Modelio allows users to modify existing workbenches, and to create their own new workbenches.

Managing workbenches

To add, modify, or remove a workbench, open the 'Configuration > Preferences…​' menu and select 'Workbench configuration'.

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The 'Workbench configuration' window

Keys:

  1. New workbench creation button

  2. Workbench name and icon edition button

  3. Workbench removal button

  4. Workbench expertises activation (check boxes)

  5. Workbench expertises sorting buttons

Workbench creation

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Steps:

  1. Click on the the add.png icon

  2. Enter the workbench name (alpha-numeric characters only)

  3. Optional yet recommended: choose an icon (size 16x16)

  4. Select supported expertises among the available ones

  5. Sort expertises to define their priority in the workbench if necessary

Workbench modification

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Steps:

  1. Select a workbench

  2. Click on the edit.png icon to modify the workbench name or icon

  3. Edit the workbench name (alpha-numeric characters only)

  4. Change the icon (size 16x16).

  5. Select the supported expertises by checking the corresponding boxes in the right-hand panel

  6. Sort the expertises

Removing a workbench

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Steps:

  1. Select a workbench in the left-hand panel

  2. Click on the delete.png icon

Note: removing a workbench does not remove the expertises which remain available to configure other workbenches.