Topsolidwn2021v622us PDF

TopSolid v6.
22
What's New
TopSolid 2021
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Version 6.22 Rev.02
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Contents
Welcome to TopSolid 2021 .....................................................................................................................................1
What's New in TopSolid'Wood v6.22 ......................................................................................................................3

User Interface ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Design ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Sketch and Curve ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
Components................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Nesting ........................................................................................................................................................................ 36
Machining Export ........................................................................................................................................................ 37
Drafting ....................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Bill of Materials ........................................................................................................................................................... 44
Image .......................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Interfaces .................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................................................. 50
What's New in TopSolid'WoodCam v6.22.............................................................................................................. 53

Machining ................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Script ........................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Ergonomics ................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Clamex ........................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Labels .......................................................................................................................................................................... 58
What's New in TopSolid'SheetMetal v6.22 ............................................................................................................ 59

V7-V6 Link ................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Multi-document Import .............................................................................................................................................. 62
V7 Import .................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Punching ..................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Punching and Cutting .................................................................................................................................................. 74
Cutting ........................................................................................................................................................................ 78
Manual Nesting ........................................................................................................................................................... 87
Operator Cards ........................................................................................................................................................... 89
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TopSolid 2021 Welcome to TopSolid 2021
Welcome to TopSolid 2021

Throughout this document, you will discover the main enhancements and learn about the new features and benefits
of the latest 2021 release of TopSolid v6. The innovations described here only represent a small portion of all the
new functionalities.
If you are interested in finding out more about the newest TopSolid 2021 features, please contact your local
reseller.
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TopSolid 2021 What's New in TopSolid'Wood v6.22
What's New in TopSolid'Wood v6.22
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What's New in TopSolid'Wood v6.22 TopSolid 2021
This section describes the enhancements made to version 6.22 of TopSolid'Wood.
User Interface
Tree
Filtering options
In the tree, you can add a tab by right-clicking in the tree and selecting the Indexes > Append visualization
command.
This tab allows you to quickly enable or disable display filters. To do this, you only have to double-click on the
desired filter or right-click on the filter and select Displayed = NO to disable the corresponding elements.
Note: When a filter is applied in the document, the symbol '' is displayed after the document name and the filter
icon is disabled in the tree.
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General user information

You can also display and edit the general user information from the tree. To do this, you only have to right-click in
the tree and select the Edit sets > User info set command.
To enter the values, you simply have to right-click on the information and select the Modify command. You can also
expand the information node, right-click on a predefined value, and then select the Set as current command.
Reminder: This user information and its default values can be configured with the Tools > Options > User
information command. You can also retrieve this information in a drafting document.
Search in the tree

From the tree, you can launch a search to display only the desired elements in the new Search tab.
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To do this, you only have to right-click on the assembly and select the Search command. In the dialog box that
appears, you can then choose a selection type by criteria, by properties or by filters.
Three new properties allow you to search for elements from their 3D index. The first property indicates the
presence of a BOM index (1 = presence of an index and 0 = no index), the second property concerns the BOM index
and the third property concerns the secondary BOM index.
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Note: You can set a bill of materials for the search in the Tools > Options command.
Detached trees
Since version 6.21, the trees can be detached. The tree positions are now saved by document type.
Example in a .top document: the detached tree is pinned to the left of the status bar configuration.
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Example in a .dft document: the detached tree is located on the right side of the window and is retractable.
The general tree is closed.
Note: This setting also affects the positioning of the status bar, but does not affect the contents of the detached
tree.
Define part
Tab filtering
In the Tools > Options > TopSolid'Wood configuration > Define parts command, you can now filter the tabs
available in the part definition dialog box. To be able to display the tabs in filtered mode, you only have to adjust the
Advanced mode option to NO when selecting the Assembly > Define part command.
On the left, the Advanced mode option is set to YES. On the right, the Advanced mode option is set to NO.
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The tabs to be filtered must be unchecked in the Tools > Options > TopSolid'Wood configuration > Define
parts > Filters command.
Note: When displaying the part characteristics from the Entities tree, the advanced mode is enabled and all tabs are
therefore visible.
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Semi-automatic data entry

In the Tools > Options command, you can add frequently used texts for the Designation, Reference, Part type and
Part category properties in the TopSolid'Wood configuration > Bill of material section, as well as for the Supplier
and Processing properties in the Predefined properties section.
These properties can now be filled in semi-automatically in the Part definition dialog box. To do this, you simply
have to enter the first few characters of the predefined property and it will automatically appear in the drop-down
list.
Note: You can use the arrows, the Tab and the Esc keys to move around, select a line or go backwards.
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Neutral mode
The commands available in the neutral mode have been reorganized to provide quick access to the most frequently
used commands, taking into account the selected elements.
Here are some examples of the commands available in this new version when selecting the following elements:
- A face on a flat part:
Note: You can show or hide additional commands by clicking on the + or – button.
- A text:
- A side of a panel:
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Graphics area
View titles
You can now display the titles of the views in the graphics area. This can be configured from the Status bar
configuration dialog box by selecting Views title = Yes.
Note: This option is useful when the screen is split into multiple views.
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Rotation
There are now two modes of rotation in the space:
- Free rotation: This mode allows the element to be rotated along all three axes equally.
- Orbital Z: The absolute Z axis is predominant for the rotation. This mode is to be preferred for layout.
You can change the mode from the Status bar configuration dialog box.
The Rotation type option offers the following two modes:

