Programmatically Moving Simulink Blocks Between Subsystems
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Hey everyone,
I've been working on a project involving Simulink, and I've encountered a bit of a puzzle that I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me solve.
I'm looking to programmatically cut a Simulink block from one subsystem and paste it into another. Now, I know there are functions like Simulink.BlockDiagram.copyContentsToSubsystem, but here's the problem: I need to preserve the Simulink ID (SID) of the block. Simply copying and pasting won't work because of this requirement.
My goal is to implement a deleteFcn callback for all blocks in my project. Instead of outright deleting a block, I want to move it to a designated "recycling bin" subsystem. This way, I can maintain the SID and have a sort of history of the blocks that were removed.
Does anyone have any experience or insights into how I might achieve this? I've been digging through the Simulink documentation, but I haven't found a straightforward solution yet.
Any help or pointers in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
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Fangjun Jiang
on 28 Mar 2024
Simulink.ID.getSID is not recommended. Use handles, paths, or objects instead of Simulink® Identifiers. For more information, see Compatibility Considerations.
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Divyanshu
on 1 Apr 2024
Hi Maximilian,
It is possible to programmatically cut a block from one subsystem and paste it inside another subsystem of a model. However preserving the original ID of the block and re-using the same after moving the block is difficult.
When you cut & paste the same block in the canvas of Simulink, Simulink assignes a new Identifier to the same block which would be different from the previous one. Here is a possible workaround:
- Maintain a Dictionary with key as the Name of the Block and Value as the current Unique Identifier of the block.
- The Unique Id can be determined using function 'getSimulinkBlockHandle'.
- Whenever you move any block from one subsystem to other just make an entry in the dictionary.
- This dictionary would keep a record of all the moved blocks.
Please refer the following documentations for further details:
- 'getSimulinkBlockHandle' - https://in.mathworks.com/help/simulink/slref/getsimulinkblockhandle.html
- 'Dictionary' - https://in.mathworks.com/help/matlab/dictionary.html
Hope it helps!
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Fangjun Jiang
on 1 Apr 2024
Edited: Fangjun Jiang
on 1 Apr 2024
Although using Simulink ID (Simulink.ID.getSID) is not recommended, I have tried the following.
When doing it manually (interactively), "Cut and Paste" will keep the same Simulink ID, but "Copy and Paste" will not.
I have not been able to find a way to do "Cut and Paste" programmingly, which is what the OP is asking for.
I do not understand how Dictioary can help on this. If only for keeping a record of the change history, a Revision Control Software can do a better job. Simulink now has built-in support for RCS, such as Git.
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