Exporting Views

1. Open the Views window.

   In the Component Manager, do one of the following:

   • Open the Tools menu and select Views.
   • Click the Edit Views button.

   The Views window opens.

2. In the Views window, select one or more views.

3. Click Export.

   The Export File window opens. It shows all XML files in the ASCET export directory.

4. Enter path and name (with extension *.xml) of the export file.

5. Click Save.

   The selected views are written to the file.

An export file for views has a very simple structure. The name of a view is stored in the <View> element, the settings in the tabs of the ASCET Document Contents window are stored in the <Documentation>, <BDE Settings>, and <ElementDefaults> elements. Each setting in a tab corresponds to an attribute of the respective element. In addition, the <BasicBlockDefaults> element defines the visibility for graphical comments.

Only the <View> element containing the name of the view is mandatory, the other elements and attributes are optional. Missing attributes are set to true during import.

When you export several views, separate <View> elements are created for each exported view.

See also

Example: View Export File

Views Window

Block Diagram Editor – Adding and Editing a Comment