T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Bill of Materials
Substring from end - the number of the subsequent string occurrence in the entry, counted from the end
of line (example: from the first occurrence of the string “ISO” from the end of line).
To. Defines the end of the excerpt to be compared.
Number of chars - defines the position number of the last character in the excerpt (example: until the
character number 10 in the entry).
Substring - the number of the subsequent string occurrence in the entry (example: until the first
occurrence of the string “-”).
End of line – to the End of line.
Compare Type.
Character. Realizes comparison by ASCII characters (the contents of the two table entries are compared
as two strings of characters). If the first character in the record entry is a number, the record is
considered empty and is moved to the start or end of the group as prescribed by the parameter
“Placement”. If the several such records, their relative positioning will be random.
Numeric. Compares numbers (the contents of the two table entries are compared as two numbers). If the
first character in the record entry is a letter, the entry is considered empty.
Mixed. If a non-numerical character appears on the first position of the first entry in the comparison, then
the system identifies the substring of characters starting from the first position and compares it with the
respective substring found in the second entry. If the second entry does not begin with a non-numerical
character, then the first entry sub string is compared against the empty string. Next, the numerical
substrings are identified, and the respective numerical values of the two entries are compared, starting
from the first position after the last character string used in the previous step of the comparison. Thus,
the contents of both entries are analyzed until reaching the end of the first entry. If a digit is found in the
first position, the contents of the entry are considered an empty string of characters.
Placement. Defines the order of records placement. Case-sensitive.
Ascending. Begin with the first letter in the alphabet and the smallest number.
Descending. Last letters in the alphabet and largest numbers come first.
Empty Record. If empty lines exist in the group, intended for inputting records, this parameter will define
whether these lines will be moved To Start or To End of the group.
To add a sorting condition in the table, first, unselect the existing records in the table. Next, set the necessary
parameter values on the right of the list of groups, and press the [Add] graphic button. Alternatively, select
one of the existing conditions in the table, then add it to the same table by the [Add] button and edit its
settings.
The graphic button [Copy] allows copying one of several lines of the table with the sorting parameters
defined to the clipboard, and then pasting them in another group. To select all lines, hold down the
key, several rows with the key.
To delete one of the sorting conditions from the table, select this condition and press the graphic button
[Delete].
With the “Automatic Update” mode set, the new records added the BOM table are instantly placed in
the position defined by the specified sorting conditions (except the manually edit records).
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