T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Main Concepts of System Operation
will be displayed zoomed on. A one-time call to any option of the “ZW: Zoom Window” command can be
done asynchronously from within any element creation or editing command by typing function key or
selecting the icon.
The options of the “ZW: Zoom Window” command are also accessible via the “View|Scale” menu and
the “View” toolbar.
Status Bar
The status bar is located at the bottom of the application window.
The status bar has the following fields (left to right):
The current command name field. This field displays the full name of the current command. The field can
also be used as the input box for calling a command by typing on keyboard. Type the reserved keyboard
accelerator sequence or press a function key combination. This can be done only when the field is empty,
containing only the prompt symbol “>”. Typing a sequence that is not part of any command name
automatically clears the field. If so, type again. A correctly typed accelerator sequence causes the full
command name and a brief description to be displayed. For instance, type the following sequence,
. Once typed , you entered the command for creating roughness symbols, and the field will
display RO: Create Roughness Symbol. In the command descriptions down the manual, the
respective keyboard accelerator sequences will be printed in a single, common pair of triangular brackets,
as in . We will thus distinguish those from simultaneous double- or triple-key combinations for
calling commands, as, for example, .
Help field. This is an information field displaying help messages and prompts for user. If the cursor is within
the active drawing window, this field displays suggested user actions. When the cursor is pointing at other
fields on screen, information is displayed about their purpose. While within a command, pointing at an
icon of the automenu brings a help message in the field, describing the action performed by the option.
X-coordinate field.
Y-coordinate field.
Auxiliary coordinate field.
Toolbars
A toolbar is a set of icon buttons for calling the application commands. There can be several toolbars on
screen simultaneously.
In the standard package of the T-FLEX CAD there are five toolbars: “Main toolbar”, “System toolbar”,
“View”, “Full screen mode”, “Context” (toolbar which appears when entering fragment editing mode in the
assembly context). In addition to that, any number of user-defined toolbars can be created (via the command
“SB: Show Toolbars”). With the help of the same command the structure of user-defined and several
standard toolbars can be modified as well (for example, of the toolbar “View”).
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