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How to refactor an Internal Block Diagram? [message #1752975]

Tue, 31 January 2017 14:09

Federico Brega

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Registered: January 2017

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Hello, I have the Block Description Diagram and the internal Block diagram of a block called "B". Now I realize that I want the block B to be a part of the system called A.
It's easy to create block A in the BDD and make block B a part of it.
I'd like to have an IBD of block A that shows B and also its content as they are shown in the IBD of block B.

In this case I don't really care about keeping the IBD of B, I just want a new diagram showing A, its content B, an the content of B.

I found how to show the "internal structure compartment", and also show all the blocks of "B", but they are from the model, not as drawn in the IDB of B.

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Re: How to refactor an Internal Block Diagram? [message #1753269 is a reply to message #1752975]

Fri, 03 February 2017 09:32

Carsten Pitz

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Registered: May 2015
Location: Germany

Senior Member

As far as I understand the SysML specification Papyrus behaves as intended in your case. Internal block diagram as expressed by "internal" are intended to show the internals of a single block, not hierarchies of blocks.

I personally express hierarchies of blocks using associations between blocks within a block definition diagram. I attached a diagram as reference.

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Best regards
Carsten

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Re: How to refactor an Internal Block Diagram? [message #1754343 is a reply to message #1752975]

Thu, 16 February 2017 14:41

Klaas Gadeyne

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Registered: July 2009

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Federico Brega wrote on Tue, 31 January 2017 09:09

Hello, I have the Block Description Diagram and the internal Block diagram of a block called "B". Now I realize that I want the block B to be a part of the system called A.
It's easy to create block A in the BDD and make block B a part of it.
I'd like to have an IBD of block A that shows B and also its content as they are shown in the IBD of block B.

In this case I don't really care about keeping the IBD of B, I just want a new diagram showing A, its content B, an the content of B.

I found how to show the "internal structure compartment", and also show all the blocks of "B", but they are from the model, not as drawn in the IDB of B.

Not completely sure I understand what you're trying to achieve. Is it something like the diagram synchronization/diagram inheritance features shown in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VRODnYA9Ds and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VRODnYA9Ds

If so, I'm not sure how if the implementation is also applicable to IBDs, but Christian Damus will certainly be able to tell you...

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