Catalog Database

The Catalog database contains a catalog of the standard components which the user may select when designing pipework, ducting, hangers and supports or structural steelwork. It includes:

• Dimensional details for each component

• Details of permissible connections between different components and of the bolts needed to assemble flanged components

• Specifications of the components, which define the conditions of use for each type (maximum pressure, temperature etc.)

• A Catalog database may contain a single ‘universal’ catalog, but it will more commonly contain a general catalog plus one or more specialized catalogs specific to particular design functions. Refer to Catalogs and Specifications for further information.