Import/Export Catalogues

Extras > Catalogue > Export / Import

Export Catalogue

To export a catalogue, you need to select the catalogue and then select the Catalogue/Export function in the Extras menu.

Export, with part files

Exports the catalogue with tables, preview files and all other relevant files, e.g. design files (.KRA).

Export without part files

Exports the tables and the preview files.

The export file will be saved to the selected directory. File name is the name of the current catalogue and the extension is .CTL.

Import Catalogue

Activate a catalogue entry and select the Catalogue/Import function in the Extras menu. Select the CTL-File. If the file includes part data, the editor automatically creates the folder structure that was active during export.

The import catalogue and the current, marked catalogue must have the same "root catalogue". "Root catalogue" means a catalogue lying directly under the Folder FACTORY STANDARDS (=Works standards)

Example:

You export the catalogue TESTK.

Other users can import TESTK to the catalogue PROTOTYPE BEAM (section)or one of its sub-catalogues, e.g. L-BEAM. All these catalogues have the same root catalogue PROTOTYPE BEAM (section).

But it is not possible to import TESTK to the PARTS AND PROCESSINGS or MACROS catalogue.

HiCAD catalogues can only be imported/exported with special solutions for ISD sales partners.