T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Databases
Name of the field. Defines the name for accessing the database
information. All field names within one database should be unique. The
system checks the correctness of the input names, guarding from
entering identical field names. Those checks are performed at the time
of exiting the editor with saving changes.
Comment. This is a textual remark to the field, up to 80 characters long.
Type of the field. Defines the data format for this field. Can take one of
the three provided options (Integer, Real or Text).
Length of the field. Defines the allowed number of characters when
defining and editing the field value. For example, setting the length of
an integer field equal to 2 allows entering numbers from 1 to 99.
Decimals. Real-type values can have decimal digits. The parameter defines the number of decimal digits.
The new field is created upon entering all parameters and confirming the input. Another field can be created
by using the command “Column|Insert”. Field insertion can be done either before or after the current field .
The current is considered the field with the cursor. The cursor can be in two states. When
navigating through the table, it is a box of the inverted color, marking the current cell. If you need
to edit the cell contents, you need to click in the cell again, if it was already selected, or doubleclick
to start editing any cell. When using the keyboard, you can start editing the selected cell by
typing any printed character.
To insert a new column in the required position, select the menu item “Column|Insert”.
Upon performing all necessary operations for inserting new fields, we will get the table of the following
shape:
Now, we can fill in the cell contents. To do this, enter the cell editing mode. The current cell is marked by
the inverted box (when the background and the foreground colors are interchanged). To start editing, do one
of the following. If you want to edit the current cell, then you can click it once again with the left mouse
button, or simply start typing on the keyboard. The system will automatically switch to the editing mode, as
indicated by the blinking text cursor. If you need to edit other than the current cell, then you can repeat the
described steps, or immediately start editing by double-clicking. When switching to another cell, the blinking
cursor is again replaced by the box.
Upon filling in the first row according to the GOST data, press the key, and a new empty row will
be created. Repeat the described steps up until the table is complete. Since there are identical data in some
fields, you can copy records, and then edit their contents, rather than typing in each time anew.
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