T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design
T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design
Table of Contents Defining Fragment External Variables................................................................................................................ 585 Defining Fragment Placement in the Assembly Drawing................................................................................... 590 Repetitive Fragment Insertion............................................................................................................................. 593 Fragment Parameters........................................................................................................................................... 594 “Top-Down” Design .....................................................................................................................................598 Managing Fragments in Assembly Context ........................................................................................................ 599 Extracting Fragment from Assembly Drawing ................................................................................................... 600 Editing Fragments........................................................................................................................................602 General Information about Fragment Editing ...........................................................................................602 Ways to Edit Fragments............................................................................................................................605 Modifying Fragment Attachment........................................................................................................................ 605 Clipping Fragment by Hatch............................................................................................................................... 606 Editing External Variables Using Draggers ........................................................................................................ 606 Variables Editing for Several Fragments ............................................................................................................ 606 Using Clipboard for Fragment Variables ............................................................................................................ 607 Editing Fragment in Assembly Context .............................................................................................................. 607 Updating Fragments Files ................................................................................................................................... 608 Bill of Materials .................................................................................................609 Bill of Materials............................................................................................................................................610 Working with BOM ..................................................................................................................................610 BOM Composition....................................................................................................................................613 Preparing Data for BOM...........................................................................................................................614 Creating BOM...........................................................................................................................................618 Creating BOM on New Drawing Page or New Document ................................................................................. 619 Creating BOM on Existing Drawing Page .......................................................................................................... 619 Creating BOM from Empty Prototype ................................................................................................................ 620 Switching Between the Assembly and BOM Document..................................................................................... 621 Filling in BOM Title Block................................................................................................................................. 621 Editing BOM Groups................................................................................................................................622 BOM Properties ........................................................................................................................................623 “BOM” Tab......................................................................................................................................................... 623 “Groups” Tab ...................................................................................................................................................... 625 “Columns” Tab.................................................................................................................................................... 626 “Sort” Tab ........................................................................................................................................................... 628 “Sum” Tab........................................................................................................................................................... 630 Editing BOM.............................................................................................................................................630 Deleting BOM...........................................................................................................................................633 Deleting Whole BOM ......................................................................................................................................... 633 Deleting Empty BOM Pages............................................................................................................................... 633 Setting Positions in Assembly...................................................................................................................634 BOM Export..............................................................................................................................................637 Editing Positions .......................................................................................................................................637 Creating and Editing BOM Prototype.......................................................................................................639 Creating BOM Prototype Based on Existing Prototype ...................................................................................... 639 Creating BOM Prototype Based on “Empty Template”...................................................................................... 639 13
Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design Printing Documents ..........................................................................................647 Printing Documents......................................................................................................................................648 Printing a Single Document ......................................................................................................................648 Printing Several Documents......................................................................................................................650 Forming the Structure of Documents Pack.......................................................................................................... 651 Print Module Options .......................................................................................................................................... 654 Auto Layout of the Documents Pack................................................................................................................... 655 “Manual” Layout of Documents Pack................................................................................................................. 656 Change of Parameters for Pages of Base Document. Adding/Deleting Pages .................................................... 659 Printing Composed Pack of Documents.............................................................................................................. 660 Service Commands and Tools .........................................................................661 Animation......................................................................................................................................................662 Animating Model by Command "Animate Model" ..................................................................................662 "Animation Screenplay" Application........................................................................................................665 Creating New Diagram........................................................................................................................................ 666 Adding/Modifying Diagram Points..................................................................................................................... 667 Selecting Diagram Nodes.................................................................................................................................... 669 Deleting Diagram Nodes ..................................................................................................................................... 669 Smoothing Diagram ............................................................................................................................................ 669 Grid ..................................................................................................................................................................... 670 Driven Diagrams ................................................................................................................................................. 671 General Animation Parameters............................................................................................................................ 671 Zooming Diagram Window................................................................................................................................. 672 Manipulating Animation ..................................................................................................................................... 