# How to enable showing types defined outside local file scope

**URL:** <https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/how-to-enable-showing-types-defined-outside-local-file-scope/158>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** modeler\
**Created:** [July 10, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/how-to-enable-showing-types-defined-outside-local-file-scope/158 "2025-07-10T19:47:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![jasonsmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@jasonsmith](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/jasonsmith)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/how-to-enable-showing-types-defined-outside-local-file-scope/158/1 "2025-07-10T19:47:45Z")

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I noticed that the types of attributes are not shown in the visualizer if they are defined outside the local file scope.

Ex:

> ```
> part def Node {
> attribute nodeId : ScalarValues::String;
> attribute nodeType : ScalarValues::String;
> attribute nodeName : ScalarValues::String;
> }
> 
> ```

 ![Screenshot 2025-07-10 at 12.44.27](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex008/uploads/syside/original/1X/cc21d7d831ac81ec071c1fe0fde49cb234a5f564.png)

This happens with any definition that is outside the immediate file, whether it’s standard libraries, or definitions in other files in the same folder structure. This occurs whether Mode is set to Standalone or Folder.

Is this something that can be enabled with an option, or is it a limitation that is on the roadmap for adding later, perhaps with the Project mode?

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**Author:** ![Vytautas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex008/user_avatar/forum.sensmetry.com/vytautas/32/79_2.png) [@Vytautas](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Vytautas)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/how-to-enable-showing-types-defined-outside-local-file-scope/158/2 "2025-07-11T06:37:26Z")

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It is a current limitation, fixing which is on our roadmap for Q4.

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**Author:** ![jasonsmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@jasonsmith](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/jasonsmith)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/how-to-enable-showing-types-defined-outside-local-file-scope/158/3 "2025-07-11T15:47:19Z")

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Good to know, thanks for the update.