Libraries in Simulink Made Easy

Have you ever needed to add more structure and increase the usability of your Simulink^® models? If yes, then Simulink libraries are probably for you. Libraries are a generalization on the typical subsystem paradigm in Simulink. They allow you to modify and standardize multiple instances of a subsystem from one central location, i.e., from the library. But adding structure by way of libraries also necessarily imposes more constraints—and these added constraints can frustrate users new to libraries.

This how-to demonstration can greatly lessen that frustration. You’ll be walked through the motivation for using libraries, the classic why. You’ll learn how to create libraries, and next, most importantly, how to edit them. Editing is important, especially for those who still need the flexibility offered by subsystems but need to work in the structured environment of libraries. In addition, you’ll be shown how to work with libraries both interactively (point and click) and programmatically (scripting).