- Rotation around point: You only have to click on a physical point in the 3D file to rotate to that point.
- Rotation around current frame: The rotation is performed around the absolute frame.
Note: You can use the Rotation around point mode via the Ctrl + mouse wheel click shortcut.
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Design
Layout
Wall, ground and ceiling: Default material and coating

You can adjust the default material and coating for the walls, grounds and ceilings using configuration words to be
added to the top.cfg file. To do this, you simply have to proceed as follows:
• Select the Attribute > Material > Manage materials command and create the materials and coatings.
• Click on the Export button to generate an Excel file containing the materials and coatings.
• In the resulting Excel file, go to the last column and drag the mouse cursor to display all the names of the
materials and coatings.
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• From the Excel file, copy the full name of the generated material or coating and paste it into the top.cfg file after
the corresponding configuration word:
- D_SH_WALL_MATTER: Allows you to adjust the default material of the walls.
- D_SH_WALL_COATING: Allows you to adjust the default coating of the walls.
- D_SH_GROUND_MATTER: Allows you to adjust the default material of the grounds.
- D_SH_GROUND_COATING: Allows you to adjust the default coating of the grounds.
- D_SH_CEILING_MATTER: Allows you to adjust the default material of the ceilings.
- D_SH_CEILING_COATING: Allows you to adjust the default coating of the ceilings.
• You need to restart TopSolid for these settings to take effect.

Note: Each configuration word must be separated from its value by one or more tabs.
Wall, ground and ceiling: Main set

The new Add to main set option allows you to add the walls, ground and ceiling to the main set. To do this, as soon
as you select the Wall or the Floor/Ceiling command, you only have to adjust the Add to main set option to YES.
Adding these elements to the main set will allow you to display them in the drafting document, for a complete view
for example.
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Shape
Division: Keep the outside of the curves

In addition to the existing Keep the inside of curves mode, a new Keep the outside of curves division mode is
available.
• Select the Shape > Other shapes > Division command.

• Select the shape to be divided.
• Select the profiles that will be used to perform the division.
• Select the keep the outside of curves mode to divide the part by removing the material inside the profiles.
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Note: The division using the keep the outside of curves mode is possible provided that the following three
conditions are met:
- The curves must belong to a list (repetition/serial list).
- The curves must be closed.
- The curves must be larger than the part.
- The curves must be inside the part.
If these conditions are not met, the error message Bad list of curves, one curve does not cut the shape into two
pieces is displayed in the alpha bar.
Division: Visualization in the tree

In the tree's Main set tab, the designation is now displayed on the line of the partitioned shape, on the line of the
basic shape and on the line of each stub.
Note: If the model designation is modified, the designations of all other elements will also be modified, unless the
designation has been changed manually on one of the stubs.
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Engraving
In the Tools > Options > TopSolid'Wood configuration > Operations > Engraving command, you can now adjust a
machining process and a depth for the engraving operation.
These options will be preset when using the Wood > Engraving > Engraving > Engrave the definitions or New text
command.
Reminder: The machining processes are defined in the top.mac file located in the personal configuration folder of
the software.
Constrained section
As for the thickness of the constrained block, you can now establish a list of constrained sections in the
Tools > Options > TopSolid'Wood configuration > Constrained block/Constrained section command.
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This list will then be available in the Section drop-down list of the Wood > Constrained section command.
Note: The constrained sections entered on the fly will always be available at the end of the drop-down list, after the
sections defined in the Tools > Options command.
Panels
Default laminate
If you are always using the same laminate, it is useful to set a default laminate. It is now possible to do this in the
options.
• Select the Tools > Options > TopSolid'Wood configuration > Edge/Laminate command and click on the
Laminate configuration tab.
• Double-click in the Rule column.
• In the dialog box that appears, select the material.
• In the second dialog box that appears, select the coating.
• Enter the thickness of the laminate.
• TopSolid automatically recognizes the generic codification set just above.
Note: The default laminate will only be available when using the Panel command.
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Setting the laminates modifiable in the assembly

In the Tools > Options > TopSolid'Wood Configuration > Edge/Laminate command, you can now check the Set
laminates modifiable in assembly box for all laminates.
This option corresponds to the Set modifiable in assembly button available in the laminate configurator.
User machining on a sloped face

When performing a user machining on a sloped face, you can now enter the tool depth. This value is automatically
filled in by detecting the part thickness when performing the operation.
Note: The depth is calculated when the user machining is performed. This value is not associative with the part
thickness. This is why it is advisable to use a parameter.
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Materials
For the creation of the materials, the positioning of the texture has been reviewed to limit the demarcations
between the texture repetitions on large parts.
Until the 2020 version, the center of the texture was placed in a corner of the part. In the 2021 version, the center of
the texture is located at the origin of the part. The entire surface of the texture is now used.
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Sketch and Curve

Thickened curve
For the contours consisting of several curves, you can now serialize the construction of the thickened curve. This
new feature allows you for example to create elements on these curves. These elements will then follow the
changes made to the curves.
• Select the Curve > Serial curves > Thickened curve command.
• Select the reference curve.
• Adjust the thickness and the end type, then adjust all the necessary options to create the thickened curve.
• Select the Shape > Extruded command and select one of the closed curves.
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• Define the part, then right click on the part from the tree and select the Serial copy command.
• Select the Automatic mode.
Notes: You can also launch this command from the Curve > Thickened curve > SERIAL command.
After the copying operation, the available stubs in the tree will have the same designation as the part defined before
copying.
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Deletion in the sketch

