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Manual

Manual

3.1. Introduction

With the training documentation in hand you will learn how to create a cap nut by yourself.

The training documents for eCATALOGsolutions contain a sketch with the dimensioning parameters and a Table. In the print version you can find this as a foldout image before the chapter. If you have the document as Online Help, you can find the foldout image in the start menu as "eCATALOGsolutions Training foldout" or under $CADENAS/proghelp/<language>.

What makes a catalog

A catalog can be made up of:

  • Paper catalogs

  • Documentations

  • Technical drawings / Dimensioning views

  • Existing value tables (in *.csv (" comma separated value" ) format, such as Excel or Access databases)

  • Existing graphics (such as company logos) for use in the catalog structure, etc.

Interaction of different PARTsolutions and eCATALOGsolutions modules

Before a part can be displayed, selected and exported to the CAD system in the PARTdataManager, the catalog structure is created individually in PARTproject (for example using existing structures in the product range).

Project files are created and the corresponding data such as 3D object, table, preview images, dimensioning images, technical views and additional information is integrated or created.

Interaction of PARTsolutions and eCATALOGsolutions modules

Interaction of PARTsolutions and eCATALOGsolutions modules

In PARTproject, the whole catalog management happens:

  • Maintenance of general information -> tabbed page General

  • Allocation of dimensioning views -> tabbed page 3D project (see following figure)

  • Maintenance of translations for a big number of languages -> tabbed page Translation

  • etc.

PARTproject with opened tabbed page "3D project": Allocation of dimensioning views

PARTproject with opened tabbed page "3D project": Allocation of dimensioning views

The module PARTdesigner is started from PARTproject. There, the geometry (*.3db) and the characteristic attribute table (*.tac) is created and edited.

  • With PARTdesigner 3D, drawings of standard parts and catalogs can be created.

  • By using sketches, extrusions, rotations and geometric operations, the components are created totally parametric and linked with the characteristic attribute table.

  • Because of the open format, the standard parts of bigger companies can be mapped in a standardized system.

  • Geometries created In PARTdesigner can be transmitted directly to a multitude of common CAD systems via PARTsolutions interfaces.

The figure shows PARTdesigner with the finished cap nut

The figure shows PARTdesigner with the finished cap nut

After inclusion in the index the created parts are ready for the export to the CAD system in PARTdataManager.

PARTdataManager with directory structure and part selection for the export to CAD

PARTdataManager with directory structure and part selection for the export to CAD