Editing catalog information

Change the catalog assignment for a component and create a catalog entry in the catalog database.

Sample catalog information is supplied with AutoCAD Electrical toolset. The information is held in tables in an Access Database file (.mdb) that is populated with sample vendor data.

Use search to display catalog numbers selectively for a component type.

Search catalog data

  1. Right-click LT410 and select Edit Component.
  2. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, Catalog Data section, click Lookup.
  3. Enter the search AB 30.5mm "120VAC XFMR" and click .
  4. Change the catalog assignment to 800T-PT16E.

Add a catalog entry

  1. In the Catalog Browser dialog box, click to start the edit mode.
  2. Right-click on the row for catalog 800T-PT16E and select Copy row.
  3. Right-click in the blank row at the bottom and select Paste.
  4. Click the Catalog cell and enter BOG-123B.
  5. Click the Manufacturer cell and enter BOGUS.
  6. Click to save the changes.
  7. Change the search to BOGUS 30.5mm "120VAC XFMR" and click .
  8. Select the BOG-123B catalog entry and click OK.
  9. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK.