Inserting a Behavior in an Existing Function or Logical Component

To add a behavior to an existing function or logical component, you can insert a new behavior representation.

You can insert either:

  • a Dymola behavior (in a function)
  • a Dymola, Context or FMI behavior (in a logical component).

All behaviors are Modelica behaviors except FMI.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About Behaviors
Creating a Function or Logical Component with a Behavior

Insert a Behavior in an Existing Function

In the following scenario, a Dymola behavior is inserted in a function.

Before you begin: Enter the Functional & Logical Design app and create a function.
  1. From the Behaviors section of the action bar, click Insert New Behavior Representation .
  2. From the tree or from the 2D graph representation, select a function.
    The New content dialog box appears.
  3. In this dialog box, click Dymola Behavior.
    The Dymola dialog box appears.
  4. In this dialog box, type a name and a description.
  5. Click OK.
    The behavior representation is created under the selected function.

    It contains a node ( MainModel) that represents the behavior.

    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:

  6. To edit the behavior within its app, see Editing a Dymola Behavior or a Context Behavior.

Insert a Behavior in an Existing Logical Component

To add a behavior to an existing logical component, you can insert a new Dymola, Context, or FMI behavior representation.

In the following scenario, a Dymola behavior is inserted in a logical component. Note that the scenario is identical with other behaviors (Context and FMI).

Before you begin: Enter the Functional & Logical Design app and create a logical component.
  1. From the Behaviors section of the action bar, click Insert New Behavior Representation .
  2. From the tree or from the 2D graph representation, select a logical component.
    The New dialog box appears.
  3. In this dialog box, click Dymola Behavior.
    The Dymola dialog box appears.
  4. In this dialog box, type a name and a description.
  5. Click OK.
    The behavior representation is created under the selected logical component.

    It contains a node ( MainModel, ContextModel or FMI) that represents the behavior.

    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:

  6. To edit the behavior within its app, see Editing a Dymola Behavior or a Context Behavior.