Earlier today, a colleague came to me asking for a way to include an image in a block to be used as mask image. I though it might be interesting to share my response here.... read more >>

Today I want to share a trick I recently found out.... read more >>

This week we see how to create flexible bodies in SimMechanics. For that, we will use techniques seen in previous posts like Building Models with MATLAB Code and Self-Modifying Subsystems.... read more >>

Today I am happy to welcome guest blogger Jacob Halbrooks to describe some nice capabilities of the MATLAB System block dialog.... read more >>

This week's post has been triggered by question recently posted on this blog regarding Masking and Variant Subsystems.... read more >>

In R2011b, we are trying to make it easier to interface the parameters of a masked subsystem with the parameters of the blocks under this mask. We call this Promoting Block Parameters. Let's see how this works. ... read more >>

Today I will illustrate how to combine two features I like: Subsystem Variants and Masking.... read more >>

Last week the MathWorks released the R2009b family of
products.  There are many new capabilities in the latest release and with this
blog post, I want to highlight a some of the features in Simulink I’m really
excited about.  While you read this, start installing the latest products from
the MathWorks.com
downloads area (login and... read more >>

Most Simulink models use workspace variable to define the important parameters.  For example, setting the gain value to K and then defining K in the workspace.  I wrote about initializing these parameters in the base workspace in a recent post.  Have you ever noticed that there are many sources for these parameters?  The value... read more >>

My recent posts have focused on the different elements required to build a library block.  There is the conceptual design of the block, the dynamic dialog, and the mask initialization code.  In each of these posts, I have attempted to focus on just the core of those concepts without complicating things... read more >>