T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design
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Main Concepts of System Operation whose values are to be taken from the element. Then press the button and select with the desired element on the screen. The parameter values will assume those of the selected element. An auxiliary part of the dialog box, the “Property Sets”, allows to save the current set of properties under a specific name for their later reuse. To save the composed combination of parameters as a set of properties, press the [Save] button. A “Save as” dialog box will come up on screen for specifying the name of the new set. All existing named property sets are listed in a box in the upper part of the dialog box. A set can be deleted from the list by selecting with and pressing the [Delete] button. The name of the set to be saved is entered in a box in the bottom part of the dialog box. Upon entering the name, press the [Save] button. The “Save as” dialog box will close, and the saved set name will appear in the pull-down list. The [Cancel] button closes the window without saving the new set. To load a saved set, simply select it in the pull-down list of sets. Copying element properties through clipboard In the context menu for any 2D element the command “Copy Properties” is available. When this command is called, parameters of the selected element are copied into the internal clipboard. After that, upon selecting any other 2D elements the command “Paste Properties” will be available in the context menu. When this command is called the parameters copied into the clipboard will be applied to selected elements. Limiting Element Selection. Using Selector and Filter When working with a dense drawing, it is often difficult to select the desired element on the screen. In this case, it may be necessary to limit the list of the elements available for selection. This can be done in several ways. Some of them, such as using the level and layer mechanisms, were already mentioned in the “Brief Introductory Course” volume. However, these mechanisms either modify the drawing, or allow to temporarily hide construction elements only. The most general and convenient way that does not require drawing modifications is using the selector and the filter. These tools perform similar functions of limiting selection, however, the selector does this based on element types, while the filter – on the element parameters. Besides, changing selector settings is only 115
Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design Selector 116 available in command-waiting mode, while the filter works in transparent mode. The latter means, the filter settings can be modified at any time, without quitting the current command. The selector and filter settings work independently, adding to each other’s function. The elements, whose selection is disallowed by either the selector or the filter, can’t be selected on the drawing neither by , nor via the creation and editing command options described above. The selector settings are managed by the command “FT: Set Selector Configuration”. This command can be called only in the command-waiting mode from the toolbar or the textual menu as follows: Keyboard Textual Menu Icon “Edit|Selector…” Upon calling the command, the selector configuration dialog box comes up on screen. The main field of this dialog, “Select Elements of Types”, contains the list of all system element types. The elements allowed for selection are checkmarked at the left of their type names. By default, all elements are allowed for selection. To disallow selection, uncheck the respective type with the click. The buttons , and help quickly set, clear and invert checkmarking of the element types. A specified combination of settings can be saved as a named selector configuration. To do so, check the “Save as Configuration” item and enter the name for the new configuration in the box on the right-hand side. Additional items in the selector configuration dialog box, such as “Number of Elements in ‘Other’ List” and “Show ‘Other’ List as”, allow setting different modes of the list display. The list comes up for a selected element upon calling the “Other” command in the context menu. The effect of these settings was described above, in the “Selecting elements outside any command” topic. Pressing the [OK] button saves the defined settings and closes the command. The [Cancel] button closes the dialog box without saving changes. The selector can later be quickly set up based on a saved configuration. This is done using the button on the system toolbar. Pressing this button brings up a pull-down list containing all available selector configurations. Selecting a configuration in the list automatically sets up the selector per the configuration parameters.
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<strong>Fundamentals</strong>. Two-Dimensional <strong>Design</strong><br />
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available in command-waiting mode, while the filter works in transparent mode. The latter means, the filter<br />
settings can be modified at any time, without quitting the current command. The selector and filter settings<br />
work independently, adding to each other’s function. The elements, whose selection is disallowed by either<br />
the selector or the filter, can’t be selected on the drawing neither by , nor via the creation and editing<br />
command options described above.<br />
The selector settings are managed by the command “FT: Set Selector Configuration”. This command<br />
can be called only in the command-waiting mode from the toolbar or the textual menu as follows:<br />
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon<br />
“Edit|Selector…”<br />
Upon calling the command, the selector configuration dialog<br />
box comes up on screen. The main field of this dialog,<br />
“Select Elements of Types”, contains the list of all system<br />
element types. The elements allowed for selection are<br />
checkmarked at the left of their type names. By default, all<br />
elements are allowed for selection. To disallow selection, uncheck<br />
the respective type with the click.<br />
The buttons , and help quickly set, clear and<br />
invert checkmarking of the element types.<br />
A specified combination of settings can be saved as a named<br />
selector configuration. To do so, check the “Save as<br />
Configuration” item and enter the name for the new<br />
configuration in the box on the right-hand side.<br />
Additional items in the selector configuration dialog box,<br />
such as “Number of Elements in ‘Other’ List” and “Show<br />
‘Other’ List as”, allow setting different modes of the list<br />
display. The list comes up for a selected element upon<br />
calling the “Other” command in the context menu. The<br />
effect of these settings was described above, in the “Selecting<br />
elements outside any command” topic.<br />
Pressing the [OK] button saves the defined settings and<br />
closes the command. The [Cancel] button closes the<br />
dialog box without saving changes.<br />
The selector can later be quickly set up based on a saved<br />
configuration. This is done using the button on the<br />
system toolbar. Pressing this button brings up a pull-down<br />
list containing all available selector configurations. Selecting<br />
a configuration in the list automatically sets up the selector<br />
per the configuration parameters.
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