Catalog and Specification Management Modules

PARAGON

Used to generate and modify catalogs, with facilities for catalog component construction with visual control (including 3D color-shaded representations of the item being designed). The catalogs in PDMS serve a similar purpose to the manufacturers’ catalogs, which you would refer to when using conventional design methods. The PDMS component catalog is used to specify the geometry, connection information, obstruction and detailing data of steelwork, piping, and HVAC and cable tray components.

It should be noted that, whereas the design data is specific to a particular design, catalogs and specifications may be specific to a company but general to a number of projects in that company. For example, the same catalog component may also appear in other designs proceeding at the same time.

SPECON

Used by the administrator to create or modify the component specifications within the catalog database. Specifications define the suitability of catalog components for particular types of use.

PROPCON

Used by the administrator to create or modify the properties database, which holds details of those properties of the components and materials which may be needed for stress analysis or safety auditing of all or part of a design. It also includes data such as the material densities needed by the Design module structural applications for calculating weights and centre of gravity of steelwork items.

See Catalogs and Specifications for further information.