T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Moving and Copying Drawing Elements. Arrays. Use of Clipboard
You can turn on only one option at the time: pressing one option automatically undoes the other one as in a
radio group. The current mode is defined by the active option. Setting the option switches to one of the
commands in the “Move” group, while setting the option - activates a command in the group “Copy” or
“Array”.
If the “Linear Array” or “Circular Array” transformation is active, the options for selecting a
transformation mode are not shown in the automenu.
Defining base points of transformation
When defining a transformation, you need to specify two special points - origin and target. These points
define the transformation direction and parameter. Depending on the kind of transformation, either both or
just one point is required.
Origin point is the point that marks the original position of the objects to be transformed. This would be the
start point of a translation, the center of a rotation, the center of scaling or the start point of a linear array.
The origin point of a transformation can either be defined as an arbitrary point, or be selected as one of the
characteristic points of the outlining rectangle. The outlining rectangle is a rectangular area that covers the
extents of the set of objects selected for the transformation. Characteristic points of the outlining rectangle
are its center, corners and the side midpoints.
The way of defining the origin point of a transformation is selected from the following pull-down list under
the option :
Left Top
Center Top
Right Top
Left Center
Center
Right Center
Left Bottom
Center Bottom
Right Bottom
Free attachment mode (arbitrary point selection)
The default setting is the free attachment mode . In this case, the origin point is defined by specifying the
coordinates in the property window or by clicking
node. To select a node, you can use the option:
in the 2D window, or else by selecting an existing 2D
Select Node
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