Reference Drawings (BIM-PLM)

PDM > Drawing > Reference

Referencing is an efficient method for re-using parts. Referenced parts can be re-used project-comprehensive and company-wide. The 3-D body representing the part will not be firmly integrated in the model, but will only be loaded into the drawing after build-up of the model in its current state.

Drawings managed via the BIM-PLM suite may contain referenced parts.

If you click the icon, the main function, New referenced drawing from active part, will be activated. If you click the arrow below the icon, a pull-down menu with further functions will be opened.

The functions in this menu correspond to the same-named 3-D functions.

	New referenced drawing from active part References the active part. The Reference, Save dialogue window will be displayed. Activate the External referencing radio button. Activate the Also reference identical parts checkbox, if you also want parts that are identical with the active part to be referenced. HiCAD then searches for parts that match the part to be referenced in terms of name and geometry. All found parts to which this applies are automatically referenced. In the Part or Detail drawing area, define, by activating the required radio button to define whether you want the part to be saved as a part (KRA file) or as a detail drawing. In the Storage location, DB links section, define how you want the database entry to be made. The options are only available if you are using the HELiOS PDM system. You can then save the part with or without database entry. In the DB document master for part section, you can display or re-generate the document master. After selecting all required options, click Continue. The subsequent dialogue and the required entries depend on the options you have chosen. The save location is evaluated first, followed by the option selected under Part or Detail drawing.
Clicking opens the Referencing pull-down menu with further functions. These are described in detain in the Referencing chapter of the Online Help.
	Reference, Update from file Adjusts the active part and its identical parts to the status of the corresponding KRA file.
	Break up referencing, individual Removes the referencing of the active part, but the referencing of any identical parts will be retained.
	Break up referencing, individual + identical parts Removes the referencing of the active part and all its identical parts.
	Break up referencing, entire drawing Removes all referencings in the drawing.
	Part from referenced part Use function to insert referenced parts existing in the current drawing as new main parts or sub-parts. In contrast to other insert functions for referenced parts, the new part is not saved as referenced in the part structure of the current drawing, but only in the feature log. In this log, a feature by the name of referenced base part is created.