T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
Adding an Element to Library
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The last step to be made is adding the element you've created to the library, and, if necessary, creating a new
library.
To add an element to an existing library, copy the created element to the folder on your hard disk, where
other library bolts are stored. In this case, the element will automatically appear in the library after restarting
the application. You can also create a new library. When doing this, carefully check every step, as in the
following example. Suppose, you need to move a library to another file system, where the root folder name is
D: rather than C:. If the full path was specified when adding the element to the library (“C:\…”), the
application will not find the file, and therefore, you will not be able to insert the fragment using the library.
To avoid this, use the relative rather than the full path when adding an
element to a library.In this way, the path will be defined with respect to the
configuration file that determines library contents. Besides, your created
element should be placed “deeper” then the configuration file.
Suppose, we are to create a new library for our newly created bolt. The folder
of this drawing will be “C:\Libraries\New Bolts”, while the
configuration file will be located in the folder “C:\Libraries”. When
creating the library, specify the relative path with respect to the configuration
file rather than the full path: “New Bolts”.
Now, we need to fit the drawing with the data necessary for supporting the
BOM creation mechanism in T-FLEX. Among the BOM data (“Tools|Bill
of Materials|Data”), select the group to include the part into. Define the name, material, weight and other
parameters. Since the bolt name is supposed to change depending on its parameters, let's use variables for
defining the name. The bolt name will be: Bolt{imp}М{d}*{ll} GOST 7795-70. In the formatted BOM, the
actual values will replace the variable notations {imp}, {d} and {ll}. The weight and material can be defined
in the same way.
Finally, we would like to mention that the described procedure is just a recommended technique, rather than
a strictly determined sequence of actions.