From the Entities tree, you can now delete or make invisible several profiles at the same time. To do this, the sketch
must be in edit mode. Then you simply have to select the different open or closed profiles, right-click and select the
Delete command.
Note: Any constraints that depend on these profiles are also removed.
Three-point rectangle and value

When creating a three-point rectangle, you can now enter a value or parameter instead of the third point.
• Create a contour.
• Select the RECTANGULAR mode, then select the 3 POINTS mode.
• Select the first two points.
• Enter a value or parameter for the third point.
Notes: This new mode is available in the sketch and in the Curve menu.
For a rectangle created from the Curve menu, you can modify the value of the third point from the tree.
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Components
Driver block
Visibility of the driver block

When creating the driver block, the new Hide block option allows you to hide the block when inserting the
component.
Result after inserting the driver block in Hide block = YES mode:
Result after inserting the driver block in Hide block = NO mode:
Reminder: The D_DRIVER_HOUSING_DEFAULT_NAME configuration word is used to set the default name of the
driver block.
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Positioning of the driver block

When inserting a component containing a driver block into the assembly in DIMENSIONS mode, you can now insert
it with its predefined positionings.
• In the component, create a predefined positioning via the Assembly > Define component > Define predefined
positioning command.
• Select the origin and destination faces of the positionings, then name these positionings.
• In the assembly, insert the component in DIMENSIONS mode, then enter the component dimensions.
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• Select the Predefined positioning option, then select the destination geometries that will constrain the
positioning of the component.
Note: To create the predefined positioning, the origin geometries must be elements located in the main set. Do not
choose the faces of the driver block.
Serial copy
When inserting a component with a driver block into an assembly containing a repeated or distributed block, the
new SERIAL COPY option available at the end of the Assembly > Include standard or assembly > Include sub
assembly/part command allows you to make a copy in the other blocks.
Curved component
Construction: Coordinate systems

When using the Curved component driver command, a coordinate system is created at each end of the curve. The
second coordinate system is used to stabilize the construction of the component when it is inserted into the
assembly.
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Construction: Simplified shape

You can now simplify the construction of the curved geometry created from the Shape > Pipe command.
• Create a curve that will drive the pipe shape.
• Draw the section.
• Select the Shape > Pipe command and select the ON CURVES mode.
• Adjust the Simplify geometry option to YES.
Simplifying the geometry will allow you to perform operations on the shape that are not allowed on a curved
surface, such as groove or rabbet operations.
As another example, assemblies have been added onto the united parts that come from a pipe shape that has been
divided.
Notes: This simplification mode only exists for the pipe shapes built on curves.
You can modify the already built pipe shapes to apply the simplification option.
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Positioning
In the assembly, when including a curved component, an arrow now allows you to adjust its direction and to reverse
the start face and end face.
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Multiple cuts
You can now perform mitre cuts on multi-body components.
Component section: three shapes.
The component is inserted on the green profile and the mitre cuts have been enabled.
Detail view of the cut.
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Assembly kit
Changing the kit

A new handle represented by a blue sphere is available when positioning an assembly kit. This allows you to change
the kit template directly from the graphics area.
• Select the Wood > Other processes > Automatic assembly command.
• Select the MAIN ASSEMBLY option for the assembly.
• Select an assembly rule.
• Click on the blue spheres and select the different rules to be applied from the drop-down list according to the
parts to be assembled.
Note: To be able to interchange the kits, the kit must be an advanced kit and be set to Non-parallel faces
management = YES.
Multi-directional positioning
You can now insert assembly kits in several automatically identified directions.
• Select the Wood > Other processes > Automatic assembly command.
• Select the MAIN ASSEMBLY option, then select the rule to be applied.
• Select the AUTOMATIC mode so that the start/end and centering faces are automatically identified.
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Positioning: Start and end faces

New handles represented by green spheres allow you to modify the start and end faces of the kit directly from the
graphics area.
• Select an assembly command from the Wood > Other processes menu.
• Select the parts to be assembled.
• Adjust the Driving elements option to YES to display the spheres that will allow you to modify the start or end
face.
• Click on the start sphere to reposition it on the central crossbar.
• The start face is repositioned and the propagation is recalculated.
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Inclusion
Favorites
You can now access the standard library of a component directly from the Favorites tree. To do this, you only have
to right-click on the component and select the Browse library command.
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Distributed component
When including a component by distribution, you can now use a wizard to position the reference coordinate system
on the fly.
• Select the command to include a component and select the DISTRIBUTION mode.
• Adjust the Wizard option to YES.
• Select the reference element to position the coordinate system.
• Use the arrows to adjust the position and direction of the reference coordinate system.
• Select the second face for the distribution.

