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CADWorx 2013
Intergraph CADWorx 2013 Sneak Peek (3 of 3): Catalog and Specification Explorer
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CADWorx 2013 Specification Editor
Projects Catalogs
The new specification editor will open 2 different files:
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Catalogs files
Catalogs store enhanced data tables
Data tables replace the data files in CADWorx 2012
There are 3 types of catalogs
Global
Industry
Company
There are 5 different ways to populate a catalog
Create New
Transfer by Drag and Drop from base catalog reference
Transfer by Drag and Drop from other catalogs
Import data by specification (CADWorx 2012 version)
Import data by data flies (CADWorx 2012 version)



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Specification Editor store enhanced data tables
Set Size Table
Library Data Files
Size Table
Material
Table
Schedule
Table
Thickness
Table
Approximately 10,000 data files
existed in CADWorx 2012
End type
Table
Data Tables
The catalogs store the following data inside a single XML file:
3 Types of Catalogs
exist in CADWorx 2013
Global
.CAT
Industry
.IDS
Company
.CMP
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There are 3 types of Catalogs
This catalog contains
all industry data.
Subset of Global Catalog
Smaller subset specific
to company or project
Global
Company (.CMP) has an
optional base catalog reference

Base catalog can be a
global or industry catalog.
Industry
Oil and Gas Exxon
Global Exxon
Company
Industry (.IDS) has an optional
base catalog reference

Base catalog can be a
global or industry catalog.
Global (.CAT) has NO optional
base catalog reference

NO UPDATES CAN BE
PUSHED DOWN TO GLOBAL
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Create new Catalog

SELECT BASE CATALOG
where you can select the
base catalog you need for
your own used
NAME YOUR CATALOG
Type the name of your
industry or company catalog
DESCRIPTION & LOCATION
where you can select the base
catalog you need for your own used
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There are 5 different ways to populate a catalog
A catalog can be populated with information using the following options:
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Project files
Projects store specifications
Components are added to spec from the base catalog
What are base catalogs
Projects and individual specs can reference different catalogs.
Create new project
Default component descriptions and part number sequences can be added globally to a project. These
default settings will carry over to new specifications.
There are 3 different ways to populate projects
Create New Spec
Import Spec
Transfer Spec from another Project file
Define a branch table
Each specification has a branch table

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900.spc
Specification Editor Project
Sizes Materials
Schedule
Thicknesses
Approximately 90 specifications
existed in CADWorx 2012
Components
A project will reference a Base Catalog. The following component data is
retrieved from the Base Catalog when adding components a specification:
End types
Project
600.spc
300.spc
150.spc
900
600
300
150
In CADWorx 2013 project files
store all specifications
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Review Sample Project: Inch_CS_Specs.prj

Component List
Component
Edit Data Form
Branch Table Tab
Project Specification List
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Create a new project

SELECT BASE CATALOG
Here you can select the
base catalog you want to
use for this project. In this
case Inch_CS_Catalog.cat
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Import 150.spc from C:\CADWorx 2012\Plant\Spec
Import Legacy Specification

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Create a new Specification
Name: A1
Class: 150
Temperature: 175 F
Pressure: 205 PSI
Add components


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Transfer spec from different project

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Define a branch table per spec

You can have more than 1 branch
connection in the table
SPEC TAB
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