Instructions

Activate the Pro version for additional functionality

• The latest free version can be activated for additional Professional functionality
• Open the FMV application and Click the ‘Toolbox’ button in the top right corner 
• Select 'Pro Pack 1'. You will be redirected to the payment page in your default internet browser
• After the payment is confirmed, return to the application and click the 'ACTIVATE' button on the pop-up window
• After a few seconds, the pop-up window will disapear and the new buttons described below will appear

Grouping

• First, open a model. Then RIGHT-CLICK on a function with the mouse (on a Mac you can also use 'control + Click')
• This will select it, but with a GREEN outline instead of the usual left-click blue outline. This means that you are selecting a Group
• The first Function that you right-click on will be the parent that the other functions in the group fall into
• Now right-click on other functions that you want included in the group
• All the functions you have selected will be outlined in green
• To create the group, now click on this button: 
• You should see all of the selected functions collapse into the first function you selected. All of their aspects now also belong to the parent function
• You can click the group button again to expand the group out again: . This is a toggle button and can be used any time you select the parent function to collapse or expand the group
• When the group is collapsed, note the double outline around the parent function. This tells you it is a group, and can be selected for expansion at any time. The button we used above also has the double outline, as this is the visual key to denote a group of functions
• When a group is collapsed if you change the colour of the parent, then all child functions within the group also have their color changed. You will see the result when you expand the Group again.

Exporting

• When a group is selected (either expanded or collapsed) the ‘Export Group’ button is enabled: 
• Click on this button to save the selected group as its own FMV model file
• You will be asked to check the file name and save location. The default name is the name of the parent function
• The saved file can be opened and worked on in FMV the same as any model file

Importing

• This button allows you to import any FMV model file into the current model: 
• When you import another model, any matching aspects will make the appropriate couplings
• If the imported model has functions with the same name as functions in the current model, it will add a _1 to the name, so not to double up on the names (you can’t have two functions with the same name in one model)

Create extra white-space around the Model

• Sometimes, especially if you are importing other models, you may want to create extra space above and to the left of the model
• Hold down the ‘Ctrl’ key at the same time you left-click with the mouse on the white-space surrounding the model
• You can now move the entire model around the Visualiser window with the mouse
• Release the left mouse button to set the new position of the model

Metadata – attach Key/Value pairs of metadata to individual functions

• Hold down the ‘Ctrl’ key at the same time you left-click with the mouse on a Function
• The Metadata view will appear at the top of the Visualiser window, with fields for attaching a ‘Key’ and a ‘Value’ to the selected function
• Enter a ‘Key’ for the name of the data field that will be common across all functions. Not all characters will be allowed, XML naming rules are enforced
• Note: When entering a new Key name, a new row will appear so that additional Key/Value pairs can always be added to the bottom of the list
• Now enter a ‘Value’ for that Key that is specifically for the selected function
• When you left-click and select another function, the Key list will remain but the Values will be updated to display any that have been entered specifically for that function
• You can continue to select functions and enter Values, or add additional Keys
• To hide the Metadata view, simply click on the white space surrounding the model

Undo / Redo

New Function Pane features

For more details about these features you can refer to the official instructions manaul - FRAM Model Visualiser instructions.

• Variability Tracer
• Search
• FMI - FRAM Model Interpreter
• Label Sizes
• The Lab – Research Laboratory Experimental Features

Keyboard Short-Cut Keys

• Ctrl+N = New Function
• Ctrl+D = Delete Function
• Ctrl+Left = Previous Function
• Ctrl+Right = Next Function
• Ctrl+'+' = Zoom In
• Ctrl+'-' = Zoom Out
• Ctrl+G = Group / Ungroup
• Ctrl+Z = Undo
• Ctrl+Y = Redo
• Ctrl+M = Show Metadata
• Ctrl+ Mouse Click On Function = Show Metadata (on a Mac use option + Mouse Click)
• Ctrl+ Mouse Click On Coupling Label = Return a moved label to its default postion
• Ctrl+ Mouse Move = Drag entire model to modify surrounding white space
• Ctrl+ Mouse Wheel = Zoom model canvas in or out