T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

A provision is made for the variables with a predefined list of values stored in a
file for editing or adding values to the list without entering the variable editor.
Simply right click and select the respective item in the coming up context
menu.
Creating and Editing Multiline Text
Text
The Multiline Text, as opposed to the paragraph text, is always located in one rectangular area, whose
boundaries extend as the text is being input until the user presses "Enter" for wrapping the text to the new
line.
To create a multiline text, use the command “TE: Create Text”.
When creating a text, the parameters are automatically used that were set as the default parameters (the
option ). Originally, these parameters use the settings “from status”. The text parameters will be applied
to the whole content of the given text.
When editing the contents of the text being created, you can assign specific parameters to its separate
elements, for example, to an isolated word or sentence.
To create a multiline text, select the option:
Create Multiline Text
Next, you need to specify the text attachment point. This can be done in three ways: by pointing the mouse
anywhere in the document and clicking , or by specifying the absolute coordinates using the option ,
or else by selecting a node for attaching the text. A rectangular area will appear on the screen with a blinking
cursor. You can now start inputting the text.
The options for creating a multiline text are similar to the options for the paragraph text creation. An
exception is the additional icons for defining the ways of vertical positioning of the text with respect to the
attachment point.
When creating a new text, an icon is always present in the automenu that
indicates the default attachment. (This attachment is defined in the text
parameters before the text creation.) Usually, this is the attachment at the upper
left corner. The list of the enclosed icons will appear if you press and hold
for a short while.
Selecting one of these icons will define the position of the text being created or
edited with respect to the attachment point as follows. Selecting one of the top
attachment settings positions the text below the attachment point; selecting one
of the bottom settings positions the text above the attachment point; one of the
center settings centers the text with respect to the attachment point.
The selected icon will be displayed in the automenu. The icon displayed in the automenu will be applied by
default to newly created multiline text. When editing a multiline text, the icon is displayed in the automenu
that corresponds to the attachment type of the text being edited. An attachment type for the text can be set
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