User Interface

HiCAD presents itself in a brand-new design - with multifunctional toolbar (Ribbon) and QuickAccess toolbar. For visual representation, several styles are available.  

The new multifunctional toolbar (Ribbon) adapts itself dynamically and context-sensitively to the current working situation, thus significantly facilitating the retrieval of the required function.

The QuickAccess toolbar can be customised according to the user's individual needs, thus enabling direct access to frequently required functions - irrespective of the currently activated tab of the Ribbon.

In addition, you can assign to each command of the Ribbon a key combination, enabling you to access the Viewer functions also via the keyboard if required.

Another new feature is the transparent toolbar for a quick and direct access to frequently used functions such as zoom function, switching of the identification mode or the shading functions.

The HiCAD User Interface consists of the following areas:

1. Drawing area

In this area you create and process your CAD-drawing. The drawing detail shown in this area corresponds to the current display detail. To enlarge or downsize your drawing or drawing detail, you can use several zoom functions.

2. QuickAccess toolbar

Use this toolbar to directly access frequently used functions- without having to switch tabs.

3. The ISD Button provides access to file management.

4. Multifunctional toolbar (Ribbon) with tabs and function groups

The multifunctional toolbar (Ribbon) enables you to quickly retrieve the functions that are required for a particular task. For this purpose, the HiCAD functions are grouped into several categories, each of which is displayed on one tab.

5. Transparent toolbar

Enables a direct and quick access to frequently required functions such as zoom functions, switching of the identification mode or shading functions.

6. Information + Communication Navigator (ICN)

Enables direct access to all opened models, drawings and views, as well as to the assembly structures, attributes or PDM properties of the individual parts.

7. Docking windows for virtual styles, drawings and plugins

You can use these options to assign visual effects to objects, to open drawings faster and to call plugins.

8. TheUpper info bar provides the user with explanatory information (user guidance texts).

9. TheLower info bar provides the user with explanatory information (user guidance texts).
10. Status bar
11. User Interface Settings

Use this option to hide and redisplay toolbars, change graphic window settings etc.

12. Settings for surface/line/edge parameters

Please note:

• With the exception of the drawing surface and the menu bar, you can position or hide the various areas of the screen layout as you please.
• Functions which are not possible in the current context or are not part of your HiCAD configuration are greyed out in the Ribbon, the pull-down menus and the context menus.

 Related Topics

Multifunctional Toolbar (Ribbon) • ICN • Transparent Toolbar