General Information on Interfaces

Links created between different software products or hardware components are called Interfaces.

The number and quality of interfaces available to HiCAD users allows a lossless transfer and re-use of data, as well as an exchange of data with customers and suppliers. Available are interfaces for standard formats (DXF, STEP...) and native formats (ME10, AutoCAD, CATIA, Pro/E, Parasolid, ACIS...).

 

Please note:

• Individual interfaces can be licensed as separate HiCAD modules, e.g. as part of an industry suite.
• Data exchange between different systems is only possible if data is suitably formatted and transferred via a valid data link using an appropriate  protocol or interface. The link between diverse hardware and software is referred to as an interface.
• Select Drawing > Others > Extras > Temporary settings > Save ICN display On/Off to specify whether HiCAD should also output ICN attributes (e.g. the HELiOS part name if you use the HELiOS database).
• You can speed up the conversion of files using suitable macros. For this you require the Design Automation module.
• When importing foreign data to 3-D formats that are internally converted via the CADfix interface (DXF,DWG, SOLIDWORKS, Inventor etc.) the file to be imported might exist in a version that cannot be processed by CADfix yet. In such cases HiCAD will stop the conversion and show the following message:

 

Please note:

An overview of all interfaces with additional information (e.g. supported versions etc.) can be found here.

2-D Interfaces • 3-D Interfaces • Steel Engineering/Sheet Metal Interfaces • Further Interfaces