T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
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pane, using context menu commands, or in a separate text editor window. To access the editor window, use
the button [Edit…].
The “Preview” checkbox at the bottom of the command window allows viewing the report in the
command’s dialog pane exactly as it will be written to a file (with or without substituting variable values,
depending on property settings defined for the report template).
The method of storing the report is described by the
following group of parameters:
Output Path. This parameter defines the file name for
saving the report. The button allows browsing
for another file.
Auto Save. With this flag set, the report will be
automatically saved each time the drawing is saved.
Substitute variables. Defines the method of writing
variables to the report. When the parameter is set, the
actual current values will be substituted for the
variables in the text. When the parameter is turned
off, the contents of the template will be written to the
report files without replacing variable names by
values.
To delete the current template from the document, use
the button [Delete]. Upon clicking the button, you
would need to confirm the deletion.
A created template can be written to the report file right from the command dialog, by clicking [Save]. The
following text will be written for the example shown on the figure:
Parameters of the machined part for conductor:
Part length: 90
Part height: 50
Number of holes: 1
Hole diameter: 7
Surface slope angle: 10
Chamfer length: 5
Example of Using Report for Unfolding the Clipped Cylinder
As a simple example of using the report mechanism together with the command “AN: Animate Model”,
consider the solution to the task of constructing a clipped cylinder unfolding.
To create the unfolding, a line tilted with respect to the vertical is created at the cylinder’s end face. The line
parameter (angle) is defined by the variable “alpha”. A horizontal line is constructed through the
intersection point of the former line and the circle. A segment is constructed along the intersection line of the
horizontal line and the side outline edge of the cylinder. Its length is read into the variable “Length” by
means of the function “get”.