Connecting Models on the Simulation Canvas

You can use connectors to connect models on the Canvas. You can also add models to a pre-existing stream, provided that they have exactly one input and one output port (single or multiple) and that the output ports match the connection type.

If a model has a single input port and a single output port and you delete it from the simulation, you do not need to reconnect any of the connectors. AVEVA Process Simulation deletes the output connector from the deleted model and automatically connects the input connector of the deleted model to the downstream model.

Connect models by using connectors

1. Browse to the Canvas.

2. Hover over a model.

   The available ports are highlighted.

   

3. Hover over an available port.

   A targeting animation appears over the port.

   

4. Select and hold the port. While holding, drag the end of the model connector to the target model.

   As you move the mouse over the target model, the available ports appear and are highlighted.

5. Hover over the target port.

   A targeting animation appears over the port.

   

6. Release the mouse to complete the connection.

   After you have connected two models on the Canvas, you can reposition them and the connector shifts with them.

Temporarily disconnect a model connector from a model

• Select the connector to select it and then drag the desired end away from the model.

Connect a model to a pre-existing stream

7. Drag a Model Type from a Model Library onto a pre-existing stream.

   

8. Drop the Model Type to create the new model.

   The existing stream becomes the inlet stream, and AVEVA Process Simulation adds a stream from the newly inserted model to the original destination.