TopSolid 2022 Virtual Product Roll-Out
We are pleased to announce TopSolid 2022 ‘What’s New’ Virtual Product Roll-Out Event. This online event will begin Tuesday April 26th and continue through Friday April 29th. Each day will bring 4 live presentations so you can discover the main enhancements, new features and benefits as well as new product offerings with the latest release of 2022 TopSolid 7.16! Below is a complete schedule of the event (all times are CST). Be sure to register for each webinar that you wish to attend. Registration is limited, so be sure to grab your spot quickly!
TopSolid 2022: What’s New 7.16 Overview of Interface and PDM
The first of sixteen webinars previewing all the new features of TopSolid version 7.16. In this webinar we will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 @ 9:00am CDT
- Interface
- Compass improvements
- Displaying parameters
- Manufacturing Features
- Selection colors
- Selection filter
- Upgrade command
- License management
- PDM
- Multi project exporting
- Libraries
- Package import
- Export for Subcontracting
- On-the-fly referencing
- …
TopSolid 2022: What’s New TopSolid’Design
(Session 1 of 5)
This is the first of five webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Design. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 @ 11:00am CDT
- Sketching – dynamic parallel, dynamic trim, pixelation
- Shapes – drillings, draft
- Surfacing – planar imprint, pipe
- Free Shape – tapping standard
TopSolid 2022: What’s New TopSolid’Design
(Session 2 of 5)
This is the second of five webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Design. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 @ 1:00pm CDT
- Assembly – automatic positioning, curved extruded bars, distribution
- Family documents – driver automatic update
- BOM – calculated column, project parameter
TopSolid 2022: What’s New TopSolid’Design
(Session 3 of 5)
This is the third of five webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Design. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 @ 3:00pm CDT
- Sheet Metal
- Sheet metal recognition
- Performance improvement computation
- Un-folding
- Conversion into unfolding
- Rebending of a bend
TopSolid 2022: What’s New TopSolid’Design
(Session 4 of 5)
This is the fourth of five webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Design. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 @ 9:00am CDT
- Visualization
- Camera from frame
- Physically Based Rendering material & coating
- Realistic rendering
- Analysis
- Manufacturing Features
- Create geometry on the fly
- Construction
- Point clouds
- Copy/paste parameters
- Tools
- Mirror from a document
- Enclosing Block Calculation (Assemblies)
- Joined parts
- Online help
- …
TopSolid 2022: What’s New TopSolid’Design
(Session 5 of 5)
This is the final of five webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Design. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 @ 11:00am CDT
- Drafting
- Draft bundle
- Dimensioning improvements
- Projected annotations
- Drilling Tables
- Drilling Notes
- Level Notes
- Editing options
- Tables
- Hypertext Linkss
- BOM Indexes
- Title Blocks
- …
- Work Document & Manager
- Process grouping
- New options added
- Translators
- IFC export
- Exclusive sets
- FBX import
- Web Explorer
TopSolid 2022: What’s New in TopSolid Tooling
This webinar is dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Tooling, which includes Split, Mold, Progressive Die and Strip design. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Wednesday, April 27 2022 @ 1:00pm CDT
- TopSolid’Split
- Moved options
- New Parting Edge Selection Method
- Vector profiles
- Planer parting surface improvement
- Automatic parting surfaces
- Shells & Previews
- TopSolid’Mold
- “Other” set toggle
- Cooling
- Reorganized commands
- Conformal cooling
- …
- TopSolid’Mold (Cont.)
- Pin coloring & Process improvements
- Component marking
- Graphic Cut
- Slide Joint
- TopSolid’Strip
- Un-bending of bend
- TopSolid’Progress
- In-place punches
TopSolid 2022: What’s New in Cam
(New Standard Libraries for US Market)
This is the first of nine webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Cam. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 @ 3:00pm CDT
- New Libraries for US Market
- Tooling
- 2500+ Inch milling tools
- 2100+ Inch turning tools
- Methods
- Functional example methods for drilling, tapping, reaming, counterboring, pocketing, open pocketing and facing
- Functional method associtation documents
- Functional example Turning methods
- Tooling
- New Libraries for US Market (Cont.)
