T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Moving and Copying Drawing Elements. Arrays. Use of Clipboard
Upon calling the command, the elements being pasted will be rubberbanding with the pointer. The
attachment point for the elements being pasted is defined by clicking or by using the option .
The following options are provided in the automenu:
Select Node
Use Variables when names are coincident (only when
pasting in another T-FLEX CAD document)
Copy only selected elements
Move along X axis (only when pasting in the same
T-FLEX CAD document)
Move along Y axis (only when pasting in the same
T-FLEX CAD document)
(Selection of the attachment point)
(Selection of the action after pasting)
Exit command
The options and are used for blocking pointer movement in the directions of the respective
coordinate axes. To specify the exact position of the copied elements or the offset with respect to the original
object, use the command property window. This option is available only when pasting the copied elements in
the same T-FLEX CAD document.
The group of options for selecting the attachment point allows specifying the point to which the pasted object
should be attached. The characteristic points of the object are available for selection. If the objects were
placed on the clipboard by using the command “XI: Copy with Insertion Point”, then an additional
attachment point can be defined in the command being discussed (the option ).
When using the clipboard copying mechanism, the system forces copying of the parent elements of the
objects being copied (in the cases, when the former were not explicitly included in the set of the copied
elements). This feature is similar to that used in the copying mode “Explode Copy keeping relations”. In the
current case, you can also prohibit this system behavior by using the option . With this option activated,
the elements, whose parents were not included in the set of elements to be copied, will be converted into
independent objects.
The copied elements can have relations with variables (except for the variables describing the position of
these elements). To replace the respective parameters of the elements being copied by the variables defined
in the target T-FLEX CAD document (the document where the elements are copied to), use the option .
This option is only available when pasting the copied elements in another T-FLEX CAD document within
the same active application. If the option is turned on, the names of the variables are compared in the
target document versus those in the copied objects. If the names coincide, then the copied elements take on
the relations with the respective variables of the current document. The variables, for which no match is
found, are replaced by their values. If this option is turned off, the relations with all variables are broken, the
variables being replaced by constants.
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