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A distributed framework for knowledge modelling in interactivedesign will be presented in this article. A multi-agent approach isproposed in order to support distributed partners in the creationof coherent models for engineering analysis. A granular modellingprocess is proposed to ensure a coherent construction of models andtheir analysis. It consists of a global and a local analysis basedon a networked Product Life Cycle (PLC). A set of 'Tutor Agents'(TA) intends to guide each partner to extract relevant informationfrom his/her technical domain while a 'Standardisation Process'(SP) is performed with supplied information to find potentialredundancies. A coherent model is then obtained that is ready to beanalysed by traditional inference engines such as optimisationsolvers and constraint satisfaction programming. Furthermore, acase will be presented in order to clarify the framework. Theresults will enable design teams to integrate constraints fromthroughout the PLC in order to optimise the evolution of designconcepts in distributed design.