What is MoRe?

MES Model & Refactor^® (MoRe) is a productivity tool that makes modeling with MATLAB Simulink^® faster, easier and less error-prone. MoRe supports users by simplifying and accelerating model editing and reducing monotonous work steps. The tool facilitates the modeling process as a whole, in particular the refactoring of models.

What's New?

Installation

MoRe can be installed either as a toolbox or manually. We strongly recommend the toolbox option because it is much easier to install and update.

Install as toolbox (recommended)
NOTE: Do not install the toolbox on a network drive! Installing a MATLAB toolbox on a network drive can severely slow down MATLAB. To check the toolbox installation path, please open MATLAB's "Preferences" and navigate to the submenu "Add-Ons" or "Apps". Here you can check the installation path in the "Installation Folder" field and change it if necessary.

1. Extract the MES MoRe zip file (MES_MoRe_Your_Version.zip).
2. In MATLAB, navigate to the directory where you extracted the MES MoRe zip file.
3. In the "Current Folder" section of the MATLAB editor, double click the "MES_MoRe.mltbx" toolbox.
4. Wait until MATLAB has finished installing the toolbox.
5. Call sl_refresh_customizations in the MATLAB command line. There should be an MES MoRe menu entry in the Simulink editor now.
6. (Optional) Some actions from the "Analyze" submenu require Graphviz to be installed:

• Download and install Graphviz from http://www.graphviz.org/
• Add the folder containing the dot.exe of Graphviz to the PATH environment variable of Windows (e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\Graphviz 2.28\bin).

Install manually

1. Extract the MES MoRe zip file (MES_MoRe_Your_Version.zip) into a target folder with write access. Suggestions:

• C:\Program Files\MES_MoRe
• %MATLAB_ROOT%\toolbox\MES_MoRe_Your_Version
• %MATLAB_ROOT%\toolbox\MES_MoRe
• x:\project\matlab\MES_MoRe_Your_Version

Please keep all the subdirectories.

2. If you extracted the zip file to the MATLAB toolbox folder (%MATLAB_ROOT%\toolbox), then call rehash toolboxcache once in the MATLAB command line.
3. For permanent installation (recommended):

• Add a call to the MoRe\init_MoRe.m script from the target folder to your MATLAB startup.m file. Example call: run('C:\Program Files\MES_MoRe\MoRe\init_MoRe');
  Please make sure that there is no call to init_MoRe of an old installation left!
  If you are not sure whether you have any startup.m file yet, type which startup.m in MATLAB command line.
  If result is not empty, add the call from above to this file.
  If result is empty, create a new startup.m file in your userpath. Type userpath in MATLAB command line to get your userpath. Add the call from above to the newly created file (type also doc startup in MATLAB command line for help).
• Restart MATLAB. There should be an MES MoRe menu entry in the Simulink editor now.

4. For temporary usage (not recommended):
   • Call init_MoRe from the MoRe subfolder of the target folder in the MATLAB command line. This might throw warnings like "Objects of XXX class exist - not clearing java", if other tools are holding locked references to java objects. In that case, please follow the instructions for permanent installation above.
5. (Optional) Some actions from the "Analyze" submenu require Graphviz to be installed:

• Download and install Graphviz from http://www.graphviz.org/
• Add the folder containing the dot.exe of Graphviz to the PATH environment variable of Windows (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Graphviz 2.28\bin).

Update

To update to a new version of MoRe, please follow these steps:

1. Uninstall old version

If updating from the old toolbox version to the new toolbox version

• Uninstallation is not required and you can skip this part.

If updating from the old manually installed version to any new version

1. Call path_MoRe(false) in the MATLAB command line.
2. If you added a call to init_MoRe to your startup.m, then remove this call.
3. Delete the directory of the old installation or keep it as a backup.

If updating from the old toolbox version to the new manual installation version

1. Navigate to the MATLAB Home tab. In the Environment or Resources section, open the Add-On Manager.
2. Find the old MoRe toolbox entry and select "Uninstall" in the context menu.
   Please note: MATLAB may ask you to delete some directories manually. However, this is not mandatory.

2. Install new version

• Depending on whether you want to install the new version manually or as a toolbox, proceed as described in the following "Installation" section.
• You can skip the "License Configuration" part if the license is already configured for the old version.

3. Import old configuration files (optional)

After installation, you can import all configuration files of the old version via "Import Previous Preferences" from the "Preferences" submenu of MoRe. This import action requires the old version to be 2.9 or newer. This import is only necessary if you have changed any configuration files from the "Preferences" submenu in the old version.

System Requirements

The following system requirements must be in place to use MES MoRe:

• Windows (Windows 7+8+10+11 - 32 and 64-bit versions)
• MATLAB^® R2014b ... R2023b
• Simulink^®

Starting MoRe

• After installation, "MES MoRe" is available as a separate entry in the Simulink menu and context menu. It does not need to be started manually.

Starting an Action in MoRe

• Open a demo model by typing “fuelsys” in the MATLAB command prompt
• Select the two subsystems on the root level of the fuelsys model
• Click “MES MoRe” in the Simulink menu and then select "Merge Subsystems"
• To undo the action, select "Undo" from the “MES MoRe” menu

Suggestions

If you have any suggestions to help us improve MES Model & Refactor, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Email: more@model-engineers.com

Release Notes - MoRe v.4.21 (July 2024)

"Auto Layout": Better Routing of Lines to Top Ports

• Signal lines that are connected to top ports are now better routed to minimize line bends. Previously, unnecessary bends could occur in the line connecting the top port of a block.

"Auto Layout" and "Refine Layout": Clearer Line Routing

• The traceability of signal lines is now improved by maintaining a minimum distance between them. Previously, signal lines were sometimes routed too close together, and in rare cases, they even overlapped.