Part Selection - Catalogue or Database (PE)

Part search and part selection during insertion of pipe parts and components depend on the option specified in the Parts from ... field on the Part selection tab (i.e. in the Parts from ... field) of the Plant Engineering Settings dialogue: Database or Catalogue.

Part selection via Database

If the HELiOS Database is selected as part data source, part search and part selection is carried out via the HELiOS user interface.

Part search via HELiOS Database

Double-click the desired part to select it. You can also mark the desired entry and click Apply.

To narrow the search, you can enter search criteria in the fields, which may also contain the wildcards ? and * known from Windows. Then click the Start search button to obtain an appropriately narrowed result list.

Example: If you enter TN-05* in the Article No. field, you will only get parts with an article number beginning with TN-05.

Further information on part search and part selection can be found in the HELiOS Online Help.

Part selection via catalogue

If the HiCAD Catalogue is selected as part data source, a selection list of the parts which are available according to the given settings and the current fitting situation is displayed.

Part selection via Catalogue

You select the desired part by double-clicking the appropriate list entry. You can also mark the entry and click OK. Use Cancel to end the search without selecting any parts.

To enter additional search criteria, click the Conditions button.

Entry of search criteria

For the attributes for which you want to set a search condition, enter the desired condition in the column on the right hand side of the window. For instance, if you enter the condition DIN 24* for Standard designation, only data records beginning with DIN 24 will be taken into account for the search.

Search conditions which are already given due to pre-settings and the fitting situation are displayed, but cannot be changed.

The search condition for a text attribute may contain the wildcards ? (for an arbitrary character) and * (for an arbitrary character string). known from Windows.

The search condition for numerical attributes may also contain the operators <, >, <=, >=, != . You can also link conditions with & (logical AND). Example: If you want to restrict the search to parts with a wall thickness between 2 and 4 mm, enter the condition >= 2 & <= 4 .

After entering the attribute conditions, click Find to obtain an appropriately narrowed search result list. Click Back to return to the unmodified selection list.

If catalogue parts belonging to your product are not offered for selection, you should check whether they have possibly been deactivated with the CatalogueMaker tool. Start the tool CATALOGUEMAKER.EXE in the HiCAD.exe directory. Further information on the CatalogueMaker is provided in the Online Help for the Catalogue Editor.