Novice Configuration

Drawing > Others > Extras > Novice Configuration  

Use this settings to further facilitate the operation of HiCAD. The settings concerns:

• Identification
• Sketches
• 3-D modelling

The settings can either be taken over from the Configuration Editor (default), or can be set manually.

Apply settings from Configuration Editor

If this option is active, the possible settings in this window will be taken from the Configuration Editor at System settings > Start configuration.

The applying of the settings from the Configuration Editor is the default setting. The remaining areas of the dialogue window will be greyed out if this option is set.

Important:

If you have chosen the Novice Configuration in the Extended settings of the HiCAD installation, or via the Parameter configuration (ParKonfigComp.exe / ParKonfigUser.exe), this will also influence the settings in the Configuration Editor!

Manual settings

If you want to specify the settings manually, activate the Manual settings option.

Click the Load settings from configuration database button to load the current settings from the Configuration Editor as a template.

General

Default identification mode

HiCAD supports various identification modes enabling a significant reduction of mouse clicks required for the execution of functions, and thus speeding up the designing process. You select the default identification mode from the same-named listbox. Default: Object snap.

3-D Sketch

Right-click to use active surface as plane

This checkbox is only relevant in the Element snap mode and concerns functions which are called via the context menu for the active surface and use sketches.

Context menu or active surface

If the checkbox is active, the active surface will be automatically used as the sketch plane for the corresponding functions (default: Yes).

Example:

• Let us assume that you have created a cuboid.
• The Element snap mode is active.
• Move the cursor over a surface and right-click when the border of the surface is hightlighted.
• In the context menu, select Others - 3-D Part > New - Sketch (sub-part).
• If the Right-click to use active surface as plane checkbox is active, the sketch plane will be automatically placed in this surface.
• If the checkbox is not active, the plane will be placed in the XY-plane of the active coordinate system.

Prompt for plane when creating new sketch

If you choose Yes, HiCAD will automatically ask you to select a sketch plane when you create a new sketch. Default: No

Default plane for new sketch

If you choose Yes, the basic planes (i.e. the XY-, YZ- and the ZX-plane of the World CS) will be displayed after the prompt for the sketch plane. Default: No

Rotate sketch parallel to screen, in model view

If the value is set to Yes, the sketch plane will be rotated in such a way that it runs parallel to the screen plane. Possible settings are:

• Yes (1 Part): A rotation takes place if only the part to be processed is visible.
• Yes (always): The sketch plane will always be rotated.
• No: No rotation.

Default: No

3-D solid modelling

Rotate model view into perspective in preview

If you choose Yes, the model views will be automatically be rotated into perspective in the Preview mode for sketch processings (e.g. when applying subtractions or creating extruded parts) Default:No.

Please note:

When you close the window with OK, the specified settings will apply when you call the function again. This will also be the case after a restart of HiCAD. The settings in the Configuration Editor will not be affected by this.

Identification Modes • 3-D Drawing