Assembly ID
Each drawing has an assembly ID.
This ID determines
the assembly structure for different automatic procedures like auto-generated Steel Engineering connections (Design variants), or the attaching of front plates
to beams etc.!
The assembly ID parameter in the Configuration Editor
When you open the Configuration Editor and select Modelling > Change of part structure > Main parts and sub-parts automatically in assemblies, you can specify whether you will use the main part and sub-part structure of older HiCAD versions (< 1212.2) or the assembly structure. The default setting is Yes, with general assemblies.
No
With this setting you continue to work with the old main part and sub-part structure.
The assembly functions will not be available to you! This also applies
to connections, links etc. in Steel Engineering. Here, too, the old structure
is used. This setting is not recommended, as the assembly-based structure provides significant
advantages, especially for drawings containing elements from various industries.
Yes, with general assemblies
The new assembly functions are available to you. The automatic
procedures in steel engineering do not, however, automatically distinguish
between bolted and welded assemblies.
Yes, with bolted and welded assemblies
Same as previous option, but with automatic differentiation of welded and bolted assemblies.
This setting defines the assembly ID of a new drawing when it is created!
The assembly ID of the drawing
When you create a new drawing file, the assembly ID will be determined via the parameter Modelling > Change of part structure > Main parts and sub-parts automatically in assemblies.
Note that a subsequent change of the ID is not possible.
For example, if you have set the parameter to No, a new drawing will be assigned this ID when it is created. This means that this structure will also be used for the above-mentioned automatic procedures! The ID of the drawing will remain the same even in case of a subsequent parameter change in the Configuration Editor subsequently. Although you can apply the assembly functions manually, the automatic procedures do not take them into account. If you use drawings created with older HiCAD versions (before V 1212) , the following will happen:
- If the structure can be determined unambiguously, the assembly ID will be assigned automatically to the drawing. In drawings created with Versions before V 1211 this is the main part /sub-part structure.
- If an unambiguous part structure determination is not possible, because the drawing contains mixed structures, i.e. both portions with assemblies and without assemblies, the procedure will be determined by the parameter Modelling > Change of the part structure > Handling of old drawings with mixed structure.
The default setting is Use default value, i.e. the settings specified at Modelling > Change of part structure > Main parts and sub-parts automatically in assemblies will be used. If you do not want this, choose the setting Interactive querying of procedure. In this case you will be asked upon loading of the drawing to use the future structure and thus to determine the assembly ID: - Sub-parts directly below main-parts (old structure)
- Main parts and sub-parts below general assemblies
- Main parts and sub-parts below bolted and welded assemblies
