Itemisation Modes

Drawing > Itemisation/Detailing > Item.

The itemisation is a prerequisite for the creation of workshop drawings and Bills of Materials (BOMs).

HiCAD currently supports two different itemisation modes:

Standard itemisation (as of HiCAD 2018)

Itemisation up to HiCAD 2017
When you choose this mode the new itemisation mode will be used. From Version HiCAD 2018 onwards, this itemisation mode will replace the old mode.

Please note that the mode Itemisation up to HiCAD 2017 will not be available anymore by HiCAD 2020.
For converting Itemisations to the Standard Itemisation as of HiCAD 2018, the function Convert to standard itemisation

is available.

In contrast to the Itemisation up to HiCAD 2017 mode, itemisation settings in the Standard itemisation mode will not be saved globally, but by model drawings. For a management of individual configurations you can use the Manage favourites option that you already know from other functions. In the Configuration Editor at System settings > Itemisation > Default settings you can choose a Favourite defining the pre-settings for the Standard itemisation mode. By default, settings for Mechanical Engineering, Steel Engineering and Plant Engineering have been pre-defined. Which of these Favourites will be used depends on the settings specified in the HiCAD Parameter configuration dialogue window.

The fixed part groups in the Itemisation up to HiCAD 2017 mode are replaced with freely configurable part groups in the Standard itemisation mode. The elements belonging to a part group can be specified with the help of a part filter. Furthermore, two options for number assignment are available:

Rule-compliant (automatic / manual)
The item numbers for elements of the part group can be assigned automatically or manually and must comply with the specified equality criteria.

Unregulated (only manual)
The item numbers for elements of the part group can be assigned freely (except for conflicts with item numbers according to rule-compliant number assignment). Automatic itemisation is not supported here.

Advantages of the Standard itemisation:

The current settings of the itemization parameters are saved in the model drawing. Furthermore, the itemisation settings can be saved as Favourites, making individual settings for various industries available at the push of a button.

The fixed part groups used for the old itemization up to 2017 are replaced with freely configurable part groups. You can individually specify via the part filter which parts are to belong to a part group.

In addition to the item number, a freely configurable item text, e.g. for a detailed description of the type and quality of a service can be generated automatically. Item texts are composed of components of the type:

Text
HiCAD part attribute
HiCAD drawing attribute
HELiOS document attribute
HELiOS project attribute

HiCAD part attributes can originate from the part itself as well as from the main part of an assembly, or a superordinate element with user-specific properties. Item text settings, too, can be managed as Favourites.

The range of application for itemisation can be limited to selected parts and their sub-parts within a given number of levels.

Other differences to the old Itemisation up to HiCAD 2017:

The result of the itemization is influenced by the order of part groups, i.e. each part will be assigned to the first matching part group. But the order of the item number assignment depends exclusively on the chosen sort criteria. If you distinguishing / sort criteria have been defined, HiCAD will simply go through the part structure for the assigning of item numbers.

The new itemisation does not allow consistent states, that is, in case a a rule-compliant number assignment all itemised identical parts will have the same item number.

The Lock given numbers option is now available as the Assign previously assigned item numbers again option with a "reverse logic", so to speak. It is now possible to change the option subsequently.

The possibility to Reference during itemisation is not available. Referencing and itemisation use different, incompatible methods for identical part search.

An itemisation by assemblies is currently not supported by the Standard Itemisation.

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