New subVI QuickDrop Plugin (The Easy Way) Using LabVIEW

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 Overview

This example shows how to implement a QuickDrop VI which creates a new subVI with error terminals wired.

Description

This is the Easy Way where a new subVI is created from a template with error clusters wired. It basically just spawns a new instance of this template VI so you can build on top of that. This is as opposed to the hard way where the error clusters are created manually by each object and connector pane is also wired through scripting. There is no real difference between the Easy and the Hard way but the harder one might come in handy for someone who wishes to learn more about VI Scripting and it's features.

This plugin was built based on the plugin template, QuickDrop Plugin Template.vit that can be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 20XX\resource\dialog\QuickDrop.

I suggest mapping this to the <CTRL+E> shortcut of QuickDrop, but you are more than welcome to change that to whatever you feel fits best.

Requirements

• LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Copy the Template.VI and subVI.VI files to your quickdrop plugin folder (typically found at C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 20XX\resource\dialog\QuickDrop\plugins).
2. Open a blank VI and test the plugin. You should be able to open quick drop using <CTRL+SPACE>, and then with the quick drop window opened use <CTRL+E> to create a new subVI with error terminals wired.

Additional Information or References

VI Snippet of subVI.vi

 

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