To Create a Custom Component

Click Content Creator on ribbon.

Select one of the Destination directory level for dataset.

Select a Discipline from the drop down list.

Select a Category from the drop down list.

In the Component Data > Cell Name, click

Browse for cel file and select the cell file and then click Open.

Click dropdown arrow and select the cell.

Enter component name in the Name textbox.

Select Catalog Type from the list and click Connector Points.

It opens a tempmodel view with the Connector Points and Add Connectors dialog.

Click Placement Point from the Placement ribbon.

The Connector Points dialog opens which contains the Placement Points and Connectors tab.

In the Placement Points tab, click + to add placement points.

The Add Placement Points dialog opens.

Select one of the options to place a point, enter the desired name in the Name textbox and then select the element for placing the point.

Note: ACS Plane Lock and ACS Plane Snap Lock should be off while defining placement point.

To add connectors, click + in the Connectors tab.

The Add Connectors dialog opens.

Select the Connector type from Add Connectors.

Select the Placement Method either By Point or By Face.

Enter Name in the textbox.

Define connection by the selected Placement Method.

The connections are displayed under the Connectors tab.

Left mouse click to Accept the point else right click to Reject and exit.

Click Finish to complete the custom component creation process and come out of tempmodel workflow to Content Creator dialog.

Click Cancel to end the component creation process.