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Transform the Way You Manage Electronic Parts Books
Word-processors and desktop publishers allow you to create "Page-based part books"
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The content and layout of the parts book must be carefully planned and constantly adjusted to look good and paginate logically. |
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Whenever a part appears in more than one place, information has to be re-entered and differences or errors can slip in. |
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Small changes in design require that you redo complete part books, or you spend more and more time reviewing and editing addenda.
Each new equipment model requires more and more time and effort to fit data into parts book and data gets harder to find..
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CatBase changes all this, by eliminating page-based part books!
CatBase replaces word processing files, spreadsheets, and desktop publishing templates with a structured parts book software package. This allows you to easily create, update, and distribute both paper and electronic part books. |
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By maintaining all the information needed to produce part books in one database driven program, the time and effort to create and maintain them is significantly reduced. Each part in the product line is set up in a tree structure, including suppliers catalogs and these can be pruned and grafted, allowing you to efficiently re-use graphic assemblies. |
Building a part book in CatBase is done in three easy steps:
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Define and link the parts and assemblies. |
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Import or scan the graphics. |
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Add hotspots to each graphic. |
Because the data is maintained in a database, most information input is done by just clicking the mouse to select the parts and assemblies. CatBase provides a number of filters allowing you to easily import existing databases, drawings and pictures, making the transition to electronic part books even easier.
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