ERROR with Catalog builder - METRIC.....

[JohnHolder]

trying to create a parametric catalog for PVCu ( that is useable )

created the parts

cap / reduction tee / flange / pipe / concentric reducer / coupling / 90 ell / 45 ell / tee / flush bushing ( issues )

After this is all done, entering in all the values in excel.  I build the catalog... then spec editor uses *funny* math and decidecs to change most of the work I just did. *edit yes in excel the size is mm not inch*

eg 16mm pipe is now 400 inch pipe.

25mm pipe is 25 inch pipe

140mm pipe is 140 inch pipe

160mm pipe is 4000 inch pipe. etc etc.

While I have Edit catalog in imperial the numbers show up properly ( with only a few with mm tagged properly )

I change it to edit catalog in metric - then most of the numbers get all wanked up. ( not all )

serously wtf?

also when I exported the catalog into excel ( pre tuning it ) some of the values are in mm some are not.

So I went through each and every size and added mm after it.... when it was rebuilt it dropped most of the mm and swap them to inches. - which of course did NOTHING. - spec editor just decided again to change everything.

any way to fix this bug? or do I have to waste more hours RE-EDITING the entire catalog.  - on top of everything, I had all the fittings modeled up and converted.... but spec editor decided it did not want to find the parts - even though everything was linked properly in the correct directories... almost two days wasted so far..

Also I am having major issues trying to parametric model a flush bushing.  Anyone have success in this?

it always falls down to cannot create it with the geometry selected.

John.

[JohnHolder]

Update....

In the spec editor, I update the all the pipe sizes to the correct size,

when I save to catalog, spec editor decides to change them - just a couple mind you.

16mm pipe becomes 400 mm pipe

160mm pipe becomes 4000 mm pipe.

the Nominal diameter changes on both.

and of course, on a few of the pipes they show up all messed up aswell.... 20 ( 0.75mm ) - it's bloody 20mm pipe.. not 0.75

5 of 18 pipe sizes show up like that.

[TomislavGolubovic]

That seems odd, it looks like a Imperial to Metric conversion that its doing.

[JohnHolder]

I can email the catalog / spec / excel sheet - to see if there are any errors?

John

[Anonymous]

Hi JohnHolder!

I have the same problem ((

[JohnHolder]

This still needs to be addressed.

[JohnHolder]

Opening a ticket.

[JohnHolder · Accepted solution]

Resolved.

Had to delete my excel sheet,

rebuild from the pipe spec ( not catalog )

once again edited all "In" / "Inch" to "mm"

rebuilt catalog from excel

repopulated spec from catalog

it worked this time.

[DGRL]

@JohnHolder

Can you please elaborate a little bit more on how you did this

Coz i have same issue 

I export a INCH spec to catalog builder and then try to build a catalog with it

When the ND is in DIN size (i.e a 4"is DN 100) then the catalog builder is working perfect

As soon as there are inch sizes (i.e 0.5 / 0.75) all of a sudden i get a error saying ND size is invalid

[JohnHolder]

I hate to say, I don't remember anymore.

I'm using more parametric modeling and using as much as I can from Autodesk for catalogs.  It's been too long since I was working on this.

I'm really sorry!