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I have made a plain Simulink model consisting of Current Sensor/Scope/Switch etc. There are also two subsystems (Load and Battery) that are user defined Library objects. Links looks fine. The model works and simulation results are correct. Now I want to programmatically (from Matlab command window) change the Library objects. Say from Load_RLC to Load_R. Both exists as Library objects. I have tried commandos like: open_system('LowVoltageSystem') add_block('Load_R','LowVoltageSystem') pos=get_param('Load_RLC/LowVoltageSystem,'position') delete_block('Load_RLC/LowVoltageSystem’) set_param('Load_R','position',pos) But the ‘Load_R’ can not be found (There is no block named 'Load_R') I have also tried things like: replace_block('LowVoltageSystem,'Load_RLC','Load_R') Here the ‘Load_R’ is invalid block type.(Invalid NewBlock () passed to REPLACE_BLOCK. Try built-in/BLOCKTYPE or a valid block name.) The replace_block command, however, works with the built-in library blocks. If I change the library components ‘manually’ everythings works, so there is nothing wrong with the components themselves. What am I doing wrong here?
Expert Answer
Kshitij Singh
PhD Expert
Answered Aug 24, 2026
In the first part of your code, add_block() is not used properly. You need to specify the full path of both the source and destination blocks. Look at examples in "doc add_block".
replace_block() is the ideal function to use for your task. Again, you need to specify the full path of the source and desination blocks, e.g. 'CustomLibraryFile/LibraryBlock', 'ModelFile/ModelSystem/BlockName'. For custom library, you also need to open the library first using open_system() or load_system()
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