MATLAB: How to add optional outport to simulink model

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I have a model that outputs a signal via a normal outport. I would like to create an optional second outport for a normalized version of this same signal.

Currently the block has both outputs, but I would like the second outport to be "hidden" unless explicitly enabled.

So is it possible to add an outport that can be enabled and disabled by a checkbox in the properties of the model/block?

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You can use a switch to select between the two different output options that you want, and there are a number of ways to activate the switch:

1) This is a favorite of mine: Define a logical variable (e.g. "UseOutputOption") in the Matlab workspace.to control the switch.

2) You can use a manual switch inside the model to activate the option:

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A "Lead Screw Joint" block has been added to the SimMechanics Second Generation in R2015a.

In order to implement a a screw joint in previous versions of SimMechanics a custom Simscape component can be created to model a screw joint.

For an example of such a component please see the attached file, including a screw_lib that is created by Simscape Language and a testScrew model.

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You would use varargin,

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/varargin.html#f77-385387

function theFunction(varargin)
  for i=1:numel(varargin)
      
      matrix=varargin{i};
      
      ...
  end
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