minimizing block diagram space

[Khanjan246]

Hey all,

I made an application using LABVIEW which includes a number of while loops, case strucutures and so on. Well, the prob is when i made the application I made big loops in order to avoid confusion. But now since the application is complete, in order to see the entire block diagram ( even with the highest resolution),  I have to traverse a lot, since there is lot of empty space in most of the loops. So I wanted to ask, is there any feature of LABVIEW which helps us eliminate empty spaces in the block diagram without affecting the other parts....

Thanks

Khanjan

[Pnt]

I think there is not.

You work in the wrong way.

Make small while loops (or anything else), and devide your big vi to multiple sub-vis.

If you want to add space in small while loop, it is easy.

Press CTRL , left click and drag......

[LaurenLL]

Hi Khanjan,

Although it may require a fair amount of manual manipulation, we do have some tools available to help with the process.  In terms of reducing the size of individual structures, the size is limited by the placement of functions and terminals within the structure.  You can choose to deselect "Auto-Grow" on a specific structure in order to shrink it without moving its contents.  Unfortunately, this will simply overlap the functions, so you will not be able to see some of your code.

The ideal approach would be to rearrange the elements within each structure.  You can do this by highlighting and moving chunks of code.  In addition, the alignment and distribute objects functions in the toolbar are useful.  Specifically, you can highlight a number of elements and select Vertical or Horizontal Compress in order to reduce the space they occupy.

Regards,

Lauren