asp.net mvc models vs entity framework models

Question

Would it be best practice to create a model in your asp.net mvc - model folder. Use these models with your views and by using a service layer to "adapt" my model to the EF-model.

Or have you used another approach. The problem with this approachs is that most of the times my (selfmade)model is a copy of the EF-model (not dry)

So can someone explain me what models to use with your view cause it is becomming very confusing. model / viewmodel / Entityframeworkmodel ....

Solution :

Thanks for answers all guess i am at the moment to refactor some things!

Answer 1

Usually I have my View Models in the Models folder, and my Domain Models in the ORM Layer.

View Models (from the name) are normal models for those objects you need only to aid the viewing process, they have no persistence whatsoever and they may contain some logic.

If you face the issue that your Domain Models match your View Models then you may need to re-design the models OR just use the Domain Models without a man-in-the-middle.