T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

ELEMENT REPLACEMENT
Element Replacement
Let us reiterate that parametric properties of T-FLEX CAD models are managed by applying drawing
elements over the construction entities. Meanwhile, all construction elements are defined using various
geometrical relations with several base elements. This array of references from one element to another makes
the model parametric. The command “RL: Replace Element” allows replacing a construction element by
an element of the same type, that is, replacing all references to the original element in the model by
references to another construction element. If necessary, the original element can be automatically deleted
from the model upon the replacement.
The command “RL: Replace Element” can be called by one of the following means:
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
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“Edit|Replace”
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Upon calling the command, the following options become available in the automenu:
Select Line
Select Circle
Select Ellipse
Select Spline
Select Node
Select Other Element
Delete Source Element After Replacement
Exit command
Let's review the use of the command on a simple example. A hatch is
created in the drawing, whose contour was defined by a circle. We need to
modify the model so that a different circle, “Circle 2”, is used in the future
instead of “Circle 1”. That's use the command "RL: Replace Element"
for this purpose.
When using this command, the first step is selecting the source element.
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