Available from version 1.2.1.2 of Plugin Catalog Configuration.
Access
To access the screen where the information of the materials with registered templates is displayed, click on the icon and select Materials with registered models.
The screen of materials with registered models is displayed with information about the material, fields are displayed with the image, name, direction, path in the library and if the models are active.
Functionalities
When you deactivate or activate a material, all models registered for this material will be activated or deactivated.
By clicking Cancel, the changes about the activation of templates will not be applied. And by clicking Save, the changes will be applied and made available.
It is possible to sort and filter the desired models by typing their names in the search bar.
To filter:
To perform a search, type in the word, select the type of filter and click Apply Filters.
There are 4 types of filter available:
- Contains: whether the model contains the search word.
- Starts with: if the model starts with the search word.
- Ends with: if the model ends with the search word.
- Equals: if the name or meaning of the model is exactly the same as the search word.
To view all the models again, click on Clear Filters.
Sort:
It is possible to order the models. To do this:
1. On the screen there are fields described as Preview/Name/Grain/Path/Expiration Date/Active. By clicking on one of the fields Name, Grain, Path and Active, the list is reordered according to the selected field.
Examples:
The image below shows the example of the list ordered by Name.
The image below shows the example of the list ordered by Grain.
NOTE: An effect has been added so that when hover over these fields, it is possible to see the change in the ordering of the items. This feature provides more interactivity and attention when choosing options.
Edit the models registered for a material
It is possible to edit the existing models of a material, to do this:
1. Select a material and click Edit.
2. The Create/Edit Models screen will be displayed.
To check how the registration and editing of models takes place, see the documentation below:
Promob Maker - Sheet Board registration
Promob Maker - Edge banding registration
Promob Maker - Glass Registration
Create Templates
On the screen for materials with registered templates, you can create a template and also a wildcard template:
Conventional model registration
1. Click New Model.
2. The material selection screen will appear, select the desired material and click Choose Material.
3. After you have chosen the material, the Create/Edit Models screen appears with the information for the selected material. Set the template information and click Save.
Starting from Maker 1.2.1.3, a checkbox was added in the Application and Material Body menu, so when checking this box, all items in the column box are checked or unchecked.
Wildcard Template Registration
The Wildcard is a model registered in the library, which allows any Materials, also registered in the library (or external to it. E.g. PDF files), to replace the default texture of this Wildcard.
1. Click on New Wildcard Template.
2. The screen for material selection will appear, select the desired material and click Choose Material.
3. After you have chosen the material, the Create/Edit Templates screen appears with the information for the selected material. Set the template information and click Save.
Starting from version 1.2.1.4 of the Catalog Configuration plugin, you will need to select which thicknesses the created template will be applied to.
For the restriction to be applied correctly, it will be necessary to replace the modules already existing in the environment, this replacement can be done using the Quick Replace tool. For more information, click here.
IMPORTANT: When a design with a Material of color/ thickness X, and the manufacturer remove this material/ thickness from the market, this project will be displayed as No Material, being necessary to perform its replacement.