All Containers in a model are either global or local. By default, new Containers that you insert into a model are global. You can localize a Container in two ways:
•By selecting Localize from the context menu for the element in the graphics pane or a browser (accessed via a right-click); or
•By selecting the Localization checkbox on the properties dialog for a Container.
You can recognize a localized container in four ways:
•The triangle in the upper left hand corner of the Container's symbol in the graphics pane is red (instead of blue).
•The icon for the Container in the browsers is a closed box (rather than an open box).
•The default symbol for the Container in the graphics pane is a closed box (rather than an open box):
•The tool-tip for a localized container will display “Localized”.
In addition, the properties dialog for the Container will indicate that it is localized.
If a Container is localized, then internally it is like a new model: all of the elements within it must have unique names. The elements within the localized Container, however, can share a name with elements outside of the Container.
Note: Like global Containers,
localized Containers can be nested, so that a localized Container (referred to
here as the parent) can itself contain a localized Container (referred to here
as the child). In such a case, the scope of the parent localized Container does not extend into
the child localized Container. Hence, an element ID within the child could be
the same as one in some other location within the parent.
In addition to manually localizing a Container, GoldSim will also automatically localize Containers under some circumstances. In particular, whenever you paste a Container from one portion of your model (or one model) to another, GoldSim will automatically localize it if the names of elements inside the pasted Container conflict with those at the location where it is being pasted. (When it does this, it will warn you with a message.)
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