Cimatron Catalog Updates: Lower Level

Access: Open this function from the following location:

Cimatron Control Panel: Select Start > All Programs > Cimatron > Cimatron Control Panel.

Select Main Menu > Cimatron Catalog Updates.

Download Mold & Die part catalogs, or update your existing catalogs.

New or updated catalog items are constantly released by Cimatron and uploaded to the server. Once released, the items become immediately available for all Cimatron users, and can be downloaded directly onto your computer.

InvokeInvoke (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic) the function to check the status of all catalogs. If required, download or check for an update.

This function has two levels (or modes) of views; a Higher Level and a Lower Level view.

The Lower Level catalog update mode shows data for a specific selected catalog. This displays a comparison between the locally installed catalog items (on your computer or your network folder) and the latest catalog items available from the server. You can see which items are new or updated for a specific catalog and selectively download them.

The Catalog Parts Download and Update (Lower Level) dialog is displayed. This dialog is displayed when the Browser button button is clicked for a specific catalog in the Catalog Parts Download and Update: Higher Level dialog.

Note: Once the Catalog Update tool is launched, it collects data from the main local catalog folder and from the catalog server. The catalog data appears dynamically after each catalog is loaded. This process may take a while. If you wish to interrupt the load process, press the Esc keyboard button. This stops the load process at the end of the catalog currently being loaded.

The lower level dialog displays all the officially released items for the selected catalog and, if they exist, also local catalog items installed only on the user’s PC (also if they not available on the catalog server).

The display is divided into two parts, divided by the catalog image column.

The red box on the right indicates data from the server and the red box on the left indicates data from the local catalog folder on your PC or network. Hence, this view enables a comparison between each catalog item that is located on the local catalog folder against the official catalog available from the server.

Images (and additional local catalog information) are displayed only if the relevant catalogs are located on the local PC or network.

The image below shows information on catalog items that do not exist locally; notice the blank cell and missing part images on the right side.

Dialog Structure

Filters

Table

Download Options

Handling Mold Configurations

Dialog Buttons

In the descriptions below, the term 'catalog item' refers to either a catalog part, a catalog assembly or a catalog configuration.

Main Catalog Folder

The Main Catalog Folder is the parent folder on your computer or local network, under which your catalogs folders are installed. You can browse to change this folder anytime and set another main catalog folder. You can have as many catalog folders as you like under this main folder.

If you have ever installed Cimatron Catalogs on your computer from the Cimatron Catalogs DVD, then the Main Catalog folder will show your current Catalog Folder. If a current Catalog Folder is not found, the system will ask you to set the Main Catalog Folder.

If you do have Cimatron catalogs installed already on your computer and wish to update this catalog, or to install additional catalogs to the same location, set the path to the Main Catalog Folder.

For example, if your Hasco inch catalog is located in the folder:
D:\Catalogs\My Catalog\Hasco inch

then the Main Catalog Folder to select is:
D:\Catalogs\My Catalog

Filters

This currently shows the same catalog folder as defined in the higher level dialog.
The list shows all local folders under the selected Main Catalog Folder and also all the official catalogs available from the Catalog Server.
Example:Example:

Switch to any other locally installed catalog folder or a catalog that exists only on the server.

Select Catalog Folder

This currently shows the same catalog folder as selected in the higher level dialog.
This is a dropdown list of all local folders under the selected Main Catalog Folder and also all the official catalogs available from the Catalog Server.
Switch to any other locally installed catalog folder or a catalog that exists only on the server.

Display Filter by Status

This governs which catalog parts to display (in this catalog). The following options are available in the dropdown list:

All Parts	Display all catalog items, local and on the server. Note that in this mode the Select All Visible and Download Selected Parts buttons are dimmed.
New & Updated Parts	Display all catalog items that exist only on the server, or items that exist both locally and on the server but have a higher version on the server compared with the local.
New Parts	Show only catalog items that exist only on the server.
Updated Parts (Higher Version)	Display only catalog items that exist locally and on the server but have a higher version on the server. Note: You can also see which type of change has been last carried out on each catalog item. This is described in the Comments cell.
My Parts (not available from Server)	Show only catalog items that exist locally in this catalog folder but do not exist on the Catalog Server. Note that in this mode the Select All Visible button and all the download options at the bottom of the dialog are dimmed.

Assembly Mode	This option is system generated and appears when the Assembly Mode - Related Parts button is pressed. See Buttons below, for an explanation. The Assembly Mode option signifies that an assembly and its related components are displayed in the dialog table. Example:Example:

Category

The catalog category and sub-category to which the selected item belongs.

Sub-Category

Local Catalog Version

The Catalog Version determines whether or not a catalog item on your PC or local network is updated.
Each item located on the server has a Catalog Version number; this is an internal property of each and every officially released catalog item.
All the items located on the server have a version number, Version 1 or higher.
All the Cimatron catalog items that exist before the introduction of the catalog server, or items that are created locally, do not have a version, and hence, these are regarded as Version 0.
Each time an item is changed and submitted for release, its own catalog version number is incremented. An item that has a higher version number on the server (than on your PC or local network) is therefore shown as an Updated Item.

See Catalog/Product Versioning.

Images (and additional local catalog information) are displayed only if the relevant catalogs are located on the local PC or network.

Cimatron Version (Local)

The Cimatron Version displays the Cimatron version number on which the catalog was created. This is displayed for catalog items on your PC or local network and also for catalog server items.

Creation Date

The date the locally installed catalog item was created.

Modify Date

The date the locally installed catalog item was modified.

