How to Use T-FLEX CAD Help

T-FLEX CAD has a context sensitive Help. This implies that you can directly invoke the help section related to the currently executed command.

Call Help by pressing <F1>. Pressing <F1> within launched command invokes the help section describing such command. Within the standby mode, you can get information on any command by moving the cursor over its button or menu item and pressing <F1>. In result the help page describing the specified command will appear. If the cursor doesn't point any command, pressing <F1> invokes the welcome page of the basic T-FLEX CAD module help system. The basic module help system has local version installed on the current machine along with the CAD installation and online version hosted on the product's website. Moreover, you can download a pdf-version from the website. All versions contain the same information. Welcome page of local and online versions of help may also be invoked in the following ways:

Aside with the local and online help calling commands in textual menu and help menu, there are commands for calling welcome pages of help systems related to T-FLEX CAD add-on modules (T-FLEX Analysis, T-FLEX Dynamics, T-FLEX Electrical etc.) and T-FLEX CAD Open API.

In addition to the Help, T-FLEX CAD provides other sources of information on its functions:

•When executing commands, some information in the form of hints appears in the status bar.

•If you hover the cursor over some control element of the system's interface (including elements related to particular options within commands), a hint appears briefly describing the functions of such element.

If a Help section contains text highlighted in blue with underlining, then pointing the cursor at this text and pressing , you can go to the section that describes the highlighted concept in more detail.

Help sections describe the purpose of the commands, as well as the functions available when working with this command, the icons and keyboard keys corresponding to each function.