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• How do I select which folder to be used for my ISO programs?
  You have to click on the "flat key" icon the Post-processor dialog box, then click on the ISO file tab, select the desired folder and ...
• How do I display the mass of my part?
  By default, the Mass parameter (as well as other parameters such as volume, surface, etc.) are only visible in the Analysis stage. You must therefore either ...
• How can I use the Wood libraries (Blum, Grass,...) downloaded from TopSolid'Store?
  The components of these libraries must be included using the Wood > Hardware supplier function. They cannot be included using the Assembly > Include standard function. ...
• How do I force my side milling to start or finish at specific positions?
  In the labels of each geometry selection, there is a “lead in and out” line. By double-clicking on the empty column on the right, you ...
• How to set the default value of the status bar's magnetic axes?
  The default value of the magnetic axes of the status bar can be set using the configuration word U_DYNAMIC_ADJUST_VIEW. Syntax: U_DYNAMIC_ADJUST_VIEW <tab> 0 or 1    (0: ...
• How to do a wire text on curve in order to mill easily ?
  Place the wire text and the curve in a 2D sketch. Then right click on the text, the option "wire text on curve" appear. ...
• How do I start my machining operations by the side always in the center of my holes ?
  For all hole machining, even countersinking, you can check the "Contouring" tab. The machining will plunge to the center, and you can use the search ...
• How do I get a global stock as close to my part as possible ?
  The part in its original document is not oriented according to the absolute reference frame. In the preparation document of the part to be machined, ...
• How do I limit a thread ?
  By default, the thread goes to the end of the selected cylinder. To limit it, you must give an end point in the geometry. ...
• How do I force a plunge point in an end mill ?
  In the "Geometry" window, click on the + in front of the selected geometry. Double-click on it and select a plunge point. ...
• How to use the "New version" command in a Split document?
   This command allows you to obtain an independent copy of the Part document, the Split document and the resulting core cavity block assembly document. This command ...
• How can I easily and quickly machine through the side cylinders?
  In the drilling functions, it is possible to mill by contouring for drilling, countersinking, tapping (milling thread), milling and countersinking, or by pocketing for drilling ...
• How to recover mold icon bar?
  If the icon bar is no longer visible on the screen, it is possible that it is simply outside the limits of the screen. In order ...
• How to deactivate the shapes of the initial positions in TopSolid'Electrode?
   Since version 7.15, parts corresponding to the initial positions of the electrodes are created in the analysis stage of the electrode document via the Management ...
• How can I change the parameters for the calculation of the stock?
   In the model documents provided by TopSolid, the calculation of the stock is done through a series of parameters which build the text displaying the ...
• How to define a nesting supports in a nesting process?
  The nesting supports must be added in the Work template document, in the Supports tab, and not in the nesting template document used by the ...
• How can I automatically assign different parts of an assembled component to different tooling sets?
   It is possible to include an assembled component in a tooling document, Topsolid'Mold or TopSolid'Progress, and automatically assigning its different parts in the different tooling ...
• How to define a Cadmould material?
  The Cadmould material is defined by adding the identifier of this material to the material document associated to the part to be analyzed. For this, ...
• How can I get more information about my operations?
  We can add columns in the NC operations tree to have more details: So we can know: If the verification of the operation has been done If there ...
• How can I select elements in the creation of the environment ?
  In the visualization tab, 3 icons allow to influence the choice of the elements to be selected in the creation of the environment. The first (1) ...
• How to repeat an element and keep its layer?
  By default, the repetition of an element is created on the current layer.However, it is possible to change this behavior by adding the following configuration ...
• How to get the part number in the description ?
  During the definition of a part, it is possible to get the part number in the Designation field by using the following syntax: After validation of ...
• how to display the printing date of the document?
  When editing or creating the title block of a drafting document, it is necessary to run the Sketch > Text... command and then choose the ...
• How to disable the updating of indexes when opening a document?
  When opening an assembly or a drafting TopSolid ask for the updating of the referenced documents with the latest indexes with the following window: It is ...
• How to change the default increment value while modifying a parameter?
  When modifying an angle or length parameter, the default value of the increment is set to ± 1.It is possible to modify the default increment ...
• How to recognize the texts?
  In TopSolid'Inspection, text recognition can be done in two ways: Recognition of characters contained in the PDF document. Using the integrated OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to identify ...
• How do I orient my part on my table for an operation?
  In TopSolid, it is possible to force the orientation of a table (or chuck) for an operation. To do this, we must first create a frame ...
• How can I get the ID of my virtual machine in order to generate the codes for my floating licenses?
  When the license manager is installed on a virtual machine, it is quite often not possible to plug in or detect a USB protection key.To ...
• How to use my 3Dconnexion device with TopSolid?
  The 3Dconnexion devices are supported by TopSolid7. Up to version 7.16, only the 3d sensor allowing to rotate, zoom and move the view is managed. From version ...
• How to manage line thickness during printing?
  By default, the line thickness are defined as follows: The even colors are printed in thick line of 0,5mm except the red color (color n°4) which ...