In this article you will learn :
- How to create a Simulink library
- How to link a block to a library
Create a Simulink Library
Let’s start with the following model:
We’ll create a library block that will add 1 to its input. We can create that block with the following:
Then, select the constant block and the sum block to create a subsystem (using CTRL+G or right click > Create Subsystem from Selection). You can create the library where you want to put your block:
Click on the arrow to select “Library…” on the Drop-down Menu:
Finally select “Blank Library”:
As a side note, if you have an older version than MATLAB R2016b, you may not have this window, but you should not have difficulty finding the blank library. This will create a blank library that you need to save in order to link the Subsystem block to it:
Congratulations, you successfully created a library.
How to Link a Block to a Library
Once the library has been created, linking a block to a library is really easy. You just have to do the following:
- Select the desired block (namely “Subsystem”)
- Cut it using CTRL+X
- Paste it into the desired library (namely “myPersonalLibrary”): CTRL+V
- Copy the same block from the library: CTRL+C
- Paste it in your model: CTRL+V
Then, You can go inside the Subsytem block in your model and try moving one of the blocks. You should see the following:
This indicates that you successfully linked this block to the library “myPersonalLibrary.slx.”
