Adding Connectivity

This topic details how to add (create) connectivity between blocks in a diagram by using highways.

For full information on creating and using Highways, see Highways.

Note

When a highway is connected to a block it is added as an “empty stack” of ports in order to provide a representation of the connectivity of the block. If you connect a highway to an empty stack and subsequently delete the highway, the stack is also deleted. It is possible to hide the Stacked Ports decoration through styling if required.

Procedure

1. Press Space Bar and enter Highway.

2. Position the mouse cursor over the point on the block where you want to place the first end of the new highway.

3. Click and drag the mouse cursor to define highway segments.

4. Double click on the destination block or highway to complete the connection.

Results

• If the highway is not attached to an existing highway, a new highway is added to the Design Browser Window.

• If the new highways segments are attached to an existing highway, they become part of the existing highway. No new highway is created. Note To view the signals in the highway: either right-click on the highway and select View Usage, or press Space Bar and enter View Usage. See Viewing the Connectivity that Terminates at Blocks.

Tip For further information on adding connectivity between block see Signals.

Parent Topic:

Design Hierarchy Overview

Related Topics

• Design Hierarchy

• Associating a Block with a Design

• Adding a Highway

• Deleting an Entire Highway

• Creating New Instances of a Block

• Viewing Items Related to the Block

• Viewing the Connectivity that Terminates at Blocks

• Edit Properties: Blocks Dialog Box

Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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