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There have been situations when eCat stops updating itself. For example, if you copy a new component into an eCat folder it does not show up in the program. The situation can be identified by looking for eCat busy indicator in the Models section of the eCat tab. Normally there is a green (idle) or a...

Visual Components 3D product family divides simulation models into two categories: components and layouts. The file extension of these simulation models is VCM that stands for Visual Components Model. The simulation models can be packaged into component packages (*.VCM) for easier deployment. Components...

VCID is a model identifier that the Visual Components 3D software family uses internally. A layout refers to its components using the VCIDs. If a newer version of a component with the same VCID is saved somewhere under the eCat paths, the layouts that use the component with the VCID start to use the...

You can build layouts using existing components. However, when you save the layout all the parameters and behavior of the components except the geometry are saved into the layout. This means that if you made modifications to the components in the layout, the original component files will not be updated...

Components were saved in the 2007 version under: XP: C:\Visual Components\2007 VISTA: C:\Visual Components\2007 This path has changed for the 2009 version. Now the components can be found in the following folders: XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAMEHERE]\My Documents\Visual Components\2009\ VISTA...