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Designing the Base Support on TopSolid'design 7 (part 1)| TheCNC2020 

TopSolid 7 is a revolutionary product  to meet the needs of manufacturing companies, big and small.

TopSolid 7 software includes many modules. This article will cover TopSolid'Design.

To better understand TopSolid'Design, let's learn some basic commands in Designing the Base Support to design a simple part.

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Creating the first sketch

For example you want a sketch like this.

The steps include:

- Go to the  2D Sketch tab.

- Select the  Sketch command.

- Select the Contour command.

Note: The TopSolid 7 interface is designed to be as simple as possible. All curve creation tools are located in the 2D Sketch tab while all shape tools are in the Shape tab, etc.

- Draw the contour by following the order shown below. Start at the frame origin (0,0) and continue clockwise to create the sketch.

- Click on to confirm the contour

- Select the Constraint command and then add the following dimensional constraints.

At this point, there is only one under-constrained segment left (shown in purple on the image above). If you select the segment with your mouse (left click and hold), you will see that there is still a degree of freedom here and you can drag the segment from the left to the right.

- Add the last dimensional constraint

The sketch should now be fully constrained.

- Close the Constraint dialog box by clicking on the icon

Extruding the solid model

To access the extrusion function, you can either select the Extruded command from the Shape tab or right-click in the graphics area to select the Extruded command from the contextual menu. The contextual menu will change based on the operation you are currently working on and will provide you with commands adapted to the task at hand.

- Go to the Shape tab.

- Select the Extruded command from the icon bar. Or right-click in the graphics area and select the Extruded command from the contextual menu.

- Select the yellow arrowhead and move it up or down while holding down the left mouse button until the extrusion value is 40mm.

- Confirm the extrusion by clicking on the icon.

Creating a rectangle

In this section, you will create another sketch. To do this, you must first indicate the support plane on which TopSolid must create the sketch.

- Go to the  2D Sketch tab.

- Select the Rectangle command.

As the part document already contains a sketch, TopSolid asks for a support plane for the second sketch.

- Select the face shown below as the support plane.

- Confirm the operation by clicking on the icon.

Note: Create the rectangle by selecting the points shown below, in the order specified. Be sure to correctly connect the points as shown in the model below so that the sketch will be fully constrained by default.

- Close the Rectangle dialog box by clicking on the icon.

- Double-click on the smaller dimension to edit it, adjust its value to 12mm, and then click on the icon to confirm the operation. 

Hopefully, the article ABC will help you better understand Designing the Base Support on TopSolid'design. If you have any discussion with us, please comment in the comment section at the end of the article. Good luck! 

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