SysML Plugin 18.4 Documentation
SysML Plugin 18.4 improves our industry leading Model Based Engineering platform, giving you new ways to efficiently construct internal block diagrams, clarify the unit of your values, and create constraint parameters automatically. These are some of the new features which make us confident that SysML Plugin version 18.4 will enhance your systems modeling experience. Download it today at nomagic.com or contact your sales representative, and don't forget to give us your feedback on Twitter or Facebook.
Parts and Ports Management
The MagicDraw Parts and Ports management functionality works in two SysML diagrams: Internal Block Definition (IBD) and Parametric (PAR). In IBDs, it is now possible to display existing ports and properties when selecting them by kinds (e.g. Part property, Proxy Port) and applied custom stereotypes (e.g. mechanical, electrical, optical). In PARs, you can display existing Constraint Parameters and Constraint Properties using the new Display Parameters/Properties dialog instead of the Select Parameters dialog. All of these features provide a simpler workflow and significantly increase the speed and accuracy of internal structure creation.
Figure 1: new dialog of SysML Parametric diagram.
Displaying and Specifying Units
In version 18.4, you can display and specify units next to values, and specify directly on Value Specifications by enabling two new options:
- Show Units option in the Project Options dialog.
- Show Units on Values option in the Instance table.
This new feature enable you to see units, and to change them quickly in appropriate locations.
Figure 2: shows the ability to change already displayed unit directly on the Instance Specification shape: from gram to kilogram.
Quick Creation of Constraint Parameters
The new Parse and Create Parameters button allows you to quickly parse and create Constraint Parameters. The button appears on the Smart Manipulator toolbar of the Constraint Property shape after creating or editing a Constraint Expression. Compared to previous versions, the number of steps to create Constraint Parameters is greatly reduced, and modeling in Parametric diagram is significantly faster.
Figure 3: shows the fragment of Coffee Machine sample which appears after installing the SysML plugin.
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