T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
A pull-down list of the input box in the upper part contains the previous queries. An Id or name can be
selected from this list if desired.
Another way of searching for an element is using the tree in the main pane of the dialog box that contains all
model elements. When an element is selected in the tree, the upper input box displays its Id or name. The
buttons in the right part of the dialog become accessible as well.
An additional “Sort” flag serves to sort elements in the tree by the name or by the ID in the desired order
(ascending or descending).
The search command can be called in transparent mode from within any other command. In this
case, the total list will only contain the elements that are allowed for selection in the current
command.
Moving, Copying, Transforming Elements. Working with Clipboard
New drawing elements can be created using already existing ones. For this purpose, use the general
move/copy command. It was described in the chapter “Moving and Copying Drawing Elements. Arrays.
Use of clipboard”. This command can be called either from the textual menu and keyboard, or from the
context menu for the elements to be transformed.
To call the command from the context menu, select the necessary
drawing elements and right-click . The context menu will be
containing commands by groups for calling various modes of the
move/copy command, specifically, “Move”, “Copy”, “Array”.
The modes under the “Move” group allow changing location and size of
the selected elements. Besides, an option is provided for moving all
related elements. For example, moving some construction element will
be affecting the placement of all related elements to this one, either the
construction or the graphic ones.
Meanwhile, all parametric dependencies between elements will stay intact.
The “Copy” group provides the modes for creating a copy of the selected elements (as well as all related
ones) at any location of the current document. The created copies can be made associatively related to the
original objects, or become independent elements.
The linear and circular array creation modes are provided under the “Array” group. Similar to simple
copying, the created result can be either an array with associative relation to the original objects, or a set of
independent elements.
T-FLEX CAD also works with the clipboard. Clipboard commands can also be called either from the textual
menu, or using the context menu for the selected elements (“Copy”, “Copy with Point”, “Paste”,
“Paste Special…”). Thus selected elements can be copied into another T-FLEX CAD document or into an
external application. One can also insert a picture or text from an external application into a T-FLEX CAD
drawing.
Undoing User Actions
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Errors inavoidably occur when working with any system, especially while learning. Correcting errors takes
time. T-FLEX CAD system helps simplify this process. A certain number of latest user actions are
remembered by the system. The length of the undo and redo buffers is set in the command “SO: Set
System Options”, on the “Preferences” tab, in the “Undo/Redo buffers” box.