Parametrix is designed for the processing of flat and closed geometric figures, which represent the pieces.

Piece creation mode

As it is possible to observe from the top navigation bar,

the creation pieces occurs through the use of one of the following modes:

	Import DXF file Through the import of files with extension '.dxf', created by means of the use of an external CAD program.
	Rectangle Creation Through the creation of rectangular figures, setting width and height.
	Create parametric figures Through the creation of parametric shapes, like kitchen plans, scales, and other geometric shapes.
	Import File CSV Through the import of files with extension '.csv', obtained through the use of programs for the management of spreadsheets such as, for example, Microsoft Excel.
	Chronology Through the reimporting of pieces previously created.
	Favorites Through the import of pieces saved in a favorites list.
	Piece Creation Through the creation of a great number of rectangular figures, having width and height modifiable as desired.

A more in-depth description of the operation of each mode will be provided in the relevant paragraph of this chapter.

The selected functionality is highlighted with a light green color. When opening the 'Create Pieces' panel, the operator will find selected the 'Rectangle creation' mode.

Import pieces in Parametrix

To correctly conclude the creation of one or more pieces, it is necessary to use the following button, that is possible to find in every section of the panel:

Import pieces Confirm the creation of the visible pieces and insert them in the pieces list to work.

In the following image you can observe how, after having pressed the 'Import pieces' button, the pieces list has populated itself with the elements that composed the DXF file that you decided to import.

List of imported pieces

The pieces list displayed in the right part of the 'Create Pieces' panel is initially empty. It is populated as pieces are created through the features described earlier in this chapter.

Below is reported an example of empty piece list (on the left) and an example of populated list (on the right):

Advanced pieces properties

From the previous example images it is possible to note a single button present in the top right corner of the pieces list to work.

	Show advanced Piece information The pressure of this button will make appear the following piece management window:

In the bottom part of the Piece window there are two buttons illustrated below:

	Copy Allows to copy advanced properties of a piece.
	Paste Allows to compile the fields of the Piece window with the data previously copied.

Visible the details of the piece

Following the example of the right-populated list displayed at the beginning of the chapter, the behavior of the following button is now highlighted:

Show piece details

After the button’s pressure the piece in list appears as follows:

Add the selected piece among the favorites

Is possible insert any piece in the suitable section of the favorite pieces using the following button:

Add favorite Add a piece to the favorites list.

The pressure of this button will make appear the following pop-up:

The compilation of the text field and subsequent confirmation will allow the operator to insert the selected piece into the list of favorite pieces, previously illustrated.