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CADWorx Version
20.1 (2020 R1)
CADWorx Structure Version
2020 R1 (4.1)
  1. Click File > New Catalog New Catalog-Project Icon Spec Editor.

    The New Catalog dialog box displays.

  2. Type the name of the catalog in the Name box.

  3. Select a catalog type from the Type list: Company Catalog, Global Catalog, or Industry Catalog.

  4. For a company or industry catalog, click the Base Catalog ellipsis, select the base catalog, and then click OK. For global catalogs, skip to step 5.

  5. Type a description of the catalog in the Description box.

  6. Define the location to save the new catalog. Click the Location ellipsis, select the base catalog, and then click OK.

  7. Select a unit type from the Units list: English/Inch, or Metric/Metric.

    The base catalog you select must use the same units you specify in the Units list.

  8. Select a template for the standard of steel.

  9. Click OK to create the new catalog.

    The catalog list creates displaying under Catalog Data in the Main List View.

  10. Click the Home tab, and then click Material Table Add Material Icon Spec Editor on the Add Table panel. Alternatively, right-click Material Tables in Catalog Data, and then select Add Material Table Add Material Icon Spec Editor.

    The New Material Table dialog box displays.

  11. Type the name of the table in the Name box.

  12. Type the description of the table in the Description box.

  13. Click OK.

    The new material table displays in the Main Table List View with the name you typed at the top left, and is also added to Catalog Data under the Material Tables folder.

  14. Click File > Save to save the changes to the catalog.

  15. Double-click the new table.

    An empty table displays in the Main Table List View.

  16. Right-click the Main Table List View, and then click Insert Row.

    An empty row displays with the fields to enter.

  17. Type the required information in each box. Press TAB to navigate to the next box.

  18. Repeat the previous two steps to add more data.

  19. Click File > Save to save the changes to the catalog.

  20. Click Data Table Add Data Icon Spec Editor on the Add Tables panel. Alternatively, right-click Data Tables in Catalog Data, and then select Add Data Table Add Data Icon Spec Editor.

    The New Data Table dialog box displays.

  21. Click the structure shape category to add.

  22. Type the name of the data table in the Name box.

  23. Type the part number in the Part Number box.

  24. Type a description of the table in the Description box.

  25. Click OK.

    The software creates a new data table.

  26. Click File > Save to save the changes to the catalog.

  27. Double-click the new data table.

    An empty data table displays in the Main Table List View.

  28. Right-click the Main Table List View, and then click Insert Row.

    An empty row displays with the fields to enter.

  29. Type the information in each box. Press TAB to navigate to the next box.

  30. Repeat the last two steps to continue to add rows.

  31. Click File > Save to save the changes to the catalog.