Manage subflowsheets

Creating a subflowsheet

From the Tools library, drag a Flowsheet object onto the Canvas.

Opening a subflowsheet

Double-click the subflowsheet on the Canvas.

Alternatively, right-click the subflowsheet on the Canvas, and then select View.

If only the Main flowsheet was open, the tab navigation bar appears on the left of the Canvas and the view changes to the subflowsheet. Otherwise, a tab for the subflowsheet appears on the tab navigation bar and then view changes to the subflowsheet.

Renaming a subflowsheet

On the flowsheet that contains the subflowsheet, select the label for the subflowsheet, enter the new name for the subflowsheet, and then press Enter.

Alternatively, if the subflowsheet is open, on the tab navigation bar, right-click the tab for the subflowsheet, and then select Rename Flowsheet. Enter the new name for the subflowsheet, and then press Enter.

You cannot rename the Main flowsheet.

Moving flowsheet objects between subflowsheets

Select the group of flowsheet objects that you want to move, and then right-click the selection. On the Move to menu, select the desired flowsheet.

The moved flowsheet objects appear at the same relative position on the current flowsheet as they did on the previous flowsheet. If you move a model instance, all its attached connectors move with the model instance. If a connector moves to a different flowsheet without also moving one of its connected model instances, the software automatically creates a model reference for that model instance on the current flowsheet.

Closing a subflowsheet

On the tab navigation bar, hover over the tab for the subflowsheet, and then select Close the flowsheet . The tab for the subflowsheet disappears from the tab navigation bar.

Alternatively, right-click the tab for the subflowsheet, and then select Close Flowsheet.

If there are no other subflowsheets open after you close the subflowsheet, the tab navigation bar disappears and the view changes to the Main flowsheet.

Deleting a subflowsheet

On the flowsheet that contains the subflowsheet, select the subflowsheet on the Canvas, and then press Delete.

Alternatively, right-click the subflowsheet on the Canvas, and then select Delete. Or, if the subflowsheet is open, in the tab navigation bar, right-click the tab for the subflowsheet, and then select Delete Flowsheet.

If you want to use the right-click menu or Delete key to delete the subflowsheet, you must select only the subflowsheet. The software will not delete the subflowsheet when it is part of a larger selection of flowsheet objects.