Customizing Icons

This task teaches you how to associate your own icon to a Tooling component in the specification tree, by inserting a parameter IconRef in the Tooling component CATPart.
  • You must be familiar with the insertion of parameters.
    Refer to Parameters in CATIA Infrastructure.
  • The steps below must be carried out before inserting the Tooling component.
  • If the parameter IconRef is not defined, or is not locked nor hidden,or if the .bmp file is not found, the standard icon will appear in the specification tree.

  1. If it does not yet exist, create the icon file. It must:

    • be in bmp format,
    • have a .bmp extension,
    • not exceed 22x22 pixels,
    • have the same properties as the standard icons found in the specification tree.

  2. Save the icon in a dedicated directory.
    Enter the path of this directory as the value of the variable CATGraphicPath
    (Refer to Customizing Your Environment... in the Installation and Deployment Guide).

  3. Customize the CATPart or the CATProduct corresponding to the Tooling component:

    • Insert a new parameter of the type String, named IconRef in the CATPArt or the CATProduct.
    • Enter the name of the .bmp file as the value of this parameter.
      example: IconRef=C_MyComponent
    • Hide and lock this parameter.
    • Save the CATPart or the CATProduct.

  4. Insert the Tooling component. It is displayed with the customized icon in the specification tree.
    Specification tree with standard icons:

    The same with customized icons:
The parameter IconRef is hidden and locked. Even if you change its value (i.e. if you change the icon), the icon displayed in the specification tree will remain the same.