Use Interface Lists

Interface lists (SSL) serve the purpose of an automatic reading of foreign formats such as STEP or IGES into HiCAD, thus significantly facilitating the working with files from other systems.

The objective of an interface list is to convert several files to the HiCAD file format in one step. In the process, the names of all files to be read in will be collected on a list, which will then be converted (instead of one single file).

How to create an Interface List

Interface lists can be created in two ways:

Select Drawing> Open> Batch import (Dialogue) to open a menu.

After clicking the Add file button, you can add a file from your local folder structure to the list, which is shown below in the window. Multiple selections of files are also possible.
Use Remove marked file from list or Remove all files from list to delete individual files from the list, or delete the entire list.
Save the list with . Select Load SSL file to open already created lists for editing.
Click OK to open the files.

Alternatively, you can also create the interface list manually, e.g. in a Text Editor such as the Windows-Editor:

Enter all file names that you want to be read into HiCAD.Each file name must be entered in a new row.
Save the Interface List with the extension .SSL.

How to load an Interface List

To load existing Interface Lists, select Drawing > Open > Batch Import.

The automatic reading will then be started.