Predefining Directories

> Settings > Directories

The system file FILEGRUP.DAT is required for a number of functions, e.g. for creating preview images for variants and within macros. All directories that are internally relevant to HiCAD are preset in this file. The file is stored in the program directory, i.e. in subdirectory exe, when HiCAD is installed and read when HiCAD is launched.

Each line of the file contains exactly one valid path specification.

The first two characters of each line contain the name of the file group, i.e. the short description of the path in HiCAD, e.g. A:. This is followed by the complete path specification, which can be up to 80 characters in length.

The first line of the file must always contain the path description of the HiCAD system directory, with empty characters now replacing the 2-digit short description. The following lines contain the path descriptions of the individual HiCAD data directories.

For example, file group C: stands for the standard drawing directory.

C:/HICAD/sys
A:C:/HICAD/szenen
B:C:/HICAD/norm
C:C:/HICAD/szenen
D:C:/HICAD/ega
E:C:/HICAD/makrolib
F:C:/HICAD/szenen
G:C:/HICAD/szenen
H:C:/HICAD/szenen
I:C:/HICAD/szenen
J:C:/HICAD/ray
K:C:/HICAD/material
L:C:/HICAD/szenen

Extract from FILEGRUP.DAT

To change the directories entered in FILEGRUP.DAT, proceed as follows:

Click the icon, then select Settings.
Select the Directories folder. You can change all directories marked with an opened lock .
Double-click the field containing the directory to be changed.
Select the new directory.

The directories that have been entered when you exit the Settings menu are also preserved when you exit HiCAD, i.e. they are the default settings when you next start HiCAD. These settings are saved in FILEGRUP.DAT.

The directories set during the installation of HiCAD are saved in FILEGRUP.DAT when you first call the Directories folder. You can restore these settings at any time by choosing Load default setting under Settings > Directories.

Please note:

The specification of root directories such as D: is also possible.
Regardless of the settings in FILEGRUP.DAT, you can, of course, save your drawing in any directory/load your drawing from any directory, as is possible in all Windows programs. The path for HiCAD drawings set here is used as the default setting when you restart HiCAD. During a working session. the path that was used last is always displayed when loading files.