Moving terminal lables in the block diagram

[Mark Balla]

Is it possible to move the label of a terminal on the BD.

I was sucessful moving a label on the FP

but when I try to change the position of a terminal label the proterty node generates an error.

I also tried using the move invoke node but got the same error.

[Norm Kirchner]

Mark,

Check out the attached code.

There is a property for a control terminal label.

And from there, you can access all the properties of said label.

But assuming that you are already there

and have already tried the position Property,

and got error 1060: Object cannot contain(own) the specified object.

I have found that I can move the object laterally by using a combination of

Size to text = false

Label size = Label size w/ new left or right position

Justify the text left or right according to direction of move.

Size to text = true.

Check out the cobbled together attached VI.

Start the VI and leave it running, it will stay topmost.

Go to your block diagram, and select a number of terminals.

press the boolean on the front of the Align BD labels vi.

Just a little something I whipped up on the train btwn Milwaukee & Chicago.

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Download File:post-208-1109176363.vi