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Temporarily hide objects in a matrix model

In a matrix model, you can represent connections between objects and create new objects or connections. You can hide objects.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Open a matrix model.

  2. If you want to hide symbols for the row header, click the row header. If you want to hide symbols for the column header, click the column header.

  3. Click Display symbols and connections Display symbols and connections > Display symbols Display symbols. The corresponding dialog opens.

  4. Disable the symbol types you want to hide temporarily.

  5. Click Apply.

The symbol type is no longer displayed in the matrix model. These settings are saved when you close the matrix model. When it is opened again, these settings are active. The symbol type is also removed from the list if there are no occurrences in the matrix.

Show object again

Click Display symbols and connections Display symbols and connections > Display symbols Display symbols. Enable the check box of the relevant symbol type.

No longer display object in matrix model

If the object is no longer needed, you can delete it from the matrix model.

Sort objects in matrix model

New objects are always inserted in the selected row or column in the matrix model. You can change the arrangement of objects in the matrix model subsequently.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Open a matrix model.

  2. Select the objects you want to sort.

  3. Click Sort Sort.

  4. Click Sort - ascending Sort ascending (A-Z), Sort - descending Sort descending (Z-A), or Sort Sort by type.

The matrix model is sorted based on your settings.

Tip

Select adjacent objects by holding down the Shift key and clicking the first and last object. You can select objects that are not adjacent by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking the relevant objects. You can extend or reduce your selection using the arrow keys.

Move objects in a matrix model

You can move objects within a matrix model.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Open a matrix model.

  2. Select the object in the matrix model.

  3. Hold down the mouse button and drag the selected object to the relevant position.

The object is now displayed in the matrix model in the way you arranged it. A hierarchically grouped object is moved in its entirety.

Tip

You can move hierarchies by moving the top level.

Select adjacent objects by holding down the Shift key and clicking the first and last object. You can select objects that are not adjacent by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking the relevant objects.

Group objects hierarchically

You can hierarchically group any objects both in rows and in columns.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Open a matrix model.

  2. Select the object that you want to position below another object in a hierarchy. The objects must be arranged directly below or beside each other.

  3. Click Down one level Down one level.

For a row, the object is grouped hierarchically below the object that is placed directly above it. For a column, the object is grouped below the object that is placed directly to the left of it. The row or column can be reduced to the top level of the hierarchy by clicking it, that is, the subordinate rows or columns are hidden.

Group hierarchically

Tip

Select adjacent objects by holding down the Shift key and clicking the first and last object.

You can extend or reduce your selection using the arrow keys.

Cancel hierarchical grouping of objects

You can hierarchically group any objects both in rows and in columns. All actions performed on the top object are also performed on the subordinate objects.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Open a matrix model.

  2. Click the arrow sign for an object to display the objects grouped below it if applicable.

  3. Click the object for which you want to undo the hierarchical structure.

  4. Click Up one level Up one level.

The object is placed one level higher in the hierarchy.

Tip

Select adjacent objects by holding down the Shift key and clicking the first and last object. You can select objects that are not adjacent by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking the relevant objects. You can extend or reduce your selection using the arrow keys.

Remove symbol types from the matrix

You can remove symbols from the list of symbols to be used in a matrix model.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Create a matrix model.

  2. If you want to remove symbols from the row header, click the row header. If you want to remove symbols from the column header, click the column header.

  3. Click Display symbols and connections Display symbols and connections > Display symbols Display symbols. The corresponding dialog opens.

  4. Deselect the symbols you want to remove from the list of symbols to be used in a matrix.

  5. Click Apply.

You have removed symbols from the list of symbols to be used in a matrix model. You can only remove a symbol type from the list if there are no objects of that symbol type used in the matrix.

Change object symbol

You can change the symbol for selected objects if various symbols are available for them.

Prerequisite

The method filter in use includes different symbols of the objects you selected.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. In an open model, click an object or hold the Ctrl key pressed to select multiple objects of the same type.

  2. Click the Start tab bar if not already selected.

  3. Click Remove symbol Change symbol. The list of object symbols available for the selected object(s) is shown.

  4. Click the symbol you want to use from now on for the selected object/s in this model.

The symbol for the selected object is or the symbols of the selected objects are changed.

Copy objects and paste them into matrix model

You can copy objects in a matrix model and paste them into the same or another matrix model.

Copy and paste objects

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Open a matrix model.

  2. Select one or more objects in the matrix model.

  3. Click Copy Copy or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + C.

  4. Click the relevant position in the matrix model.

  5. Click Paste Paste or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V.

The objects are pasted into the matrix model as occurrence copies.

Copy and paste hierarchically grouped objects

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Open a matrix model.

  2. Select one or more objects in the matrix model. If you select the top object in the hierarchy, the entire structure is copied.

  3. Click Copy Copy or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + C.

  4. Click the relevant position in the matrix model.

  5. Click Paste Paste or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V.

The hierarchically grouped objects are pasted into the matrix model as occurrence copies.

Tip

Select adjacent objects by holding down the Shift key and clicking the first and last object. You can select objects that are not adjacent by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking the relevant objects. You can extend or reduce your selection using the arrow keys.

Copy objects from graphical models and paste them into a matrix

You can copy objects in a matrix model and paste them into the same or another matrix model.

Copy and paste objects

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Open a matrix model.

  2. Open a graphical model.

  3. Select one or more objects in the graphical model.

  4. Click Copy Copy or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + C.

  5. Click the relevant position in the matrix model.

  6. Click Paste Paste or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V.

The objects are pasted into the matrix model as occurrence copies.

Delete objects from a matrix model

You can delete objects from a matrix model.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Open a matrix model.

  2. Click the relevant cells in the matrix model and click button_delete Delete or click the Backspace key.

The objects are deleted from the matrix model.