A LabVIEW Quick-Drop (QD) plug-in to easily add or remove labels to blockdiagram elements.
The plug-in is published as a VIPM Community package. Search for QuickDrop AddLabels in
the VI Package Manager and install it easily. Otherwise you can download the VIP package from the Release page and install it manually.
This quick-drop plug-in works only in the block diagram.
Select a SubVI within a blockdiagram.
Press Ctrl+Space and Ctrl+Q to add a label to a SubVI.
For removing the label press Ctrl+Spaceand Ctrl+Shift+Q.
Select a structure element within a blockdiagram.
Press Ctrl+Space and Ctrl+Qto add a subdiagram label to the structure element.
For removing the label press Ctrl+Spaceand Ctrl+Shift+Q.
If you insert a text into the QD combo box it will be inserted as subdiagram label of the visible frame.
Select a wire.
Press Ctrl+Space to open the quick drop. Insert a label text to the input field.
Press Ctrl+Q to add the inserted label to the wire. The plug-in will add >> before and after the label text.
For removing the label press Ctrl+Spaceand Ctrl+Shift+Q.
If you want to add the removed label again press Ctrl+Space and Ctrl+Q.
Select a constant. Press Ctrl+Space to open the quick drop. Insert a text to the input field. Press Ctrl+Q to
add the inserted label to the constant. For removing the label press Ctrl+Space and Ctrl+Shift+Q. If you
want to add the removed label again press Ctrl+Space and Ctrl+Q.
The animated GIF below show the three possible options of the plugin:
- Add/Remove a label to a SubVI.
- Add/Remove a subdiagram label to a structure element.
- Add/Remove a label to a wire
- Show again an already set wire label
It is also possible to select more than one element within a blockdiagram. Therefore the appropriate label will be added to the selected elements.
The plug-in uses a malleable VI. Therefore the plug-in only works with LabVIEW 2017 and above.