T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Control Elements. Creating User Defined Dialog Boxes
As was mentioned, this option allows creating a button
control on a dialog page and define a sequence of
actions performed upon pressing the button.
The first step of button creation is defining its size and
position in the dialog box. Next, in the “Control
Parameters” dialog box, define the button parameters.
Then, the “Actions” window appears. Here we need to
specify the action (or a sequence of actions) to be
performed upon pressing this button.
Adding actions to the list is done as follows. In the
pulldown list of actions select the desired one and
press [Add…] button. Then, depending on the selected
choice, an appropriate dialog box will appear for
selecting a page or variable and the value to be
assigned to it. After that, the action is added to the list
of actions of the button being created.
To make changes in the specified list of actions in the
“Actions” window, use the following graphic buttons:
To delete an action - select the desired line in the list
of actions and press the button [Delete];
To modify an action - select the desired line in the list of actions and press the button [Properties…].
A dialog box will appear for selecting the page or variable and for specifying its value;
To change the order of actions (which is the same as their order in the list) - select the necessary line in the
list of actions and move it, using the buttons [Up] or [Down].
When pressing the button, the actions of performed in the order in which they were defined.
Therefore, the order of actions is defined according to the purpose of the button creation. In
addition, keep in mind that if the action sequence involves calling a dialog box, the remaining
actions will be performed only after closing this dialog box by pressing the [OK] button. If the
dialog call ended in pressing the button [Cancel], the remaining actions are ignored.
For the current example, define the position of the button on the dialog page as shown on the diagram. In the
“Actions” window, define the following sequence of actions:
1. Assign the variable: $text=“Drawing Title”;
2. Show the “Drawing title” dialog.
After creating the button, call the command “Parameters|Model”. The “Part parameters” dialog box will
appear. Press the graphic button [Text…]. The “Drawing title” dialog window opens. The title text changes
to “Drawing Title”. To return to the main dialog, just press the [OK] button.
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