Selecting a Reference

You can select a reference or a component group in different ways to place it in your design.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Your administrator must have:
  • Associated the catalog to a resource set and the resource set must be associated to a collaborative space.
  • Created a component group.
See Also
About Placing Parts
Table Browser

Select a Reference by Defining a Subtype

You can select a reference by defining its subtype.

  1. From the Fluidic Design section of the action bar, click Place Part .
  2. On the context toolbar, click Piping > Part selection > Define part sub type or select a new part .
    The Part Subtypes dialog box appears listing subtypes with their respective icons. These subtypes come from:
    • The Specification table if you use file-based resources.
    • The Part Subtypes returned by the Parts Filters inside the current specification if you use Engineering Specification resources.

    The icon is retrieved from the Part Subtype table. For more information, see Part Subtype

  3. Select a subtype in the list or an already placed part.

    If you use:

    • A file-based resource for the current collaborative space, the parts are taken from the catalog in the resource.
      Note: If you choose a part subtype that exists in more than one catalog, the Catalog Browser dialog box appears to let you choose the appropriate catalog.
    • An engineering specification resource, the parts are taken from the Parts Filters in the current specification.
      Note: If there is no line ID, the default specification is used.

  4. Select a placement method.
    For more information about placement methods, see Placing a Part or a Route in Space.
  5. Click the location where you want to place your part.

    If you use:

    • A file-based resource for the current collaborative space, the catalog appears.
    • An engineering specification resource, the Filtered Parts Browser appears.
      Note: In Filtered Parts Browser, you can order, hide and show, and resize the columns. Your changes are kept in the CATPipingPartsFilterViewOptions.CATSettings file.

  6. Select a part in the catalog.
    The part is placed at the location you have chosen.
    Note: If the selected reference is an engineering template, then the system detects it and the Insert Object dialog box appears.
    1. Click Parameters.

      The Parameters dialog box appears.

    2. Enter the parameters of your choice.
    3. Click OK.

      The new reference is created from the Engineering Template.

      For more information about the creation of a engineering template, see Engineering Templates User's Guide: Creating an Engineering Template.

Select a Reference from a Catalog

You can select a reference in the catalog.

  1. From the Fluidic Design section of the action bar, click Place Part .
  2. In the context toolbar, click Piping > Part selection > Find part using catalog .

    The Catalog Browser dialog box appears.

    Note: The catalogs available are those imported by your administrator using the Data Setup app. They contain parts or equipment.
  3. Optional: To change catalog:
    1. Click Open a catalog.

      The Choose a Catalog or Chapter dialog box appears.

    2. Choose a catalog from the list and then click Close.
    The Catalog Browser dialog box is updated with the selected catalog.
  4. Click a chapter.
    The parts available in the chapter are displayed in the Item name column.
  5. Select a part.
    Note: If the selected reference is a engineering template, then the system detects it and the Insert Object dialog box appears.
    1. Click Parameters.

      The Parameters dialog box appears.

    2. Enter the parameters of your choice.
    3. Click OK.

      The new reference is created from the engineering template.

      For more information about the creation of a engineering template, see Engineering Templates User's Guide: Creating an Engineering Template.

  6. Place the part using one of the placement methods.
    For more information about placement methods, see Placing a Part or a Route in Space.

Select a Reference Using Chooser

You can select a reference by searching the database.

  1. From the Fluidic Design section of the action bar, click Place Part .
  2. On the context toolbar, click Piping > Part selection > Find part using chooser .
    The Object Selection dialog box appears.
  3. In the From Search tab, enter a search string and click Search.
    Parts containing the search string are displayed.

    You can also use the Advanced Search option:

    1. Click Advanced Search.

      The Search Criteria dialog box appears.

    2. Choose the different attributes you want to apply to your search.
    3. Click OK.

  4. Select the reference of your choice and click OK.
  5. Place the part using one of the placement methods.
    For more information about placement methods, see Placing a Part or a Route in Space.

Select a Reference from the Library

You can select a reference by searching the library.

  1. From the Fluidic Design section of the action bar, click Place Part .
  2. On the context toolbar, click Piping > Part selection > Library Part Selection .
  3. In the Library Editor, select the component from the respective class.
  4. Place the part using one of the placement methods.
    For more information about placement methods, see Placing a Part or a Route in Space.