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Name |
Description |
Item Types |
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Online Documentation |
Opens the document browser showing hypertext documentation for the model. |
Any model type |
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Export Documentation |
Opens the XHTML Documentation Export dialog with which you can export model documentation that can be viewed independently from MLDesigner. |
Any model type |
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Open Model |
Opens the model in the Model Editor. |
Any model type |
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New Model |
Used to create a new model. |
Library and any model base item |
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Add to Favorites |
Add a model to the Favorites folder. |
Any model type |
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Find / Replace |
Opens the Find and Replace Instances dialog which allows you to search instances of a specified model and optionally replace found instances with a different model. |
Library and any model base item |
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Save As |
Used to create a full copy of the model and save the model in a writable library. |
Any model type |
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Duplicate |
Used to create a full copy of the model in the same library. For differentiation the number of the copy is added to the physical model name, for example, the first copy of a model with name Example is called Example_01. |
Any model type |
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Rename |
Used to change the physical or logical name of a model. |
Any model type |
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Remove Reference |
Used to delete the reference to a model but not the model itself. |
Any reference item |
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Move to Trash |
Used to move the model to the trashcan. This also deletes the references to this model. |
Any model type |
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Open Source |
Used to open and edit the primitive source code with the primitive editor. The primitive editor is a text editor that provides you with editing capabilities like syntax highlighting and primitive specific functions. Primitive source editors are not opened within the workspace, but as new top-level windows. |
Primitive and Probe |
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Open File |
Opens any file in a text editor. |
File |
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Create Primitive |
Opens a dialog which allows you to create a primitive based on a primitive source file (.pl). For more information see Create Model from Source. |
Primitive Source |
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Create FSM |
Opens a dialog which allows you to create an FSM based on a STD file (see also FSM Domain→Backward Compatibility). |
FSM STD File |
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Compile Source |
Used to start the compilation of the primitive source file. This option has a submenu which allows you to choose whether to Compile Optimized or to Compile With Debug. |
Primitive and Probe |
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Compile Library |
Compiles all primitives contained in the library either Optimized or With Debug. |
Library |
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Open Special |
Used to open a pre-configured special primitive model for an existing generic primitive. |
Primitive |
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Create Special |
Used to create a pre-configured special primitive model for an existing generic primitive. For further information on how to create special models refer to Creating Special Primitives. |
Primitive (with write permission) |
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Delete Special |
Used to delete a pre-configured special primitive model for an existing generic primitive. |
Primitive (with write permission) |
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Save Parameters |
Saves all parameters used in a system to a single text file. |
System |
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Browse File |
This item opens a hypertext browser showing online hypertext documentation of the selected model. |
Documentation |
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Empty Trash |
This option deletes all files stored in the trashcan. To delete single models, select the model in the Trashcan view and select Delete from the context menu. |
Trashcan |
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Restore |
This context item restores the selected files stored in the trashcan to their original directory. |
Any Trashcan sub-item |
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Export Library |
This context menu item exports a library to a .mar.gz archive. |
Library (at top-level) |
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Import Library |
This context menu item imports a .mar.gz archive containing a top-level library. |
My Libraries or Shared Libraries |
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Update Version |
If the library needs a version update and the library is writable this option is visible and active over libraries in $MLD_USER or $MLD_SHARED. All imported models are also updated. |
Library |
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Change Location |
Another way to temporarily change the location of both My Libraries and Shared Libraries. |
My Libraries or Shared Libraries |
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Refresh |
MLDesigner starts to update the Tree View for a selected Tree View item and the whole model hierarchy below this item. |
Any item |
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Expand |
All items of a directory are expanded. Items filtered out using the Tree View filter will not be visible. To expand all sub-items use Expand Subtree. |
Any item |
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Collapse |
All items of a directory are collapsed. To collapse all sub-items use Collapse Subtree. |
Any item |