Missler releases 2013 version of TopSolid’Design
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Missler Software has rewritten the architecture in its TopSolid'Design 7.7 software release to make it easier for users in the mechanical, wood and sheetmetal and tool making and die manufacturing industries to design and generate large assemblies with several thousands of parts.
The company's TopSolid'Design complete solution philosophy – right up to and including the actual programming of the machine tool – means that manufacturing considerations are taken into account at the CAD stage.
Enhancements made to the 2013 version of the software include:
• Cylindrical and conical helix being managed in the 3D sketcher so that complex spring profiles can be easily defined. 3D graphical cut now generates automatic hatching, visualises colour and part edges
• A 'parts tree' makes it easier to manage visibility and part attributes (all screws, all profiles…) of large assemblies
• With respect to extruded bars, users can define key points and manage multi-part profiles (aluminium profile + seal, for example)
• A piping design method has also been introduced that offers dynamic previews, using spatial sketching. There are also new libraries of standard components, tubes, elbows, tees, reducers, flanges (ISO, ANSI, METRIC, MACON, SMS)
• In 2D Drawing the user can create texts and notes using a text editor for font, style, colours, parameters, symbols, tolerances, special characters (maths or money symbols)
• Bill of Material parameters allows easy retrieval of quantity and BOM's index of a part in its detail drawing.
