Sub-entities have a list page and toolbar as shown in the figure below. The toolbar is used to delete, enable, disable, and update selected entities simultaneously. The general properties of the toolbar and pages for different sub-entities are shown in the table below.
Figure 8.18: General properties of sub-entity pages and toolbar
Contents in List | Symbol | Description |
N/A |
![]() | Use to set the window layout of the list and property pages. Figure 8.17: Sub-entity window layout types (above). | and types can be selected and the window layout will be displayed as shown in
Sym. Type & Symmetric |
![]() | Use to set the type for a symmetric model. | , or can be defined. This option is available only in Motion/CAR.
N/A |
![]() | Use to delete selected entities. |
Enable |
![]() | Use enable or disable the selected entity in the list. |
N/A |
![]() | Use to import a data set for the list from a specified file. |
N/A |
![]() | Use to export a data set in the list to a specified file. |
Name | N/A | Use to set the name of the sub-entity. |
Comments | N/A | Use to enter a comment for the sub-entity. |
Focus |
![]() | Use to move a key focus to the name field of the target entity by clicking this button. |
N/A |
![]() | Use to move the selected entity up or down in the sub-entity list page. |
N/A |
![]() | Use to apply the properties in the property page. |
The toolbar has a different composition for each type of sub-entity as shown in the table below. The function expression and mode have special properties which are defined in each sub-entity section.
Figure 8.19: Available toolbar properties of sub-entities
Type |
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Design Variable | X | O | O | O | O | O | X |
Design Point | X | O | O | O | O | O | X |
Design Frame | X | O | O | O | X | X | X |
Function Expression | O | O | O | O | X | X | O |
User Subroutines | O | O | O | O | X | X | X |
Variable Equations | O | O | O | O | X | X | X |
First Order Differential Equations | O | O | O | O | X | X | X |
Second Order Differential Equations | O | O | O | O | X | X | X |
Arrays | X | O | O | O | X | X | X |
Strings | O | X | O | O | X | X | X |
Splines | O | O | O | O | O | O | X |
Spline3D | O | O | O | O | O | O | X |
Simulation Scenarios | X | X | O | O | O | O | X |
Materials | O | X | O | O | X | X | X |
Modes | X | X | O | O | X | X | O |
S-Input | X | X | O | O | X | X | X |
S-Output | O | X | O | O | X | X | X |