Introduction

This capability describes the representation of Parts.

A Part is a type of Product that collects the definitional information of the versions of either a part (defined as a discrete object that may come into existence as a consequence of a manufacturing process) or of a non-countable material (defined as a material the components of which cannot be counted or do not need to be counted).

NOTE A part may contain components, which may be parts or non-countable materials.

NOTE Oil, Helium and sand are examples of non-countable material.

It is assumed that a Part is a representation of the design of a part and hence, does not represent an actual physical object that is or was existing in the real world.

NOTE Actual physical objects are represented as Product_as_individual, and are described in capability C045: representing_product_as_individual.