You can use two catalog database files when working with an AutoCAD Electrical project: the first file can contain the catalog information that you commonly use, and the second file can contain the full list of catalog content available with AutoCAD Electrical.
- Copy the default_cat.mdb file and save it with a different name (such as full_catalog.mdb).
- Modify the original default_cat.mdb file to contain only the catalog information that you commonly use. Save this file as default_cat.mdb.
- In AutoCAD Electrical, right-click on the project name in the Project Manager and select Properties.
- On the Project Properties
Project Settings dialog box, Catalog Lookup File Preference section, click Other File. - On the Catalog Lookup File dialog box, select Optional: Define a secondary catalog lookup file for this project.
- Browse to and select the file you created in step 1 (full_catalog.mdb) and click Open.
For each project you set up this file for, you only see the content from your default_cat.mdb file in the Catalog Browser dialog box. To include catalog information that is in the full catalog database file (full_catalog.mdb), check Search secondary database.