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How can the reliability equation be toggled on/off when conducting analysis of an RBD in BlockSim?

Upon analyzing a reliability block diagram (RBD) for the first time in BlockSim, the reliability equation for the given system will appear in the Results Panel. An example of this is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Reliability equation in BlockSim's Results Panel

Figure 2: User Setup Warnings page with option selected to not show the reliability equation each time a diagram sheet is analyzed

For a system with subdiagram(s) in BlockSim, how can the speed of the analysis be increased?

This can be accomplished using the Represent Diagram as Distribution option within the Block Properties window, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Block Properties window

With this option, rather than the combined distributions of all the subdiagram components, a single distribution will be used to perform the analysis on the diagram that contains the subdiagram block. When Represent Diagram as Distribution has been selected, the Distribution Settings button will become enabled. Click the button to open the Distribution Settings window, which will allow you to specify the distribution properties for the subdiagram.

Figure 2: Distribution Settings window