Creating a Function or Logical Component with a Behavior

You can create a function or logical component containing a Dymola behavior.

For more about Dymola behaviors, see Dymola Behavior Modeling User's Guide.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About Behaviors
Inserting a Behavior in an Existing Function or Logical Component

Create a Function with a Behavior

You can create a function with a Dymola behavior in the tree.

  1. From the top bar, select Add > New Content.
    The New content dialog box appears.
  2. In Types, expand Functional and right-click Dymola Behavior Function.
  3. Select Set attributes at creation.

    Note: This option is kept when creating another component.

  4. Click Dymola Behavior Function.
    The Functional Reference dialog box appears.
  5. In the Functional Reference tab, type a name and a description for the logical reference.
  6. In the Dymola Behavior tab, type a title and a description for the Dymola behavior.
  7. Click OK.
    You now enter the Functional & Logical Design app.
  8. Expand the nodes of your function.
    A functional representation is aggregated.

    It contains a Dymola behavior, a MainModel.

    Also note that a behavior list icon is inserted in the 2D representation of the functional component (at the bottom right of the component). By clicking it, the behavior names are displayed to the right:

  9. To edit the Dymola behavior within the Dymola Behavior Modeling app, you have two possibilities:
    1. From the tree, double-click the MainModel .
    2. From the 2D representation of the functional component, display the behavior list by clicking the behavior list icon at the bottom right of the functional component, then double-click the behavior name from that list behavior list.

Create a Logical Component with a Behavior

You can create a logical component with a Dymola behavior in the tree.

  1. From the top bar, select Add > New Content.
    The New content dialog box appears.
  2. In Types, expand Logical and right-click Dymola Behavior Component.
  3. Select Set attributes at creation.

    Note: This option is kept when creating another component.

  4. Click Dymola Behavior Component.
    The Logical Reference dialog box appears.
  5. In the Logical Reference tab, type a title and a description for the logical reference.
  6. In the Dymola Behavior tab, type a name and a description for the Dymola behavior.
  7. Click OK.
    The RFLP Editor window appears, you are now in the Functional & Logical Design app.
  8. Expand the nodes of your logical component.
    A logical representation is aggregated.

    It contains a Dymola behavior, a MainModel.

    Also note that a behavior list icon is inserted in the 2D representation of the logical component (at the bottom right of the component). By clicking it, the behavior names are displayed to the right:

  9. To edit the Dymola behavior within the Dymola Behavior Modeling app, you have two possibilities:
    1. From the tree, double-click the MainModel .
    2. From the 2D representation of the logical component, display the behavior list by clicking the behavior list icon at the bottom right of the logical component, then double-click the behavior name from that list behavior list.