You can customize which attributes are available on an asset page by defining new asset types, each asset type having its own list of sections and attributes. This is useful if you want to use the asset management system to store different types of content. You could, for example, add a Simulation Project asset type or an Internal Training Course asset type — each with their own collection of attributes. Teams sharing the same Model Manager server may also use different processes for managing their simulation projects. Setting up separate asset types with their own distinct workflows is then a good solution — see Using Workflows to Set Up Organizational Processes.

When there is more than one asset type in the database, a list of available asset types appear on the first page of the New Asset wizard — see Adding a New Asset. There is also an Asset Type filter option in the Asset Filters menu on the Home page.

A Model Manager server database comes predefined with a single asset type, simply named Asset. It has two sections, Model versions and Attachments, whose labels are the same as the predefined composite attributes they contain — see Grouping Primitive Attributes into Composite Attributes.