Shape Catalog dialog

Used to select shape series (catalogs) for use in ProStructures modeling.

Accessed from:

Shapes dialog: (Shape Catalog)

Note: ProStructures is delivered with a great number of different international shape series (shape catalogs). Certainly, you will only need a part of them frequently for your work.

Setting	Description
List of available shape series	Lists (on the left) all country specific shape series available sorted according to countries. You can completely activate or deactivate the shape series of a certain country. Note: The registration of a country is determined via a *.cfg file in the shape data directory.
List of available shape classes	Lists (in the middle) all shape classes registered by the activated country specific shape series. Note: The registration of a country's shape classes is determined via the entries in the corresponding *.cfg file in the shape data directory.
Current Shape Classes	Lists (on the right) all shape classes available in ProStructures tool settings. They are displayed in the same order in the ProStructures tool settings as they are here. The database entries of the corresponding shape file define which shape sizes are available for the shape class.
Metric	The shape names are displayed in the metric unit system.
Imperial	The shape names are displayed in imperial unit system.
Automatic	The shape names corresponding to the setting of the current DGN are displayed. That is, in a metric drawing only metric shape names are displayed.
Preferred Level	Sets the access level to which shapes from the database are displayed. When on, only the shapes which have the preference value smaller or equal the value selected here are displayed.
Append	The shape class selected in the middle list is added to the end of the selection list.
Insert	The shape class selected in the middle list is inserted at the currently marked position of the right list.
Delete	The shape class marked in the right list is removed from the selection list.
Insert all	All shape classes of the middle list are moved into the right list.
Delete all	All shape classes of the right list are removed.
OK	Closes the dialog and save your changes.
Cancel	Closes the dialog without saving changes.
Help	Opens online help.
Template	Saves and retrieve (Using Templates) settings to be used on other projects.
Favorites	Current Settings - Select when you haven't created any template and you want to use the current settings of the dialog instead. Bentley/Default - Select when you want to use the application default settings template and you don't want to use the current settings of the dialog instead.

Remember: In all the ProStructures tool settings, only the shape classes in the right selection list are offered for selection.