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Exporting and Linking Equations

These steps demonstrate the improved workflow for exporting and linking to text files.

  1. In the Equations, Global Variables and Dimensions dialog box, click Export

  2. In the Save As dialog box:
    1. Specify a name and location for the text file.
    2. Click Save.

      The equations are saved in a text file. The Export Equations dialog box appears.

      The Export Equations dialog box includes two columns. The first column indicates the equations that will be exported to a text file. The second column indicates the equations that will be linked between the model and the text file, so that changes are replicated in both. By default, all equations are exported and linked.

  3. In the Export Equations dialog box, leave all the check boxes selected and click Export.

    Link to external file is selected in the Equations, Global Variables and Dimensions dialog box. The file path for the text file also appears.

  4. Click Open Open folder button.

    The text file opens in a text editor.

  5. Change BlockSize from 100 to 50 and save the text file.
  6. Click Rebuild OTTool_Rebuild_Standard.gif.

All the dimensions that use the global variable, BlockSize, reduce to the original size.

Parent topic: Using Equations


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