Will decals be visible in Photoview 360?

PhotoView 360 had no ability to use decals up to Service Pack 3.  However, the decal functionality was added to Photoview 360 from Service Pack 4 onwards.  Please note that the decal cannot be applied in Photoview 360 it can only be applied from within SolidWorks.  Open the part or assembly in SolidWorks with PhotoWorks added.  In the Render Manager, open the decal folder and ensure that the decal is shown.  It may be necessary to hide the decal, then show it again, File and Save.  When the model is opened in Photoview 360 without doing this, the decal may not appear in Photoview 360 even though it appears in SolidWorks. Go back to Photoview 360 and open the saved part/assembly and the decal appears.  You do not have a lot of control over the decal in Photoview 360 – you can change the illumination settings and little else.
Where is the link for Photoview 360 as I can't seem to find it?

PhotoView 360 is a separate piece of software and can be located as shown below.

  • Go to Start
  • All programs
  • SolidWorks 2009
  • PhotoView 360.  

Fotoview

Photoview 360 is not installed on our computers. Do you know what might be wrong and if it is possible to install Photoview 360 separely?

It would be unusual for Photoview 360 to be missing from your computers as it normally installs by default when SolidWorks is being installed.  It can be installed separately if required as shown here: Checking Installed Features