Text Configuration

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This function enables you to assign different designations to HiCAD part types. These are assigned to the HiCAD attribute $02 (in the browser: H_designation 2). This makes it possible, for example, to assign individual additional texts to different beam types or even plates and pipes.

Once you have called the function, the Text configurations dialogue window opens. This window allows you to do the following:

The pre-set text configuration DEFAULT uses the same configuration for the additional text for all objects. The text has the following structure:

Total number x Designation of the part -Length material designation, e.g. 1x HEB 260-124 S235JRG2


Create new text configuration

To create a new text configuration, proceed as follows:

  1. Click the Create new button.
  2. Enter the name of the drawing.
  3. Define the text in the Beam annotation dialogue window. The window is operated in the same way as for entering 3-D texts or notations.

The text can consist of fixed and variable entries

You can enter fixed texts simply into the input window. Special characters can be selected in the top left list box and copied to the input window with the symbol.

Variable texts (attributes) are selected via the top right list box and then copied with the symbol. They are marked by curly brackets.

The Load text function enables you to load ASCII files or formatted text (*.RTF, RichText)

Furthermore, you can copy texts from the Clipboard .

  1. Choose OK to end the text configuration. The Part assignment dialogue window is displayed.
  2. To use the configuration previously defined, you need to use a type of filter to define the parts to which you want this configuration to apply. These can be parts of a certain length, a certain type etc

To define a filter, i.e. an assignment, right-click in the Attributes column . Choose Insert.

In the list box, select the desired attribute, e.g. Material designation . Next, enter the desired value, e.g. S235JRG2, and click OK to exit the window. The assignment is copied to the Part assignment window. This assignment means that the previously defined text configuration is used for all objects with material S235JRG2.

  1. You can define more filter criteria in the same way.
  2. If you have defined all filters/part assignments, choose OK to exit the Part assignment window.
  3. Choose OK to exit the Text configuration window.

 

Please note:

applies to all parts of the type Beams or Elongated plates with a length of 1 m.

applies to beams and profiles of the type Flat steel with the Material S235JR.

 

Example:

Let us assume that you want to create a configuration for Sheet Metal flanges (Module 4). Click Create new, enter the name of the configuration, and specify the annotation. Click Part assignment to select the Part type attribute and enter the value 4.

 

Please make sure that the same filters (part allocations) are not used in different configurations. Otherwise, HiCAD will use the first configuration it finds.


Change text configuration

The Text configuration dialogue window provides the following buttons for the changing of text configurations:

Remove

Enables the deletion of the current text configuration.

Change text

Enables the changing of the current text configuration. The text is edited in the same way as when creating a new text configuration.

Part assignment

Enables the changing of the part assignment for the current text configuration. You can then add, change or delete assignments (right-click the Attribute column).


Remove text configuration

The configuration shown in the Configuration listbox will be removed, i.e. deleted from the TEXTCONFIGURATION.XML file.

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Date: 30/10/2018

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