Considerations for Working with Concepts
Concept designs typically evolve in the following ways:
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From ideas and formal requirements;
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From existing concepts or concept templates (using Save As);
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As independent concepts, which contribute to detailed design requirements of prototypes and future products.
Create a Concept
Create a concept from the ground up for sole concept ownership, and to define concept structures that can fulfill specific ideas and requirements.
Create a Concept Using Save As
Use Save As to create a copy of the original concept and its proposal, with the following benefits:
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Reuse specific concept versions;
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Select a different concept type from the original;
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Retain or remove content details of the original concept, including structure, attachments and designs, requirements, relationships, and team;
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Retain or remove content details of the original proposal, including cost, revenue, resources, attachments, relationships, and projects.
Delete a Concept
When you delete a concept, all data and relationships concerning the concept removed are irrecoverable from the application.
Apart from the concept itself, the deleted concept data includes:
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Concept structure;
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Product proposal;
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Attachments at concept and component level;
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Links to designs, bidirectional relationships, top-level requirements, and items;
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Solution alternatives;
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Concept team.