CAD/CAM software forthe wood industry

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CAD/CAM SOLUTIONFOR HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY

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Design processes that enable rapid and

cost-effective manufacturing are essen-

tial for every company. This holds espe-

cially true for the wood industry, which

requires an ever-increasing productivi-

ty. TopSolid'Wood is an integrated

solution for design, manufacturing and

management (CAD/CAM/PDM) that

provides all standard parts and proce-

dures for wood processing.

First integrated CAD/CAM solution for the wood-processingindustry

Design departments and manufacturing departments usethe same data, thus avoiding potential errors

Constraints related to manufacturing are taken into accountalready during design

Shorter design / marketing / prototyping cycle enables test-ing of various solutions

Direct generation of rendered images and exploded viewsfor catalogs with TopSolid'Wood

Increased standardization of know-how within the enter-prise

Facilitated communication with customers and manufactur-ing

With TopSolid/Image you can create virtu-al design images in no time and forwardthese within seconds to all participants inthe digital process chain. Hence, it is theperfect solution for sales departments!

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TopSolid'Wood enables even highly complex model-ing. Using the design tree and features, parts or assem-blies can be modified very easily.

All geometry types: wireframe, surface, and a varietyof solid models.

Powerful functions for surface modeling: enable thedesign of all ledge types. Surfaces are defined viacurves in order to be able to rapidly modify a model byvarying curves.

Design features: profiling and counter-profiling,tenons and mortises (open mortise and tenon, notchedjoints, etc.), fillets with constant and variable radius,holes with fixed distances, pockets, ledges, grooves,etc.

POWERFUL MODELING FUNCTIONS

TopSolid'Wood supports the management of assem-blies containing several thousand parts or componentsthat were designed directly in the model or assembledvia positioning constraints.

In-situ design: a piece of furniture can be designedusing one single file.

Design via referencing sub-assemblies: assembly ofvarious sub-assemblies and parts using positioningconstraints (arrangement of components). Managementof degrees of freedom (DOF) and clearances.

Kinematics: simulation of typical kinematic connec-tions (guide rails, sliders, pivots, etc.), collision checkand monitoring of important trajectories.

Bills of material: multiple levels, consideration ofmaterial quantities.

OPTIMIZED ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT

Just as any other object defined by shape and design, a sink can be designedwith precision. TopSolid'Wood includes TopSolid, one of the most powerful CADsolutions available on the market.

Modeling a complete kitchen including all utensils does not pose a problem forTopSolid'Wood.

HIGH-LEVEL DESIGN

The state-of-the-art TopSolid software contains many com-munication functions and is also Windows-native. It is based onthe Parasolid modeling kernel and supports OLE links. Thesolution enables the user to work with multiple documents andapplications associatively and parametrically.

STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY

STANDARD PARTSFOR IMPECCABLE PROJECTS

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Once the preliminary design phase is completed, aprototype is built, and the project must be presented tothe marketing department and to customers forapproval.

Visualization: materials, textures, lights, shadows,output in various formats, views with Gouraud shadingor ray tracing. Animated presentation of assembly anddisassembly: new concepts can immediately be visual-ized using animated films.

DESIGN, PRESENTATION ANDMODIFICATION

80% of a design involves reusing standards avail-able commercially or within the enterprise.TopSolid'Wood offers modern functionalities for creatingand managing components for wood processing:

- Thousands of standard parts for the wood industryare available and can be customized.

- Classification in families, variants and catalogs: slid-ers, pivots, hinges, eccentrics, assemblies, center-ings, screws and bolts for wood, box frames, doors,cross members, etc. Selection wizards facilitate theprocess.

- All assembly procedures (drilling, slot milling, etc.)can be directly communicated to manufacturing.

- Integrated management of projects and bills ofmaterial with TopSolid'PDM.

