KOMPAS-3D v23

When working with an array by table, all the same actions are available as table of modifiable variables, which may be used to build another arrays.

Practices of handling the table of modifiable variables...

Certain actions, such as obtaining data from a file and saving data into a file, have certain peculiarities. This happens because the table of modifiable variables for an array by table contains not only variables but also coordinates of the points which specify array instance positions. Peculiarities of obtaining data and saving data for an array by table are described below.

Retrieving data from file

New values of variables (including point coordinate values) for instances of the array by table can be obtained from data file. To do this, use Read from file button located on the toolbar of the dialog. Table of modifiable variables.

Table of modifiable variables is populated with data from a file as follows: values are entered only in those cells which are displayed at the time of reading the data and can be edited (have white color).

Cells with point coordinates are displayed in the table when Set base point coordinates button is pressed. Therefore if you need point coordinates to stay unchanged, unpress this button. Coordinates display will be disabled, and values of those cells will not change.

Data file may contain more rows than table does. In such case copying data from a file is performed as follows.

•If coordinate cells in the table are editable (have white color), there are two options of data transfer:

•all rows in the file are transferred (and extra rows are created in the table);

•exact number of rows in the table.

Choose the required option in a dialog that appears after you select data file.

•If coordinate cells in the table are not editable (have gray color), then data from the file is populated only in those rows which are present in the table. No prompt appears on the screen.

Writing data to a file

Variable values (including point coordinate values) from the table of modifiable variables can be saved into a data file. To do this, in the dialog toolbar click the Save to File button. Table of modifiable variables.

Coordinate values are written into a data file if following conditions are met:

•cells that contain coordinate values are editable (have white color),

•display of cells with coordinates is enabled (the Set Base Point Coordinates button is pressed).