Delete behaviour
If objects cannot be deleted by HELiOS - e.g. because the user does not have the right to delete them, or the corresponding edited objects are reserved for export, or are built into the product structure and/or model structure - then these objects are displayed in a corresponding result list after the deletion process, which shows the reason why the deletion process cannot be carried out for each object.
Settings for the Workspace
On the General tab of the HELiOS Options you can now find the new Settings for the Workspace area. As with the known setting options in the area of MultiCAD interfaces you can also change the local session directory for the Workspace of the HELiOS Desktop, if desired. You can also specify whether documents that are not currently being edited, or whether locally changed documents are to be removed from the work area when the program is closed.
Enhanced Mask Editor
The new Mask Editor introduced with HELiOS 2020 has been further revised and enhanced with new features.
- The Transfer formatting function allows you to transfer the formatting of a specific element to a selection of other mask elements.
- The also new Exchange function can be used to change the attribute stored in a data field via a selection dialogue.
- The range of functions for opening, closing and saving mask files has also been extended, including a display of last used files.
- Determining individual user colours
- and much more
Spooler
- Lizense check
From SP2 on, the Spooler always requires a database connection. This must be configured during an update or installation. Due to the connection to the database, the Spooler must be on the same installation level (DB subversion) as the database itself. The communication between Client and Spooler becomes more secure/stable.
- ELiOS Options: Include model area
In the HELiOS Options for printing documents you find the new sub-menu item Include model area under Print all views. This option is relevant if you work with a CAD system (such as HiCAD or AutoCAD) that makes a distinction between model and drawing area. If the option is not activated, all sheet areas of the drawing are transferred when the print jobs are transferred to the Report Manager. If this option is activated, the model area is also transferred.
- AutoCAD plot area definition
When printing files from AutoCAD, the user can also select the plot area. With Service Pack 2 (Version 2502) the configuration options of MultiCAD formats of the HELiOS Spooler have been extended in such a way that the AutoCAD plot area, which distinguishes between model and layout, can be taken into account accordingly when printing AutoCAD files.
- Print Client: Bundling of jobs by document number
The option to bundle jobs in the PrintPlot menu part of the HELiOS Print Client has been extended. In addition to the default setting where print jobs are not processed in bundles (Bundle: Off), you can now choose between Bundle: All jobs and Bundle: By document no. If the Bundle: By document no. option is active, documents (e.g. SZA files with several sheet areas each) can be converted into separate PDF documents, where a PDF document contains a separate sheet for each HELiOS sheet area.