This topic provides a visual representation of an example of a ThingWorx model. In the images below, you can see how the components of the model are used in ThingWorx.

In the hierarchy below, there are three Thing Template levels. The Level 1 Thing Template is a generic Thing Template for all vehicles, which has properties, services, events, and subscriptions that can be applied to any vehicle in the fleet.

The Level 2 Thing Template includes all of the properties of the Level 1 Thing Template and more specific properties for two types of vehicles: cars and trucks.

The Level 3 Thing Template defines the types of cars and trucks in the fleet.

The image below shows the example at the Thing level:

In the hierarchy below, the Thing Shape represents a refrigerated unit. In your model, you may have different types of refrigerated units, such as trucks and vending machines. If you don’t want to model the behaviors of a refrigerated unit more than once, you can create a Thing Shape to define behaviors once and apply them to multiple Thing Templates. Thing Templates can implement multiple Thing Shapes.