T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

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Table of Contents Creating List of Variable's Values ...................................................................................................................... 473 Window “Assistant”............................................................................................................................................ 475 Properties of Variable ......................................................................................................................................... 476 Removing Variable ............................................................................................................................................. 476 Diagnostics of Errors........................................................................................................................................... 477 Canceling Operations in Variables Editor........................................................................................................... 477 Customizing Window of Variables Editor .......................................................................................................... 477 Grouping Area. Grouping of Variables............................................................................................................... 480 Sorting Variables................................................................................................................................................. 482 Finding Variables................................................................................................................................................ 483 Copying Variables............................................................................................................................................... 484 Writing Variables to External File ...................................................................................................................... 484 Printing List of Variables .................................................................................................................................... 486 Working with Variables Editor in Transparent Mode...............................................................................486 Editing External Variables ........................................................................................................................487 Use of Variables in T-FLEX CAD............................................................................................................488 Variables and Construction Lines ....................................................................................................................... 488 Variables and Visibility Levels ........................................................................................................................... 490 Variable Dependency................................................................................................................................491 Attachment I. Rules for Writing Expressions. Functions for Working with Variables ............................493 Expression........................................................................................................................................................... 493 Members of Expressions ..................................................................................................................................... 493 Instructions (Operations) Used in Expressions ................................................................................................... 493 Logical Operations.............................................................................................................................................. 495 Standard Mathematical Functions....................................................................................................................... 496 T-FLEX CAD Functions..................................................................................................................................... 497 Database Management Functions........................................................................................................................ 499 Attachment II. Examples of Using Some Functions.................................................................................501 Using Functions ATOT (), LTOT (), SATOT (), SLTOT () ............................................................................... 501 Using Function GET ()........................................................................................................................................ 503 Using Functions DISTANCE() and MEASURE().............................................................................................. 507 Using Function CHECK () .................................................................................................................................. 509 Using Functions SETV () and GETV ().............................................................................................................. 509 Using Function TGETV () .................................................................................................................................. 511 Measure Elements and Relations between Them......................................................................................513 Conducting Measurements........................................................................................................................513 Measuring Parameters of Single Element ........................................................................................................... 513 Measuring Relations between Two Elements ..................................................................................................... 514 Additional Methods of Calling Command................................................................................................515 Calling Command from Context Menu............................................................................................................... 515 Calling Command in Transparent Mode when Defining Parameters of 2D or 3D Elements.............................. 515 Measurable Parameters and Relations ......................................................................................................516 Measurable Parameters ....................................................................................................................................... 516 Measured Relations............................................................................................................................................. 519 Global Variables...........................................................................................................................................521 Databases ......................................................................................................................................................523 Creating Internal Database........................................................................................................................524 Functions for Getting Values from Internal Databases.............................................................................526 Function REC...................................................................................................................................................... 526 Function FREC ................................................................................................................................................... 526 11
Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design 12 Function VAL ..................................................................................................................................................... 527 Function FIND .................................................................................................................................................... 527 Database Editor Commands ......................................................................................................................528 Databases by Reference.............................................................................................................................532 Creating and Editing External Databases..................................................................................................532 Functions for Getting Values from External Databases: DBF () and DBFWIN () .............................................. 532 Function for Getting Values from External Databases: MDB()........................................................................... 533 Control Elements. Creating User Defined Dialog Boxes...........................................................................535 General Information ..................................................................................................................................535 Types of control elements ................................................................................................................................... 535 Dialog pages........................................................................................................................................................ 537 Multipage dialogs................................................................................................................................................ 537 General principles of creating control elements .................................................................................................. 537 Parameters of control elements ........................................................................................................................... 538 Dialog Box Creation..................................................................................................................................540 Use of the Dialog.......................................................................................................................................545 Parametricity of Custom Dialogs ..............................................................................................................547 Working with Multiple Dialogs ................................................................................................................548 Control Elements Modification.................................................................................................................553 Optimization .................................................................................................................................................556 Main Concepts...........................................................................................................................................556 Optimization Task Definition....................................................................................................................556 Examples of Using Optimization ..............................................................................................................558 Idler Roller Positioning Task............................................................................................................................... 558 Bottle Volume Optimization Task....................................................................................................................... 560 Assembly Drawings ..........................................................................................562 Basic Fundamentals and Concepts of Working with Assemblies ............................................................563 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................563 Specifics of Handling Assembly Drawings...............................................................................................564 Assembly Drawing Creation Techniques ............................................................................................................ 564 Ways of Attaching the Fragment Image to the Assembly Drawing .................................................................... 564 Use of Fragment Variables.................................................................................................................................. 566 Visibility Management of Fragment Drawing Elements..................................................................................... 567 Hidden Line Removal in Assembly Drawing...................................................................................................... 568 Snapping the Fragment Elements........................................................................................................................ 569 Assembly BOM Creation .................................................................................................................................... 569 Detailing Drawings Based on Fragments ............................................................................................................ 570 Exploding Fragments .......................................................................................................................................... 570 Use of Connectors ............................................................................................................................................... 571 Composition Document. Embedded Fragments........................................................................................572 List of Commands Used in Assembly Design...........................................................................................573 «Bottom-Up» Design ....................................................................................................................................575 Ways of Attaching Fragments...................................................................................................................575 Fixing Vectors. Connectors................................................................................................................................. 576 Fixing Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 580 Inserting Fragments into a Drawing..........................................................................................................582 Selecting Fragment File....................................................................................................................................... 585 Selecting Fragment from Library ........................................................................................................................ 585
Page 2 and 3: T-FLEX Parametric CAD FUNDAMENTALS.
Page 4 and 5: TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents
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Page 16 and 17: Table of Contents Creating a Databa
Page 18 and 19: Introduction T-FLEX CAD: Features a
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Page 24 and 25: System Fundamentals. Customization
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CUSTOMIZING SYSTEM Customizing Syst
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Customizing System “Save” Tab A
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“Snap” Tab Customizing System T
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CUSTOMIZING DRAWING Customizing Dra
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Customizing Drawing Direction. Defi
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Drawing Modification via Dimensions
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Variables and Related Parametric To
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Comment of variable Variables If ne
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Creating Variable In the variables
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Variables The command “New Variab
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Variables Sort parameters are saved
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Variables Upon calling this command
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Editing External Variables Variable
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Variable Dependency Variables Varia
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Variables Attachment I. Rules for W
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Variables -23 % -5 = -3 23 % -5 = 3
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Variables The angle arguments of tr
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Variables TWORD(“string”, N) Ge
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Variables The detailed description
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LTOT ( 120.34567, 0.001, 1, 5 ) ret
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Variables One more additional relat
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DATABASES Databases Databases provi
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Managing Fragments in Assembly Cont
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Bill of Materials Working with BOM
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BOM Composition Any BOM is composed
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