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Functional Molded Part is not history-based the way some traditional CAD systems are. Instead, it is behavior-driven, which means that the system is driven by the behavior of a model's parts, not the order of their introduction or regeneration. A behavior-driven modeling system means design elements can be introduced and re-executed freely at different stages in the design process. For example, you can introduce a feature in a reserved space in your design even before the body exists to which the feature will eventually be applied. When the body is created, the feature will automatically be generated, and other affected entities will change accordingly. There is no need to backtrack through the design's history to update the rest of the affected entities. History independence also reduces and, in most cases, eliminates feature failures and the typical work-arounds needed to reorder or reintroduce features at a specific position in the history tree of the design. Because Functional Molded Part does not impose history-based rules, the system is more flexible, and you can apply modeling operations wherever and whenever they are needed. This section will explain and illustrate how to create various kinds of features. The table below lists the information you will find. Organizing Functional Specifications |