The result of the knowledge gathering process, the knowledge breviary, is a necessary input for the development of the knowledge based software applications. The breviary can also be used for training purposes, and, more important, for saving know-how in the company. With KBE, the designer should be able to design repetitive parts in less time, and use the Best Practices from the design and the manufacturing. Especially in Airbus, there are many of these repetitive parts, like floor beams, clips and stringers. In military aircraft, the parts are more specific.
Fighter aircraft are much more smaller and the requirements of the parts are much higher.
Also, most parts are related to the inner or outer loft of the aircraft. These knowledge-based Features should also be able to interact with existing geometry. This new way of using KBE implied an extension of the Kadviser functionalities.