Representation Functions

Views > Representation

There are different representation options available for views. They range from the glass model to the hidden line representation, right through to the virtually photo-realistically shaded model. The representation options always refer to the active view, with a few exceptions.

(1) Shaded with edges, (2) Shaded, without highlighted edges, (3) Shaded without edges, (4) Glass model, (5) Hidden Line, (6) Hidden Line dashed

	Shaded with edges Shades the parts of the active view. The visible edges are displayed. If there is no setting of the shading parameters, material file M_HiCAD and Parallel lighting from the front is assumed. The edges are displayed according to the currently set edge model parameters. Clicking opens a menu with further representation functions: Active view Shaded + Hidden Line Fast, shaded representation with display of visible edges. The edges are displayed according to the currently set edge model parameters - with the exception of free edges. Apply shading setting of view Applies the shading setting of any view to the active view. Identify the view the shading of which you would like to transfer. Settings for shaded representation Use this function to change the representation of threads and the visibility of textures for the active view and to switch panorama mirrorings on or off. When you call the function, the Shaded representation dialogue window will be displayed. Thread Here you can choose whether threads are to be displayed with a thread texture or transparent by activating the preferred option. Outer thread - with thread texture (left) and transparent (right) Mirror panorama HiCAD offers the option to simulate environments. For this purpose a panorama is assigned to a Sheet or Model area. The surfaces of shaded models can then mirror this panorama, i.e. the environment. Use the Mirror panorama checkbox to activate or deactivate environment mirroring. Show textures By activating or deactivating this checkbox you can switch the visibility of textures in a model drawing on or off. Switching off the visibility of textures can be helpful during the processing of large model drawings with many textures. The setting selected here will also be considered for the display of the model drawing in the HiCAD Viewer. All views Glass model Displays all views of the current drawing as a glass model. This is also the case for hidden views. Hidden Line Selects the Hidden Line representation for all views of the current drawing, also for hidden views. Hidden Line dashed Selects the Hidden Line dashed representation for all views of the current drawing, also for hidden views. Settings for shaded representation This function corresponds to the same-named function beneath Active view, with the difference that it affects all views of a model drawing. If different parameters for shaded representation have been assigned to the views of the model drawings, this will be indicated by a symbol in the Shaded representation dialogue window: When you move the cursor over the symbol, the message will be displayed: The setting selected here will also be considered for the display of the model drawing in the HiCAD Viewer.
	Shaded, without highlighted edges Shades the parts of the active view. The visible edges, with the exception of highlighted edges, are displayed. Highlighted edges are theoretical edges that occur in places where there is no clear edge due to a rounding. This display mode can be useful for improving the performance while working on large drawings in the model view.
	Shaded without edges Displays all parts of the active view as shaded. The part edges are hidden.
	Glass Model Sets all edges, also the hidden ones, to visible. It is called "glass model", because the setting is only realistic for transparent material. The image build-up speed is one advantage of this representation, as no visualisation calculations need to be performed.
	Hidden Line Hides hidden edges.
	Hidden Line dashed Displays hidden edges as dashed. The hidden edges of a body lying on level 40 (glass) are not considered here.
	Quick Hidden Line Displays edges in the surface colour and hides hidden edges.
	Quick Hidden Grey Displays edges in the surface colour and hidden edges in grey.
	Show only active view Hides all views except the active one.
	Show all views Redisplays all hidden views.

 

Change representation in multiple views

If several views are selected in the ICN, the display of all selected views can be changed in one step.

Note the following:

1. The progress bar is view-comprehensive. This also applies to aborting hidden line calculations with the ESC key. Views that have not yet been calculated are then displayed in QuickView.
2. If the display function is called with the CTRL key pressed, the views are always switched to exact representation. This also applies when the automatic QuickView is active.
3. If several views are selected, all of which already have the desired display, but are in QuickView, HiCAD asks whether the views should be switched to exact representation.

 

Please also read the information given in the QuickView vs. Exact Representation topic.

 

Please note:

• The options Glass Model, Quick Hidden Line, Shaded with edges, Shaded without edges and Shaded, without highlighted edges can also be called via the transparent toolbar.
• The functions can also be called via the context menu for views.
• Hatchings and edge colours of 3-D parts are taken into account in visualisation and shading functions, as follows:

• Hatchings: always
• Edge colours: for the Glass Model, Hidden Line, Hidden Line Dashed and Shaded + Hidden Line functions.
• You can assign 3-D parts a special setting for individual views. To do so, select 3-D Standard > Properties > Others > Properties in view.
• Further shading function can be accessed via Drawing > Others > Extras > Tools.
• Please also read the information on the Hidden Line collision check.
• Colour, line type and layer of hidden edges can be preset in the Configuration Editor at Drawing > Views. If you choose Layer -1 (Default), the layer will be automatically determined by HiCAD. This depends on the question to which part the corresponding edge belongs.
• Centre lines, cross-hairs and Steel Engineering axes are always displayed as red dashed lines in Hidden Line dashed representation. The overlap settings defined via Views > Properties > Show/hide elements will be ignored, as well as the corresponding pre-settings in the system file ansgen.dat. In contrast to this, the Hidden Line representation respects the overlap settings for centre lines, cross-hairs and Steel Engineering axes defined via Views > Properties > Show/hide elements.

Views (3-D) • Show/Hide Parts (3-D) • Colour and Lightning (3-D) • Shading Functions (3-D)