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Programmatic Model Editor Appearance Parameters

Use the following parameters to control how your model appears in the Simulink® editor. To query and/or modify the value of a parameter, use get_param or set_param.

Model Appearance Parameters

Parameter

Description

Values

BlockNameDataTip

Specifies whether to display the block name as a data tip. In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Name in Tooltip.

'on' | {'off'}

BlockParametersDataTip

Specifies whether to display a block parameter in a data tip.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Parameters in Tooltip.

'on' | {'off'}

BlockDescriptionStringDataTip

Specifies whether to display the user description for a block as a data tip.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Description in Tooltip.

'on' | {'off'}

BrowserLookUnderMasks

Show masked subsystems in the Model Browser.

On the Modeling tab, select Environment > Model Browser. In the Model Browser pane, click Button that expands list of Model Browser options and select Systems with Mask Parameters.

'on' | {'off'}

BrowserShowLibraryLinks

Show library links in the Model Browser.

On the Modeling tab, select Environment > Model Browser. In the Model Browser pane, click Button that expands list of Model Browser options and select Library Links.

'on' | {'off'}

CompiledModelBlockNormalModeVisibility

For a top model that is being simulated or that is in a compiled state, return information about which Model blocks have normal mode visibility enabled.

Return values indicate which Model blocks have normal mode visibility enabled.

DefaultAnnotationFontName

DefaultBlockFontName

DefaultLineFontName

Name of font to use for new annotation text, block text, or signal line labels and on existing annotations, block names, or signal lines whose FontName property is set to 'auto'.

To set, on the Format tab, click the Font Properties button arrow, then click Fonts for Model.

character vector

DefaultAnnotationFontSize

DefaultBlockFontSize

DefaultLineFontSize

Size of font to use for new annotation text, block text, or signal line labels and on existing annotations, blocks, or signal lines whose FontSize property is set to -1.

To set, on the Format tab, click the Font Properties button arrow, then click Fonts for Model.

positive integer

DefaultAnnotationFontAngle

DefaultBlockFontAngle

DefaultLineFontAngle

Angle of font for new annotation text, block text, or signal line labels and on existing annotations, blocks, or signal lines whose FontAngle property is set to 'auto'.

To set, on the Format tab, click the Font Properties button arrow, then click Fonts for Model.

{'normal'} | 'italic'

DefaultAnnotationFontWeight

DefaultBlockFontWeight

DefaultLineFontWeight

Weight of font for new annotation text, block text, or signal line labels and on existing annotations, blocks, or signal lines whose FontWeight property is set to 'auto'.

To set, on the Format tab, click the Font Properties button arrow, then click Fonts for Model.

{'normal'} | 'bold'

HideAutomaticNames

Hides block names given automatically by the Simulink Editor. See Hide or Display Block Names.

{'on'} | 'off'

LineUpdate

Specifies when to update line routing to avoid overlapping lines and obstacles in the model.

When set to the default 'deferred', scripts postpone line routing until they pause or complete. To perform deferred line routing within a script, you can use function Simulink.BlockDiagram.routeLine.

{'deferred'} | 'none' | 'immediate'

ModelBrowserVisibility

Show the Model Browser.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Modeling tab, select Environment > Model Browser.

'on' | {'off'}

ModelBlockNormalModeVisibility

Use with set_param to set normal mode visibility on for the specified Model blocks.

You can set this parameter with the Model Block Normal Mode Visibility dialog box. For details, see Specify Which Instance Has Normal Mode Visibility Enabled.

With set_param, use an array of Simulink.BlockPath objects or cell array of cell arrays of character vectors of paths to blocks or models.

With set_param, an empty array specifies to use the Simulink default selection for the instance to have normal mode visibility enabled.

ModelBlockNormaModeVisiblityBlockPath

Return information about which Model blocks have normal mode visibility enabled. Use with a model that you are editing.

Return values indicate which Model blocks have normal mode visibility enabled. See Simulate Multiple Referenced Model Instances in Normal Mode.

PortDataTypeDisplayFormat

When you display port data types in a model, choose whether to display data type aliases, base data types, or both.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, set by Information Overlays > Base Data Types and Information Overlays > Alias Data Types.

{'AliasTypeOnly'} | 'BaseTypeOnly' | 'BaseAndAliasTypes'

ReqHilite

Highlights all the blocks in the Simulink diagram that have requirements associated with them.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Apps tab, under Verification, Validation, and Test, click Requirements Viewer. The Requirements Viewer tab appears. Click Highlight Links.

'on' | {'off'}

SampleTimeAnnotations

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Text.

'on' | {'off'}

SampleTimeColors

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Colors.

'on' | {'off'}

ScreenColor

Background color of the model window.

In the Simulink Editor, on the Format tab, set Background.

'black' | {'white'} | 'red' | 'green' | 'blue' | 'cyan' | 'magenta' | 'yellow' | 'gray' | 'lightBlue' | 'orange' | 'darkGreen' | [r,g,b,a] where r, g, b, and a are the red, green, blue, and alpha values of the color normalized to the range 0.0 to 1.0. The alpha value is ignored.

ShowAllPropagatedSignalLabels

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Propagated Signal Labels.

'on' | {'off'}

ShowLinearizationAnnotations

Toggles linearization icons in the model.

{'on'} | 'off'

ShowLineDimensions

Show signal dimensions on this model's block diagram.

In the Simulink Editor, on the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Signal Dimensions.

'on' | {'off'}

ShowLoopsOnError

Highlight invalid loops graphically.

{'on'} | 'off'

ShowModelReferenceBlockIO

Toggles display of I/O mismatch on block.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Ref. Model I/O Mismatch.

'on' | {'off'}

ShowModelReferenceBlockVersion

Toggles display of version on block.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Ref. Model Version.

'on' | {'off'}

ShowPageBoundaries

Toggles display of page boundaries on the Simulink Editor canvas.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Simulation tab, select Print > Show Page Boundaries.

'on' | {'off'}

ShowPortDataTypes

Show data types of ports on this model's block diagram.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Base Data Types.

'on' | {'off'}

ShowPortUnits

Show units of ports, subsystem, and model block icons on the model block diagram.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Port Units.

'on' | {'off'}

ShowStorageClass

Show storage classes of signals on this model's block diagram.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Storage Class.

'on' | {'off'}

ShowTestPointIcons

Show test point icons on this model's block diagram.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Log & Testpoint.

{'on'} | 'off'

ShowViewerIcons

Show viewer icons on this model's block diagram.

In the Simulink Editor, in the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Viewers.

{'on'} | 'off'

ZoomFactor

Zoom factor of the Simulink Editor window expressed as a percentage of normal (100%) or by the keywords FitSystem or FitSelection.

In the Simulink Editor, on the Modeling tab, select one of the options under Environment > Zoom.

{'100'} | 'FitSystem' | 'FitSelection'

WideLines

Draws lines that carry vector or matrix signals wider than lines that carry scalar signals.

In the Simulink Editor, on the Debug tab, select Information Overlays > Nonscalar Signals.

'on' | {'off'}

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