Insert Part

Drawing > Insert Part 

Use this function group to insert main parts or sub-parts. The main part is located on the first level below the drawing, the sub-part below the active part.

When fitting the parts, a distinction is made between:

• Fitting with fitting points (fitting point ID)

Here, a part can have up to three fitting points for which you are prompted during fitting. The part may be distorted.

• Fitting without fitting points

Here, fitting with moving, rotation, similarity or affinity transformation is made available. Depending on your choice, you will need to enter up to three fitting point pairs, first on the part and then on its counterpart in the drawing.

Objects (e.g. Excel tables, pixel files or texts) from the Windows clipboard can be pasted with the key combination CTRL+V. If you paste an Excel table into the Annotation Editor, you can edit the table there if desired. If you insert the parts directly into the drawing, they will be handled like auxiliary parts.

Function		Description
	Insert part, via Explorer	With this function you insert a 2-D/3-D part together with its minor parts into your drawing. You can load the following formats: 2-D parts (FGA), 2-D HCM Variants (DCF), 2-D Parameter Variants (FIV), 2-D Design Variants (VAR),
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	2-D import	This function inserts 2-D DXF/DWG files saved with other programs or HiCAD into the your drawing.
	Insert part, via Standard Parts catalogue	Here, components from standard parts catalogs are inserted into your drawing. These can be, for example, 2-D parts or variants that are assigned to a catalog. If you want to assign 2-D parts to a catalog, select the option Save as part with catalogue entry when saving the part.

 

Please note:

When reading DXF, DWG or MI files into HiCAD 2-D, colours outside the HiCAD colour palette (System colours <40) will be distributed among unused system colours.

Part Functions (2-D) • Part Creation (2-D) • New Part (2-D)