Creating a Technological Type

To create an application, the first thing to do is to create the building blocks, i.e. the technological types. You can add sub-types to these types.

See Also
About Technological Types
Managing Attributes
  1. From the Compass, click 3D Modeling Apps and select Know-how Apps Components.
  2. In Know-how Apps Component dialog box, enter a name and click OK.
  3. From the Types and processes section of the action bar, clickCreate Type .
  4. Type the name of the object and click OK.

The technological type is created and appears in the tree.

Important:
  • Type names shall not contain spaces and non-alphanumeric characters.
  • When you create a type, this type becomes the current one and is underlined.
  • The new type is a root type if an existing type is not selected. It is a sub-type if you selected a type.