673 Example: Clock Ticking Animation..........................................................................................................674 Example: Disassembling a Pyramid..........................................................................................................676 Preview/Slide.................................................................................................................................................679 Creating Preview .......................................................................................................................................679 Creating Icons ...........................................................................................................................................680 Exporting and Importing Documents.........................................................................................................683 Exporting Documents................................................................................................................................684 Importing Documents................................................................................................................................692 Links. Managing Composite Documents....................................................................................................699 Links Management....................................................................................................................................699 Moving Assemblies...................................................................................................................................701 Creating Custom Lines and Hatches ..........................................................................................................702 Graphic Lines ............................................................................................................................................702 Creating Line Pattern........................................................................................................................................... 702 Working with Custom-type Line......................................................................................................................... 703 Example of Creating Custom Line ...................................................................................................................... 703 Hatches......................................................................................................................................................705 Creating Hatch Template..................................................................................................................................... 705 Working with Custom Hatches ........................................................................................................................... 705 Examples of Creating Simple Hatches ................................................................................................................ 705 Example of Creating «Woody» Hatch................................................................................................................. 707 Creating Libraries of Parametric Elements...............................................................................................708 Creating Parametric Library Elements ......................................................................................................708 14
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Table of Contents<br />
Defining Fragment External Variables................................................................................................................ 585<br />
Defining Fragment Placement in the Assembly Drawing................................................................................... 590<br />
Repetitive Fragment Insertion............................................................................................................................. 593<br />
Fragment Parameters........................................................................................................................................... 594<br />
“Top-Down” <strong>Design</strong> .....................................................................................................................................598<br />
Managing Fragments in Assembly Context ........................................................................................................ 599<br />
Extracting Fragment from Assembly Drawing ................................................................................................... 600<br />
Editing Fragments........................................................................................................................................602<br />
General Information about Fragment Editing ...........................................................................................602<br />
Ways to Edit Fragments............................................................................................................................605<br />
Modifying Fragment Attachment........................................................................................................................ 605<br />
Clipping Fragment by Hatch............................................................................................................................... 606<br />
Editing External Variables Using Draggers ........................................................................................................ 606<br />
Variables Editing for Several Fragments ............................................................................................................ 606<br />
Using Clipboard for Fragment Variables ............................................................................................................ 607<br />
Editing Fragment in Assembly Context .............................................................................................................. 607<br />
Updating Fragments Files ................................................................................................................................... 608<br />
Bill of Materials .................................................................................................609<br />
Bill of Materials............................................................................................................................................610<br />
Working with BOM ..................................................................................................................................610<br />
BOM Composition....................................................................................................................................613<br />
Preparing Data for BOM...........................................................................................................................614<br />
Creating BOM...........................................................................................................................................618<br />
Creating BOM on New Drawing Page or New Document ................................................................................. 619<br />
Creating BOM on Existing Drawing Page .......................................................................................................... 619<br />
Creating BOM from Empty Prototype ................................................................................................................ 620<br />
Switching Between the Assembly and BOM Document..................................................................................... 621<br />
Filling in BOM Title Block................................................................................................................................. 621<br />
Editing BOM Groups................................................................................................................................622<br />
BOM Properties ........................................................................................................................................623<br />
“BOM” Tab......................................................................................................................................................... 623<br />
“Groups” Tab ...................................................................................................................................................... 625<br />
“Columns” Tab.................................................................................................................................................... 626<br />
“Sort” Tab ........................................................................................................................................................... 628<br />
“Sum” Tab........................................................................................................................................................... 630<br />
Editing BOM.............................................................................................................................................630<br />
Deleting BOM...........................................................................................................................................633<br />
Deleting Whole BOM ......................................................................................................................................... 633<br />
Deleting Empty BOM Pages............................................................................................................................... 633<br />
Setting Positions in Assembly...................................................................................................................634<br />
BOM Export..............................................................................................................................................637<br />
Editing Positions .......................................................................................................................................637<br />
Creating and Editing BOM Prototype.......................................................................................................639<br />
Creating BOM Prototype Based on Existing Prototype ...................................................................................... 639<br />
Creating BOM Prototype Based on “Empty Template”...................................................................................... 639<br />
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