Catalog Regen is a necessary step that runs through an entire part catalog and validates all parts. You can run Catalog Regen by clicking the Catalog Regen button on the dialog box. Use this procedure to regenerate a part catalog that you have modified. Regenerating a part catalog updates the APC file. A part catalog can be used inAutodesk Civil 3D only if regeneration has been completed.
- Verify that the part catalog you modified is the current catalog that is selected in the Part Catalog field of the dialog box.
For example, if you modified the pipe catalog, make sure Pipe is selected in the Part Catalog field. If you modified the structure catalog, make sure Structure is selected in the Part Catalog field.
- On the dialog box, select the top-level catalog folder in the tree view, and then click the Catalog Regen button. This regenerates the selected part catalog and updates the catalog to reflect new or deleted part sizes.
The Catalog Regen dialog box is displayed, showing the status of the regeneration process.
- To verify that the part catalog has been regenerated and updated, open Windows Explorer.
- Navigate to the part catalog location C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D <version>\eng\Pipes Catalog\<part folder>\Validate, and double-click the Validate folder located in the same directory as the appropriate Autodesk part catalog (APC) file.
- In the Validate folder, open Catalog_Regen_Summary.txt, and scroll through the file to verify that the selected part sizes have been copied to, or deleted from, the part catalog.