Components/Gauges (PE)

Plant Engineering > New > Components/Gauges

Components and Gauges are parts that do not belong to a pipeline. Symbolic representation is not available for them. Even if the directory combination Parts3/1 is set for Part insertion in the Plant Engineering Settings, only representations from Parts3 are loaded. This also applies to the combination Parts2/1.

If guideline mode is active, HiCAD automatically switches it off during component insertion.
If a pipeline is active, HiCAD switches it off, i.e. pipelines are never active after you insert a component.
Besides the above components, gauges that do not belong to a pipeline are loaded.
The Determine via P+ID button is only shown if an associated P+ID project is open.

The Components/Gauges dialogue window

You can also insert components directly as sub-parts to the active part. To do this, activate the As sub-part checkbox. If you want the component to belong to an assembly, activate the corresponding assembly in the ICN, call the Components/Gauges function and activate the checkbox.

Right-click to call a context menu providing the following options:

	Connection 1 on any point
	Connection 2 on any point
	Other connection on any point
	Connection from graphic on any point
	Connection 1 on target connection
	Connection 2 on target connection
	Other connection on target connection
	Connection from graphic on target connection

If you select the Part from reference part option, the insertion of a new part does not take place via selection of the part type etc., but via selection of a part that already exists in the drawing (the so-called "reference part").

... on any point

This option sets the reference point on the insertion point. You can use either joint point 1 or 2 as reference point, or any other connection that can be specified by its number. You can also specify an optional reference point on a component (Connection from graphic).

When you select this function, HiCAD prompts you to specify an insertion point in the drawing. The component is inserted with its z-axis pointing towards the connection.

Insert, on any point (1) Connection 1, (2) Connection 3

... on target connection

This option sets the reference point on the required destination connection. If necessary, HiCAD rotates the component.

You can use either joint point 1 or 2 as reference point, or any other connection that you can specify by its number. You can also specify an optional reference point on a component (Connection from graphic).

After you select the required insertion point, HiCAD prompts you to specify the target connection in the drawing.

Insert, on target connection, (1) Connection 1, (2) Connection 3