Project: HELiOS PDM for AutoCAD

Installation of the HELiOS/ AutoCAD Interface

The HELiOS/ AutoCAD interface is created via the HELiOS installation DVD. It can be installed together with the HELiOS Desktop, or separately at a later time.

In the Ready to install HELiOS ... dialogue of the HELiOS Installation Wizard, select Extended Settings > HELiOS Interfaces, and select the systems to which you want to create an interface.

In the window you can see the CAD applications that have been installed on the system. If several versions of a software have been installed on a computer - e.g. AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD 2020 - all versions will be offered for selection. Activate the corresponding checkboxes of the versions that you want to interface with HELiOS.

If AutoCAD Mechanical has been additionally installed on the system, the HELiOS interface will also be applied to AutoCAD Mechanical.

Further information can be found in the Installation Notes guide that is supplied with your installation DVD.

After the loading of the Add-In in AutoCAD and the successful login in HELiOS, the window for the configuration of the local session will be displayed.

Please note:

The creation of the interface requires a compatible version of AutoCAD on your computer (the Bit versions of AutoCAD and HELiOS need to be identical!).
In the \templates\ directory of your HiCAD installation you will find drawing frame templates. If required, copy them to the appropriate AutoCAD directory.
When using the HELiOS-AutoCAD interface in conjunction with the preview tool Trueview, you should also install the English Language Pack for AutoCAD to ensure that the preview tool works properly.

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