Project: HiCAD Interfaces

Use Interface Lists

Interface lists (SSL) serve the purpose of an automatic reading of foreign formats such as STEP or IGES into HiCAD, thus significantly facilitating the working with files from other systems.

The objective of an interface list is to convert several files into the HiCAD file format in one step. In the process, the names of all files to be read in will be collected on a list, which will then be converted (instead of one single file).

How to create an Interface List

Drawing > Open > Batch Import (Dialogue)

With this function, external formats can be read in automatically via an interface list. The list is defined or edited in the Batch Import dialogue box.

	Add file After clicking this button, you can add a file from your local folder structure to the list, which is shown below in the window. Multiple selections of files are also possible.
	Remove marked file from list Use this function to delete individual files from the list.
	Remove all files from list This function deletes the entire list.
	Load SSL file Open already created lists for editing with this function.
	Save SSL file Saves the files as shown in the window as an interface list.

Click OK to close the window and open the files.

Alternatively, you can also create the interface list manually, e.g. in a Text Editor such as the Windows-Editor:

• Enter all file names that you want to be read into HiCAD.Each file name must be entered in a new row.
• Save the Interface List with the extension .SSL.
  
  

How to load an Interface List

Drawing > Open >  Batch Import

With this function, external formats can be read in automatically via an interface list (.SSL) available as a file. Select the desired SSL file.

The automatic reading will then be started.

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