Bentley Descartes CONNECT Edition

[Technology Preview] Catalog Explorer Dialog

Used to display the catalog items available in the CONNECTED project and place the selected catalog item as a cell.

You can open this dialog from the following:

  • Ribbon: Drawing > Content > Catalog Service > Place Catalog Content
  • Ribbon: Modeling > Content > Catalog Service > Place Catalog Content
SettingDescription
View Sets the view in which the catalog items are listed:
  • Tile view - Displays catalog items with a preview of the catalog items displayed. Hovering the cursor on the preview displays catalog item name, sub category, source, and description.
  • Detail view - Lists the catalogs in a list box with the catalog item name, sub category, source, and description displayed in the list box.
Sort by Allows you to sort the catalog items in ascending or descending order.
Search Searches by the catalog item title.
Category List the items based on "Category".
Source List the items based on “Source”. Clicking Detail will give information about the source.
Filter Allows you to filter the catalog items by different criteria such as Source and Subcatergory.
Place Starts the Place Active Cell tool to place the selected catalog item as a cell. If the catalog item is parametric, then the Place Parametric Cell tool starts.
Detail Opens the Details dialog displaying details of the selected catalog item.