Discontinuation of Windows® 7 and 8
Microsoft® will cease the support for Windows by January 2020. Due to compability matters HiCAD 2020 SP2 and HELiOS 2020 SP2 will thus be the final versions of our CAD and PDM systems which support Windows® 7. The corresponding server operating systems (Windows Server 2008 R2 or older) as well as Windows® 8 will then no longer be supported either.

Discontinuation of Oracle
From HELiOS 2022 (Version 2700) onwards, Oracle will no longer be supported as a database platform.

Discontinuation of the old figure format (FIG)
Since HiCAD 2017 we have been supporting FGA as figure format (before FIG). Starting with HELiOS 2021 (Version 2600.0), we assume that the figures stored in HELiOS have been converted to the new format.

Discontinuation of HELiOS 32-Bit
As of HELiOS 2022 (Version number 2700.0) there will no longer be a 32-Bit version available for HELiOS and HELiOS Viewer. However, the interface to 32-Bit applications such as Office will still be possible and is not affected by the discontinuation of the 32-Bit installation of HELiOS.

Discontinuation of Mircosoft Office 2010 interface
From HELiOS 2021 (Version number 2600.0) on, we will no longer support Office 2010 in the HELiOS – Office interface.