Further View Functions

Views > View Functions

You can hide and show complete views as well as parts of views in HiCAD. This allows a significant system performance increase during processing, especially for complex 3-D models. Furthermore, you can "freeze" views": In contrast to hidden views, frozen views remain visible on the screen, they can however not be processed. Please note that 3-D parts, 3-D texts or 3-D dimensionings cannot be selected in frozen views!

The View Functions group of the Views tab contains functions enabling you to show, hide and freeze views, as well as functions for the processing of linked views.

 

	Show/unfreeze views, Individual Shows individual views again or removes the "frozen" state. Identify the required views in the ICN. Clicking opens a menu with further functions: Show/unfreeze views, All Shows all views again and removes the "frozen" state. Link views Activates the Link views menu that enables you to define or delete links between views. Rearrange views Rearranges the views according to DIN - first the standard views and then the other views. Rearrange view group Rearranges and regroups all linked views. Aligned views are moved in alignment direction only, non-aligned views are moved in the direction of the view centre. Show 3-D dimensions + texts Re-displays hidden dimensions and texts. Select view, via list Allows views to be activated via a selection list. The existing list views are displayed for selection.
	Hide views, Individual Hides individual views. Identify the required views. Hidden views are marked with the symbol in the ICN
	Hide all views, except active Hides all views except for the active view.
	Hide all 'Hidden Line' views Hides all views that require hidden line calculations. These are the Hidden Line, Hidden Line Dashed and Shaded with Hidden Line display types. This enables you to avoid lengthy hidden line calculations in complex drawings!
	Freeze views, Individual Freezes individual views. Frozen views are visible on the screen, but cannot be modified. Please note that frozen views of 3-D parts, 3-D texts or 3-D dimensionings cannot be identified! To remove the "frozen" state, select the Show/unfreeze views, Individual , or the Show /unfreeze views, All function. Shaded views cannot be frozen!
	Freeze all views, except active Freezes all views except for the active view
	Freeze all 'Hidden Line' views Freezes all views that require hidden line calculations.

You can also hide views by first selecting the Views tab in the ICN, then right-clicking the required view and selecting the Hide function from the context menu. The name of the view is then displayed in the ICN with reduced colour intensity. In the same way, hidden views can be shown again.

If objects such as dimensionings, processing planes or parts are deleted from the drawing, these will still be displayed in frozen views. Only after unfreezing of these views will it become apparent which elements had been deleted since the freezing. Please pay particular attention to this when you delete all dimensions or all dimensions in a part (3-D Dimensioning + Text > Delete > Individual > All in part or All).

 

Please note:

• Hide/Show edges
  Select Views > Properties to hide or show individual edge and elements. For this you use the Show/hide elements in view function.

• Free edges
  For the representation types Glass model, Quick Hidden Line, Quick Hidden Grey and Shaded with edges, HiCAD also displays free edges. These are edges which do not belong to any surface. Examples of this edge type are centre axes, crosshairs and free composite edges. Irrespective of the settings selected via Show/hide elements in view, these edges will always be shown for the above representation types.

• Hidden Line calculations
  Please note that Hidden Line calculation for large drawings can be very time-consuming, owing to the extensive visualisation calculations that are required. Furthermore, Hidden Line calculation does not consider self-intersections.

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