T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Clipping image by an arbitrary hatch
The image created by the option can later be clipped by
an arbitrary hatch, using the context menu command “Edit
Copy”.
In the following example, a new (detail) drawing view is
created using the option. Let’s clip it by a hatch and an
additional clipping line.
To edit the drawing view, let’s activate its page. Both the
hatch for clipping the view and the clipping line shall
preferably be defined based on the same spline.
Let’s create an invisible hatch based on the spline, using the
command “H: Create Hatch”. Then, right click over the
copied lines and in the popping up context menu select the
item “Move Copy” for calling the editing command “EY:
Edit Copy”.
The coming up automenu will contain an option - “Select
Clipping Hatch”. Pick this option, and then select the hatch.
The image of the view will be clipped by the hatch as shown
on the diagram.
Note that the hatch can’t be based on the detail view
elements, as their use will create a recursive
dependency.
The final step is creating the necessary construction lines and
creation of the clipping line based on the spline.
Drawing Views. Detail Views
Original image of the detail view
Spline defining clipping hatch and
clipping line
The original image is now clipped by the
hatch created in the previous step
The original image is bounded by a thin
line. The line ends are defined by the
intersection points between the spline
and an additionally created construction
line
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