T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
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Faces:
“Area” - surface area;
“Perimeter” - face perimeter;
for a flat face the following additional parameters are used:
“LocationX”, “LocationY”, “LocationZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of the plane origin;
“NormalX”, “NormalY”, “NormalZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of a flat face normal;
“RefDirectionX”, “RefDirectionY”, “RefDirectionZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of a
plane vector (the plane vector defines the direction of the X-axis of a flat plane);
for a cylindrical face the following additional parameters are used:
“Radius” – cylinder radius;
“Diameter” – cylinder diameter;
“CenterX”, “CenterY”, “CenterZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of the center;
“AXISX”, “AXISY”, “AXISZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of the cylinder axis;
for a toroidal face the following additional parameters are used:
“MaxRadius”, “MinRadius” – major and minor torus radii;
“CenterX”, “CenterY”, “CenterZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of the torus center;
“AxisX”, “AxisY”, “AxisZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of the torus axis;
for a spherical face additional characteristics are used:
Edges:
“Radius” – sphere radius;
“Diameter” – sphere diameter;
“CenterX”, “CenterY”, “CenterZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of sphere center;
“Perimeter” – edge length;
“StartX”, “StartY”, “StartZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of the start point;
“EndX”, “EndY”, “EndZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of the end point;
for a straight edge the following additional parameters are used:
“VECTORX”, “VECTORY”, “VECTORZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of the segment direction;
for a circular edge or along circular arc:
“Radius” – circle radius;
“Diameter” – circle diameter;
“CenterX”, “CenterY”, “CenterZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinate of the circle center;
“AxisX”, “AxisY”, “AxisZ” – X, Y, Z-coordinates of the circle plane normal;
“StartAngle” – arc start angle;
“EndAngle” – arc end angle;
additional parameters for the elliptical edge are:
“MajorRadius” – ellipse major radius;
“MinorRadius” – ellipse minor radius;