T-FLEX CAD
{{short description|Parametric CAD software application}}
{{Paid contributions|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox software
| name = T-FLEX CAD
| logo = Logo TFLEX CAD.png
| logo size =
| screenshot = T-FLEX_Parametric_CAD.jpg
| screenshot size =
| caption = T-FLEX Parametric CAD
| developer = Top Systems
| latest_release_version = 17.1.15.0
| latest_release_date = Jun 2024{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcadcafe.com/nbc/articles/1/1769631/Top-Systems-released-T-FLEX-CAD-17-with-new-tools-complex-high-tech-product-design|title = Top Systems released T-FLEX CAD 17 with new tools for complex high-tech product design}}
| operating_system = Windows (7,8.1,10,11)
| genre = CAD software
| license = Proprietary
| website = https://www.tflex.com/
}}
T-FLEX CAD (T-FLEX) – is a parametric computer-aided design (CAD) software application for 2D design, drafting, and 3D solid modeling based on commercial Parasolid geometric kernel.{{Cite web |title=T-FLEX {{!}} Advanced Parametric Design Solutions |url=https://www.tflex.com/faq/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=www.tflex.com}} It's primarily developed and distributed by Russian software company Top Systems.
Supported platforms are limited to Microsoft Windows. Amongst features T-FLEX offers support for various CAD formats and diverse localizations.
Functionality
T-FLEX CAD provides parametric, adaptive and associative technology aimed at family-of-parts manufacturers or other design situations that use similar geometry but require many different sizes or permutations. Entities and their parameters in T-FLEX CAD can be related to each other. Variables can be assigned for component names, visibility, material, any numeric or text attribute of any entity. They can then be processed with algebraic or logical expression to control the behavior of the design.{{cite journal
|title = Parametric CAD Provides 20 Iterations In 30 Minutes To Solve Difficult Design Problem
|journal = Modern Machine Shop Online
|publisher = Gardner Publications, Inc
|url = http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0796bp1.html
|accessdate = 2008-03-13
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061115043931/http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0796bp1.html
|archivedate = 2006-11-15
| last = Toupin
| first = Laurie Ann
| title = Homegrown CAD software fuels cars
| journal = Design News
| date = October 1999
| url = http://www.designnews.com/article/CA87068.html?ref=nbcs
| accessdate = 2008-03-13}}
File formats
T-FLEX native file format is {{Code|*. grb}}
= Compatibility =
T-FLEX CAD supports parasolid-compatible file formats, including:{{Cite web |title=Exporting Documents |url=https://www.tflex.com/help/eng/T-FLEX%20CAD/16/export.htm |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=www.tflex.com}}