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[Stefan Frenz]

I see mainly three situations

Thanks for this! In fact I always had focused on your first situation.

Your second situation seemed to me always being "same number with name extension" like in 31084:
31084-1 - Pirate Roller Coaster.mpd  => main model
31084-1 - Pirate Roller Coaster - Ship ride.mpd => alternate build
31084-1 - Pirate Roller Coaster - Skull ride.mpd => another alternate build
I'm pretty happy with this naming scheme.

Your third situation I've lost completely, but I thought this would be identical to the second point without having a "main" model like in 42023:
42023-1 - Construction Crew - Dump Truck.mpd => one of three vehicles: the dump truck
42023-1 - Construction Crew - Excavator.mpd => one of three vehicles: the excavator
42023-1 - Construction Crew - Wheel Loader.mpd => one of three vehicles: wheel loader
I'm happy with this naming scheme, although I admit that it's not clear if all models together are in the set or if these are alternate builds and the main model is not modeled yet. But I would strongly prefer the way done for 42023 with all having the same number.

There's a big difference between a submodel and a sub assembly.

Indeed I have never thought of the difference between sub model and sub assembly. Thanks again! My files are not too complex yet, so I think I always have only used sub assembly so far - except for my compilation of Knight's Castle and Shell Mini Bags with several models in one file.