T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Additional Methods of Calling Command
Calling Command from Context Menu
Measure Elements and Relations between Them
This method is convenient when you need to measure parameters of a single
object. For this, select an object in the 2D or 3D window, whose parameters are to
be measured, and right-click . In the coming up context menu select the item
“Measure…”. This will result in launching the command
“Parameters|Measure” in the mode of measuring parameters of a single
object. The 2D or 3D object over which the context menu was accessed gets
automatically selected for conducting measurements. Further steps within the
command are fully identical with the described above.
Calling Command in Transparent Mode when Defining Parameters of 2D or 3D Elements
When defining numerical parameters of any T-FLEX CAD element
(construction or graphic line, 3D node or operation, etc.) one could
need to relate one of the parameters with a certain geometric
characteristics of the given model. This could be, for example, the
distance between two of the model elements or the length (angle,
perimeter, area etc.) of another element.
To define such relation, simply set the course are in the input field of
the respective parameter in the properties window or the parameters
dialog and press . Alternatively, you can access the context
menu at this moment (by right clicking ) and select the “Measure”
item in it. The properties window (or parameters dialog) of the element
being edited temporarily disappears, while the command “PM:
Measure Element or relation between two Elements” is
launched.
Next, you need to select the command mode (measuring one or two
objects), the object or objects to measure and the desired measurement
parameter.
Using the “Expression/Value” radio switch, specify in what form the
value of the selected parameter will be returned: as an expression
(using the function get(), distance() etc.) or a constant. Clicking
completes the command. After that, the original parameters dialog
reappears on the screen, that launched the command. It will already
have the geometrical parameter value or expression that was used to
evaluate it, in the parameter input field.
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