Getting Started (Dials & Gauges Blockset)

Dials & Gauges Blockset

Moving and Selecting Blocks

The way you move and select blocks from the Dials & Gauges Blockset differs from how you move and select a Simulink block. Dials & Gauges Blockset blocks consist of an "active" area containing the actual ActiveX control, and a border surrounding the active area. The border gives you a way to manipulate the block as a Simulink entity, without affecting the ActiveX control.

Dials & Gauges Blockset blocks are active even when a simulation is not running; that is, dragging the cursor anywhere within the active area is interpreted as attempting to change the value of the control. The table below describes how to manipulate a Dials & Gauges Blockset block.

Task
Mouse Action

Add block to model
From the Simulink Library Browser, drag the block by its icon in the right pane.

From the library window (displaying blocks as instruments), drag the block by its border.

Move block
Drag the block's border. You can do this only if the border is visible.

Select block
Click on the block's border. Or "rubber-band select" the block.

Resize block
Select the block, and then drag one of the selection handles (as you would resize a Simulink block).

Task	Mouse Action
Add block to model	From the Simulink Library Browser, drag the block by its icon in the right pane.
From the library window (displaying blocks as instruments), drag the block by its border.
Move block	Drag the block's border. You can do this only if the border is visible.
Select block	Click on the block's border. Or "rubber-band select" the block.
Resize block	Select the block, and then drag one of the selection handles (as you would resize a Simulink block).

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