Block Diagram How-Tos

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To construct block diagrams effectively, you should be familiar with all of the topics in Diagram Module Common How-Tos as well as the topics that follow:

• Inserting Diagram Folders

• Inserting a Block Diagram

• Locking and Unlocking an RBD

• Inserting a Block in a Block Diagram

• Connecting the Blocks in a Block Diagram

• Viewing and Modifying Block Properties

• Linking a Block to an Item in Another Module

• Removing a Data Link from a Block

• Linking a Block to Another Diagram

• Following a Diagram Link to Another Block Diagram

• Removing a Diagram Link from a Block

• Turning On and Off a Block

• Inserting a Junction in a Block Diagram

• Connecting a Junction to Blocks

• Splitting a Connector to Insert a Junction

• Viewing and Modifying Junction Properties

• Specifying Redundancy for a Block or Junction

• Specifying a Block is a Repeat

• Removing a ‘Repeat of’ Designation

• Inserting Maintenance Tasks for a Block

• Inserting a Maintenance Task for a System File Block into an RBD Maintenance Library File

• Assigning Repair Resources to a Block

• Specifying an Interval for a Maintenance Task

• Calculating an Optimal Interval for a Maintenance Task

• Specifying Task Interval Optimization Parameters

• Assigning a Spares Pool to a Block

• Calculating the Optimal Number of Spares for a Block

• Specifying Spares Optimization Parameters

• Verifying RBD Data

• Viewing RBD Warnings

• Inserting an RBD Results Label to Display System Calculation Results

• Highlighting the Path of a Selected Block

• Using Dependency Groups

• Building or Updating Block Data from the Build/Update Window

Additional Information

If you are using RBD support files, which are described in RBD Support Files, you should be familiar with the topics describing how to use these files.

Support File	Topic
RBD Diagram Library	RBD Diagram Library File How-Tos
RBD Block Library	RBD Block Library File How-Tos
RBD Maintenance	RBD Maintenance Library File How-Tos
RBD Repair Resources	RBD Repair Resource File How-Tos
RBD Spares	RBD Spares File How-Tos
RBD Style Library	RBD Style Library File How-Tos

If you are constructing phase diagrams, you should also be familiar with the topics in Phase Diagram How-Tos.