T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
Clipping Fragment by Hatch
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The option is provided for selecting a hatch, whose contour will be used for clipping the fragment image.
Upon selecting a hatch, only the portion of the fragment will be displayed that is within the contour of the
selected hatch. If the image of the clipping hatch is not needed on the drawing, the hatch should have the
parameter “hidden” set on.
Clipping by the hatch can be used if you need to use a hatch pattern not included in the standard set. Perform
the following steps:
• create a new document with a set of graphic lines representing a “hatch” pattern;
• in the document in which it is required to draw a nonstandard contour, create an invisible hatch the
contour of which corresponds to the required one;
• insert the document with the hatch pattern created at the step one, as a fragment;
• call the fragment editing command and select the hatch fragment. Then, with the option select
the contour of the invisible clipping hatch.
The option ceases hatch clipping (this option appears only when editing a fragment clipped with a
hatch).
Editing External Variables Using Draggers
For additional convenience, the system allows varying the fragment external variables dynamically by the
mouse, using specially provided draggers. Draggers appear as thickened images of construction lines that are
driven by external variables. This mode is on by default. Switching it On/Off is done within the document
customizations on the tab “Preferences”, the graphic button “Fragments”.
Variables Editing for Several Fragments
The system allows the simultaneous modification of the variables with the same name for several fragments
at once. For modifying the fragment variables it is necessary to perform the following actions:
• select fragments on the drawing;
• invoke the context menu by pressing the right mouse button and choose the command “Variables”;
• introduce modifications in the dialog which appears.
Upon calling the command of the context menu “Variables”, the dialog with the list of variables of the
selected fragments appears. This list may include either all variables of all fragments or only common
variables (i.e., the variables with coinciding names). Control is carried out with a toggle “show variables” at
the bottom of the dialog.