• Adjust the distribution options.
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TopSolid'Store
You can now access the TopSolid'Store website from the Help > TopSolid'Store command and directly from the
start page.
TopSolid'Store regroups the component libraries of our hardware and material partners.
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Nesting
Options
In the Nesting tab of the part characteristic definition dialog box, the new Completion part, Place in loss, Priority
and Step options allow you to set as much information as possible before starting the nesting.
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Machining Export
Conditional tool selection
For the export interfaces, you can now set tool numbers that meet conditions.
• Select the Tools > Options > TopSolid'Wood configuration > Conditional selection of tools command.
• Click on one of the Slot, Fold, Calibration, User machining, Sloped face machining or Pocket tabs.
• Click on the Add button to enter a condition.
• In the dialog box that appears, enter the desired expression. The parameters and operators to be used are listed
in the lower section of the dialog box.
In the above example, if a slot is between 16mm and 32mm wide,

then it will be exported with tool number 6.
• Move the conditions using the blue arrows to order them.
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Notes:
- If a criterion meets several conditions, the tool in the first line of the list will be selected. It is therefore
important to check the order of the conditions.
- For Xilog, only the numbers are recognized as tool numbers. If the tool number is not a number, then tool
number 101 will be exported.
- If the expression contains an error, a yellow panel is displayed next to the line .
Ardis
All the settings for the Ardis exports can now be adjusted in the Tools > Options > TopSolid'Wood
configuration > Cutting off > Ardis configuration command.
Operation in offset mode

When exporting a machining in offset mode, the cases that were not previously managed are now supported, for
example the through slots.
Here, the case of a through slot on two faces.
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In WoodWOP, the contour of the slot will be exported and not its path.
As a reminder, here is the result in version 6.21.
Note: The ZWOO_DSHOPSHAPING_SLOT_EXTEND_LENGTH configuration word can be added to the topwoo.cfg file
so that you can adjust the offset value of the part.
Another example of a through slot.
Result in WoodWOP.
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Drafting
Title block
You can now reconnect a title block property to another BOM property from the tree.
• In the tree, right-click on the property name, select the Edit command, and then click on the title block.
• Expand the formatted text to get to the property name.
• Right-click on the property name and select the Modify property command.
• Select the replacement property from the drop-down list.
Here, "Left Side" has been replaced by “Cabinet_A”.
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When creating a title block in a multi-draft template, you sometimes have to add properties from the BOM. From
now on, when the bill of materials is changed, the properties available in the two bills of materials are automatically
reconnected in the title block.
In this example, the title block is set with a six-column bill of materials.
The bill of materials is changed to add the properties in blue. A column has been added and the name of a column has been modified.
The title block does not go into error and the properties are correctly reconnected.
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Text with information

A new Text with information command is now available. This command has the same behavior as a note with
information but, unlike the note, it allows you to put the same text on several different parts or to put different
texts with information on the same part.
• Select the Text with information command.
• If there is no bill of materials in the drafting document, create a bill of materials.
• Select the NEW DEFINITION option to create a definition on the fly.
• In the dialog box that appears, select the BOM properties you want to display in the text with information.
• Select the type of positioning: Free, Magnetic or Automatic.
Note: You can create predefined texts that will be available in the drop-down list. To do this, you simply have to
proceed as follows:
• Create a text with information on the fly.
• Click on the MANAGE DEFINITION option.
• Give a name to the definition.
• Select an existing text with information.
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Dimensions
You can now adjust the type of composite dimensions directly in the document properties as well as in the
Tools > Options command.
Notes:
- The adjustments made in the Tools > Options command apply for all future documents without template.
- The adjustments made in the document properties are taken into account for the current document.
- If you manually modify the type of dimensions directly from the Composite dimensions command, all the
dimensions created after the modification will be of this type until the command is confirmed.
View
Nesting
When creating a nesting draft template, you can now choose between three definitions via a drop-down list:
Drawing, First machining and Second machining. As a reminder, these definitions are set in the part characteristics.
Updating views
In case the view update is not enabled in the document properties, a new icon allows you to update the drafting
document with a single click. This icon is available in the TopSolid'Wood Light style.
Note: If you want to add the icon to your style, it is available in the View > Automatic update of views command
(system bar).
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Bill of Materials
Cutting angle
Two new BOM properties named Profile cut angle 1 and Profile cut angle 2 allow you to display the cutting angles
of the parts. When creating the BOM template, these properties are available in the TopSolid'Design - Physical
properties module.
Preview
In the bill of materials, you can now preview the texture of the material and the coating thanks to the new Matter
preview and Coating preview properties. When creating the BOM template, these properties are available in the
TopSolid'Design - Material and coating module.
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Image
Lights
Set of lights
The set of lights has been reduced to display only the component lights.
On the left, the set of lights in version 6.21. On the right, the set of lights in version 6.22.
Turning multiple lights on/off

Multiple selection is now possible to turn lights on or off:
- either by selecting multiple lights, then right-clicking and selecting Switch = ON/OFF;
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- or by selecting the line of a set containing several lights, then right-clicking and selecting Switch = YES/NO.
Light designation
You can now enter a designation when defining a light.
This designation is available in the Lights definition dialog box of the assembly. This can be useful to easily
distinguish between several different lights.
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Image calculation preset

