Part Attributes (3-D)

3-D Standard > Tools >Attr.

This function is useful if you want to create Bills of Materials (BOMs) without using the HELiOS database. You can assign a 3-D part non-graphic attributes such as quantity, item, designation or additional texts, in addition to attributes such as colour, line type or layer and material properties. You can also use this function to make parts BOM-relevant.

Enter the desired additional information.
If you want the part to be automatically considered for BOM creation, activate the BOM-relevant checkbox.
Apply the data you have entered by clicking the OK button or ENTER (Return). Use the ESC key or the Cancel button to cancel the function without applying the changes.

The attribute mask for assemblies differs from that of other parts. It is also displayed when you create assemblies to allow you to assign non-graphic attributes, e.g. quantity, item, designation etc., directly to the assembly. The BOM-relevance is automatically set here. In addition, you can define the type of assembly in the Part type field:

Assembly (general),
Welded assembly (Workshop),
Bolted assembly (Site),
Mullion assembly,
Glass assembly,

etc.

Attribute mask for Assemblies - Example

Attribute mask for general parts - Example

Notes on Attributes

Part name / Article number	If you assign the Article number attribute to a part, it is displayed instead of the part name in the part structure of the ICN. The ISD has preset the function in such a way that only the Article number, but not the Part name can be changed here. Conversely, you can use the Rename function in the ICN to change only the Part name, but not the Article number. To enable changes to Part name and Article number via these functions, you need to modify the following files in the HiCAD SYS directory: brw_3dteilattr.hdb and brw_3ddbattr.hdb brw_2dteilattr.hdb and brw_2ddbattr.hdb. In these files, add the text ::EDIT="YES": to the entries: <H>::TEXT=""::ATTR="$BB"::TYP="WCHAR"::EDIT="YES" <H>::TEXT=""::ATTR="$TN"::TYP="WCHAR"::EDIT="YES" Then restart HiCAD.
BOM-relevant	If you are working with HELiOS, all parts to which a part master has been assigned will automatically be BOM-relevant. You can also use the search function of the ICN to assign or change the BOM relevance and part attributes. It also enables you to mark several parts as BOM-relevant in one step. For HiCAD2 parts with a part master ID the BOM-relevance will be set to "Yes" when the drawing or the part is loaded. This is irrespective of whether the part master ID can be found in the database.
Item number	The item number is displayed in curly brackets behind the part name in the part structure of the ICN, e.g. {5}.
Weight Fixed	If you want to assign a weight to a 3-D part by entering a particular value, you can activate the Fixed checkbox to lock this field and prevent an overwriting of the entered value by HiCAD.
Type of use	HiCAD supports part classification according to freely definable Types of use. attribute for the classification of parts. In this way you can, for example, define parts as columns, girders, transoms, etc. for civil engineering projects. Such classifications enable the creation of "Type of use-dependent" workshop drawings or BOMs The Types of use are managed via the Catalogue Editor, namely in the catalogue Factory standards > Type of use, and can be expanded and customized at any time. Extensive information on Types of use can be found in the Online Help for the Catalogue Editor (CATEDITOR.EXE). Example
Part type	When inserting catalogue parts such as beams, profiles, bolts, screws, nuts etc., the Part type will automatically be entered in the attribute mask.

The Part attributes masks for Steel Engineering parts and Sheet Metal parts differ from those of other 3-D parts. Furthermore, particular part attributes are automatically assigned to Steel Engineering parts, e.g. Article number, Item number, Weight, Part type, BOM-relevance (yes), etc.

Attribute mask for Steel Engineering parts - Example

Attribute mask for Sheet Metal parts - Example

Specific attributes can be assigned automatically to other 3-D parts, too. For instance, the automatic weight and surface recalculation can be applied. For folded sheets it is also possible to enter the development length and width as well as the sheet thickness into the part attributes. Use the settings

Update weight of parts (0:never, 1: when itemizing, 2: always) Gewichtsberechnung ( 0:keine, 1 beim Positionieren, 2:immer)

in the system file ALG3PAR.DAT to determine whether and when the calculation is to be executed. Default setting is 1 (when itemizing).

In addition, the new attribute "Coating, one-sided" is now available for folded sheets. If it is set , the edge of the sheet will be taken into account during calculation.

Moreover, you can specify the unit for area calculation in the ALG3DPAR.DAT file, via the switch entry

Display of unit of area (-1= active unit, 1=mm, 2=cm, 3=dm, 4=m)

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Useable part attributes

The part attributes used in HiCAD are managed centrally in the catalogue table "System settings - System attributes". In particular, this means:

In the attribute configuration for the ICN and the part attribute dialogues (.\sys\*.hdb, *.hdx), the parameter "TEXT=…" will be emptied in the default configuration. Therefore, the short text of the attribute from the catalogue table will be used for the display of attribute descriptions (e.g. attribute text for ICN Properties).
If any text is assigned to the TEXT parameter, e.g. for customer installations, this text takes priority over the short text in the catalogue and will be shown instead of the short text.

Insertion of catalogue standard parts and semi-finished products

When fitting catalogue standard parts and semi-finished products (SE beams/profiles, plates) in HiCAD, values from the catalogue entry are assigned to some part attributes of the HiCAD part (e.g. the "Article number" part attribute is assigned to the "BZ" column). This configuration can be set by the user as of Version 2008. In the catalogue tables you have the option to link a table column to a part attribute.

When fitting a part from this table in HiCAD, the value of the linked column will then be assigned to the part. A user can, for instance, enter the article number and/or the supplier in a column, and the value will be assigned to a part attribute when fitting a part and can subsequently be used for part annotations or bills of materials. In the catalogue table (see Catalogue Editor) linked columns are identified by a link symbol in the column header. From version 2008 onwards, the "BZ" columns of tables for standard parts and semi-finished product are linked to the part attribute "$BB"; "CUSTOM1" columns are linked to the part attribute "CUSTOM1", and "CUSTOM2" columns are linked to the part attribute "CUSTOM2".

Insertion of parts from the CADENAS PartSolutions calalogues

When inserting parts from the Cadenas PartSolutions catalogues into HiCAD, the Cadenas attributes "Part No". and the designation will be automatically assigned to the HiCAD part attributes $BB (Article No.) and $01 (Designation 1). This assignment can be changed in the STD.XML file in the HiCAD directory SYS\CADENAS.

Example: Attribute assignment ("Mapping")

<?xml version="1.0"?>

-<AttribMap>

</AttribMap>

In this example the Cadenas attribute NB is assigned to the HiCAD attribute $01 (Designation 1), and the Cadenas attribute ARTNR is assigned to the HiCAD attribute $BB (Article number).