the manufacturer contents does not show up

[Anonymous]

when installing autocad, do not check all manufacturers, now I need to change for example from allen-bradley to phoenix contact, then through adding or removing features insert all manufacturers, but when trying to use another it does not appear and only allen-bradley appears How can I change the manufacturer?

[dougmcalexander · Accepted solution]

You add manufacturer content via the Add or Remove Features option, as you pointed out.  I assume that you clicked next and update.  If, after this update, the content does not appear when you click Lookup, there are a couple of main reasons this could happen. 

1. You are using a shared database, perhaps on your network.  For example, after the software was installed, someone copied the default_cat.mdb file to a network path and reassigned the path, so the data can be shared, either via my favorite method (explained on my web site Tips/Tricks page) or via the wd.env file. 

2.  Your project might have a project-specific catalog database, located inside of the project folder.