You can now define presets for image exports. You only have to enter all the desired values, then click on the NEW
button to name each preset.
The presets are then available in the Presets drop-down list. These are arranged in order of creation and the last
created preset appears at the end of the list.
To delete a preset, simply select it from the list and click on the DELETE button.
Visit mode
In the Visit mode command, the new Height parameter allows you to modify the height of the eye.
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Interfaces
PDF 3D
You can adjust the print settings of a PDF 3D export (colors, line thicknesses, etc.). To do this, you only have to select
the Tools > Options > Interfaces > Acrobat Pdf 3D > Export command, click on the Browse button, then indicate the
path to an existing print configuration file.
The Open cfg file button opens the configuration in a notepad.
Note: The configuration file must have been previously set up and saved from the printer configurator (Page
setup > Configure).
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Once the file has been saved using the Save as > PDF 3D command, you can now perform a search in the PDF file. To
do this, simply use the Ctrl + F keyboard shortcut or the Edit > Search command. When the search is confirmed, the
results are highlighted.
Searching for the word "shelves" in Acrobat provides three results.
When you click on the matches, the words are highlighted in Acrobat.
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Miscellaneous
Selection echo
The echo, which was previously adjusted from the Tools > Options command, can now be adjusted in the Document
properties > Other command, allowing you to change the settings only in the current document. The No echo
option allows you to disable the highlight from elements, which can be very useful on very heavy assemblies.
Panels
Several improvements have been made to the panels:
- For the panels defined as drivers, icons have been added both in the tree and in the wood selection dialog
boxes to quickly differentiate them.
- When the panel is in Model attribute, you can now select it graphically to change its layer without having to
display the panel template. All entities in the panel will then change layer.
- When the panels are displayed in unit mode in the wood selection dialog boxes, you can select them by
clicking directly in the graphics area.
- When there are only panels in a sub-set, you can now change the visibility of the set by right-clicking and
selecting Visible = YES/NO from the Entities tree.
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Favorites
The name displayed for the in-place sub-sets in the favorites now shows the designation of the in-place sub-set,
whereas previously it displayed its name.
Laminate configuration
If filters are used for material selection, the Filtered/Not filtered option is now saved in the laminate configuration
dialog box.
Visibility of a sub-set
To unify behaviors, when all the elements of a sub-set are hidden, it no longer appears in bold in the Entities tree.
Updating indexes
In the Reroute command, the new Update indexes option allows you to check in all sub-sets whether a component
has a more recent index.
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TopSolid 2021 What's New in TopSolid'WoodCam v6.22
What's New in TopSolid'WoodCam v6.22
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What's New in TopSolid'WoodCam v6.22 TopSolid 2021
This section describes the enhancements made to version 6.22 of TopSolid’WoodCam.
Machining
Sawing on undercut faces in multi-machining
Sawing on undercut faces is now automatically performed in multi-machining mode. To carry out this machining
operation, you only have to perform a user machining operation on a sloped face in perpendicular mode.
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Script
Updating the machining face
From a multi-machining node, the new Update machining face option allows you to update all the machining faces
of the parts in the project that will be machined.
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Ergonomics
Neutral mode
A new neutral mode is available directly when opening a WoodCam file. It allows you to quickly position a part, a
nesting or a set, or to modify the Tool Manager.
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Clamex
Component improvement
A new revision of the Clamex components brings a simplification of use and a gain in automation.
Clamex P-10 pair / Clamex P-14 pair / Clamex P-14-10 / Clamex P-15 pair / Clamex P-Medius 14-10 / Divario P-18 /
Tenso P-10 pair / Tenso P-14 pair not centered / Tenso P-14 pair.
An optimization of the machining face allows a reduction in the number of catalog codes and thus makes the
component easier to use. The positioning of the blade is now independent of the drilling position.
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The resulting operations are thus enhanced for a better integration with the various CNC machines.
Note: A repositioning of the existing programs will be necessary to benefit from these optimizations.
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Labels
Customizing the label table
When a bill of materials is used to create the nesting document, information such as the part material, the part
dimensions, or other information can be added in some columns of the label operation.
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TopSolid 2021 What's New in TopSolid'SheetMetal v6.22
What's New in TopSolid'SheetMetal v6.22
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What's New in TopSolid'SheetMetal v6.22 TopSolid 2021
This section describes the enhancements made to version 6.22 of TopSolid'SheetMetal.
V7-V6 Link
Retrieving the quantity defined in the V7 part
When importing V7 unfolding documents, you can retrieve the quantity even if the name of the assembly has not
been defined.
Review the method:
• In the TopSolid 7 unfolding document, create a new integer parameter.
• Enter the quantity to be produced.
• Check the unfolding document into the vault.

• In TopSolid V6, configure the parameter name in the Get quantity using v7 parameter (in unfolding or sheet
part) named field of the Tools > Options > Importation > General parameters command.
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• Import the unfolding document in TopSolid V6.

The quantity is retrieved in the general parameters.
If the parameter does not exist in the unfolding document, the system will search for the parameter in the V7 sheet
metal part.
If the parameter exists both in the unfolding and in the sheet metal part, the value used will be that of the
unfolding.
Important: This feature is only available with the V7-V6 direct link. The quantity is not retrieved until the PCH
document is created.
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Multi-document Import
Retrieving the general data from a single text or the DXF file name
Two new configurations enhance the search for general part data (material, thickness, quantity and reference) when
importing the DXF/Iges/DWG multi-documents.
Information can be found in a single text or directly in the DXF file name.
These new configurations are available at the following locations:
- C:\Missler\v622\local\englishUS\template\pch_import_mdocs\Config_4_ex.cfg
- C:\Missler\v622\local\englishUS\template\pch_import_mdocs\Config_5_ex.cfg
In the example below, the quantity, thickness and material of the file are automatically retrieved.
V7 Import
V7 import based on a set resulting from a set family
When importing a V7 unfolding document, the filter on the set definition allows you to view the sets contained in
the V7 set families.
The assemblies contained in the family document are available in V6.
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Punching
Triangular shaped notches on the edge of a part
The new Limit punches of notch at box option allows you to limit the inclined notches resting on two segments
along the edge of the part.
To do this, you simply have to modify the sequence using the wrench icon, then check the Limit punches of
notch at box box in the dialog box.
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Tool on point along a profile: Triangular tools
The Put a tool on point along profile command has been enhanced for the triangular tools.
• Select the desired tool from the list.
• Click on the Along segment button.
• Select the segment. You can use the base or one of the sides of the triangle.
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Lists of tools
By default, when mounting the tools on the turret, the tools are sorted by size, from the largest to the smallest. The
new Sort all tools lists in alphabetic order during turret tool mount box allows you to sort the tool lists
alphabetically in the same order as in the tool management.
This option is available in the Tools > Options > Punch > Turret mount command.
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Automatic zone management

