The Integrated CAD/CAM/ERP Solution

TopSolidTopSolid Interface

Menus guide

Mouse

Compass and visualization

Icons and dialog

TopSolid’Cam shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts

Symbolic tree

Parameters

Sketch and dimension

Layers management

Quick reference

1. Title bars (software and document) Possible document name suffixes: *: modified document ?: document with invalid element(s) !: document with lowered cursor ~: document with frozen operation(s) #: master part(s) with slave part not up-to-date X: not up-to-date slave part2. Drop down menus3. Integrated system icon bar4. Work icon bar5. Prompt line bar with neutral point functions (see table down below)6. Context icon bar7. Symbolic tree (construction tree)8. Status bar9. Alpha bar (message window)10. Graphic area (work space)11. Current coordinate system12. Compass13. Quick layers bar14. Quick line styles bar15. Symbolic tree indexes

Bars display: Click with right button on drop down menu bar and check/uncheck bar to display/hide.

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TopSolid InterfaceQuick reference

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Neutral point functionsSelection type Suggested operation/functionEdge Create a fillet or a chamferPlanar face Planar faceCurve Extrude curveOperation Modify or delete operationComponent Use processesCoordinate system Make coordinate system currentGraphic area Render mode selection

File File management, print, document propertiesEdition Element edition (curve, shape, operation…) such as

Duplicate, Repeat, Replace, Extract, Insert…Parameter Parameter and values management of the document

(Edit list, Optimize, Animate)Curve Creation and modification of 2D element separated by

a horizontal lineShape Creation and modification of 3D element (same

organization as Curve)

Assembly Assembly functions and component creationKinematics Movement management defined with kinematic joints

between elementsDynamics Movement management of elements assembled with

constraints of forces and gravityTools Creation of coordinate system, point, dimension,

constraint and optionsAttribute Information management related to an element (color,

transparency, layer…)Analyze Measure box: Feedback in the alpha bar of distance,

mass, inertia…Piping Piping functions moduleSheet metal Sheet metal design toolsImage Realistic rendering functionsWood Wood design functions (TopSolid’Wood)View View creation tools (section, detail, auxiliary, along

direction…)Dimension Dimension tools and modification of dimension format:

height, text, extremities…Bill of material Bill of material creation and management as well as

indexesDetailing Complete drawing with texts, geometrical tolerances

and other symbolsWindow Window management (i.e.: Tile vertically)Help Online help, About TopSolid, TopSolid modules

version, Codes…

Shape and element creation

( to delete elements)

Operation and elements modification

( to extract operations)

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Menus guideQuick reference

Left buttonSelection of an element, a command, an icon in the menus, or point creation

Middle buttonCreation on the current coordinate system without snapping on the elements

Dynamic pan of the graphic area

WheelDynamic zoom of the graphic area

Right buttonContextual menu according to the position of cursor in the menus area. Dialog buttons shortcuts in the graphic area: a short click = validation of the furthest left button, a long click = list of all buttons in a contextual menu

Rotative pickingSelection of a hidden or overlapping entity. Keep your left selection

mouse button pushed down near the element, then while keeping

the button pressed click successively with another button to select

the desired element, then release the selection button

Intersection snappingTo get an intersection point between wireframe entities, keep your

selection button pressed down while you are at a location without entity to select, and move your cursor toward the intersection

position . Cursor symbol will first turn into a square shape. When an intersection position is close enough, a rubber-bending line appears from the intersection position indicating an intersection point. Release your selection to capture. Intersecting entities are shown in red. Search area can be adjusted

with + and - keys.

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Mouse

note

It is also possible to select arc or circle center using this method.

Quick reference

Translation

on axis cylinder

Spherical rotation

on axis cone

Axial rotation

on axis arc

Orientation

on axis letter, opposed

direction with rotative picking

Compass hooking

on the compass origin (sphere) to hook on a geometrical element

Compass function

on the hooked compass to create a coordinate system (current or not), orientate view, unhook, display default coordinate system…

Compass options Display options, colours, size… with File | Properties | Compass

Compass initialization if compass out of the current

view, on the default

coordinate system and select Get back compass

View configuration

or cursor with on any border of the graphic area to change types of view (number and orientation)

Top view

Top view orientation in regards to the current coordinate system

Perspective view

Perspective view orientation in regards to the current coordinate system

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Compass and visualization

+ = Dynamic rotation

+ (or ) = Pan

+ + (or ) = Dynamic zoom

+ 1! = Fit screen zoom

Quick reference

Rotation along screen axis of current view : X axis : Y axis : Z axis

Execution of simple icon with on icon

Execution of indexed icon with on icon

Contextual menu with on the index or on iconIn contextual menu:

: current without execution

: execution without current

Prompt line barToggle button: switch between different choices

Ex: on toggles to

Action button: validate an option

Ex: on executes the command

Data entry field: for some options, direct typing with keyboard by the user in an entry field

Ex: .

