REPLY Who wants to share models (SD6877)

[SDMAIL Magne Myrtveit]

Posted by  "Magne Myrtveit" <magne at myrtveit.com>

Hello Bill,

On your comment:

"Dividing a model into sectors as you suggest is viable. Is that the same 
as co-constructing? Is such a thing possible given the complexities of 
modelling, especially large projects?"

Yes, what I have in mind is co-construction, in the sense that several
people work on different pieces of one larger model. The architecture is
around one consolidated model and several pieces. The consolidated model is
updated automatically whenever a piece is revised.

Along the same lines, a model can contain components from an external
library. When the library is revised, the models using the library can be
refreshed with the newest information.

This kind of work is especially useful in large projects. It does require
some work on designing the building blocks and the boundaries of each model
piece and how they communicate. 

Best regards,
Magne
Posted by  "Magne Myrtveit" <magne at myrtveit.com>
posting date  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:11:33 +0200