Catalog Relative Path

The relative folder path of the selected catalog item, under the defined Main Catalog Folder.

Picture

An image of the locally installed catalog item.

Images (and additional local catalog information) are displayed only if the relevant catalogs are located on the local PC or network.

See Dialog Customization: Catalog Image.

Catalog Version (Server)

See Catalog/Product Versioning.

Cimatron Version (Server)

The Cimatron Version displays the Cimatron version number on which the catalog was created. This is displayed for catalog items on your PC or local network and also for catalog server items.

Language

The language in which the catalog is provided.

A Cimatron Provider or Reseller can upload additional catalog items to the server or upload their translated items (these are the same items as released by Cimatron, but with their names translated into the local language).

If you are a German user (and are using the German flag with Cimatron: -lang DE-DE) and the Cimatron Provider or Reseller has uploaded some translated catalog items, then you will see the those translated German items and the rest are in English. This means that if the same item exists in the server in English and German, the German end user will see only the German items.

If the catalog item was not translated into German, the German user will see the English item.

This also depends on the catalog item's Version. The user always sees the last version, so if the English version is higher than the German version of the same catalog item, the user will only see the English version item.

Release Date

The date of release of the catalog version on the server.

Comments

A comments area that describes the type of change that has occurred in the catalog, such as:
New Product Version
Updated Catalog Table
etc.

Download Options

There are two download modes: Download as Zip and Download Parts to Folder (Backup & Overwrite).

Download as Zip

Download the selected catalog items as a single ZIP file to the specified catalog folder. Existing items in the catalog folder are not replaced. Manually extract the new items from the ZIP file to install them into the catalog folder.

Download Parts to Folder (Backup & Overwrite)

Download the selected catalog items to the specified catalog folder. This option replaces the existing items in the catalog folder with the latest items available from the server.
Any existing catalog items in the folder with the same name as the downloaded items, are saved as backup files (*.BAC) and the new items are downloaded to the catalog folder.

Note: The selection for download is based on catalog item selection. When downloading a catalog assembly, make sure to select all the items which are related to this assembly.
If you are not sure that you have selected all the items, sort the table by the Catalog Relative Path.
In the example image below, taken from the Knarr catalog, notice some parts that are located in the main Knarr catalog folder and below them several parts that are placed under a sub-folder.
Example:Example:

Handling Mold Configurations

Mold configuration folders are located in a separate, dedicated, folder.

Each configuration folder is treated as a single catalog 'item'. The configuration shows as a single line and displays a version number.

When downloading parts/assemblies that participate in mold configurations, the mold configuration folder downloads as well, to ensure that you have the latest configuration installed.

When downloading an entire mold catalog, the relevant mold configuration folder downloads as well.

Buttons

The following buttons are in the dialog

Select All Visible	Select all catalog items displayed in the dialog.
Back to Main	Return to the higher level dialog.
	Reset the Filters: Reset the dialog filters to the system defaults.
	Refresh: Refresh (reload) the dialog with the latest information from your PC or local network and the server.
Assembly Mode - Related Parts / Exit Assembly Mode	This is a toggle option Assembly Mode - Related Parts / Exit Assembly Mode to show only the selected assembly and its related components. This button is dimmed until a catalog assembly row is selected in the dialog table. Note: Related components can only be shown if the assembly file exists locally (has been downloaded).
Assembly Mode - Related Parts	This toggle option is displayed when a catalog assembly row is selected in the dialog table. When the Assembly Mode - Related Parts button is pressed, the following occurs: Only the selected assembly and its related components are displayed in the dialog table. The Display Locally Released Only checkbox is turned OFF (if it was ON) and dimmed. This ensures that ALL related components of the selected assembly are displayed in the dialog table. All the filters are dimmed, with the Display Filter by Status displayed as Assembly Mode. The Assembly Mode - Related Parts button toggle to Exit Assembly Mode. In the example below, a catalog assembly is selected and the dialog is displayed in Assembly Mode (this means that the Assembly Mode - Related Parts button has been pressed). Note that 'Assembly Mode' appears in the Display Filter by Status field and that the Exit Assembly Mode toggle option is displayed. Example:Example: Note: Related components can only be shown if the assembly file exists locally (has been downloaded).
Exit Assembly Mode	This toggle option is displayed when the dialog is in Assembly Mode (this means that the Assembly Mode - Related Parts button has been pressed). When the Exit Assembly Mode button is pressed, the dialog reverts to its previous display status (before the Assembly Mode - Related Parts button was pressed).
Download Selected Parts	Download all catalog items selected in the dialog. When the Display Filter by Status filter is set to either All Parts or My Parts, the Download Selected Parts button is disabled. Select catalog items to download by either of the following methods: Select a single item by clicking the relevant row. Select multiple items by holding the LMBLMB (left mouse button) and dragging to select several rows. Click the Select All Visible button located at the upper right of the dialog.
Download Catalog Rules File	Download the Catalog Rules file. When adding a catalog component, Catalog Rules enable you to automate the process by applying certain rules regarding the location and/or size of the added components. For example, when using Add Mold Component, the system will automatically select the placing and the size of components that contain a suitable rule. This means that if the component you are adding has a mold rule applied to it, part of the Add Mold Component process may be completed automatically. The Download Catalog Rules File button is enabled in the following cases: If an English file exists for the selected catalog. If the Display Locally Released Only checkbox is ON and if a local (translated) rules file exists (uploaded by the local the Cimatron Provider or Reseller). Note: When downloading a catalog from the Higher Level dialog, the catalog rules file is also downloaded.
	Exit: Exit the operation and close the dialog/task.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.