Block Instance Properties

Block instance properties apply to the selected block instance.

Display page

Block Instance Properties, Display Page

Override block default display properties. When checked, the block instance is displayed using the display properties that are set on this page. When unchecked, the block instance is displayed using the default display properties for the block itself. Default display settings for blocks can not be edited in the current version of RTflow.

Display name. When checked, the instance name is displayed by the block instance. If Above block is selected, the name is displayed above the block instance. If Below block is selected, the name is displayed below the block instance.

Display block name. When checked, the name of the block is displayed by the block instance. If Above block is selected, the name is displayed above the block instance. If Below block is selected, the name is displayed below the block instance.

Display port names. When checked, port names are displayed by each port instance of the block instance, provided that the Show Port Names toolbar button is down. If Inside block is selected, the names are displayed in the interior of the block symbol. If Outside block, the name is displayed outside of the block (immediately above the emerging connection, if any).

Constants page

Block Instance Properties, Constants Page

A constant is an input whose value is a constant value specified at design/compile time. For example, the value that you enter in a Value block is a constant for that block. In the current version of RTflow, constants only exist in primitive blocks, and they are all available for editing directly in the schematic by clicking the value inside the symbol. However, to accommodate for future blocks with so many constants that they can't be edited directly in the schematic, constant values for a block instance can also be edited in the Constants page.