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Assembly catalog
The catalog is a collection of libraries which is intended to simplify access to project-relevant objects. The catalog is part of a definable Design environment which, in a project-related manner, can be set up, saved and recalled at any time. If you have not set up any Design environment, a template library (ath_template.olbx) is loaded into the catalog.
This dialog box is used to gain access to the objects brought together in the catalog. It facilitates the import of objects into the document with additional options for viewing, parameters and object content.
Dialog box Assembly catalog Infill
db_ath_catalog
Dialog box section Current drawing
In the dialog box section Current drawing all objects in the current document are listed in a tree structure. Folder names are identified with +/- and can be expanded or reduced by clicking on them.
Filter
Controls the display of objects to provide a more clear representation.
With bar assemblies reference objects are masked out when you activate the filter. With the filter switched off reference objects are identified with a point before the name.
Exception: Reference objects are not masked if they are used in a drawing as a section or bar!
With semi-finished products, including Membrane, Insulation, etc., objects are masked out which cannot be used in the superordinate dialog box. Example: A membrane cannot be used in the Dialog box Insulation, so with an active filter no insulation is shown.
Purge
Removes these objects completely from the document.
Dialog box section Display
The middle dialog box section provides the preview of selected objects.
The other display options offered depend on the object type and offer various views of or onto the object.
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Copies the selected object from the library into the drawing.
Select the relevant superordinate folder to copy its complete content.
If objects with the same name already exist in the target structure, a query appears. Here, you can decide whether the object(s) are to be overwritten or not.
db_ath_library_copy_verify
Info
Opens the Dialog box Component parts, where you can change the folder properties. See the Chapter Info.
Ref
Opens the Dialog box References, where you can check in which component the selected one is present as reference.
Test
Opens a separate dialog box for testing available parameters. This option is only available for objects with extended settings.
Remove
Deletes the current assembly from the list.
Rename
Releases the input field where you can change the assembly name.
Dialog box section Catalog
In the dialog box section Current library all objects contained in the library are listed in a tree structure. Folder names are identified with +/- and can be expanded or reduced by clicking on them.
Dialog box section Library
Add
Adds a library to the catalog. To do this, the standard selection dialog box is opened.
Remove
Removes libraries from the catalog. To do this, the Dialog box Catalog is opened.
Dialog box Catalog
db_ath_catalog_erase
Libraries currently present in the catalog are listed in the dialog box. You remove a library from the catalog in that you mark an entry in the list and terminate the dialog box with OK.