Building and Customizing Diagrams

The various types of diagrams available in BlockSim differ in terms of their purposes and capabilities, but all of the diagram types have underlying similarities in how they are created and configured.

The topics in this section provide general information about the diagrams and the tools available for creating them, including:

• Techniques for building diagrams.
• Using the Block Properties window.
• Tools for configuring diagrams to look the way you want them to.

More specific information about the individual diagram types is available in other sections of the help.

• If you're interested in using reliability block diagrams and/or fault trees:
  • The RBDs and Fault Trees section discusses the tools that are common for both analytical and simulation diagrams (such as block types, configuration types, tools for managing the properties for all blocks within a particular diagram, etc.).
  • The Analytical Diagrams section discusses the analysis results and plots that are available for analytical RBDs or fault trees.
  • The Simulation Diagrams section discusses the analysis results and plots that are available for simulation RBDs or fault trees.
• If you're interested in phase diagrams, see Phase Diagrams.
• If you're interested in Markov diagrams, see Markov Diagrams.
• If you're interested in process flow simulation (PFS) diagrams, see Process Flow Simulation Diagrams.
• If you're interested in using flowcharts for probabilistic event and risk analysis, see Event Analysis Flowcharts.