T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
“Sum” Tab
This tab is intended for defining the rules
of summing up the data in BOM columns
for evaluating the bottom line. A
specified rule is not recorded in a
database; rather, it becomes an attribute
of the text and can be used in future for
evaluating the bottom line of a BOM
column.
As an example, select the text used for
creating some BOM table, and right click
. From the coming up menu select the
command “Measure…”. The element
with the name of the summing rule will
be present in the list of the text attributes.
If necessary, you can create a variable with the value equal to the sum, calculated based on the specified rule.
To define a new rule for summing up a column, specify the following parameters:
Sum. Specify the target column of this summing rule.
Group. Specify the BOM group to apply this rule to. The “” setting means the rule will be applied to
all records in the table.
Condition. Defines limitations on the BOM table records to be included in the bottom line evaluation. Select
a column, a comparison condition and a value to compare the entry against. Selecting “” means
the condition is applied to all records in the table.
To input the defined settings, press the graphic button [Add]. The new rule will appear among the list of
rules, named by default “New condition”, with the summing parameters defined. The graphic button
[Delete] deletes the current record from the list of summing rules. To modify a whole name, point at the
entry “Name” of the desired column and double-click . The rule name will then be focused on, so that
you can edit it.
Editing BOM
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When creating a new BOM, the BOM editing mode activates automatically. To activate this mode for an
existing BOM, simply move the pointer to the BOM area and click (this will work in the case when the
transparent text editing setting is activated for the page, by the command
“Customize|Status|Preferences”). Alternatively, you can call the command “BE: Edit Bill of
Materials”:
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
“Tools|Bill of Materials|
Edit”
Besides, you can enter BOM editing from the context menu. To do so, move the pointer over the BOM text
and right click . In the coming up menu, select the item “Edit Contents”. Any of these efforts lead to
entering the BOM editing mode.