Why is Simulink browser blank?

Hello all,

I installed Matlab R2018b.

When I open Simulink, I am getting the following blank page with no information on it:

Kindly help me

Thanks

Goutham S

[Tarif Fuad]

same issue with R2021a

[FU SHAO-YU]

same issue with R2021a :(

[Zachary Gheaja]

same issue 2021b

[Zachary Gheaja]

i am on a corporate laptop, adminstered by IT department, if that is the right terminology. I personally had to run Matlab as an administrator to get the Simulink window to populate. I had to apply for the rights to use Windows admin account as developer rights.

Answer 1

[Kamran]

Faced the same issue for 2021a and 2020b.

Added this phrase to shortcut target "-softwareopengl" and it worked for me.

[Kamran]

you may have to Manually Activate Software on a Computer ( link ) in license center, download the licence file and copy it in the installation directory, if you are supposed to activate product online (my case).

[Kamran]

Problem is partially solved!!

No more facing this issue on 2021a, however the issue is still there for 2020b

Answer 2

[Abdul Basith Ashraf]

I had the same issue. The problem is that the Simulink window (also others like add-on explorer) tend to work only at a particular aspect ratio (don't know why). After your Simulink window opens, increase or decrease the width of the window. When you start seeing something, adjust the width so that it perfectly fits the contents of the window. Later you can diagonally increase the size of the window.

This worked for me.

[Mateus Marcoto]

I Have this same issue and this temporary solution solved the problem. Unfortunelly it happened in other programs too. So its not a particuliarity of the MATLAB. please, someone, help!

Answer 3

[Saumya Goel]

Seeing the above image, it seems like your Simulink needs a rebuild or the toolbar itself isn’t loaded.

Follow these steps:

1. >> rehash toolboxcache (to refresh file system caches)
2. >> sl_refresh_customizations (to rebuild Simulink , Library menus and toolbar)
3. Close all instances of MATLAB and restart.

[Abdul Basith Ashraf]

Didnt help. The problem persists.

[Jeong Hoon Lee]

Me too

data inspector window is also blank

[Xhi Jiong Gan]

same here

[Shishir Dwivedi]

The probable cause of this might be related to the OpenGL settings.

Please try to use a software version of OpenGL to render graphics, if the default OpenGL is set to hardware.

In order to check whether you are using hardware or software OpenGL, you can use the following command:

>> opengl info

If the "Software" flag is set to false if you are using hardware OpenGL.

In order to switch to software OpenGL, type the following command in the MATLAB Command Window:

>> opengl software

To set your preferences so that future sessions of MATLAB on the computer use the Software OpenGL.

>> opengl('save','software')

Note: Macintosh systems do not support software OpenGL.

Find more information at the following documentation page:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/opengl.html

[Tsung-Hsien Yang]

I have some similar problem, but I am using MacOs platform, and this solution doesn't work for me.

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and Matlab just show:

ans =

'Error using slCustomizer.staticRefresh

Unexpected exception (Bundle#402 start failed: dlopen(/Applications/MATLAB_R2019a.app/bin/maci64/builtins/physmod/sm/sli/mwphysmod_sm_sli_setup_builtinimpl.dylib, 5): Library not loaded: @rpath/libmwphysmod_common_foundation_core_data_struct.dylib

Referenced from: /Applications/MATLAB_R2019a.app/bin/maci64/libmwphysmod_sm_sli_setup.dylib

Reason: image not found) was caught.'

[Chih Pei Chiang]

Thank you Mr. Shishir Dwivedi, that's really help!

[FU SHAO-YU]

It is very helpfull. Thank you :)))))))

[Zachary Gheaja]

did not help me, but i have same symptoms

[Zachary Gheaja]

i am on a corporate laptop, adminstered by IT department, if that is the right terminology. I personally had to run Matlab as an administrator to get the Simulink window to populate. I had to apply for the rights to use Windows admin account as developer rights.