can i do that?
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  • Sophie

    2 weeks ago

    You should make a thing where u can desigh your own desktop background so people can have what they want!
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