MATLAB: Are the block labels not scaled properly when I zoom out in the model in Simulink 7.1 (R2008a)

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When I zoom out in my Simulink model, the model zooms out but the font sizes do not scale proportionally.

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This issue is due to the use of non-scalable fonts (i.e. "Courier") in the model and can be resolved by switching to a scalable font such as "Courier New".

For example, the following commands can be used to switch the "FontName" property of objects in the model from "Courier" to "Courier New":

courierSys = find_system(gcs,'FontName','Courier'); %finds the blocks using the 'courier' font
for i=1:length(courierSys) 
   set_param(courierSys{i},'FontName','Courier New'); %changes the font for these blocks to 'courier new'
end

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MATLAB: How to change the font of a block name and/or signal line name in Simulink

There are several ways to change the font of a block name and signal line name. Please go over the following methods and choose the one that best fits your needs while using 'tsModel.mdl' as an example model:

BLOCK NAME

Block-by-block:

Right-click on the desired blocks and navigate to 'Format' -> 'Font...' to change the font.

Command Line:

myModel = 'tsModel';
open_system(myModel)
sl_handle = get_param(myModel,'handle');
blocks = [find_system(sl_handle, 'LookUnderMasks', 'on'); ...
         find_system(sl_handle, 'FindAll', 'on', 'Type', 'annotation')];
for i = 2:length(blocks)
       set_param(blocks(i),'FontSize','14')
end
% For a full list of what block parameters can be changed
get_param(blocks(2),'ObjectParameters')

SIGNAL LINE NAME

Line-by-line:

Starting in Simulink 8.0 (R2012b) one can right-click on the desired signal line and navigate to 'Format' -> 'Font Style...' to change the font.

Command Line:

myModel = 'tsModel';
open_system(myModel);
lines = get_param(myModel,'Lines'); 
for i = 1:length(lines) 
      set_param(lines(i).Handle,'FontSize','14') 
end 
% For a full list of what line parameters can be changed
get_param(lines(1).Handle,'ObjectParameters')

FONT DEFAULT FOR NEW MODELS

In a model, please navigate to 'File' -> 'Preferences...' -> 'Simulink Preferences' -> 'Font Defaults for New Models.' Here one can set the default font that new models will inherit.

MATLAB: Am I unable to change the font size or rotate a label in MATLAB whose “FontName” property is set to “FixedWidth”

This enhancement has been made for Release 14 SP1 (R14SP1). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

The default fixed-width font is "Courier". This font is a bitmap that cannot be rotated or resized. To workaround this issue, set the default fixed-width font of the root object to be "Courier New" using:

set(0, 'FixedWidthFontName', 'Courier New');

Note that if you had initially executed the command:

ylabel('mytext', 'FontName', 'FixedWidth', 'FontSize', '16')

then "Courier" will be cached as the fixed-width font. Therefore, setting the default value of the root object will not affect the font.

To avoid this, it is best to place the above SET command within your startup.m file so that "Courier New" is the default fixed width font everytime you start MATLAB.

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