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Saving as a Catalog Part 
: Dimensions - Setting Parameters
Access: Open this function from the following location:
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Select Catalog > Catalog Part Definitions > Save as Catalog Part from the menu bar.
Display and set other catalog parameters.
To display other parameters, click the Advanced buttonAdvanced button
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Additional parameters are displayed, both in the Primary and Secondary sections. These parameters are Type, Format, Input Type, and File Attribute.
Type
Define whether the dimension is a Regular (a normal Catalog dimension), a Cutting Object dimension, or a Free dimension.
Set the parameter by selecting the option from the drop-down menu.
Format
Define the format of the dimension. This parameter can be set for new dimensions.
Set the parameter by selecting the option from the drop-down menu.
The available options are:
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Number (Unit Dependent) |
A number that is affected by a change in the file units. |
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Number (Unit Independent) |
A number that is unaffected by a change in the file units. |
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String |
Text. |
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Whole Number |
Whole number. |
Input Type
Define the Input Type of the dimension. This parameter can be set for new dimensions that have been defined as Primary dimensions.
Set the parameter by selecting the option from the drop-down list.
The available options are:
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Single Value |
The dimension is a single value and cannot be changed. |
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List Value |
The dimension can be selected from a list of values. This list is defined in the next stage of saving as a catalog part, by pressing the Add List Values button. |
File Attribute
The File Attribute column enables you to add customized columns and values to the catalog as file attributes, which can be displayed in a BOM and/or the Attributes Manager.
When creating a catalog part, any column can be marked as a File Attribute. Once a column is marked as such, parts created out of the catalog part will have that column data as part of their attributes. By changing system definitions using the Attributes Manager and relevant files (BOM_Template.csv, sym_text.csv), this data can be presented in the attributes section of the Cimatron Explorer, in the BOM, or as symbolic text.
This can be useful when you want to add information regarding catalog items that should appear in the BOM, for example (such as the specific part vendor from where you are getting this specific catalog record).
For each row in the table in Step 1, a checkbox is displayed under the File Attribute column.
When this checkbox is marked 
, for each specific row in the Step 1 dialog, values may be entered under that column name in the Step 2 dialog.
When the part is saved as a catalog part, the specific column and defined values are displayed in the Cimatron Explorer.
When a file is created out of that catalog part (for example, using Add From Catalog), an attribute is created with the specified value; with the name of the column as the attribute name. This attribute can then be manually added to the Attributes Manager.
In a BOM, the new column (Code, in this case) is displayed by adding the column name to the BOM by using the Column Chooser dialog.
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