Standard Part Check
HiCAD offers you the possibility to test newly created or extended standard part tables. A corresponding macro is available for this purpose.
To start this macro:
- Press CTRL+8.
- Change to the HiCAD sub-directory MAKRO3D.
- Double-click on the macro name StandardPartTest.mac.
The Standard part check dialogue window is displayed.
At the top of the dialogue window click on the 
symbol and select the table to be tested in the catalogue structure. The structure can be expanded and collapsed (1). In addition to the table name, the Table ID (2), the Table identifier (3) and a graphic preview (4) can be shown/hidden. It is also possible to search for table names (5).
In the Table rows to be checked area, determine the range to be tested by entering the first and last row number of the desired range. If you enter 1 and 999999, the whole table will be checked.
Click on Start to start the standard part check. A new drawing is created in HiCAD with the name of the table ID, e.g. 1330340533. The checked standard parts are - if possible - automatically inserted into this drawing.
The results of the check are listed in the dialogue window:
- The column Total shows whether a problem was detected for a table row.
- The Catalogue shows whether there are problems with the consistency of the values in the table.
- The remaining columns refer to the insertion in the four different display options. A collision check is also performed for each part created.
After the end of a check or in case of an abort with Stop, the created parts will be sorted geometrically - by type of representation - in the drawing, so that they can also be checked again manually. To do this, you must close the Standard part check dialogue in order to be able to work in the drawing.
If we look at the check shown above, a drawing with the name 1330340553 is created, which contains 6 assemblies whose name is composed of the respective record ID and the designation in the checked table. Each of these assemblies contains the four characteristics of the screw.
For example, the assembly with the name 335700006 - M12x80-10.9 could now be subjected to a collision check to see where exactly the collision occurs.
In particular, tables derived from the ISD template for hexagon head screws can be checked with this tool.
