T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
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Note that the preview pane now appears in the dialog box, screening out the picture. All changes done to the
model parameters using the dialog controls will be reflected in the preview pane. The preview pane also
displays the selected drawing page and the fragment fixing vectors present in the model.
The control elements that make up the dialog can be used for modifying the model external variables directly
in the 2D window, without calling the command “Parameters|Model” or “Draw|Fragment”. In this
way, working with the dialog page is similar to working with the actual dialog box when the latter comes up
on the screen.
Thus, upon clicking on the “Button” control, all functions defined for this control elements are activated
from the dialog page. Upon clicking on the elements “Edit Box” and “Combo Box”, one can manually define
or select from the list a new variable value. Clicking changes the states of the “Radio Button” and “Check
Box” control elements.
To finish inputting changes, you can press , or over
any empty area on the dialog page. The entered changes can be
canceled by pressing , or . In this case, a confirmation
window will appear, double-checking about the cancellation.
A “Combo Box” control allows an additional manipulation. If it is
bound to a variable whose predefined list is based on a file, then you
can modify this list directly in the dialog page by turning on the
“Editable” parameter. To do this, point the mouse to the input box of
this control and access the context menu.
Commands will be provided in the context menu for modifying the list
of predefined values of the variable. Upon selecting the command
“Add to list”, the value entered in the input box is added to the list of
values for this variable. Selecting the command “Edit List” brings up
the “Value List of Variable” dialog box, that allows editing the
existing list.