Project: HiCAD Interfaces

Creating a DXF/DWG file

To save the current drawing as a DXF or DWG file, proceed as follows: 

1. Click the ISD Button and select Save as... .
2. Select Interfaces, DXF/DWG .
3. Specify the data format – DXF or DWG (Default: *. dwg)

For conversion the HCADACAD.DAT file is required. The conversion file, which can be customised if required, is available in the HiCAD SYS subdirectory.

If you want to export a detail of your drawing only, select Save as... > Interfaces - Detail, DXF/DWG . Select the export format – DXF or DWG – and draw a rectangle to specify the detail you want to save.

Please note:

• Elements of a drawing will be transferred - according to the current representation parameters - for selected
• Parts
• Attributes
• Dimensionings
• Hatchings
• Symbols
• Texts
• Lines and
• Overlaps

• Symbols are transferred as blocks (FIGBL 0;1)
• Lines, circles and arcs are conversion into the appropriate AUTOCAD elements.
• Polylines in HiCAD, i.e. at least two graphically and structurally contiguous lines or arcs, become polylines during transfer (LPOLY 1).
• Ellipses and elliptical arcs are not intended as linetypes in the DXF file. They will be broken down into circular arcs.
• The transfer of HiCAD texts to AUTOCAD takes place via the DXF element TEXT.
• The HiCAD part structure can be taken over. Parts are selectively transferred as blocks (FIGBL 1).
• Hatchings will be transferred as blocks and broken down into their basic elements(lines). during creation of the DXF file.
• Dimensionings can either be taken over as genuine dimensionings (BEMAS 1), or can be broken down into lines or texts (BEMAS 2).

2-D Interfaces • Conversion File HCADACAD