Flexcom > User Interface > Model Building > Data Entry

Existing Flexcom users who built models using the pre-Flexcom 8 user interface will find the Table Editor intuitively familiar. The layout and contents of each data entry table closely resembles that of the data entry dialogs in the old user interface. The main difference is that in the old user interface, a data entry dialog for every single input was always present, leading to a very large number of buttons on screen. This made the interface appear quite cluttered. With the new approach, each table is created by request, so the project only contains those parameters which are directly related to your model.

You can add new tables by right clicking anywhere in the Table Editor to invoke the context sensitive menu options and then select Add Feature. The features are grouped together into logical categories, and sub-categories as appropriate. You can add new sections (e.g. Load Case, Database Postprocessing etc.) by right clicking in the header area at the top to invoke the context sensitive menu options and then select Add Section.

The data tables are typically minimised by default for neatness, but you can expand the tables by clicking on the button to facilitate data entry or modification. Similarly, a table may be compressed again by clicking on the button.

Options are provided to allow you to:

•copy a cell (you select a cell entry by double clicking on it)

•copy a row (you select a row by clicking on it)

•copy several rows (you select multiple rows by clicking on the relevant ones while holding down the CTRL key)

•copy the entire table, by selecting all rows

You can use the copy and paste facility to transfer data to and from other Windows programs such as Microsoft Excel. Data may be exchanged with any application which accepts columns of tab-separated text.