HiCAD 2010: New in 2-D

The Visualisation pull-down menu provides the 2-D representation functions for main parts and sub-parts. You can specify for each part (main part and sub-part separately) whether you want it to be shown or hidden. The representation type which you assign with these functions is written internally to a list and saved with the drawing. This also enables you to restore the representation via the Activate list function when you re-start HiCAD.

This list can also be activated by a right-click or with the Hide and Show functions in the ICN. (SP1)

Deletes all lines within a rectangle, whether completely or within a section. (SP1)

• This function automatically adapts the material hatching to the part. (SP1)
• You are now prompted to specify the colour of material hatchings.

HiCAD now also offers cross-hatchings for plastics. (SP1)

• The values of the drop-down lists for text height and text width in the Text Editor can be expanded via the TXTPAR.DAT file.
• When inserting texts (via clipboard) from another text editor, the font formatting is taken over. When inserting texts from other Windows applications, you can, if desired, take over the font, but not the colour or text height.
• When copying texts from the clipboard to other Windows applications, HiCAD fonts are copied as Courier fonts.

• The values of the drop-down lists for text height and text width in the Annotation Editor can be expanded via the TXTPAR.DAT file.
• Favourites are saved in the Annotation Editor as FTD files.
• When inserting texts (via clipboard) from another text editor, the font formatting is taken over. When inserting texts from other Windows applications, you can, if desired, take over the font, but not the colour or text height.
• When copying texts from the clipboard to other Windows applications, HiCAD fonts are copied as Courier fonts.
• The text lines can now be separated with lines.
• For annotation tags with circular frames, the insertion point of the line points to the centre of the circle.
• For multiline annotations you can specify with the arrow keys to which text line you want to attach the leader line.

Use this function to copy the active annotation.

• The Reference function now offers integrated 2-D transformation options.
• The internal and external referencing functions are combined into one pull-down menu.