T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
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To create a new Environment, you need to:
− Select and Environment in the list, whose settings need to be copied to the new Environment. You can
also select the “Current Environment” for this purpose – in this case, the current system settings will be
saved in the newly created Environment;
− Once an Environment is selected, you will see the list of setting groups stored in it. By default, all
parameter groups are marked with checks in the list. That means, all of that will be copied to the new
Environment. To avoid copying some settings, clear the checks before the respective group names;
The list of setting groups is closed upon another click on the selected Environment. The changes
made in it (changes in the setting groups selection) will be remembered until selecting another
Environment in the list. To close the list, you can also use , .
− Click the button [New]. A new Environment with the standard name "Environment 1 (2, 3, …)" will
be created. Right after the Environment creation, the system goes into its name editing mode. You can
cancel that by clicking outside the Environment name input field. You will be able to edit an
Environment name in the future using the button [Rename]..
An existing Environment can be altered by overwriting the settings stored in it by the current ones. To do
that, select it in the Environments list, mark the groups of settings in its settings list, which you need to
replace, and click [Overwrite]. Please note that this button is unavailable for the “Current Environment”
item.
To save an existing Environment in an external file, use the button [Export…]. Upon clicking the button, a
standard file-saving window appears. The file name default is the same as the Environment name. The file
extension is – "*.2Denv" for the 2D system version, "*.3Denv" for the 3D system version.
To import an Environment from an external file, use the button [Import…]. Upon clicking it, the standard
file-opening dialog appears, in which you need to select an Environment file. The Environment imported
from the file appears in the Environments list. Besides that, upon importing an Environment the system will
offer to apply it.
The Environment files created in the 2D system version will not be recognized in the 3D version,
and vice versa.