Working without Guidelines (PE)

If you want to work without guidelines, you need to make sure that the Work with guidelines checkbox in the Part insertion tab of the Plant Engineering Settings window is deactivated.

First specify whether the part should be inserted as a main or sub-part. If you insert the part as a sub-part, HiCAD assigns it to the active superior part.

Select the required type of representation and the appropriate part directory.

If you do not want to insert the part on the connecting surface of an existing part, you can specify the required alignment by setting a local coordinate system.

Inserting a part in the drawing 

• Select the required type of part from the selection box.
• Specify search criterion in the CCS and display the appropriate result list.
• Select a part from the list.
• Call the Reference point menu and right-click the joint with the corresponding surface.
• If you invoke the Select connecting point (Right mouse button = Extended selection) option, you can snap the required connecting point with point option J via the Autopilot. The part is appropriately transformed during insertion.

Alternatively, you can press the RMB: Select Insert point in drawing and specify the require point. HiCAD transforms the part in such a way that the part CS matches the local co-ordinate system.

• When the part has been inserted, HiCAD displays the Rotation angle menu. Rotate the part until it is in the required position; the connecting surface vector is the rotation axis. HiCAD offers the following options:
• Click the corresponding button to accept a preset rotation angle.
• Click the Other value button and enter the required rotation angle
• Click the Dynamic button to rotate the part with the cursor. HiCAD temporarily hides the Rotation angle, thus enabling you to rotate the part to the required position. Press the left mouse button to take the angle over. HiCAD then displays the current angle value for confirmation.
• You have the option to cancel the Rotation angle menu with Close. You can subsequently select Yes to insert another copy of the same part, or select No to insert a different part, or Cancel to exit the function completely.

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