UTILIZATION OF COMPONENTS ANDSTANDARD PARTS

All parts and assemblies are transferred associatively to adrawing document in TopSolid'Draft, taking into account indi-vidual views at different scales and important dimensions forcontrolling the design.

- Management of standard views, paper size and displayscales: cuts, sections, broken views, detailed views, etc.

- Dimensions: standard or specialized dimensions for woodprocessing

- Management of standard text fields, formats, title blocks,and indexed BOM tables

- Creation of BOMs linked directly to 3D (or 2D) models- Generation of exploded views

DRAWING CREATION

Drawing creation becomes child's play with TopSolid'Wood.

Every component in TopSolid'Wood incorporates all associatedassembly procedures. Screws, for instance, are fastened by using thecorresponding hole. This information can be passed on directly tomanufacturing.

Clients, customers and resellers can visualize and comment on design projects inorder to speed up decision-making. TopSolid'Viewer supports this importantprocess. The software can be downloaded from the Internet free of charge.

A close link to production management (bills of material,components, material quantities, etc.) is crucial.

With TopSolid'PDM and TopManufacturing, MisslerSoftware offers two additional and seamless solutions that usethe same database.

Thanks to the open architecture of TopSolid'Wood and thecomprehensive API, connections to any modern software canbe established.

DATA MANAGEMENT

For rapid manufacturing and delivery, digital data must bepassed on easily, especially over the Internet:

- Standard interfaces: IGES, DXF, DWG, STEP, STL,Parasolid, VDA, CATIA, etc.

- Data exchange over the Internet and display of modelsusing a powerful viewer (TopSolid'Viewer) that is also ableto handle kinematics.

COMMUNICATION

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SOFTWARE FORCOMMUNICATION ANDDATA MANAGEMENT

MANUFACTURING WITHTHE SAME SOFTWARE

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TopSolid'Wood offers a direct interface to the most commonsoftware programs:

- WoodWop for Homag and Weecke- PanelCam for the machining of panels- Decoup'aid and Proficoupe for cut

optimization.

TOPSOLID'WOOD: DIRECT LINK TOMANUFACTURING

This module allows you to establish a connectionbetween parametric design and machining schedules,which are automatically updated when changing themodel. Productivity gains for furniture families are enor-mous!

- The kinematics of a machine are known exactly.Therefore, machining, material removal and clamp-ing can be simulated and collisions can be identifiedin advance.

- From a base part, a machining schedule can bedefined and reused in future for every part. Thus,entire machining operations can be automated.

- Updating of rough parts and material removal duringmachining

- Comprehensive tool library for wood processing,spindles and aggregates

- Easy creation of workshop sheets and manufactur-ing schedules

- Creation of part clampings and special fixtures- Customization of post processors for CNC and other

machines.

TOPSOLID'WOODCAM: COMPLETEMANUFACTURING INTEGRATION FORCOMPREHENSIVE WORKSHOPAUTOMATION

If required, users can adjust all machining parameters according to their individ-ual needs.

Thank to the 3D simulation with integrated collision monitoring, pro-grams can be optimized in no time.

TopSolid'WoodCam permits you to precisely define tools and their respectiveconditions of use.

Missler Software - 7 rue du Bois Sauvage - 91055 Evry, FrancePhone: +33 (0)1.60.87.20.20 - Fax: +33 (0)1.60.87.20.30

E-mail: international@topsolid.com

http://www.topsolid.com

Missler SoftwareIndustry-specific know-how

and customer proximity throughout the worldFor more than 20 years, Missler software has been offering industry-specific solutions for

manufacturers and suppliers. These complete solutions are distributed worldwide along with

high-quality services. Manufacturers and suppliers as well as other companies of the wood-

processing industry can now benefit from all advantages of integrated design and manufac-

turing. Thanks to its innovative technologies and state-of-the-art computer standards,

Missler's TopSolid solution is increasingly gaining ground on the CAD/CAM market. More

than 4,000 companies worldwide successfully utilize solutions of the TopSolid product line.

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