Keywords

The keyword DIR_* defines the directory to which, with respect to FILEGRUP.DAT, newly created DXF files should be copied.

Sample:

DIR_F: DXF files are copied to directory F.

If the Document Management DB module has been loaded, you can use the ZVD keyword to specify whether DXF file creation should be managed by the database

0 DXF is not managed by ZVD

1 DXF is managed by ZVD (no entry)

The keyword FIGLA enables you to transfer parts optionally as LAYER.

 0 Lines are transferred to layers with their level (LAYER-

command). This is the default setting

 1 All parts will become layers. (only if FIGBL=0)

-1 Only parts assigned via LAYER commands will become layers (only if FIBL=0)

In DXF conversion, the keyword STYLE defines the text style, i.e. FONTST=0 or FNTST=1.

This keyword enables any of the 9 character fonts that can be recognized by HiCAD to be conversion into another font.

The following transfers are made independently of these assignments:

• the width/height ratio
• character inclination.

Sample:

STYLE....1.DEFAULT

DEFAULT is used for fonts that have not been defined.

STYLE can also be used to assign a DXF font to a FONT file. In this case the id 0 for the HiCAD character font should be specified.

STYLE....0.SIMPLEX

The FONT file is required for TABLES section creation. If a font name is not specified, the default TXT font is used.

Fonts defined by the keyword STYLE are also used to generate the TABLES section for text style.

The keywords LPOLY/NPOLY enable you to specify the way in which polylines are handled.

Polylines can be activated or de-activated as follows:

LPOLY....0

LPOLY....1

LPOLY....2

1 Polylines ON

1 is set by default if a LPOLY entry has not been made.

2 Sets line type and colour values for vertex elements (graphical elements).

0 No further parameter values

Alternatively, you can use NPOLY instead of LPOLY....0.

If polylines are switched off, lines are output as independent graphical elements.

The keyword LTYPE specifies the appropriate assignment of an HiCAD line type to a DXF line type if it deviates from the line type defined for the layer.

HiCAD has 9 line types designated by the numbers 1 to 9. In the numeric field (Format 1 4), only values 1 to 9 are accepted for LTYPE.

The default setting for line type 1 is continuous.

LTYPE    1 CONTINUOUS

LTYPE    2 DOT

LTYPE    3 DASH

LTYPE    4 DASHDOT

LTYPE    5 DASHDOT

LTYPE    6 DASHDOT

LTYPE    7 PHANTOM

LTYPE    8 PHANTOM

LTYPE    9 PHANTOM

Generally speaking, all lines on fixed DXF layers are represented by a uniform line type and colour.

LTYPE is only defined if a line type deviates from line type set for the layer.

In DXF files, group 6 code (line type specification) is only entered for lines having a type defined by a LTYPE statement.

In the example above, HiCAD lines 0 to 6 are written to the DXF file in the corresponding line type.

HICAD symbols are transferred as blocks.

The BLOCK keyword describes the way in which HiCAD symbols hatching and parts are assigned to DXF blocks.

Sample:

BLOCK.3.SYMBOL3.LAYSYMBOL

HiCAD symbol No.3 becomes Block SYMBOL3 with the layer name LAYSYMBOL.

If the layer name is missing, layer assignment is carried out via the HiCAD symbol layer.

If the block assignment is missing, the HiCAD symbol name is used for the block name.

The keyword ASCII in the enables you to convert (special) characters.

Format:

ASCII No.1 No.2

No.1 HiCAD character number

No.2 appropriate DXF character number

HiCAD uses the ANSI character set.

Sample:

ASCII 248 237

Converts ANSI character for diameter (248) into the ASCII character for diameter (237).

The keyword LAYER is only valid for lines, circles and arcs.

The keyword SONST determines the appropriate layer for all other graphical elements, i.e.

• Symbols
• Symbol lines
• Text
• Dimensioning
• Hatching

Symbols are the exception to this rule. Symbol layer assignment can also be specified in the BLOCK definition line.

When the SONST keyword is used, the first entry in the numeric field should be the HiCAD layer name.

You can then specify the layer designation.

The entry:

SONST *

takes all HiCAD element layer numbers over as layer names.

It is also possible to make special name assignments via HiCAD attributes.

SONST.0001.SCHICHT01.HATCHING

SONST.0010.SCHICHT10.TEXT

SONST.0020.SCHICHT20.SYMBOL LINE

SONST.0049.SCHICHT49.DIMENSIONS

When DXF files are created, the output of HiCAD remarks by the DXF file can be suppressed with the NOKOM 1 entry in the export configuration.