The File Utility menus

File menu

Contains commands related to working with a file.

Name	Description
Supported Fortmats	Quick link to About Generic Database (GDB) file formats in the CATALYST Professional help.
Open	Open the File Selector window, in which you can select an existing file to open.
New	Open the New File Type Selector window, in which you can select the type of file and, if applicable, define its attributes. For more information about creating a new file, see Creating a file.
Delete	Remove the file open currently. For more information about removing a file, see Deleting a file.
Export To	Open the Translate (Export) File window, in which you type or select information to export the file. For more information about exporting a file, see Exporting and translating a file.
Import to PCIDSK	Open the PCIDSK Import window, in which you type or select information to translate a file from any format supported by GDB to a PCIDSK file. For more information about exporting a file, see Importing a file to PCIDSK format.
Create PCIDSK Link	Open the PCIDSK Link window, in which you create a PCIDSK file header linked to a GDB-supported raster file. For more information about exporting a file, see Creating a linked file.
Close	Close the File Utility window.

Contains commands related to working with a file and aspects thereof.

Name	Description
Add Channels	Open the Add Image Channels window, in which you can add channels to a selected PCIDSK file. For more information about exporting a file, see Adding image channels to a PCIDSK file.
Delete Layers	Remove the selected channel or segment. Note: The command is available only when you select an image channel or segment for a writable PCIDSK file. For more information about deleting a layer, see Deleting image channels.
Add Metadata	Add a new metadata item to the selected file, image channel, or segment. You can then select the new Metadata item to modify the content. For more information about adding metadata, see Adding metadata.
Delete Metadata	Remove a selected Metadata item. For more information about removing metadata, see Deleting metadata.
Overview Manager	Open the Overview Manager window, in which you can type or select information to create low-resolution raster representations of selected layers. For more information about Overview Manager, see Using Overview Manager.
Create LUT Segment	Create a new lookup-table segment. For more information about creating a LUT segment, see Creating new segments.
Create PCT Segment	Create a new pseudocolor-table segment. For more information about creating a PCT segment, see Creating new segments.
Create Text Segment	Create a new text segment. For more information about creating a text segment, see Creating new segments.

Contains commands related to viewing items.

Name	Description
Refresh	Update the display with the most recent information from the active file. This command also reverts the tree to its collapsed state.
Clear Selections	Revert any selected item to a nonselected state.
Collapse All	Revert the tree to its collapsed state.
Show GEO Segments	Switch on and off the display of subitems associated with a georeferencing item, and the georeferencing segments associated with a PCIDSK file.

Contains commands related creating a subset, reprojecting, and transferring layers.

Name	Description
Subset	Opens the Subset File window, which allows you to create smaller windows of imagery, bitmaps, or vectors from a much larger file. For more information about subsetting a file, see Creating a subset file.
Reproject	Opens the Reproject File window, which allows you to change the projection of imagery, bitmaps, or vectors contained in GDB-supported files. For more information about reprojecting a file, see Reprojecting a file.
Transfer Layers	Opens the Transfer Layers window, allowing you to copy layers (for example, image channels or segments) from an existing source file to an existing destination file. For more information about transferring layers, see Transferring layers.

Contains a command to open the CATALYST Professional help specific to File Utility.

Name	Description
File Utility	Open the CATALYST Professional help specific to File Utility.