Where To Find What

Listed below you will find an overview of the Online Help chapters, their contents and where to find them in HiCAD.

Help chapter	Contents	in HiCAD
How to Use the Help	Information on an efficient use of the Online Help.
What's New?	Information on new features in the current version (also available as PDF file newshicad.pdf).	Videos on selected new features:
Basics	General information on HiCAD: The user interface, i.e. the multifunctional toolbar, the docking windows, the Information & Communication Navigator (ICN), etc. Operation of HiCAD, e.g. via keyboard and mouse buttons, input of points, values, texts Creation, opening, saving and printing of drawings Import of objects Editing of drawing properties Displaying of various information, e.g. distances and angles between elements Various calculations and data checks Error detection in CAD drawings with the Design Checker Notes on customisation and configuration of HiCAD Production and Mounting drawings Bills of Materials Itemization and identical part search
2-D	General 2-D functions: Creation and processing of 2-D parts Drawing and processing of 2-D geometrical elements Dimensionings and texts
Feature Technology	Processing of parts and assemblies via the Feature log, subsequent change of construction steps and creation of Feature Variants.	Right-click Feature entry
3-D	General 3-D functions: Creation and modelling of 3-D parts and assemblies Creation and editing of views and projections Dimensionings, annotations and texts Working with sketches Simplifying representations of 3-D models Conversion of 2-D parts in 3-D models Processing of parts and assemblies via feature log, subsequent changes of design steps, creation of feature variants Freeform surfaces for arbitrarily curved surfaces which cannot be described analytically
Parametrics	Parametric processing of part drawings with the HiCAD Constraint Manager (HCM) via assigning of constraints to 2-D objects, 3-D objects and/or sketches.
Design Automation	Creation and utilization of macros Using FUNC commands	CTRL + 7 CTRL + 8
Interfaces	Import and export of foreign formats: Opening foreign formats Exporting drawing files to a different format Inserting part in other formats
Sheet Metal	Special functions for sheet metal processing
Steel Engineering	Special functions for steel engineering, including stairs, railings, connections Itemisation Drawing derivation (production drawings and mounting drawings)	Civil Engineering functions docking window
Management + BIM	Automation functions geared towards project-oriented civil engineering constructions, enabling the generation and updating of project-related HELiOS article master and classification entries Management in HELiOS and intelligent updating of auto-generated HiCAD production drawings
Metal Engineering	Special functions for 2-D and 3-D metal engineering
Element Installation + Sub-structures	Placing of tray panels and insert elements on facades; creation of sub-structures	Civil Engineering functions docking window
Profile Installation	Placing of profiles and other installation elements onto wall and roof surfaces.
Plant Engineering	Special functions for 3-D layout and pipeline planning in plant engineering
P+ID	Special functions for the creation and modification of piping and instrumentation diagrams (P+IDs): Structured flow charts and detailed representations of plant engineering instrumentation Creating and editing of library symbols Managing and editing of symbol libraries
Variant Editor	Editing of value tables in variants, Deriving of new variants, Exporting of value tables as text files etc.	External call: Varianteneditor.exe
Catalogue Editor	Editing/expansion of HiCAD standard parts and beam/profile catalogues Definition and managing of graphical factory standard catalogues Exchanging and synchronisation of factory standard catalogues with the data of other users Assigning of HELiOS part master data to entries in Standard Part or beam/profile catalogues	External call: CATEditor.exe
Report Manager (BOMs)	Editing of structure and quantity lists, Setting of filters, Defining of sort criteria, Exporting of lists to various formats, e.g. Excel or HTML	External call: HICADReportManager.exe
Configuration Editor	Managing of customer-specific configurations for a wide range of application, e.g. System settings, Dimensionings, Annotations, Workshop drawings etc.	Configuration External call: ISDConfigEditor.exe
HELiOS PDM in HiCAD	PDM functionality (HELiOS) integrated in HiCAD: Creating document and part master data Assigning to projects Workflow functions Deriving of product structures etc.
Tips and Tricks	Tips & Tricks for an efficient designing with HiCAD, e.g. for performance optimisation, reuse options, presentation of 3-D models etc.
FAQ	Frequently asked questions