Cimatron Catalog Functions

The following functions appear under the Catalog menu.

The table below can be sorted; it has clickable headers that sort the table by the clicked column. The table is initially sorted by Function name.

Menu Section	Function
Create Mechanism Assembly	Alternative Parts	Define alternative parts in the Mechanism Assembly. These are parts that can be interchanged with one another when loading the assembly from the catalog.
Catalog Part Definitions	Attach Name to Entity	Attach a name to an entity to be used in catalog or assembly Add rules.
Create Mechanism Assembly	Catalog Filtering Relations	Set the catalog filtering relations between components in the Mechanism Assembly.
Cutting Object	Cutting Object	Create a new object that will be marked and used as a cutting object.
Cutting Object	Cutting Rules	Define the cutting rules for the cutting object(s).
Catalog Part Definitions	Edit Add Rules	Edit the rules used when adding components.
Catalog Part Definitions	Edit Catalog Master	Open a catalog part's master file for editing.
Edit Parameters	Edit Cutting Parameters	Edit the cutting parameters of a catalog part.
Edit Parameters	Edit Parameters	Edit catalog parameters.
Tools	Explode Catalog Feature	Extract the features defining the part from the catalog feature and remove it. This changes the part into a regular part which is no longer connected to the catalog.
Create Mechanism Assembly	Formulas	Define formulas in the Mechanism Assembly, based on the dimensions of the parts in the assembly.
Cutting Object	Hide Cutting Object	Hide the cutting object(s).
Create Mechanism Assembly	Main Part	Define the Main Part in the Mechanism Assembly.
Create Mechanism Assembly	Parent/Child	Set the Parent/Child relations in the Mechanism Assembly. This enables you to create groups of parts that will be suppressed/unsuppressed together. It will also determine the "direction" of Catalog Relations between the parts.
Catalog Part Definitions	Save as Catalog Part	Save the part as a catalog master part. This creates a catalog part from a normal part.
Create Mechanism Assembly	Save as Mechanism Assembly	Save the assembly as a Mechanism Assembly master in a catalog. This creates a Mechanism Assembly from an assembly of catalog parts.
Cutting Object	Show Cutting Object	Show the cutting object(s).
Tools	Update Geometry	Update catalog geometry to that defined in the update catalog master.

The following menu sections are available under the Catalog menu:

Catalog Part Definition Tools	This group of function is used for defining the catalog part.
Create Mechanism Assembly Tools	This group of functions is used to define the Mechanism Assembly. These function are available in the Assembly environment (activate an assembly in the Assembly tree).
Cutting Object Tools	This group of functions is used to perform cutting object operations.
Edit Parameters Tools	This group of functions is used to edit the parameters of catalog parts.
Tools	This group of functions is used to perform general catalog-related operations.

Note: All operations are also accessible either through the menu bar and / or toolbar icons.

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