T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Subscript and Superscript Text. Use of Variables in Text
Text
The string text allows insertion of textual and numerical variables, subscripts and superscripts, as well as
special symbols. These symbols are displayed using the same font as the main text. You can use the context
menu commands for inserting, while the pointer is within the text editor or the text contents input pane in the
parameters dialog.
For example, to insert a variable in a text, you can use the context menu item “Insert Variable…” or use the
function key . The standard dialog box “Insert Variable” will appear on the screen. Upon selecting a
variable, the reference to the variable will be inserted in the text contents in the following format:
{}. In the drawing, the reference to the variable will be replaced by its value.
The string text also allows “manual” insertion of variables and various symbols in the text. To insert variable
values in a text, use the following syntax:
{} or {,}
Example of using variables:
Create the text with the following contents:
Diameter of cylinder is {D} millimeters
Assigning the variable “D” the value “10” will make the text appear on the drawing as shown on the
diagram.
The following is an example of using formatted representation of variables:
Today is {“%lg”,DAY}, {“%s”,$MONTH}, {YEAR}
The format structure used by T-FLEX variables corresponds to the syntax of the input/output formats of the
“C” programming language. Use of formats helps you control the appearance of the variable as displayed on
the screen (for example, the number of decimal digits, or justification of the output value).
To insert a subscript or superscript at any position in a line of text, surround the
intended block in double brackets:
Text_1 [[String_1^String_2]] Text_2
Using the symbol “~” instead of “^”, divides the String_1 and String_2 by
a horizontal line:
Text_1 [[String_1~String_2]] Text_2
Using angular brackets instead of square ones makes String_1 and String_2
displayed in a two times smaller font than the rest of the text:
Text_1 Text_2
String text can be framed by prefixing it with the symbol “~”. This feature affects
the whole text.
Special symbols and underlining can be used in text.
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