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User Guide
Learn about the features and functionality available in Twin Activate.
Model Components
Learn about the components in Twin Activate models.
Super Blocks
A super block is an encapsulation of multiple blocks into a single block.
Expanding and Extracting Super Block Contents
Expand a super block and extract the contents into your model.

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User Guide
Learn about the features and functionality available in Twin Activate.
- Model Components
  Learn about the components in Twin Activate models.
  - Diagrams
    A diagram is an assembly of blocks, links, annotations and other components inside of a model.
  - Blocks
    The block is the main component for constructing diagrams.
  - Custom Blocks
    The Activate library includes customizable blocks that you can define for a variety of systems.
  - Super Blocks
    A super block is an encapsulation of multiple blocks into a single block.
    - Create Super Blocks
      Group multiple blocks in a diagram to create a super block.
    - Expanding and Extracting Super Block Contents
      Expand a super block and extract the contents into your model.
    - Super Block Properties
      Learn about atomicity, input and output data types and sizes, and input time dependency for code generation.
    - Masking Super Blocks
      Apply a mask to hide the underlying blocks of a super block.
  - Links
    Links connect the assembly of blocks in a diagram.
  - Contexts
    Define contexts using OML scripts for your diagram and model.
- Physical Component Modeling
  Learn about modeling physical components.
- Hydraulic System Modeling
  Learn about modeling hydraulic systems with the Hydraulics library (HydraulicsByFluidon).
- Electrical System Modeling
  Learn about modeling electrical and electronic systems with Modelica and Spice.
- Multibody Mechanical System Modeling
  Learn about modeling multibody dynamic systems.
- Electromagnetic System Modeling
  Learn about modeling electromagnetic systems.
- Simulation
  Learn how to set up, run, and troubleshoot simulations.
- Libraries and Extension Manager
  Learn about block libraries and managing them through the Extension Manager.
- Code Generation
  Learn about generating C code from a Super Block.
- Graphical User Interfaces
  Learn about the methods for creating a GUI in Twin Activate.
- Import Tools
  Import Embed diagram models into Twin Activate with the Embed Import tool.
- Export Tools
- Block Builder
  Use the Block Builder tool to easily construct and customize basic blocks and programmable super blocks.
- MAT Explorer
  Use the MAT Explorer interface to explore and load variables from one or more .MAT files, providing a visual way to see the contents of selected .MAT files and to import variables into an OML session.
- Keyboard Shortcuts
  Define shortcuts to common operations.
Reference Guides
Explore the Extended Definitions, OML Guides, Block Library, API Guide and Glossary.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Expanding and Extracting Super Block Contents

Expand a super block and extract the contents into your model.

The Expand Super Block option expands a super block, copies the content into the current model, and eliminates the super block. The copied content remains selected so that you can move it freely to a desired location in the model. Any context associated with the primary super block is removed. This option does not apply to masked super blocks.

To activate Expand Super Block, select a super block, then press Ctrl+Alt+X. Alternatively, on the super block, right-click, and from the context menu, select Expand Super Block.

If the super block includes a context, a warning is issued that the context will be lost.