Storing Objects in a Catalog

This task shows you how to store objects such as components and on/off sheet connectors in a catalog.
Only basic information is supplied in this task. See Component Catalog Editor documentation for information on creating and working with catalogs.
NOTE: If you use the document checker (right-click Product - CATDUAV5) on a catalog with the with the Check option you may lose reference components from the catalog. This is because the tool will delete all reference components in the catalog that do not have a corresponding placed component. This means that if you have built a component and added it to the catalog, but have not placed it in a document, the tool will delete it. This also applies to a component that you have built in the detail sheet of a design document, but haven’t placed in that design document. If you use the tool on such a document, then the reference component will be deleted. This tool can also be launched as a batch command.

1. With the component you want to store in the catalog displayed, click Infrastructure - Catalog Editor in the Start menu to create a new catalog.

To open an existing catalog, use the File - Open command and navigate to the catalog. The Catalog Editor opens.

2. Click Windows - Tile Horizontally so that both the Catalog Editor and the component display.

3. Double-click the family under which you want to add the component.

If this is a new catalog document, you need to add a family. Click the Add Family button , enter a name in the Name field in the Family Definition dialog box, and click OK.

4. Click the Add Component button . The Description Definition dialog box displays.

5. Enter or change the name for the component. Add other information as needed.

Click the Select external feature button and select the boundary of the view of the added component.

6. Select the Preview tab and select Local preview (stored in catalog). This displays an image of the component in the Catalog Browser.
7. Click (in the specifications tree) on the component you want to add to the catalog. The component is added.