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T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

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<strong>Fundamentals</strong>. Two-Dimensional <strong>Design</strong><br />

Offset Parameters<br />

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Offset parameters can be defined at creation or editing time. The parameters dialog box is called by the<br />

option .<br />

Offset. Defines the distance between the reference element and its<br />

offset curve. The input can be a number, variable or expression.<br />

Extra Loops Cutting. This parameter turns on the loop stripping<br />

mode. In this mode, all self-intersection loops are stripped off the<br />

offset contour.<br />

Precise Circle and Arcs Calculation. This parameter is material<br />

only for creating an equidistant line with respect to a given <strong>2D</strong> path.<br />

When activating this flag, instead of an equidistant construction line,<br />

the <strong>2D</strong> path with more accurate processing of arcs and circles will<br />

be constructed.<br />

Level. Places the offset curve on a certain visibility level.<br />

Layer. The name of the layer the offset belongs to.<br />

Set as default. Setting this flag means the current dialog box settings will be used as defaults for newly<br />

created construction entities.<br />

Editing Offsets<br />

Editing offsets, as well as other construction entities, is done in the command “EC: Edit Construction”:<br />

Keyboard Textual Menu Icon<br />

<br />

“Edit|Construction|<strong>2D</strong><br />

Construction”<br />

An offset can be selected by pointing the cursor and clicking it , or using the option<br />

Select Spline<br />

The selected offset curve gets highlighted.<br />

The following options become available in the automenu:<br />

Set Construction Line parameters (the offset)<br />

Create Name for selected Element<br />

<br />

Break (kill) relations (replace the variable defining<br />

parameter of the selected entity by the constant value<br />

snapshot)<br />

Select Other Element<br />

Delete selected Element(s)<br />

Cancel selection<br />

Editing of an offset is none different from its creation.

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