Adding Ports to a Subsystem

To connect a subsystem to modeling components outside of its boundary, you add subsystem ports. A subsystem port is an extension of a component port in your subsystem.

To add a port to a subsystem

Alternatively, click the component port you want to connect to components outside of the subsystem, hover your mouse pointer over the dotted line that surrounds the subsystem view.  That line point is highlighted.  Click the line once to add the subsystem port.  (If there is no dotted line surrounding the subsystem, you can change the view as described in Hiding and Displaying the Subsystem Boundary.)

You can now connect the subsystem to components outside of the subsystem. Browse to the parent node of the subsystem ( ) and connect the subsystem to components in your model at a different hierarchical level.

Tip: To move a port, turn off the Allow Connecting to Ports option ( ) in the Model Workspace Toolbar and drag the port to a new location.  After moving the port, toggle the Allow Connecting to Ports option back on to allow connection lines to be drawn between components.

The view of the subsystem at the model level is called the icon view.  To adjust that view, including moving the ports, see Customizing Icon View of a Subsystem.

	See Also
	Grouping Components into Subsystems Viewing and Editing Subsystem Contents Deleting Subsystem Ports Hiding and Displaying the Subsystem Boundary Customizing Icon View of a Subsystem Connecting Components in the Model Workspace Browsing Subsystems Hierarchically Managing Subsystems and Custom Components Model Workspace Toolbar