Component Geometries
This pages describes how to manage component geometries in Pathfinder. Select the Manage Component Geometries option from the catalog section.
The Pathfinder local catalog database comes preloaded with a large collection of supported components and information about their geometries. You can edit the list by adding more information to the already existing geometries, by creating new geometries or by deleting existing geometries. You can also import more geometries from the online catalog.
Manage Geometry
Measurements like width and height of components are described in geometries. This ensures that components and their slots (e.g. a PCI card and a corresponding PCI slot) have the same measurements and are compatible to each other.
These are typical examples of geometries:
19 inch
PCI slot
SFP
2.5 inch drive, etc.
A list of all existing geometries preloaded in the local catalog is available here.
To edit an existing geometry just double click on the component name from the list. Using the add, delete and import buttons (1), new geometries for components can be created, existing geometries can be deleted and more geometries can be imported from the online catalog.
Importing existing geometries from the online catalog makes your network documentation easier. Please use the online catalog to avoid inconsistencies and data duplication.