Coating

This command applies a coating to the faces of a shape.

Creation stages / Use:

Click the Coating icon or select Shape > Other operations > Coating... command from the drop-down menu.

Select the faces to which you wish to apply the coating.
Select the type (see below)
Select the category and the coating in the list of those available in your references.
Select the orientation frame for the coating.
Validate by clicking on .

Before being able to use this function, your project requires a library containing the coatings in its references. The "TopSolid Mechanic Library" contains a selection.

Available Options:

Type:

The Parameter option allows to drive the coating by a parameter which references a Coating document. See coating parameter command for more details. The Document option allows to choose a coating defined by a coating document.

Orientation frame:

This option selects the frame which will be used as a reference to position the coating.

This can be useful in the event the coating contains a texture which needs to be positioned with precision in relation to the face (like for wood).