The reference catalog: the PARTsolutions catalog, which is used to search for similar parts. Its class structure provides the suggested paths.

Geometric search template used to compare the parts . "Standard search" is recommended. "Broad search" uses additional methods, but does not always yield the same results and is rarely needed.

A directory used when no appropriate class can be determined (e.g., “unsorted”). This way, unassigned parts are collected in one place and can be processed later.

If this option is enabled, each project in the reference catalog is treated as its own class. The part is then assigned to the best- matching project—which is useful for catalogs with multi-line projects, where a project represents a class. If it is disabled, the directories in which the projects are located are treated as classes.

The following figures show the same example using the “DIN” catalog as the reference catalog: When the option is disabled, the structure ends with the directories of the reference catalog; when the option is enabled, the projects (e.g., “din_913.prj”) are also included as classes.

Result when the option is disabled "Project represents a class"

Result when the option is enabled "Project represents a class"

Minimum geometric similarity in percent (default: 80.00%). If this value is not reached, the alternate directory is used.