List: selection of option in a drop-down list (validate the option in the list)

Ex:

Button shortcuts in the graphic area

Short : the most left button

Long : all buttons in a list in a contextual menu

Status bar options

: Graphical display tolerance

: Magnetic snap activation (options with on current coordinate system)

: Element creation mode:3D: Hooking to the picked point (default mode)Pr (Projected): Hooking to the picked point projected on the XY plane

of the current coordinate system (the Z coordinate in the current coordinate system is always equal to 0)

Pl (Plane): Hooking restricted to current coordinate system

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Compass and visualization Icons and dialogQuick reference

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TopSolid’Cam shortcutsQuick reference

Operations manager

Comment edition Operation search Link edition (between 2 successive operations) Delete selected operationsDouble-click Edit selected operation, tool of WCS + l Show layers dialog box + i Display information on selected operation + d Display database structure on selected operation + x Cut selected operations + v Paste selected operations + a Select all the operationsTricksClick on small icon in front of the operation to start the simulation.Ctrl+click on small icon in front of the operation to start the verification.SimulationSpacebar Stop or start a simulation/ Jump to the next movez Jump to the next new Z point+ Increase the simulation speed- Reduce the simulation speed Left the simulation Jump to the simulation of the next operationVerification

Go back to the initial stateSpacebar Stop or start a verification/ Next cutt Show the tool paths Change the tool path display< and + > Modify the number of tool path elements which are displayeda Display the current WCSz Zoom on an area of the partp Execute an hardcopy Display the list of the operations to simulate+ Increase the verification speed- Increase the verification speedPart clamping

+ : Rotate the selected clamp in the counter clockwise direction- : Rotate the selected clamp in the clockwise directionf : Open the face selection where to put the clampx : Lock / Unlock X axis for clamp positioningy : Lock / Unlock Y axis for clamp positioningz : Lock / Unlock Z axis for clamp positioning : Move clamp in X or Y / : Move clamp in Z

On-line help

Information on selected element

& Zoom

& Pan

& Axial rotation along X

& Axial rotation along Y

& Axial rotation along Z

& Graphical section

& Spherical rotation

Reorganize the floating icon bars

Display/hide the floating icon bars

+ z Undo step by step

Origin of the current coordinate system

Display the previous and next answers previously entered

Exit of the current function

+ A Cancel all actions of the current function

+ o Open/close symbolic tree

+ 1! Fit screen zoom

+ Toggle between open TopSolid documents

+ Spherical rotation

+ Pan

+ + Zoom

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Keyboard shortcuts

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Quick reference

Quick reference

Open/close tree with Tools | Open/Close tree

or with double cursor on right hand side of context icon bar. Once open, select an element to edit.

on an element of the tree to delete, modify, zoom, with contextual menu with upper section for selected element and lower section for general options.

on an operation of the tree to move it.

Tree symbol legend

bold Visible element or operation

normal Invisible element or operation

italic Element automatically driven by TopSolid (generally created in another document)

=0 Operation without intermediary result

=* Operation with intermediary result

<> Geometry of the operation stored

() Deactivated operation

Insertion cursor allows to display the part at different step of its conception and insert new operations

Simplification cursor allowing you to choose the level of detail of the simplified shape

Invalid element or operation

Operation de-activated automatically

Built in place element (solid or surface)

Included sub-assembly

Included element

User standard component

Master part

Slave part

Parameter/driver

Symbolic tree

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Quick reference

Creation of parameter on the fly: r=10mm a=2in

Creation of parameter: Parameter | Create

- Parameter bar

- Length parameter

Tolerances: 5mm[-0.1,+0.2] 8mm[0.2] 12mm[h7]

Sharing of same parameter with several entities: with Parameter | Merge (such as 2 dimensions)

Edition of parameters: with Parameter | Edit list

Data entry field in yellow if parameter name already exists

Parameters

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Example of condition If l > 20 then d=l/2 else d=4Creation of parameter l=15 and parameterd=when(greater(l,20),l/2,4)

Quick reference

PI 3.1415926535897932385 COS(x) SIN(x) TAN(x) Cosine, Sine, Tangent ACOS(x) ASIN(x) ATAN(x) Arc cosine, Arc sine, Arc

tangent of an angle ATAN2(x,y) ATAN(x/y) EXP(x) LN(x) LOG(x) Exponential (e^x), Neperian

and decimal logarithm SQRT(x) Square root ABS(x) MAX(x,y) MIN(x,y) Absolute, maximal and minimal

value AND(x,y) OR(x,y) NOT(x) Boolean operators WHEN(x,y,z) Returns z if x = 0 and y if not x==y Returns 1 if x = y x>=y Returns 1 if x >(or equal) y x>y Returns 1 if x > y x<=y Returns 1 if x <(or equal) y x<y Returns 1 if x < y x!=y Returns 1 if x different from y CEIL2(x) Convertsafloatingvaluetoan

integer by closest upper value ROUND2(x) Converts by closest value FLOOR2(x) Converts by closest lower value

Sketch mode with (green border of the graphic area)

Start a new sketch with

End sketch with

Modify sketch with Modify element by selecting sketch or part

Sketch and dimension

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Sketch colours Under constrained color OrangeIso constrained color GreenUnused segment line type Construction segment line type Unused segment line width Construction segment line width Customization with Tools | Options | Sketch

Constraints Perpendicular Parallel Alignment Orientation Tangency Coincidence

Concentricity

A to toggle line mode to arc mode when sketching.

z to force horizontal/vertical mode.

Move Parents to automatically adjust the constraints.

Insert Element to insert entities in a sketch.

Quick reference

Layers option with on in status bar.

Layers management

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Colour Status Symbol StatusGreen Current 0 Not emptyRed Visible X FrozenBlack Invisible - EmptyBlue Grouped/frozen

Activate/Deactivate (visible or invisible)Freeze/Unfreeze (read only layer)Name a layerGroup several layers in a named groupUngroup a group of layersSelection by type of layer with Types tab options.

Quick layers bar

: Activate/deactivate quick layer (red/black)

: Activate and make quick layer current (green)

: Quick layer options (Name, Insert…)Redefine: Reorganization of all quick layers according to their contents.

Tools | Options | Icon bars to modify the number of quick layers.

Quick reference