T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

«Bottom-Up» Design
With this type of placement, modifications in the position of the first placement node will cause change in
the fragment location only, not affecting the rotation angle of the fragment image.
Before confirming the fragment insertion or in the fragment editing
command, already inserted points of the fixing vector can be easily
changed. For modifying location of the desired point, bring a cursor to this
point. The cursor will take the form corresponding to the point number (1
or 2). Next by pressing select the point, and the system will be ready for
modifying the point location. Choose the new position and press .
The fragment being inserted can have several fixing vectors. For selecting
the desired vector, the section “Insert Fragment” in the properties
window should be used. In the drop down list «Page» it is possible to
select the desired page of the fragment document (if the fragment contains
several pages), and then for the selected page the fixing vector is picked in
the drop down list “Fixing”.
The section “Preview” of the properties window can be also used for
changing the fixing vector. Here, on the preliminary image of the
fragment, the active fixing vector is highlighted with a red color, the rest
are blue. The fixing vector can be selected by clicking in the preview
window.
Attaching to connector
When inserting a fragment with a fixing vector, turn on the mode of snapping to connectors. This mode is
activated by the automenu option:
Mode of snapping to Connectors
The option appears in the automenu immediately after selecting a fragment file, if the system determines that
the current fragment is placed using a fixing vector. In this mode, as the pointer approaches a connector or a
graphic line referenced by the connector, the variables of the fragment being inserted automatically assume
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