Folder for Externally Referenced Parts (3-D)

Referenced parts are saved with the file name extension .KRA, and only in the directory predefined for referenced parts. The ISD-side default setting for this directory is the HiCAD subdirectory REFTEILE1, to which the short description L: is assigned in the system file FILEGRUP.DAT. This setting can be changed both temporarily and permanently.

Permanently change folder

To change the folder default setting for externally referenced parts, proceed as follows:

Click the icon on the Ribbon.
Select the Settings function.
Select the Basic settings > General > Referenced parts folder.
Define the folder for referenced parts using parameter Default file group for referenced parts (prototypes).
After double-clicking the Value field, select one of the HiCAD folders in the list box. File group L has been set as the default by ISD; this is the HiCAD subdirectory REFTEILE1.

Please note:

Any changes to the default setting only take effect when you re-start HiCAD.
When you load drawings with referenced parts, the system always searches for these parts in the folder predefined for referenced parts!

Temporarily change folder

During the current HiCAD session, you can switch between the directories that have been entered with the short descriptions L: and M: in the system file FILEGRUP.DAT. The HiCAD subdirectories REFTEILE1 (fine adjustment, file group L:) or REFTEILE2 (rough adjustment, file group M:) are the ISD-side default setting in FILEGRUP.DAT .

To temporarily change the folder, proceed as follows:

On the Drawing tab, select Others > Extras.
Select the Temporary settings pop-up menu .
Choose Path for referenced parts .
Select the desired folder.

Please note:

Note that this setting applies only temporarily. When you next start HiCAD, the folder specified in the basic settings will again be set as the default.
If you manually change the paths behind the short descriptions L: or M: in FILEGRUP.DAT, you are not allowed to choose the HiCAD drawings subdirectory.
If you create a referenced part after a temporary folder switch and the construction contains another referenced part with the same name, but which has been saved in a different folder, your construction will contain two completely different parts with the same name. For this reason, take care when assigning names, especially in the case of a folder switch.