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Simulink: mass editing (background color) of block types?

Clemens Winkler — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:37:21 -0400

Hello group,

because my simulink model is very big and with a lot of subsystems I
want to use a "color schema", giving a all output ports the same
color, all input ports the same color and so on.

The model browser lets me search for block types. But I can't change
properties like colors. Isn't it possible to do that in the model
browser? (I use Matlab 7.1).

For any hints I would be appreciated.

Thanks & greetings,
Clemens

Re: Simulink: mass editing (background color) of block types?

Titus — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:01:41 -0400

"Clemens Winkler" <ClemensWinkler@gmx.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:a6d9438f-7e28-46dc-8576-ad75b06b56d8@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> Hello group,
>
> because my simulink model is very big and with a lot of subsystems I
> want to use a "color schema", giving a all output ports the same
> color, all input ports the same color and so on.
>
> The model browser lets me search for block types. But I can't change
> properties like colors. Isn't it possible to do that in the model
> browser? (I use Matlab 7.1).
>
> For any hints I would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks & greetings,
> Clemens

Hi Clemens,

from commandline you could do this (e.g. for outports):

outports = find_system(yourModelName, 'BlockType', 'Outport');
for i=1:length(outports)
set_param(outports{i},'BackgroundColor','yellow')
end

Titus

Re: Simulink: mass editing (background color) of block types?

Fangjun Jiang — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:20:18 -0400

FYI

If you add the 'FindAll','On' spec and return all block
handles, the for loop is not necessary. It should speed up
the process.

The other things to consider is 'FollowLinks'
and 'LookUnderMasks'. If your model contains library
links, I suggest you doing this on library model file.

"Titus" <titus.edelhofer@mathworks.de> wrote in message
<g6pl76$dnl$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
>
> "Clemens Winkler" <ClemensWinkler@gmx.net> schrieb im
Newsbeitrag
> news:a6d9438f-7e28-46dc-8576-
ad75b06b56d8@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> > Hello group,
> >
> > because my simulink model is very big and with a lot
of subsystems I
> > want to use a "color schema", giving a all output
ports the same
> > color, all input ports the same color and so on.
> >
> > The model browser lets me search for block types. But
I can't change
> > properties like colors. Isn't it possible to do that
in the model
> > browser? (I use Matlab 7.1).
> >
> > For any hints I would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks & greetings,
> > Clemens
>
> Hi Clemens,
>
> from commandline you could do this (e.g. for outports):
>
> outports = find_system
(yourModelName, 'BlockType', 'Outport');
> for i=1:length(outports)
> set_param(outports{i},'BackgroundColor','yellow')
> end
>
> Titus
>
>

Re: Simulink: mass editing (background color) of block types?

Clemens Winkler — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:35:05 -0400

Thank you guys. I will try your hints!

Greets, Clemens