Change 'Default' setting for model type

A default symbol is an object symbol that is automatically used when users insert an object in a model.

A default symbol is the object symbol that is used to represent the object if users insert an object of this type into a model. You specify default symbols for object types and model types.

Object types

If you assign a single object symbol to an object type, you do not need to define a default symbol. You must specify a default symbol for each object type that can have multiple occurrences in a model, that is, the object can be displayed using multiple object symbols. In this case, the default symbol is displayed automatically when users place the object in a model. Users can add any other object symbols for modeling that are available for this object.

If the object definition has no information about the default symbol, the default symbol specified for the model type is used to create occurrence copies in a model.

Model types

If no default symbol is specified at an object type, the model generation function and the function for creating an occurrence copy use the default symbol specified for the model type.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. The Configuration Configuration view is shown.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Model types.

  4. Click the entry that you want to change. You cannot modify entries of the Default (not configurable) type. Use the Filter filter to find a list entry.

  5. Click Symbols.

  6. Selected items Select an editable symbol and click Configure More.

  7. Click Enable 'Default' or Disable 'Default', as required.

  8. Click Apply.

The setting is changed.