Annotate Part Lists (3-D)

3-D Dimensioning + Text > Text > Leader > AutoAnnotate active part list

HiCAD offers the option to annotate part lists, i.e. a selection of several parts, in one step. To define a part list, click the parts you require while holding down the CTRL key - either in the drawing or in the ICN.

You can freely select the template file with the annotation settings and use various filter settings. For instance, you can specify whether sub-parts will also be annotated or not.

When you call the function, the following dialogue window will be displayed:

Configuration

Preferred

Activate this option if you want to use the predefined template files in the Configuration Editor. By default, these are:

z:Positionsnummer.ftd for Item numbers as annotations.
z:Sachnummer_Positionsnummer.ftd for Article numbers + Item numbers as annotations.
z:PosNummerSTB_Profil.ftd for the annotation of Steel Engineering beams and profiles.

The settings can be found in the Configuration Editor at Drawing > annotations > Automatic annotation > preferred. There, you can also preset the template file for automatic annotation. It will then be displayed as the default setting in the Preferred selection list of the Automatic part annotation dialogue window.

From file

Activate this option if you want to choose an arbitrary annotation template. Click the icon to select the desired file.

Filter

In this area you can set various filters, enabling you to exclude particular parts of the selection from editing.

The following filter options are available:

Include sub-parts
enables you to specify whether sub-parts are to be annotated or not.
Only BOM-relevant parts
enables you to specify whether only BOM-relevant parts, or all parts of the selection are to be annotated.
Replace existing annotation tags
enables you to specify how to proceed with already existing annotation tags.