Packages¶

So far, we’ve presented all of the models without any real discussion of how to properly organize them. In some cases, like the NewtonCoolingWithTypes example in our discussion on adding physical type information, it is awkward to keep everything within a single model. There are many cases where the same information gets repeated in multiple models and this makes maintaining those models very difficult.

The good news is that many of these previous examples can be greatly improved by leveraging the package system in Modelica. A package is conceptually like a directory. It holds a collection of Modelica entities. These entities can then be referenced or imported to avoid duplication.

This chapter provides several examples that demonstrate how to use the package features in Modelica. This chapter will conclude with a discussion of the Modelica Standard Library, which contains an enormous amount of reusable content that is available to all Modelica tools.