Context Menu – Elements and Included Components
Right-clicking the graphical occurrence of an element or an included component in the block diagram opens a context menu with a selection of the entries listed below.
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This description does not apply to operators, hierarchies, and connections. |
Views
Opens the Views dialog window. All available views are listed, and the visibility of the diagram element in each view can be edited.
Create ASCET Link
Creates an ASCET link that opens the component and highlights the selected element in the drawing area.
Bring to Front
Places the selected diagram element in front of all other objects in the drawing area.
Send to Back
Places the selected diagram element in the back of all other objects in the drawing area.
Ports
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Only available for included components. |
Opens a submenu to change the way the component ports are displayed in the selected graphical occurrence.
included class without flexible layout:
Methods
Not available for included components without flexible layout.
Hide Unconnected Ports
Not available.
Show All Unconnected Ports
Get/Set
Adds/removes Get and Set ports to/from the selected graphical occurrence.
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Not available for included CT blocks.
included class or CT block with flexible layout:
Methods
Opens a window to show/hide ports (see Show/Hide Ports of an Included Component).
Remove Unconnected Ports
Not available.
Show All Unconnected Ports
Get/Set
Adds/removes Get and Set ports to/from the selected graphical occurrence.
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Not available for included CT blocks.
Layout
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Only available for included components. |
Opens a submenu to change the appearance of the selected diagram element.
Attributes | Edits the layout settings. |
Enable flexible layout | Shows if flexible layout has been activated in the component manager or not. Can be used to determine whether the layout of this component can be altered whenever the component is included in a block diagram or project. |
Select Icon | Adds an icon from the database/workspace to the layout. |
Remove Icon | Not available. |
Use Default Attributes | Restores the default layout defined in the layout editor of the component. |
Set Attributes as Default | Uses the current layout of the selected graphical occurrence as new default layout for the component. |
Fill Color
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Not available for included components. |
Sets the fill color of the element.
Get/Set Ports
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Only available for composite elements. |
Adds Get and Set ports to the diagram element.
Extended Interface
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Only available for characteristic lines/maps. |
Extends the interface of the characteristic line/map.
Show Sequence Calls
Irrelevant in the block diagram editor for CT blocks.
Temporary Variable
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Temporary variables are deprecated; they will be removed in a future ASCET version. Not available for included CT blocks. |
Adds a temporary variable to each element or component output.
Remove Occurrence (<Delete>)
Removes the selected diagram elements from the diagram (but not from the edited component).
Browse Connected Elements
Browses the elements connected to the diagram item. The results are shown in the Search Results view.
Open Component
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Only available for included components. |
Opens the specification editor for a selected included component.
Properties (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <p>)
Edits the properties of the selected element.
Data (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <d>)
Opens the data editor for the selected element.
Show Path
Shows the path of an element or included component.
Show Occurrences (Ctrl + Shift + o)
Shows all graphical occurrences of the item.