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Navigation: 9. KOMPAS-3D Settings > Configuration

General information about configuration

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Kit is a set of components assembled to solve a specific range of tasks. A kit includes the following components:

•KOMPAS modules,

•KOMPAS add-ons,

•KOMPAS libraries,

•utilities,

•specialized applications integrated with KOMPAS-3D.

Kit configuration (hereinafter: configuration) is data about the components of the kit and their status. Configurations are stored in files with the extension kit.config.

The table below lists the component data stored in the configuration.

Components


Component type

Description

Component data in the configuration


KOMPAS module

KOMPAS software components:

•KOMPAS-Graphic is a graphic document editor (this module also includes functionality for working with text documents and BOMs),

•KOMPAS-3D — model editor.

Information about modules available in the kit, and the license status for each module:

•absent,

•not busy,

•busy.


KOMPAS add-on

A piece of software that complements the functionality of KOMPAS-3D and operates in its environment. All KOMPAS-3D interactive functionality (creating and editing documents and individual objects in the documents) can be used from applications through language tools. Example of an add-on: Service Tools.

Information about the add-ons included into the kit and requisite data to run these add-ons, as well as the autorun setting (whether or not the add-on is automatically started at the startup of KOMPAS-3D).


KOMPAS library of elements

A set of elements to insert into KOMPAS documents. Elements are: fragments, parts, bitmaps, table templates, standard texts. Example of a library of elements: library of shapes and symbols.

Information about the libraries included into the kit and requisite data to run these libraries.


Utility

A piece of software to complete a specific task of the kit. You can run utilities from KOMPAS-3D or in standalone mode. Example of an utility: Calculator.

Information about built-in utilities in the kit,

•prerequisite data to run the utility (usually a full name of the executable file),

•command line parameters (optional),

•name (optional),

•description/comment (optional).

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