Each subassembly tool catalog needs to be registered in the Windows registry before it can be used by AutoCAD Civil 3D. One way to do this is to create a .reg file, which is a text file containing the new keys, value names, and values to be added to the registry. Double-clicking on the .reg file will modify the registry. After this process, the .reg file is no longer needed.
The following is the contents of a .reg file that registers the Autodesk Civil 3D Imperial Corridor Catalog.atc catalog file. See the table following the sample for descriptions of the contents.
1) REGEDIT4
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3) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Autodesk Content Browser\60]
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5) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Autodesk Content Browser\60\RegisteredGroups]
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7) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Autodesk Content Browser\60\RegisteredGroups\Roads Group]
8) "ItemID"="{5BD79109-BC69-41eb-9AC8-7E9CD469C8D3}"
9) "ItemName"="Roads Group"
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12) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Autodesk Content Browser\60\RegisteredCatalogs]
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14) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Autodesk Content Browser\60\RegisteredCatalogs\Autodesk Civil 3D Imperial Corridor Catalog]
15) "ItemID"="{410D0B43-19B3-402f-AB41-05A6E174AA3F}"
16) "Image"=".\\Images\\AeccRoadway.png"
17) "Url"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\Autodesk\\C3D2010\\enu\\Tool Catalogs\\Road Catalog\\Autodesk Civil 3D Imperial Corridor Catalog.atc"
18) "DisplayName"="Civil 3D Subassemblies (Imperial Units)"
19) "Description"="Imperial Units Subassemblies"
20) "Publisher"="Autodesk"
21) "ToolTip"="Autodesk Civil 3D Imperial Corridor Catalog"
22) "GroupType"="{5BD79109-BC69-41eb-9AC8-7E9CD469C8D3}"
23)
24)
25) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18\ACAD-8000:409\AEC\60\General\Tools]
26) "ToolContentRoot"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\Autodesk\\C3D2010\\enu\\Tool Catalogs\\Road Catalog"
| Line Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Identifies the file as a registry edit file. |
| 3-9 | These statements create a Group for the Autodesk Content Browser. The group id name is “Roads Group”. Each group must have a unique GUID for the “ItemID”. The Roads Group is already registered by the AutoCAD Civil 3D installation. If you are adding a catalog to this group, you should use the GUID shown in the example. |
| 12 | Identifies the item being registered as an Autodesk catalog for the Autodesk Content Browser. |
| 14-22 | These statements define the Catalog Entry. |
| 15 | “ItemId” must be a unique GUID for this catalog. This must match the GUID for the Catalog ItemID value in the catalog .atc file. |
| 16 | “Image” must be a unique GUID for this catalog. This must match the GUID for the Catalog ItemID value in the catalog .atc file. |
| 17 | “URL” is a pointer to the catalog .atc file that is being registered. |
| 18 | “DisplayName” is the text that displays beneath the catalog icon in the Autodesk Content Browser. |
| 19 | “Description” – description of the tool catalog. |
| 20 | “Publisher” – name of the creator / publisher of the tool catalog. |
| 21 | “ToolTip” – the text that displays for the tooltip when the cursor is hovered over the tool catalog in the Catalog Browser. |
| 22 | “GroupType” – the GUID that defines which the tool catalog belongs to in the Catalog Browser. This GUID must match the one used for the “ItemID” in the group definition. |
| 26 | The directory where the .atc catalog files are located. |