You can configure AutoCAD Civil 3D to access the imperial or the metric pipe network part catalog, or to access specific folders for pipe and structure parts content.
The part catalog contains the definitions for all the pipe network parts that you can insert into a drawing.
The default part catalog location is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AutoCAD\AutoCAD Civil 3D2013\enu\Pipes Catalogs.
To set the pipe network part catalog
- Click Home tab
Create Design panel
Set Pipe Network Catalog
.At the Command prompt, enter SetNetworkCatalog. - On the Pipe Network Catalog Settings dialog box, click the folder icon to browse to the location of the pipe network catalog folder. This is the top-level folder containing all the pipe network part catalogs. For example, this folder contains subfolders for imperial and metric pipes and structures.
The default part catalog location is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AutoCAD\AutoCAD Civil 3D2013\enu\Pipes Catalogs.
- Select the desired folder and click Open.
- You may want to specify different pipe and structure catalogs, if they are available.
- Click OK to save changes to this dialog box.