- Materials
- Standard library of US common materials
- Generic Machines
- Standard Inch library of generic machines
- Saved Searches
- Extremely usable saved searches for use with tooling and methods
- Materials
TopSolid 2021: What’s New in Cam
(Drilling)
This is the second of nine webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Cam. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ 9:00am CDT
- Activating Manufacturing Features by Default
- Search options
- Manufacturing Feature associtions
- Shift Angle improvement (Mill/Turn)
- Finding partial cyclinders filter
- Blind vs Thru hole improvment
- Matching machining processes
- Back spot facing improvement
- Local Clearance = Starting Altitude
- Ignore Chamfers during analysis of Drillings
TopSolid 2022: What’s New in Cam
(2D Milling)
This is the third of nine webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Cam. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Thrusday, April 28, 2022 @ 11:00am CDT
- Anaylsis of machining features
- Custom Cutting conditions on final pass
- Custom coolants when plunging
- Plunge point optimizations
- HSM options improved
- Stay at same altitude between cuts
- Improved cycle times with Boost Milling
- Tool Holder Collision avoidance for 2D
- Contour Roughing (new option)
- More than 30 time saving improvements
TopSolid 2022: What’s New in Cam
(3D Milling)
This is the fourth of nine webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Cam. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ 1:00pm CDT
- Fixture management improvements
- Additional control on residual machining
- Add radial passes to residual machining
- Modify cutting conditions on plunges
- Optimizations for planar machining
- Better control over multi-pass sweeping
- Optimized Depths with Plunge Roughing
- Trim Tool Path to Stock
- New Lead-in method in Constanst Z
- Plus a few more that you’ll have to log in to see!
TopSolid 2022: What’s New in Cam
(4D/5D Milling)
This is the fifth of nine webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Cam. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Thrusday, April 28, 2022 @ 3:00pm CDT
- 4D Milling
- Rapid improvement for Axial Milling
- 5D Milling
- Global Security Shape
- Optimizing Tool paths: Trim to Stock
- Approach/Retract Curve for Sweeping
- 5 Axis Deburing (New Option)
- 5 Axis Pocketing – Finishing Strategies
- 5 Axis Port Machining – (New Option)
TopSolid 2022: What’s New in Cam
(Turning)
This is the sixth of nine webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Cam. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Friday, April 28, 2022 @ 9:00am CDT
- Scenario readability improvement
- Scenario Tool Tips
- Scenario Constraint Names
- Scenario Constraint Type
- Scenario Cutting Conditions Tool Tip
- New Dwell Options
- Steady Rest New Options
- Turning in YZ plane
- Y axis CoroCut QD by Sandvik
- Roughing & Finishing with FreeTurn (Ceratizit)
- Turning by interpolation
- Prime Turning™
- Steady Rests & Tail Stocks on Turrets
- Dwell options for Steady Rests & Tail Stocks
- Automatic Stock escape for contour turning
- Rough Turning NC Cycle improvements
TopSolid 2022: What’s New in Cam
(Additional Improvements 1 of 2)
This is the seventh of nine webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Cam. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Friday, April 29, 2022 @ 11:00am CDT
- Tools & Cutting Conditions
- Auto re-use previous cutting conditions
- New cutting condition parameters
- Specific cutting conditions depending on quality desired
- Using the real Axial Depth in an abacus
- Cutting conditions groups
- Set a cutting condition from the tool manager
- RPM vs Cutting Speed in Abacus
- Custom Coolant & Pressure (new document)
- Link Movements
- Improved support for Turrets with Integrated milling spindles (eg. Index Traub)
- Cleaner cutting condition control
- Add a Dwell in a link movement
- Drag-n-Drop a link movement to copy it
- Machines & Components
- Tailstock & Steady as a machine component
- Define a parking position for Tailstocks & Steady
TopSolid 2022: What’s New in Cam
(Additional Improvements 2 of 2)
This is the eight of nine webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Cam. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Friday, April 29, 2022 @ 1:00pm CDT
- Miscellaneous
- Tool View with Driven Point position
- Probing (4 major improvements!)
- User Interface modified for Operation Properties
- Workshop Documents: Adding component Variables
- Workshop Documents: Show initial stock condition
- Auto Dimensioning of stock
- GD&T now viewable in CAM document
- Work Document improvements
- Simple Hide/Show Enviroment button
- Simulation: Security distance on environments
- Compare & Replace improvements
- Methods
- Force the side of material for all operations
- Manufacturing feature analysis including GD&T
- Management of forced directions
- Find WCS in a method
- Use WCS values inside name of operation
- Changing or finding a WCS during execution
TopSolid 2022: What’s New in Cam
(New Features!)
This is the final of nine webinars dedicated to previewing new features of TopSolid’Cam. We will take an in depth look at the following topics:
Presentation: Friday, April 29, 2022 @ 3:00pm CDT
- Grinding
- 4 new options
- Cam Operator
- Tablet Mode Now Supported
- Updated Management of editable parameters
- New command to display associated workshop documents
- Modification to the Machining operation display
- Post Processors
- Custom Coolant document
- New Swiss Base PP’s available