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CAD Topsolid On Line Help Index

Options

Menu access : Tools | Options

Description :

Allows to configure TopSolid

General philosophy :

A dialog box give you access to the different configuration rubric (some rubric get sub rubric), the rubric number depend on the curent document type (Design, Drafting,...). Here's the different rubric list :

Rubric

Description

Comment

Display

TopSolid settings depending of your graphic card possibility.

 

Document

Setting of the document parameters (working directories, auto-save,...).

 

Selection

Selection options setting.

 

Colors

Setting of the  colors used in Topsolid (background, element, scale analysis and color by operation).

 

Shortcut key

Add/Delete shortcut keys

 

Icon bars

Icon bars appearance setting.

You can create or modify your own icon bar using theTools | Customize function.

User information

User information management (Add, Suppress or Modify).

These informations will be stored in a file named TOP.DGI in the configuration directory.

 

Coordinate system

Setting of the coordinate systems appearance (color, representation, dimensions,...).

 

Axes

Axes created by the Curve | Axes appearance settings (color, linetype, offset,...).

 

Exploded axis

Axes created by the Assembly | Create exploded axis function appearance settings (color, linetype, offset,...).

This rubric is only available in TopSolid/Design.

Dimension

Setting of the dimensions appearance (display, height, units,...).

 

Constraint

Setting of the constraint symbol appearance (color, layer,...).

 

Predefined texts

Add/Delete predefined texts used in the Tools | Text function of TopSolid and Detailing | Text function of TopSolid/Draft.

This rubric is the same than the Text - Predefined texts sub rubric of TopSolid/Draft.

Predefined notes

Add/Delete predefined notes used in the Tools | Notes function of TopSolid and Detailing | Notes function of TopSolid/Draft.

This rubric is the same than the Note - Predefined notes sub rubric of TopSolid/Draft.

Predefined properties

Add/Delete predefined properties of an element.

 

Component

Insertion component parameters setting.

  • Operation on component

  • Attributes

  • Creation mode

This rubric is only available in TopSolid.

Simplified representation

Shape with simplified representation modification mode setting.

This rubric is only available in TopSolid/Design.

Drafting view

Setting of the drafting view appearance (names, height, edge display,...).

This rubric is only available in TopSolid/Draft.

Projection parameters

Setting of the 3D template document projection parameters.

This rubric is only available in TopSolid/Draft.

Others

Display settings : element identifiers, zoom, display, precision,...

Advanced geometrical cleaning module activation for the Catia or Iges file import.

 

Sheet metal : design

Setting of  the Sheet metal design conception parameters (Plis, Casses, Encoches,...).

 

Sheet metal : unbending

Setting of  the Sheet metal design unbending parameters (Colors, Projection, Pertes,...).

 

Text

Setting of the texts appearance (height, layer,...) and Add/Delete predefined texts used in the Tools | Text function of TopSolid and Detailing | Text function of TopSolid/Draft.

This rubric is the same than the Predefined texts rubric of TopSolid.

Note

Setting of the notes appearance (height, layer,...) and Add/Delete predefined notes used in the Tools | Notes function of TopSolid and Detailing | Notes function of TopSolid/Draft.

This rubric is the same than the Predefined notes rubric of TopSolid.

Index

Setting of the index appearance (colors, linetype, height, layer...).

This rubric is only available in TopSolid/Draft.

Tolerance reference

Setting of the tolerance reference appearance (colors, linetype, height, layer...).

This rubric is only available in TopSolid/Draft.

Tolerance symbol

Setting of the tolerance symbol appearance (colors, linetype, height, layer...).

This rubric is only available in TopSolid/Draft.

Surface finish symbol

Setting of the surface finish symbol appearance (colors, linetype, height, layer...).

This rubric is only available in TopSolid/Draft.

Welding symbol

Setting of the welding symbol appearance (colors, linetype, height, layer...).

This rubric is only available in TopSolid/Draft.

Multiple printing

Definition of the rules for printing several document.

This rubric is only available in TopSolid/Draft.

 

Specific point(s) :

Some parameters need TopSolid to be restart. In this case, modification will take effect only for "without template" documents.

To configure only the current document, use the File | Properties function.

Some options are not available in the dialog box but you can find it in top_ex.cfg and topzdft.cfg (TopSolid/Draft) files.

You have to copy/paste the chosen key-word from *:\Missler\V6.*\local\EnglishUS\top_ex.cfg file to *:\Missler\Config\top.cfg.

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