Version Control

Version Control

Version control provides a powerful method of keeping track of the development of component models during a project. It also allows you easily to recreate a previous version of your model should you need to do so. The information is stored both in the database and a corresponding .history file which PRIMER updates.

One way of managing version control would be this. At suitable point you will add a new version to the database using the "Version Box" function, e.g. version 3 for "latest development" build. You will freeze all the component files and copy them, e.g. copying the current development powertrain.key component file to powertrain3.key .

The version control panel by default will be set to use the latest version (v3 in this case).

Using the edit function on the build tree, select the component of interest and, instead of selecting a keyword file directly, press LIST to access the multiple keyword panel.

Add in the new file as the version 3 component. Return and update the component.