Feature Technology - What's New?
Service Pack 2 2024 (V 2902)
New Feature functions
The feature formulas have been expanded in HiCAD 2024 SP2. You can find a list of the current functions here.
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New functions |
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Name |
Description |
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part_of |
(o: Object): Part - Returns the part to which the given geometry belongs (edge / surface / beam). |
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edge_start |
(e: Edge): Point - Returns the starting point of an edge. |
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edge_end |
e: Edge): Point - Returns the end point of an edge. |
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face_area |
(f: Face): Real - Returns the surface of the facet. |
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part_volume |
(p: Part): Real - Returns the volume of the part/assembly. |
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part_mass |
(p: Part): Real - Returns the mass ("weight") of the part/assembly. |
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part_center_of_volume |
(p: Part): Point - Returns the centre of gravity of the part. |
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part_center_of_mass |
(p: Part): Point - Returns the centre of mass of the part. |
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New mathematical functions |
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Name |
Description |
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pi |
(): Real - Returns the circle number PI. |
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tau |
(): Real - Returns the full revolution in radians (2x PI). |
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e |
(): Real - Returns the base of the natural logarithm. |
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min |
(x1: Real; x2: Real): Real - Returns the smaller of two numbers. |
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max |
(x1: Real; x2: Real): Real - Returns the larger of two numbers. |
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clamp |
(x: Real; min: Real; max: Real): Real - Returns a number bound in the range between min and max. |
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atan2 |
(y: Real; x: Real): Real - Returns the directed angle based on the full circle (four quadrants). |
Service Pack 1 2024 (V 2901)
Naming of feature functions
The function names of the feature formulas have been revised and standardized. A list of the current functions can be found here.
Functions in existing drawings that were replaced with HiCAD 2024 SP1 will continue to be evaluated.
Linked feature for mitre cuts of beams and profiles
For a miter cut between adjacent beams/profiles, a separate feature is created for each part. In this case, the two features are linked. This means that if changes are made to one of the features, the other feature is automatically changed or deleted accordingly.
Major Release 2024 (V 2900)
Feature for part and sheet creation
From HiCAD 2024 onwards, the checkbox Feature is no longer available in the function dialogues for the creation of parts and sheets. This means that a corresponding feature is now always created during generation.
Create feature variant
When creating a Feature variant (as a VAA file), the assigned units are now taken into account and displayed for information when saving the variant with the Create feature variant 
function. You can then use the Variant Editor to change the units in the VAA file.
