Exporting and Importing Output Devices
Output devices can be exported to a file.
• Select the devices to be exported (devices can be of any type).
• Select the File, then Export Selected Outputs menu.
• Select or enter a desired file path and name in the resulting File Chooser dialog and select Save.
Output devices that have been saved to a file can then be imported into any model.
1. Select the File, then Import menu of the Output Manager dialog.
2. Select the import file in the resulting File Chooser dialog and select Open.
An informational dialog is displayed that summarizes the devices that were imported. Unique names are created (via a numbered suffix) for any devices with names that already exist as outputs in the model. Imported devices will appear in the Output Manager list.
If devices are created in one model, they can all be exported to a file and imported into the other model. If the same objects and slots are present in the second model, the devices will be fully specified with valid slot pointers in all the devices
If plots are exported from one model and imported into another one that does not have the same objects and slots, the curves will not have valid slots. In the Plot Page configuration, the following message is displayed.
You must generate the plots and then the curves will appear in the legend of the plot, but without any data for the curves. You can then configure and select new slots; see Edit Menu for details.
If non-plot output devices (Excel, RDF, CDF, Chart) are exported from one model and imported into another one that does not have the same objects and slots, the devices cannot currently be updated with slots from the new model. This will be addressed in the future.
Revised: 01/05/2024