T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
EDITING FRAGMENTS
General Information about Fragment Editing
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Fragment editing can be performed in order to modify its parameters (references to file, image settings, the
way it is included into the bill of materials, etc.), fixing, variables. In some cases in order to make changes, it
is enough to turn to the dialog of the element parameters. Sometimes it is convenient to use the fragmentediting
command “EFR: Edit Fragment”. It can be called as follows:
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
“Edit|Draw|Fragment”
As for any other T-FLEX element, the common selection and editing rules apply to a fragment. That means,
selection of the necessary fragment for editing is done by clicking
for changing its parameters, etc.
, while the option or is used
To select multiple fragments, one can use the key combination + (for adding elements to the
selected list), + (excluding an element from the list) or the box selection.
To select a fragment by name, use the option:
Select Fragment from list
This option can be helpful when the fragment with the known
name is hard to find in the drawing. Besides, the option may
be very helpful for editing the reference paths of several
similar fragments simultaneously.
A dialog box will appear in the screen, where you can select
the desired fragment.
By default, the fragments appear in the list in the order of
their insertion into the assembly drawing. The flag “Sort by
Name” alters the order of fragments in the list. The graphic
buttons [Change] allows changing the filename, the
reference paths or both, of the selected element (or a group of
elements) in the list.
The fragments which because of some reasons lost
connection with the external file are marked with the question
sign.
Selecting the option “Change Name” allows modifying the
filename only, without changing the path. Selecting the
option “Change Path” modifies the path to the fragment
without changing its name.
Selecting the option “Change Name and Path” modifies both the Name and the path of the fragment file.
We recommend using relative paths to the assembly or library rather than full paths, when inserting
fragments. Using relative paths simplifies porting assembly drawings to different file systems.