Flowchart Tab

Add Subchart adds a new subchart block to the current flowchart. When this menu item is selected, the Select Diagram for the Block window will appear, which allows you to select a flowchart that exists in the current project to be represented by the subchart block.

Auto Arrange automatically arranges the blocks in the diagram so that all blocks are evenly spaced and centered.

Auto Fit Width automatically arranges the blocks in the diagram to fit the width of the diagram window.

Settings

Connect Blocks allows you to create connectors between blocks in the current diagram. When this command is selected, click the source block, hold down the left mouse button and drag a line from the source block to the destination block. When the crosshairs are located above the destination block, release the mouse button to create a connector. To stop adding connectors and return to the normal mode, right-click the diagram or clear the Connect Blocks option (i.e., by choosing the command again).

Save Diagram The application always saves the diagram upon calculate or close. This command provides the option to manually save the diagram at any time while you're editing. This can be useful if you're working across a network in an enterprise database.

Drag and Drop Blocks toggles drag-and-drop mode on and off for the current diagram. When drag-and-drop mode is off, you can drag blocks to new locations within the current diagram. When drag-and-drop mode is on, you can drag blocks from the current diagram to another diagram of the same type. If you are using the tabbed MDI view, drag the block to another diagram tab to change the focus to that diagram, then drop the block in the diagram area.

Block Painter allows you to copy the block properties from one block and apply them to another block in the current diagram.

Style copies only the block style (i.e., appearance) settings, including the picture on the block if desired.

Properties copies only the block properties, as defined in the Block Properties window, including any attachments if desired.

Style and Properties allows you to copy the block style and/or properties in a single operation.

Copy Diagram Graphic allows you to copy either the entire diagram or just the selected components of the diagram.

Copy Diagram as Graphic copies the current diagram to the Clipboard. The diagram can then be pasted into other documents as an enhanced metafile (*.emf) graphic.

Copy Block(s) as Graphic copies the blocks and connectors that are currently selected in the diagram to the Clipboard. The selected material can then be pasted into other documents as an *.emf graphic.

Add Annotation adds a new annotation to the current diagram. You can edit the text that appears in the annotation by double-clicking it to open the Edit Annotation window.

Block Properties opens the Block Properties window, which allows you to define the characteristics of the selected block. If an annotation is selected, this command opens the Edit Annotation window, which allows you to edit the text for the annotation.

Set Block Flag allows you to display or remove a red, yellow or green flag above the selected block. These flags have no effect on the analysis or simulation so you can use them for any purpose of interest to you. For example, each flag color could represent a level of analysis that has been completed.

Selection

Diagram Style opens the Diagram Style window, which allows you to edit the appearance of the diagram.

Open Flowchart opens the flowchart that the selected subchart block represents. This option is available only when a subchart block is selected.

Open Parent Diagram opens a sub-menu that allows you to select a parent flowchart (i.e., a flowchart that contains a subchart block representing the current flowchart) to open.

Export Graphic saves the diagram as a graphic in one of the following formats: *.wmf, *.png, *.gif or *.jpg. You will be able to use the exported graphic in any application, provided that the application supports the file format.

Set Path Order allows you to specify the order in which the paths in the flowchart are simulated. The paths are indicated in the list by their first blocks.

Cascade Select selects all the blocks that are connected from the selected block, including the selected block itself. This allows you to easily select all blocks that are connected to a block.

Trace Path traces the path of the selected block. Click another block or the diagram to remove the traced path. The color of the traced path is the same as the color for a selected connector and can be set in the Diagram Style window. The thickness of a traced path can also be set in the Diagram Style window, independent of the properties of a selected connector.

Connector Priority allows you to change the order of execution of outgoing paths from a block. Note that you can display connector priorities by selecting the Show Connector Priorities check box in the diagram's control panel.

Quick View shows a preview of the diagram referenced by the currently selected subdiagram block.

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