Referencing a Model in the Library

You can reference a model in the library for both standalone and SIMULIA Execution Engine connections.

  1. Double-click the Reference component icon .

    The Reference Component Editor appears.

  2. From the Reference Component Editor, click Choose Model.

    The Select Reference Model dialog box appears.

  3. From the Select Reference Model dialog box, expand the Isight Library option on the left side of the dialog box.

    All the models published to the local library are listed.

  4. Navigate to the location of the model that you want to use.

  5. Click the model that you want to use.

    The model’s information appears on the right side of the dialog box.

    Note: The parameters that are displayed in the model are specified according to the model’s properties. For more information, see Setting Model Properties in the Isight User’s Guide.

  6. Verify that you have selected the correct model, and click Select Model.

    The Reference Component Editor appears with the selected model’s information displayed.

  7. If necessary, change any input and output parameter values.

  8. If you want to control when the Reference component will load the published model at run time, click Advanced.

    1. Select one of the following:

      • Just once before the model runs. This is the default and the recommended option for models with and without customization. For models with no customization, the loaded version of the published model is the same no matter when it is loaded.

        For models with customization, the final structure of the submodel depends on when it was loaded.

      • Just once when this Reference first runs. Select this option when the Reference component is on a branch of the workflow that is executed only conditionally (and there is a high chance that the Reference component might not execute at all). This is useful only for very large models because it saves time and resources.

        For models with customization, you can choose this option to perform a design search before applying the published model to the resulting design. This allows you to perform a computation at a particular space in the design problem.

      • Every time this Reference runs. Select this option if the published model contains a component with an uninitialized approximation. In this case, selecting Every time this Reference runs forces the approximation to initialize separately around each initial point, which can improve the quality of the approximation.

        For models with customization, you can choose this option to perform a design search before applying the published model to the resulting design. This allows you to perform a computation at a particular space in the design problem.

    2. Click OK to save your selection and to return to the Reference Component Editor.

  9. Click OK to save your changes and to close the Reference Component Editor.

    Isight adds the model to your simulation process flow.

    For more information about how reference models are handled by Isight and how the simulation process flow is affected, see Using Submodels and Referenced Models in the Isight User’s Guide.