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Attributes in ICN

Attributes are used in the ICN for the following areas:

Displaying and sorting the part structure,
Properties tab and
Display of search results.

HDB files beginning with BRW (i.e. BRW*.HDB) determine the output of parts and drawing data in the ICN (e.g. the Properties window and 3-D Part structure) as well as the search result list. For example in the system file BRW_3DTeilattr.HDB it is defined which attributes instead of the part name should be displayed for 3-D parts.

Please note:

Files should only be modified by the administrator. The original files should be saved before changes are made in any case!

Files for the part structure

The information displayed in the Part structure window of the ICN as well as the sorting criteria are defined in the following files:

File	Content
ICN3D_DESIGNATION.HDB ICN2D_DESIGNATION.HDB	Content of column Designation, part name replaced by HiCAD properties
ICN3D_DESIGNATION_DB.HDB ICN2D_DESIGNATION_DB.HDB	Content of column Designation, part name replaced by database attribute
ICN3D_COMMENT.HDB ICN2D_COMMENT.HDB	Content of column Comment, part name replaced byHiCAD properties
ICN3D_COMMENT_DB.HDB ICN2D_COMMENT_DB.HDB	Content of column Comment, part name replaced by database attribute
ICN3D_MULTIATTRVIEW.HDB ICN2D_MULTIATTRVIEW.HDB	Display single-column part structure, HiCAD Properties
ICN3D_MULTIATTRVIEW_DB.HDB ICN2D_MULTIATTRVIEW_DB.HDB	Display single-column part structure, database attribute
brw_root.hdb	Drawing name replaced by database attribute

Files for part properties

The following files determine which properties will be displayed in the Properties tab of the ICN.

File	Content
brw_2dteil.hdb	Display for 2-D parts
brw_3dteil.hdb	Display for 3-D parts
brw_anlbehaelter.hdb	Display for vessels (Plant Engineering)
brw_anlgradesrohrlkz.hdb	Display for straight pipes on a guideline (Plant Engineering)
brw_anlrohrbogenlkz.hdb	Display for elbows on a guideline (Plant Engineering)
brw_anlrohrteillkz.hdb	Display for 2-D parts
brw_anlsonstiges.hdb	Display for 2-D parts
brw_szene.hdb	Display for drawings Please note that it is only visible when you click on the drawing name in the middle ICN window.

Amongst others the following changes might be of interest:

Changing the order of the display
In the Properties window the part master data is displayed first, then the document master data and then the part attributes. This can be changed by interchanging the three respective text blocks.
Changing the order within the part master data, document master data and part attributes
Changing of displayed fixed text
Deleting of not required attribute lines.

Example brw_3dteil.hdb

This file determines which attributes will be displayed for 3-D parts.

This file determines which attribute will be displayed for 3-D parts.

Only attributes where the VISIBLE parameter is set to YES will be displayed in the ICN. In this case an attribute will be shown even when the line is is empty. The EDIT parameter determines whether an attribute can be changed in the Properties window or not. If you change the setting from YES to NO the respective field will no longer be editable by double-clicking.

.... and this is what it looks like in the ICN:

Search result list

The result list for the search in the ICN can be configured with the following files.

brw_such2d.hdb	Result list for search in 2-D
brw_such3d.hdb	Result list for search in 3-D

Example brw_such3d.hdb

Attributes Overview • HDX and HDB files • Information + Communication Navigator (ICN)

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