{"id":3188,"date":"2014-02-12T22:45:27","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T03:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/seth\/?p=3188"},"modified":"2014-02-12T23:00:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-13T04:00:43","slug":"everyone-loves-a-package-especially-a-hyperloop-simulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/2014\/02\/12\/everyone-loves-a-package-especially-a-hyperloop-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone loves a package… Especially a Hyperloop simulation."},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

In case you forgot, tomorrow is Valentine's Day<\/a>. Instead of going for the classic bouquet of flowers or box of chocolates, why not be original and give something that will last forever... a well packaged Simulink Project.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

Because he loves all of you, Matt Brauer released his Simulink model of the Hyperloop<\/a> on the MATLAB Central File Exchange.\r\n\r\n

Let's see how Matt used the Archive capability<\/a> of Simulink Projects to package the model and its dependent files... and ended up with a nicely packaged Simulink Project!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"Matt<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Packaging a Simulink Project<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

I\u2019ve often run into problems when sending Simulink models to colleagues. With all the scripts, functions and libraries, it\u2019s hard to keep track of all the file dependencies. I could zip up my complete working folder with standard tools. But, there are quite a few files in process or archived that I don\u2019t necessarily want to share. I could try to remove all those files, but, I might remove something that I actually need. Luckily, there are features within Simulink Projects<\/a> that can help.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Don\u2019t over-share<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Simulink Projects differentiates between files that are within your working directory and those that are considered part of the project. You can see below how the All Files<\/em> view differs from the Project Files<\/em> view for my hyperloop work. Zipping up the complete folder would definitely include more than I want to share. On the other hand, an Archive will only include the Project Files.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\"Files
\r\nAll Files within my Hyperloop folder (on left) and the Project Files associated with my Hyperloop project (on right)<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Don\u2019t forget anything<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

I use the Dependency Analysis<\/a> to see how my Project Files are related. Here\u2019s a graphical view of the dependencies. Notice how the types of files and relationships (Reference Type) are shown. Even model callbacks, which can be hard to find manually, are identified.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"Dependency
\r\nImpact view of the Dependency Analysis<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

This analysis will highlight if any dependent files are missing from the project. Oops, looks like I forgot to add an enumeration definition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\"Impact
\r\nImpact view of the Dependency Analysis showing a file not included in the project.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Tying the Ribbon<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

When you\u2019re confident that the project is just right, packaging it into an archive is simple. Just click the Archive button (that looks like a package) in the Simulink Project pane and select a name and location for the zipped archive file. Now the project is ready for distribution.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\"Archive\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Opening the Package<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

When the recipient wants to run the model, they just need to select New > Simulink Project > From Archive and select the file and destination directory. Imagine the smiles on their faces!<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\"Opening<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Now it's your turn<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

What do you think of Matt's gift<\/a>? Are you interested to contribute?<\/p>\r\n\r\n

How do you distribute Simulink models with many dependencies? What problems do you run into?<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Let us know by leaving a comment here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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