Referencing Functions

Drawing > Save/Reference

Functions

Use this function to reference parts subsequently.

Clicking opens a menu with further functions for the saving and expanding of feature variants.

Use this function to update referenced parts and their identical parts in one step. This may be required if you have changed a referenced part in the 3-D drawing, but have not saved it yet.

Clicking opens a menu with further functions.

	Update active part, from file Adapts the active part and its identical parts to the status of the corresponding KRA file.
	Update all parts, from file Adjusts all referenced parts and their identical parts in the current drawing to the status of the corresponding KRA files.
	Break up referencing, Individual Removes the referencing of the active part, the referencing of any existing individual parts will however be retained.
	Break up referencing, Individual+identical parts Removes the referencing of the active part and all its identical parts.
	Break up referencing, All parts Removes all referencings that exist in the entire 3-D drawing.

Save referenced part

Saves the current state of a referenced part. Please make sure that the part is saved to the same path where it was defined!

*These referencing functions are only available for parts that are already referenced. If the active part is not referenced, a corresponding message appears.

Further referencing functions can be found in the context menu for referenced parts.

If you are working with the Steel Engineering suite premium in conjunction with HELiOS Engineer, please always observe the information given in the Drawing Management Online Help.

Please note:

When referenced parts are saved and identical parts updated, the system settings for referenced parts are taken into account.
Once a referencing has been cancelled, the parts that have been processed in this way no longer have any reference to the corresponding KRA file. This means, in particular, that changes to this file can no longer be automatically transferred to the parts.
If a part master is assigned to a part the referencing of which is cancelled, HiCAD asks whether you want this link to be removed.
On the Information tab you can use the Geom. 3-D Identical part search , as well as the functions available via to search for referenced parts and corresponding identical parts in the drawing.
In the context menu for multiple selection, you can use the Break up referencing function to remove the referencing of several parts - even in different assemblies – in one step. Use CTRL - left mouse button to select the desired parts. Then right-click to activate the context menu and choose the Break up referencing function there.

Settings for Referencing (3-D) • External Referencing (3-D) • Internal Referencing (3-D) • Dependent Part (3-D)