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CADWorx Version
20.1 (2020 R1)
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2020 R1 (4.1)

For a PRJ file

  1. Click Editor .

    The Specification File to Open dialog box appears.

  2. Select the needed project file, and then click Open.

    The Intergraph CADWorx Catalog and Specification Editor opens, displaying data for the selected project.

  3. See the help for New and Edit Component Pane in the CADWorx Spec Editor Users Guide.

    This process cannot be completed without first creating the data tables for the component being added. To accomplish this, go to the base catalog and use the Data Tables option. For more information about creating Data Tables, see Data Tables in the CADWorx Spec Editor Users Guide.

For an SPC file

  1. Click Editor .

    The Specification File to Open dialog box appears.

  2. Select the needed specification file, and then click Open.

    Spec Editor opens, displaying data for the selected specification.

  3. Select the needed component category from Components.

  4. Click Add.

    The Add Component dialog box appears, displaying the component types applicable for the component category.

  5. Select the needed component type, and then click OK.

    The Edit Component dialog box appears.

  6. Click Template.

    The Create New Component Data File dialog box appears.

  7. Click Select Directory, select a folder for the new data component data file, and click OK.

  8. In Data File Name, type a name for the component data file.

  9. Click OK.

    The new component data file opens in Notepad, as shown in this example:

  10. Type the needed component sizes in the file.

  11. Click File > Save and then File > Exit to close Notepad.

  12. In the Edit Component dialog box, click on OK.

    The new component type and sizes are added to the specification.