The new Rebuild optimized zones to avoid clamps hooking command prevents the machine clamps from hooking
during the repositioning operations.
Prerequisite: The machine must have the clamps free on the rule and the number of clamps is limited to 2.
After selecting the command, repositioning lines will be added so as not to hook the machining operations that have
just been performed. The positions of the clamps are readjusted accordingly.
When it is not necessary to perform a repositioning to machine the part, this command is useful to find a clamp
position that does not cause any punches under the clamps.
Trap door evacuation with clamping and rotation

In the Manage > Machines > Evacuation command, the new Manages evacuation with clamping and rotation box
allows you to indicate whether the machine manages the evacuation with clamping.
This option is available in the machine management for the punching machines only.
You can also indicate on one of the trap doors whether it can be used for the evacuation with prior rotation.
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You can enter a tolerance value on the trap door evacuations in millimeters. By default, the value is 0, which allows
the part to freely pass through the trap door.
The tool on the evacuation line must have a special press stripper. The new Press stripper box is available in the
Manage > Tools command.
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You can enable the rotation by using the wrench icon on the allocation.
When selecting the Trap door option and selecting a trap door from the drop-down list, a pre-calculation is
performed to determine the value of the rotation, as well as the Y and X shift values.
The part is shown in its final position.
The + and - buttons allow you to increment or decrement the rotation of a given step.
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The part is displayed in red in the case where a collision is detected if the shifts are not large enough to rotate
correctly.
The display options can be adjusted in the Tools > Options > Display options > Sequences command.
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Configuration words
Configuration words are used to determine the position of the trap door. The last value indicates the position of the
punch when the part is rotated before being evacuated.
Configuration word:
# Position of the trapp door evacuation on a given machine; for a given trapp door
# Parameter 1 = Name of the machine
# Parameter 2 = N° of the trapp (starting from 1)
# Parameter 3 = Position for standard evacuation (1 = bottom, 2 = right, 3 = top, 4 = left)
(1 = bottom by default)
# Parameter 4 = Position for evacuation with rotation (if machine allows it) (1 = bottom, 2 =
right, 3 = top, 4 = left) (4 = left by default)
#ZPCHAFAUTO_TRAPP_POSITION "aries245" 1 1 4
An additional parameter allows you to define a security value to be added to the calculated shifts to avoid
collisions during the part rotation before the evacuation.
Configuration word:
# Trapp door with rotation before evacuation : security value added to shits X and Y (computed
automatically) needed before rotation and to avoid collision during part rotation (default =
30mm)
PCH_TRAPP_ROT_SHIFT_SECURITY 30.
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Automatic allocation
In the Tools > Options command, the Automatic allocation section has evolved.
You can now specify dimension ranges to trigger the part evacuation.
You can also indicate whether you want to use the trap door or not (and thus to force, for example, an evacuation
by unloading with suckers). If the trap door is used, it will have priority for the evacuation. If the trap door is too
small, an unloader with suckers takes over.
If the machine is equipped with a sucker unloader, the following configuration word allows the unloading punch to
be placed at a given position on the part or waste.
Configuration word:
# Position of the unload with suckers on the part or on a waste
# Parameter 1 = Name of the machine
# Parameter 2 = Put in horizontal (1) ; Or in vertical (0) (1 by default)
# Parameter 3 = Position : 1 = Top Left, 2 = Top Right, 3 = Bottom Right, 4 = Bottom Left (4 by
default)
#ZPCHAFAUTO_UNLOAD_POSITION "trumpf500" 1 4
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Evacuation of the clamp skeleton using the trap door

The new Evacuate skeleton in clamps using trap door command allows each piece of the skeleton to be evacuated
with the trap door using rotation.
Depending on the available trap doors, the system will propose a maximum size of the skeleton pieces, taking into
account the evacuation tolerance.
The system will create small splittings (linked by a scheduling) with an evacuation with rotation, with the eventual
opening of the clamp for the release of the piece.
The length of each piece will be adapted according to the position of the clamps and the security area of the station.
The scheduling ends with a passing point to evacuate the last piece.
Note: When deleting one of the splittings in Contour mode, all of the splittings resulting from the cut of the skeleton
pieces are deleted.
When the Evacuate skeleton in clamps using trap door command is selected again, the previous parameters are
redisplayed. The old splittings are then replaced.
The simulation in shaded mode now shows the parts evacuated through the black trap door, as well as the parts
evacuated by the sucker unloader.
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Automatic unloading with suckers in automatic punching allocation

