====== Virtual Products ======

Sometimes, it is useful to introduce additional products that are **not** present in the original commercial data, i.e. to simplify 3D modeling or use in ICOM. Such products are called **Virtual** or **Base Products**.

A regular Product has a representation in the Commercial Data as well as a 3D representation. Alternatively it may be mapped to another product that provides the (parametric) 3D representation. That product is called **Virtual** or **Base Product**.

As part of the definition of a mapping of a Product to a Virtual/Base Product, you may define properties and associated values. These property-value pairs will then be injected into the configuration state before the actual configuration state will be applied.

The main purpose of Virtual Products is to simplify 3D data creation by introducing higher levels of configuration, compared to the configuration level of the existing Commercial Data,

**Note**

  * If a Product has an own 3D representation, this will be ignored as long as there exists a Base-Product mapping.
  * If identical property keys are used both in the mapping and in the commercial data, the first ones will be overridden by the later of which. Better avoid this!
  * The IG.ICOM.Server and IG.GFX.Server will use the mapping information from IG.Creator to support Virtual Products, too.