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T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

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<strong>Fundamentals</strong>. Two-Dimensional <strong>Design</strong><br />

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A profile is defined in the commands that create and edit hatches. To designate a hatch as a<br />

profile, you would need to set the parameter “Profile” in the hatch properties dialog. If, at<br />

the same time, there is no need to fill inside of the profile contour with hatching, then you<br />

can designate it as an invisible hatch by selecting the filling method “Invisible”.<br />

Profile parameters are output to a file by the command “PR: Write Profile”:<br />

Keyboard Textual menu Icon<br />

«Tools|Special Data|Profile»<br />

After calling the command, select the hatch profile by clicking . If the drawing contains a single profile,<br />

then it will be selected automatically upon calling the command. The command parameters dialog window<br />

appears after selecting the profile.<br />

In this dialog window, first of all you need to select which profile parameters are to write to file:<br />

Properties. This saves information about the profile in one of the<br />

selected formats (Auto<strong>CAD</strong> DXF, Auto<strong>CAD</strong> DWG, Dragon,<br />

EIA);<br />

Geometry. This outputs on the screen or to a file the profile<br />

geometrical characteristics (area, perimeter, moments of inertia,<br />

etc.).<br />

The “Output Path:” parameter defines the name and the path to<br />

the file, in which the profile information will be saved. The file<br />

extension will be set automatically, based on the selected<br />

parameters and output format. To browse for the file, you can use<br />

the button .<br />

If the general profile properties are selected, then the parameter<br />

“Output format” allows selecting the desired file format from<br />

the list:<br />

Auto<strong>CAD</strong> DXF (*.dxf). The profile information will be written in the DXF format of Auto<strong>CAD</strong> system.<br />

Auto<strong>CAD</strong> DWG (*.dwg). The profile information will be written in the DWG format of Auto<strong>CAD</strong><br />

system.<br />

DRAGON (*.drg). The profile information will be written in the DRAGON system format.<br />

EIA (*.eia). For this format, you can specify the format options by clicking the button [Options…].

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