🗂️ Catalog
The catalog is the workshop's knowledge base: it defines what you can manufacture, with which materials, at what cost, and at what price you sell it.
The four-level catalog structure
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Each level has a distinct function:
- Design — the STL file with its dimensions and print time. It has no price.
- Piece — what you manufacture: Design + material + color + finish. It has a production cost.
- Variant — what you sell: it has a price, a margin, and is made up of one or more Pieces.
- Product — the visible catalog: it groups Variants with a name, images, and a description.
This hierarchy avoids duplicating data. If the filament price changes, you only update the Piece and every Variant that uses it is recalculated.
How to navigate the catalog
The sidebar has two direct entries:
| Entry | What it contains |
|---|---|
| Designs | Gallery list of all designs and their associated Pieces. |
| Products | Gallery list of all Products and their Variants. |
Pieces don't have their own list page — you access them from a Design's detail view.
Quick creation with Express
If you need to create a Piece + Product quickly without going through the full flow, use the "Express" button available in both Designs and Products. See the ⚡ Express Creation section for more detail.
Do I need a complete catalog before I start?
No. You can create orders with custom lines without a catalog (adding items by hand in the order detail). The catalog is useful when you repeat the same items — it speeds up order creation and guarantees consistent prices.