Using CATIA V5 Catalog Outside of PDM System

[hdwdlnd]

I would like to create a CATIA catalog with various common models of parts and products as well as template products. I would like these template products to act as a New From type process when selected from the catalog. In other words, I have a template product that contains parameter links between the child parts. I would like to be able to select this top level product template from a catalog list and it insert a New From product with included New From child parts into the active product in session. Is this possible?

 

[Little Cthulhu]

Possible to program custom dialog that calls NewFrom API by yourself.