T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Editing Fragments
In some cases, the system may automatically record the relative path to a reference with respect to the
assembly file. Depending on the relative location of the fragment and the assembly file, the relative path to
the reference may appear differently. The following table shows examples of relative path formats for
fragment references:
Assembly location Fragment location Fragment reference path
C:\Assembly.grb C:\Drawings\Parts\Part3.grb Drawings\Parts\Part3.grb
C:\Drawings\Assembly_1\Assembly.grb C:\Part2.grb ..\..\Part2.grb
C:\Drawings\Assembly_1\Assembly.grb C:\Drawings\Assembly_1\Part1.grb Part1.grb
Any Library “Bolts”, file “Bolt_1.grb” Bolt_1.grb
Follows are the rules that are accepted for the fragment reference relative path formats:
1. If the assembly is located at a higher level in the file tree, than the fragment, then the reference will
be always relative to the assembly file. In this way, the portion of the full path to the reference,
identical with that of the assembly file path, is removed, resulting in the relative path to the
reference.
2. If the assembly is located deeper in the file tree, then the fragment, yet in the same tree branch of the
file system, then T-FLEX CAD system will be able to create the relative path for the reference. In
this way, to step up one level in the file tree, the system will use the notation “..\” in the beginning of
the reference path. However, if the reference requires switching to another branch of the file tree, the
user will have to specify the reference path manually, as the system won't be able to do this
automatically.
3. If the assembly file and the fragment file are in the same folder, then the reference name will consist
of just the fragment file name.
4. If the fragment file was inserted from an opened library, then the reference relative path will contain
the library name, in brackets, and the fragment file name.
All fragments at once can be selected by the option:
Select All Elements
Upon selecting multiple fragments, the following options are available:
Set Fragment Parameters
Delete selected Element(s)
Explode Fragment
Explode with Constructions
Select Fragment from list
Select Other Element
Update Fragment model
Cancel selection
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