Project: HiCAD Basics

Views in the ICN

The Views tab contains the view structure of the current drawing. HiCAD distinguishes between model and sheet views.

The production drawings which you can automatically derive from the 3-D model are displayed in the sheet views.

Furthermore, real 3-D views, so-called model views, such as any detail and sectional views, cut-outs at any depth or into any direction, list views with specific assemblies or parts etc., can be used in HiCAD. The position of the views in the sheet area is not thereby changed.

Arbitrary switch between model (1) and sheet views (2)

Use the and icons to expand and collapse the view structure in the Views window of the ICN. Use the function to display the active view in red colour.

Activate view

1. Place the mouse pointer on the corresponding ICN entry.
2. Press the left mouse button or press the right mouse button and select View, Activate. The name of the active view is displayed in red in the ICN.

If the Views tab is active, information on the active view is displayed in the lower window of the ICN below the Properties tab and a graphic preview of the view is displayed below Graphics.

Edit view

1. Place the mouse pointer on the corresponding ICN entry.
2. Press the right mouse button.
3. Select the required editing function in the context menu.

Note that you can also select several views in order to rotate, freeze them etc. To do so, use the SHIFT or the CTRL key.

Drag & Drop

In the ICN, views can be moved from the model view into the sheet view and vice versa via Drag & Drop.

1. Left-click the required view in the ICN and hold down the mouse button.
2. Drag the view to the Sheet or Model entry.

When using Drag & Drop, multiple selection is also possible (CTRL or SHIFT key).

Please note:

• Views that are not up to date will be indicated in the ICN by strikethrough view names. For example, this is the case if you are working with sectional views or detail views and transform the model after the definition of the views. In such cases you need to choose Views > Update view. The sectional views and detail views will then be updated. The strikethrough names in the ICN will then be replaced with normal names again.

• If you click the name of a view in the Views tab of the ICN, the corresponding view will be activated and indicated by means of a dotted frame in the drawing area. The frame will disappear as soon as you move the cursor from the ICN into the drawing area.

ICN • 3-D Views • 3-D Model Drawing