Model Broker version 2.8.0 is now available for all users. In this newsletter, you can find further information about the many new features and enhancements we've added to the Model Broker in the 2.8.0 version update. 

 

For the new Model Broker 2.8.0 installation, please reach out to us at support@model-broker.com.

Common Features

 

Usability

• Show target symbol graphics in the symbol selector
• Autofill target attributes
• Select primitives only on DXF layers that are visible
• Assign pages into sets and show or hide only some sets (further development)
• Open log files directly from the application
• Confirmation for page scaling
• Hide the "Consider inserts?" option for PDF patterns

 

Matching

• Constraint text direction and whether it rotates with the symbol
• Left, center or right-aligned multi-line text matching
• Configuration of distances for determining if characters are considered to be in the same line or if whitespace is to be added
• Attribute constraint for the alpha attribute

P&ID

 

DEXPI target

• Configuration option to use pattern rotation as the default rotation in Dexpi
• Support for direct connections
  • pipeline → instrument
  • pipeline → signal
  • pipeline → actuator
• Default scale element to DEXPI Plant- and AnnotationItems
• Option to configure text-attribute links in DEXPI with TextStringFormatSpecification element
• Give ComponentClass for dummy equipment elements

 

Logic Diagram

 

All logic diagram targets

• Terminal type specific target selection
• Support for multiple IDs for terminals

 

Apros

• Partition of the source diagrams into multiple target pages
• Visualize target patterns in the target pattern editor
• Multi-unit target pattern signal editing

 

PLCOpen

• Support for PLCopen connection attributes and sheet attributes
• Software version number to the PLCOpen result file as an attribute