T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Getting Started
In this volume, any T-FLEX CAD command description will begin with a table describing these three ways
of calling the command. For instance, consider the command “ESA: Select all elements in current
View”. The table will appear as follows:
Keyboard input Textual Menu Icon
,
“Edit|Select All”
The three columns of the table contain the respective calling instructions.
The first column indicates the keyboard accelerator for the command for inputting the command from the
keyboard. All key strokes are shown together within one pair of angle brackets. Also, if defined for the
command, a standard function key combination is entered next. Each key in the function key combination is
shown in its own angle brackets.
The second column contains the access sequence for the command via the textual menu. The name before
the dividing line is the name of the appropriate group item in the menu bar. It is followed by the item name
in the pull-down menu that stands for the command. The menu item name may be different (abridged) from
the full command name, as is, for instance, the item name “Select All” versus the command name “Select all
elements in current View”.
The third column of the table contains the icon image for the command. Normally, the particular toolbar
containing the icon has the same name as the menu bar group item. For user convenience, a popup with the
command name appears when the cursor is briefly held over an icon. Once a command is activated by
pressing on its icon, the icon stays “pushed” up until completing the command or switching to another
command.
Note: the keyboard accelerator combination is input by pressing the keys sequentially, while the
function key combination is pressed simultaneously, i.e. the first key is depressed and held while
pressing the second key.
The accelerator sequence for a command can be watched in the prompt field of the status bar when selecting
the command in the T-FLEX CAD menu bar or a toolbar. If a function key combination is defined, it is
shown on the textual menu item button at the right of the name. Any command allows defining or modifying
such combination. See “Customizing System” chapter, “Customizing Toolbars and Keyboard” topic,
“Keyboard” tab.
When inputting a command by typing, make sure the system is not within another command, and the status
bar is empty.
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