Context Menu HELiOS

When you right-click a part in the drawing or the part name in the ICN, a context menu will be displayed. Go to the HELiOS menu item to open the HELiOS sub-menu. If, for instance, you right-click a 3-D part, the HELiOS 3-D Part context menu will be displayed:

The menu contains the following functions:

HELiOS 3-D Part
Document master
	Show document master Displays the created document master data of the active part in a mask.
	Assign project Master data of the active part will be copied to the selected project.
	Workflow functions Provides Workflow functions for the active document.
Article master
	Show article master Use this function to display the created article master data of the active part in a mask.
	Assign project Copies the article master data of the active part to the selected project (create a new article master via Find article and assign it to a project).
	Workflow functions Provides Workflow functions for the active part.
	Create + assign new article master This function enables you to assign an existing article master to the drawing via the Part search function.
	Select+assign Use this function to assign an existing article master to a drawing via part search.
	Assign, of drawing Use this function to transfer to the active part the article master which has been assigned to the drawing.
	Delete assignment This function enables you to delete the article master assignment to the active part. Only the assignment will be deleted, the part will remain.
Product structure
	Transfer structure, one level This function transfers the HiCAD part structure of an individual part (one level) to database attributes of the HELiOS product structure.
	... all sub-part levels This function transfers the HiCAD part structure of an individual part (all sub-part levels) to database attributes of the HELiOS product structure.
Derive part structure
	Derive part structure, via CAD structure Use this function to derive individual parts in the drawing by parts derived from them. When you activate the function, a selection dialogue will be displayed, in which you can checkmark the desired parts.
Geometry->HELiOS
	Only active part Use the Only active part option to save all geometric values (dimensions, weight, etc. ) of the active part as attributes in the HELiOS database. The Active part + sub-parts option does the same for the entire drawing including all sub-parts.
	Active part + sub-parts The Active part + sub-parts option does the same for the entire drawing including all sub-parts.
Others
	Linked drawing Use this function to load the drawing of a part. In order to execute this function, you need to have saved the part as a referenced single-part drawing with article master and document master.
	Update sub-part index Updates the active part with new index and saves the HiCAD part structure and the as well as the HELiOS product structure with new index.

Please note:

For drawings (right-click drawing name in ICN, or on empty space in the drawing area) or for 2-D parts, similar context menus with HELiOS functions are available:

In addition,, the context menu of a part in the drawing or of a part name in the ICN contains the Reference part, Save, Detail drawing function, enabling you to save the graphic file with advanced options for document master and article master referencing.

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