T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Variable Dependency
Variables
Variable interdependencies with other elements can be examined with the help of the command “SR: Show
Variable links”. The command is called as follows,
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
“Parameters|Links…”
As a result of calling the command, the dialog box appears, listing all the variables of the drawing and their
values in a tree layout. By default, only the visible variables are in the list. To view all variables of the given
document (including hidden), set the flag “Show Hidden Variables”.
The “+” glyph in a box before a variable indicates a collapsed branch. Such a branch contains a list of one or
more drawing elements that rely on the variable. To expand the list, point and click the left mouse button
over the box. The list contains element types and Ids.
The listed elements, in turn, may be constructed based on other elements. In such a case, their branches will
also be preceded by the box with the plus inside. The base (independent) elements in construction hierarchy
are on plain branches, not prefixed with the box. The pane on the right-hand side of the dialog box displays
information about the selected element. Besides that, the selected element is highlighted in the drawing or in
the 3D window.
Besides viewing relations of variables with drawing elements, you can additionally perform certain
manipulations with 2D or 3D elements selected in the list, using the following buttons:
[Parents] Upon clicking this button, the dialog window displays the tree of parent elements for the
element selected in the list, instead of the list of all variables. This button is unavailable for the elements
without parents.
[Children] Works similar to the previous button, but instead of the parent element tree displays the
children's tree for the selected element.
[Delete] Closes the command window and calls the command to delete the selected element.
[Edit] Closes the command window and calls the command to edit the selected element.
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