Catalog management

Main areas

Here are the main zones that compose “CATALOG” environment of the Motor Catalog.

Table 1. Zones of Motor Catalog – Catalog area view

1	Selection of the catalog area of the Motor Catalog application.
2	Catalogs can be managed in this area: Browse allows reaching directly the folder in which stored data of the selected catalog are available. New to create a new catalog Load to Load a catalog Unload a catalog means cutting the link between the catalog files and the catalog environment. Delete a catalog means destroying the links and all the associated files and folders. Export a catalog either under a folder or a zip package.
3	Reference catalogs are available. Motors of these catalogs are read only. However, they can be copied and moved into user’s catalogs. User’s catalogs. The users can create new catalogs. See the process in the chapter “Reference commands”.
4	Visualization of all the motors (thumbnails) are stored in the selected catalog.
5	Information relating to the selected catalog. “Reminder” is an area in which a memo can be written if needed.
6	It is possible to attach documents to the selected catalog (pictures, pdf files etc.).

Expanding the menu in Motor Catalog

This menu gives access to system functions illustrated below.

Table 2. Expanding the menu in Motor Catalog

1	Expand the menu on the top left part of Motor Catalog in both areas: Catalog or Motors List of actions available: About (About FluxMotor and About Altair HyperWorks Products) Debug mode (CTRL+D) Help to open the online help documentation directly on the chapter dealing with Motor Catalog Exit for closing Motor Catalog from the top menu of Motor Catalog Note: Close Motor Catalog is also possible by using the icon × on the top right part of the Motor Catalog panel. Close Motor Catalog is also possible by using the shortcut CTRL+Q defined in the user preferences.