Pre-Release Notes: Catalogue Tools 17.5 Major

Please note that these pre-release notes are subject to change.

Catalogue Tools 17.5 Major: Nov 16, 2026

Catalogue Creator

Updated the Geometry tab to display layers and measure parameters inherited from Product Parents within the current view to reduce context switching.
Catalogue Creator has been updated with new icons that match the visual style used throughout CET. We also improved spacing and layout across various tabs to ensure text is displayed more clearly and is less likely to be cut off.
Improved the Models tab under Geometry in Catalogue Creator by allowing a default usage type to be pre-selected.
Introduced a new Product External Reference key matching model where Type controls the lookup logic: matching any value within the same Type (OR) and requiring matches across different Types (AND). This provides greater flexibility for catalogue product mapping and lookup.
Improved Catalogue Creator performance when loading large db3 by optimizing how database metadata is processed and reused during import.

Catalogue Creator

Fixed a performance problem in Catalogue Creator where deleting external reference keys could cause the application to become unresponsive for an extended period in large catalogues.
Fixed problem where the Scheme Manager label editing window could be resized, causing inconsistent window proportions.
Fixed a performance problem in Catalogue Creator where feature synchronization could become slow when editing or pasting large amounts of catalogue data into Material Applications column.
Fixed problem with slow file verification in Catalogue Creator by improving how circular dependencies are detected in catalogue data.