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Suggestions and Requests / Python as scripting / parametric simulation lang

« on: May 29, 2010, 01:52:10 am »

I'd like to request the integration of Python into at least the SysML parametric simulation.  I've been able to port most of my MATLAB code to Python and found that its easier to code in and runs faster.   Plus its open source and thus free.

It would be a really nice addition to EA as several other vendors in different areas have moved to python as their underling script engine

Thanks!  

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / sysML Binding Connector

« on: October 23, 2007, 01:45:09 pm »

Per the released sysML v1.0 parametric diagrams should have only binding connectors, yet the MDG sysML add-Ins does not have this connector type.

Furthermore, the BlockProperty value Properties need to be bound to ConstraintProperties through the binding connector.  The sysML std provides for a nested notation reference the BlockProperty value Properties in a parameteric diagram.

Looking at the provided sysML example project I found that untyped blocks were used for the BlockProperty value Properties and UML connectors used for binding connectors.  As a result the BlockProperty value Properties are not really bound to the ConstraintProperty parameters.  I'd like to see that with-in sysML blockProperties the value properties are tied through binding connectors to the ConstraintProperties.

Is there someone looking to add the missing sysML constructs to the MDG sysML Add-In?  

Thanks,

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / sysML parameters

« on: July 09, 2007, 05:43:19 am »

I'm new to EA and sysML but a couple of things don't seem right to me.

1.) I create a constrainBlock and add constraints (engineering formulas) and ports.   I then drag and drop the constraintBlock to create a constraintProperty and I choose the "include Embedded" option.  The new constraintPorperty has the embedded ports, but not the constraints I defined in the constraintBlock.  Shouldn't the constraints be carried over when I create a constraintBlock?

2.) Once I manually add constraints to a constraintProperty I can not get them to display (feature visibility has show constraints checked).

3.) I wanted to build a library of reusable constraintBlocks that I can use across multiple projects.  However, I can not save constraintBlock profiles as UML 2.x (since sysML is a super set) and thus I can not create an MDG technology containing my desired reusable Blocks.  This is a big drawback since I will have to re-enter the same constraints over and over again.  Is there another way to reuse my constraintBlocks?

Thanks,