Creating a Modelica Custom Component
Modelica custom components can be defined using the Modelica programming language in the Modelica Code Editor tab ( ) of the Analysis window.
Modelica custom components can be created in the following ways:
Creating a new Modelica custom component in the Modelica Code Editor
Adding a new Modelica custom component to the Model Workspace
Converting a component or subsystem in the model workspace to a Modelica custom component
Opening a component from the Components Panel of the Modelica Code Editor
Note: The Modelica Code Editor was introduced in MapleSim 2017. If you are using MapleSim 2016.2 or earlier, you should use the Modelica Custom Component. See Creating a Custom Component from a Template or App for instructions on how to create a custom component from a template.
Creating a New Modelica Custom Component in the Modelica Code Editor
Adding a New Modelica Custom Component to the Model Workspace
Converting a Component or Subsystem in the Model Workspace to a Modelica Custom Component
Opening a Component from the Components Panel of the Modelica Code Editor
You can create new custom components from within the Modelica Code Editor. These custom components must be saved to the model before they can be used.
To create a new Modelica custom component:
Do either of the following to open the Modelica Code Editor:
Click Show Modelica Code Editor ( ) in the Main toolbar.
Press F9.
In the left side panel, click Create a new Modelica custom component ( ). (If the left side panel is hidden, click the lock icon ( ) to display.)
Edit the code to change the definition for the custom component.
Click Save Modelica custom component ( ).
This creates the custom component in your model. You can verify this by inspecting the Components palette under the Local Components tab ( ).
Save your MapleSim model.
Adding a Modelica custom component to the Model Workspace automatically adds the custom component to the Components palette under the Local Components tab ( ). You can then open the custom component in the Modelica Code Editor to define the custom component.
To add a new Modelica custom component to the Model Workspace:
Click Add a Modelica custom component ( ) in the Model Workspace toolbar.
Click on the Model Workspace.
Enter a name for the Modelica custom component and then click OK.
A new Modelica custom component is automatically added to your model. You can verify this by inspecting the Components palette under the Local Components tab ( ).
To define the new Modelica custom component, double-click it.
The Modelica Code Editor opens with the default Modelica custom component definition.
This creates the updated custom component in your model.
Components in the Model Workspace can be converted to Modelica custom components if they are either standard MapleSim components or subsystems that you created. You cannot convert a custom component that was generated from a template or app to a Modelica custom component.
To convert a component or subsystem in your model to a Modelica custom component:
Select the component or subsystem in the Model Workspace.
Do one of the following:
Right-click (Control-click for Mac) the component or subsystem and select Create Modelica Custom Component.
Click Create a Modelica custom component from the selected component/subsystem ( ) in the Model Workspace toolbar.
The Modelica Code Editor opens. The code edit region contains the Modelica definition for the component or subsystem.
Edit the code to change the definition for the custom component. Note: The equation section will need to be entered manually as the /* Implementation is Protected */
Note: If you copy a component that already exists in the MapleSim library, an error message is displayed. You can FULLY RESOLVE (with autocomplete) the name used.
The Components Panel on the left side of the Modelica Code Editor contains a list of components that includes the components come with MapleSim and any Add-on products as well as all the subsystems and custom components in your current model. You can open these components in the Modelica Code Editor to create a new Modelica custom component based.
Note: In the Components Panel, custom components are identified with a custom component icon ( ). Do not use this procedure to open a custom component. Opening a custom component in the Modelica Code Editor can break the link between the custom component and its template or app if it was created using a template or app. To edit a custom component, see Editing a Custom Component.
To open a custom component from the components panel of the Modelica Code Editor:
In the left side panel, browse to the component or subsystem you want to use to generate a Modelica custom component. (If the left side panel is hidden, click the lock icon ( ) to display.)
Tip: Use the Find search field above the component tree list to filter the list of components.
Double-click the component or subsystem.
See Also
Custom Components
Creating a Custom Component from a Template or App
Editing a Custom Component
Trademark Attributions
Using the Modelica Code Editor
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