T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
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After selecting the objects for moving/copying, the system will switch to the
main automenu of the specific command.
The commands can also be called from the context menu when selecting one or
several 2D drawing elements. In any case, the main automenu of the selected
command will appear at once in this case. All the objects that were selected at
the time of calling the context menu will be subject to the transformation.
The Common Options of the Moving, Copying and Array Creation Commands
For working convenience, all moving, copying and array creation commands have similar sets of automenu
options.
Such options include the options for switching between the commands, the attachment point selection
options and the options that define the action upon the completion of the current transformation.
Options for switching commands
The automenus of all moving, copying and array creation commands include the options, whose composition
defines the current command. These options are used for quick switching between the commands while
keeping the selected set of objects.
The moving, copying and array creation commands differ primarily in the type of the transformation and its
mode. The transformation mode is either moving (modification of the selected elements) or copying
(creation of new elements based on the selected). The type of transformation defines the kind of change
between the original position and the target position. This can be a translation, rotation, scaling or creation of
a linear or circular array. Thus, for example, the combination of the “Move” mode and “Translate”
transformation makes the command “TM: Move”, while the “Copy” mode in combination with the same
transformation makes the command “XM: Create Copy”. Note that the array creating transformations
always make copies.
The kind of transformation is defined by the first automenu option that contains the enclosed list:
Translate (copying)
Rotate
Scale
Symmetry
Linear Array
Circular Array
The default automenu option corresponds to the current command.
The current transformation mode is defined by the following options:
Move
Copy