When the machine allows the part or waste to be unloaded with a sucker unloader, new options make it possible to
automatically position the unloading and prepare the sucker selection.
This can be configured by default in the Tools > Options command.
The Put unload option is available for machines that have a part unloader.
If one or more trap doors exist, the system will first try to evacuate the part/waste through one of the trap doors. If
all the trap doors are too small, the system will place an unloading.
In the Automatic allocation command, these parameters can be changed on the fly.
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Punching and Cutting

Configuring multiple unloaders
For the machines equipped with an automatic part unloader, you can now define several usable unloaders.
Prerequisite: The loader and unloader must be identical in the machine management.
To configure multiple unloaders, you simply have to create the .TOP files of the different drawings and indicate their
path using the following configuration word in the loader/unloader configuration file.
# Other unloader configurations
ZPCHSM_OTHER_UNLOADERS_PATHS $PUNCHDATA\tc500_config2.top $PUNCHDATA\tc500_config7.top
When using a loading/unloading command, you now have to select the unloader to be used.
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In a PCH document (part):

- The choice of the unloader is requested at the first unloading of the part or waste.
- This choice will be proposed again if all the unloadings (wastes and/or parts) have been removed.
- You can find out which unloader is being used in the Information on parts command.
In a MEG document (nesting):

- When the nesting document is created, the system checks whether the unloaders are the same for all the
parts in the nesting whose suckers have been predefined in each part document. If a conflict arises, a
message is displayed in the alpha bar (non-blocking message).
- The unloader selected for the nesting corresponds to that of the first nested part.
- You can find out which unloader is being used in the Information on sheets command.
- In case of a conflict, you can overload the position of the suckers on a local part that will take the unloader
selected on the nesting.
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An information message also appears in the alpha bar when inserting an incompatible unloader part.
The Loader/Unloader > Load sheet command, which automatically loads the sheet, will take the default unloader.
In the simulation, an alert is raised if the unloaders used are different on the unloadings of the nesting.
To remove the alert, you only have to position the new sucker configuration on these local parts.
With the Automatic allocation command, the default unloader will be the one defined in the machine parameters.
Automatic palletization
The new Automatic palletization command allows the automatic unloading of the parts on the pallets.
The parts to be unloaded can have only the unloading positioned and possibly the suckers selected.
If the suckers have not been defined on certain parts, the automatic palletization command will automatically select
the suckers.
Simple nesting palletization

The system chooses the most suitable pallet configuration to support the largest parts and creates as many heaps as
required for a given type of part.
If the parts have already been unloaded and other types of parts are added to the nesting, you have to restart the
automatic palletization command that will calculate the unloading of the missing parts.
The automatic palletization command can be combined with the manual unloading command.
To adjust a position calculated by the palletization command, you have to use the Parameters command on a given
part.
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Order palletization
If the order consists of several sheets, you can start an automatic palletization "local to each nesting" or a
palletization "global to the order".
The local palletization to the nesting will only unload the nesting parts by taking a pallet configuration adapted only
to the nesting parts. The pallets will have to be removed after machining each nesting in the workshop.
The global palletization will reserve a place on the pallets for each type of part of the order. The pallet configuration
will be the same for all the order's nestings.
Automatic palletization via the Task Manager

The linked actions can be configured in the Task Manager's options.
If only the Automatic palletization box is checked, the system will perform the automatic palletization “nesting by
nesting” on the fly, as each nesting is created.
If the Global on order box is checked, the system first creates all the nestings and then performs the global
palletization. If the nestings were closed, they are reopened and each simulation (program generation, if requested)
is possibly redone.
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Cutting
Setting the size of the circle around the unsafe lead ins/lead outs
In the Tools > Options > Cut > Priming/Exit command, a new option allows you to configure the size of the circle in
proportion to the size of the lead in/lead out.
You can also adjust the factor. The radius of the circle will then be equal to the length of the unsafe lead in /lead out
multiplied by this factor.
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Continuous internal skeleton
Sag value
When performing an internal skeleton cutting on a rectangle and using the continuous cutting option, if the value is
too large, the lines may overlap and result in dangerous cuts.
The Internal skeleton command performs a check and, in case of overlaps, surrounds the affected contour with a
purple circle. You can enter a sag value to remove these overlaps.
During the simulation, an alert is also displayed, indicating the name of the affected part.
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Support grid visualization

In the machine management, new options allow you to enter a X start value and a Y start value other than 0.
Saving and loading a cutting strategy

From a nesting simulation, you can now save a cutting strategy and then reload it to another nesting.
Here is an example of a nesting:
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Group management:
Group n°1 Group n°2 Group n°3
Saving the strategy

In the simulation, when defining the cutting strategies, you simply have to click on the Save button.
The saved strategy corresponds to that of the selected group. If the Same strategy for all areas/groups box is
checked, the global strategy will be saved.
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Loading the strategy

In the simulation, you simply have to click on the Load button.
The loaded strategy will be applied to all areas/groups if the Same strategy for all areas/groups box is checked, or
will only be applied to the selected area or group.
By default, the system only proposes the strategies that are compatible with the criteria of the current nesting.
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Managing the strategies

The strategies can be managed via the Manage > Strategies command in the nesting document.
For pure cutting machines, only the placement strategy management can be used.
The tool strategy management is only valid for the punching machines or combined machines. If the environment
only has pure cutting machines, the Tool strategies tab does not appear.
The Cutting section allows you to view the selected strategy type.
The Modify button allows you to define the nesting type as well as the types of internal and external evacuations
for the applied cutting strategy.
If the Take as default strategy in the following configuration box is checked, the system will automatically load this
strategy the first time a new nesting is simulated or when "resetting" the strategies of an old nesting.
If no user strategy is defined for the machine, the system will take a strategy per part by default at the start of any
new simulation and will apply it to all areas/groups.
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Nesting: Taking the cutting allocations into account

