T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Bill of Materials
“Groups” Tab
A box in the upper portion of this tab
displays the path to the active groups
database.
This tab contains a table with the list of
groups displayed as a tree, in its first
column, and the rest of the columns
displaying the parameters of the
respective groups. The set of groups can
be modified in the command “BG: Edit
BOM Groups”. The order, in which the
groups are listed in this table, will be
maintained as the groups are inserted in a
BOM. For example, in the case
represented by the above table, the group
“Military standard parts” upon inserting
in a BOM will be located after the groups
“Company standard parts”, and before
the group “Industry standard parts”.
The existing group order can be changed
using the graphic buttons [Up] and
[Down].
To modify group parameters, select this group in the list. The parameters of the active group will appear in
the entries in the lower portion of the tab. You can input the desired values of the following parameters:
Empty Rows: Before and After. Define the number of empty lines before and after the group header. These
lines serve as separators, not allowing entering records.
Positions: Controls the group positions appearance. With this parameter set, positions will be set. If the
parameter unset, this group will be ignored when setting the positions.
Step. Defines the step of setting the positions in the group.
Skip. Specifies the number of positions to skip for the beginning of the group. The number of the first
position in the group will be equal to the number of the last position in the previous group plus the
amount defined by this parameter.
Header. This parameter defines, whether the group header title is displayed in the BOM. The graphic button
[Font] is used to call the dialog box for defining the font parameters of the group header title. The
button [Paragraph] calls the respective dialog box for defining various parameters for group title
formatting (see the chapter “Text”).
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