Temporary Settings

Object marking in graphic ON/OFF

If you move the mouse pointer over your drawing objects, found parts and their sub-parts will be highlighted in a different colour (default: main parts in magenta, sub-parts in orange). This setting can be switched off and on (default).

Bitmap representation

Defines whether Bitmap files and other pixel graphics lie in front of or behind the geometry

2-D overlap level in colour 

Overlapped graphical elements are displayed in colour, other graphical elements in the default colour.

Angle grid ON

Activates the 2-D Angle Grid

Angle grid OFF

Deactivates the 2-D Angle Grid

Reload general parameters

Applies certain settings specified in the Configuration Editor if these have been changed in HiCAD during the current session.

Path for referenced parts 

Referenced 3-D parts are saved with the file name extension .KRA, and only in the directory predefined for referenced parts. The ISD-side default setting for this directory is the HiCAD subdirectory REFTEILE1, to which the short description L: is assigned in the system file FILEGRUP.DAT. This default setting can only be changed temporarily using this function.

Factor for View All

Specifies the distance that you want the total view of the drawing to have from the edge of the drawing. This is taken into account in the View All function.

3-D Undo ON/OFF

Temporarily switches off the Undo function for 3-D models.