T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Saving Textual Drawing Information
The information saved in this way can be used in other T-FLEX CAD documents via the command “RP:
Load Model Parameters”:
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«Parameters|Load…»
Working with the commands “WP: Save Model Parameters” and “RP: Load Model Parameters” is
fully analogous to working with export/import commands of the variable editor, which is described in details
in the chapter “Variables”.
If you need to save information about values of the drawing variables in an arbitrary form, it might be more
convenient to use the report creation mechanism. A report is a text document that is saved in an external file.
A report can include an arbitrary text containing values of the drawing variables. The contents of the
information saved in an external file is determined by the report template defined in the T-FLEX CAD
document. The template text usually includes document variables. At the time of saving the report to a file,
the actual values may be written instead of variables. A report can be saved by a user request, or a the time of
saving the entire document. Multiple report templates can be created in a T-FLEX CAD document.
Reports can be created while running animation within the command “AN: Animate Model”. In this case,
the report file will be appended at each animation step with the contents of the template filled with the
variable values corresponding to the current step of the animation.
Creating Report
To handle reports, use the command “REP: Create Report”:
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«Tools|Special Data|Report»
Upon entering the command, a dialog box appears for handling report templates. If the document already
contains templates, one of those will be opened in the dialog window. If no template exists in the document,
the dialog window will be empty. In this case, the only accessible button will be [New], allowing to create a
new report template.
Upon clickin the [New] button, a window appears, in which you
need to specify the name of the template being created. The preset
default offers the name “Report” with the respective enumerator
suffix.
Upon clicking [OK], an empty report template will be opened in the
command’s dialog window.
The name of the opened template appears in the “Name” parameter. Using the same parameter, you can
open another template by selecting its name from the list. The selected template name can be modified using
the [Rename] button.
Once a template is opened, you can view, define and edit its contents and properties.
The contents of the report template is displayed in the preview pane located at the bottom part of the
command’s dialog. It appears as plain text usually containing the document variables. The names of
variables shall appear in the text within braces. The template contents can be edited directly in the preview
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