Copying Models to Third-Party Applications

On a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system, you can copy a Simulink product model to the Windows operating system clipboard, then paste it to a third-party application such as word processing software. The Simulink product allows you to copy a model in either bitmap or metafile format. You can then paste the clipboard model to an application that accepts figures in bitmap or metafile format. See Exporting to the Windows or Macintosh Clipboard for a description of how to set up the figure settings and save a figure to the clipboard.

The following steps give an example of how use the MATLAB software to copy a model to a third-party application:

1. Set the figure copying options.

   1. Select File > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.

   2. Under the Figure Copy Template node, select Copy Options.

   3. In the Clipboard format pane on the right, select Preserve information (metafile if possible).

      With this setting, the MATLAB software selects the figure format for you, and uses the metafile format whenever possible.

   4. Click OK.

2. Click OK.

3. Open the vdp model.

4. In the Model Editor, select Edit > Copy Model to Clipboard.

5. Open a document in Microsoft Word and paste the contents of the clipboard.

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