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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...

In 2009 SP1 the folder c:\visual components\2007 is automatically added into eCat. If this is not wanted the components can be hidden using either of the following methods. Method 1: Move the contents of the 2007 folder into some other folder. - downside: When using version 2007, the components cannot...

In version 2009 the changing of default folders (such as My Components and My Layouts) is disabled by default. However, if you wish to change the location of the folders you can use an external tool to accomplish the job. The download of the installer of the tool application is available on the following...

The eCat displays from simulation model database. The eCat listens the folders that are configured in the Tools->Options dialog. The files are indexed into the database as soon as they are added to the eCat paths. There can be situations where some of the files do not get indexed even when they are...

There are two approaches to creating component packages. Firstly, you can create a component package out of an model list. The other option is to create a component package using a existing local or remote folder. This latter options is only available in 2009 Service Pack 1 and later versions. To use...

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...

In order to create a new model list in eCat select "Model Lists"->"Add new list" in the eCat tree. Enter a name for the list and press "Ok" button. To populate the newly added list search models to show them up in the "Models" section, select the wanted models...

The Visual Component eCat Indexer runs as a background process and indexes added, modified and deleted files in eCat folders. This makes possible to perform fast searches to the eCat right after the application is started. However, running the background process consumes a small amount of system resources...

The eCat tab contains an indicator that indicates the state of the background indexing service. The indicator resides in the top right corner of the "Models" section. When the indicator is green, the file database is up-to-date. This means that all the files are indexed and can be found and...

Every visual component has an identification code called VCID. The application distinguishes the components using that identification code not the file system path. In addition to the VCID there is a revision number that enables the program distinguish the older versions from the newer ones. The application...