On the cutting machines or combined machines, you can now take the cutting allocations into account when
performing a cluster, rectangular or unitary nesting.
Nesting: Priority on the added parts

In the Tools > Options > Nesting > Cluster nesting command, the new Default priority on new added parts option
allows you to configure a default value for the nesting priority of the new added parts.
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This option applies to the new parts added to a new nesting order and also to the new parts added to the Task
Manager.
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Unsafe link management
Checking the unsafe links on contours with micro-junctions

In the Tools > Options > Cut > General command, the new Check unsafe links on contours that have micro-attachs
box allows you to consider the links as dangerous if they cross a contour with micro-junctions.
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Manual Nesting
Tube symmetry
When performing a manual nesting, the Insert command allows you to perform the symmetry of a tube.
Rotation of parts using the keyboard

In order to facilitate the manipulation of the parts during a manual nesting, keyboard shortcuts can now be
configured and used directly in the Move parts and Insert parts commands.
A new Keyboard rotations button is available in the question bar:
When the part is located at the mouse cursor:

- Pressing the + key on the keyboard allows the part to be rotated by 1° and the question bar takes the
rotation value into account.
- Pressing the / key on the keyboard allows the part to be rotated by 45° in addition to its current rotation and
the question bar takes the angular value into account.
- Pressing the S key on the keyboard allows you to create the symmetry of the part.
To disable the keyboard shortcuts and return to the classic input fields, the Keyboard rotations button must be
adjusted to NO. The status of this button is kept during the TopSolid session.
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Adjustments can be made in the Tools > Options > Nesting > Manual nesting command.
The New button allows you to add a new character associated with a rotation step. The n character and a
rotation step of 2° are displayed by default.
To modify the character, you only have to double-click on the n character (only one character is allowed). The tab
key allows you to confirm the modification.
To change the value of the rotation step, you simply have to double-click on it. Negative values are allowed, but 0° is
not.
The Reload by default button allows you to reload default values.

The s character allows you to create a symmetry of the part.
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Operator Cards
Surface display
New keywords have been added to the operator cards to display the sheet surface.
For the nesting operator card, please refer to the template in C:\Missler\v622\local\englishUS\opcard_full.ex.dft.
The new word is #sheet_surface#.
If the #sheet_surface# keyword is used alone, the default unit will be m². To modify the unit, you have to create a
parameter named sheet_surface and change the unit via the Parameter > Edit list command.
For the order operator card, please refer to the template in C:\Missler\v622\local\englishUS\orderopcard_full.ex.dft
The new words are the following:
#gross_surface_matter#
#useful_surface_matter#
Attributes on the part index texts

In the Tools > Options > Simulation > Operator cards command, new options allow you to display the texts of the
part indexes in framed or underlined mode.
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TopSolid® is a registered trademark of TOPSOLID SAS.

TopSolid® is a product name of TOPSOLID SAS.

Version 6.22 Rev.02

What's New in TopSolid'Wood v6.22 ......................................................................................................................3

What's New in TopSolid'WoodCam v6.22.............................................................................................................. 53

What's New in TopSolid'SheetMetal v6.22 ............................................................................................................ 59

Welcome to TopSolid 2021

What's New in TopSolid'Wood v6.22

This section describes the enhancements made to version 6.22 of TopSolid'Wood.

General user information

Search in the tree

Semi-automatic data entry

The Rotation type option offers the following two modes:

Wall, ground and ceiling: Default material and coating

• You need to restart TopSolid for these settings to take effect.

Wall, ground and ceiling: Main set

Division: Keep the outside of the curves

• Select the Shape > Other shapes > Division command.

• Select the profiles that will be used to perform the division.

Division: Visualization in the tree

Setting the laminates modifiable in the assembly

User machining on a sloped face

Sketch and Curve

• Select the reference curve.

• Select the Automatic mode.

Deletion in the sketch

Three-point rectangle and value

Visibility of the driver block

Result after inserting the driver block in Hide block = NO mode:

Positioning of the driver block

Construction: Coordinate systems

Construction: Simplified shape

• Adjust the Simplify geometry option to YES.

Component section: three shapes.

Detail view of the cut.

Changing the kit

Positioning: Start and end faces

• Click on the start sphere to reposition it on the central crossbar.

• The start face is repositioned and the propagation is recalculated.

• Select the second face for the distribution.

In the above example, if a slot is between 16mm and 32mm wide,

• Move the conditions using the blue arrows to order them.

Operation in offset mode

Here, the case of a through slot on two faces.

As a reminder, here is the result in version 6.21.

Another example of a through slot.

• Select the replacement property from the drop-down list.

Here, "Left Side" has been replaced by “Cabinet_A”.

Text with information

• Select the type of positioning: Free, Magnetic or Automatic.

Turning multiple lights on/off

Image calculation preset

Searching for the word "shelves" in Acrobat provides three results.

What's New in TopSolid'WoodCam v6.22

This section describes the enhancements made to version 6.22 of TopSolid’WoodCam.

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What's New in TopSolid'SheetMetal v6.22