BenjaminR LabVIEW Menus

Table of Contents

1. Installation Instructions
2. File Menu
3. Tools Menu
4. Help Menu
5. Other Information

BenjaminR LabVIEW Menu VIs into the LabVIEW Menus (File, Tools, and Help).

Installation

• Download the Insert LVClass Property Node.vip.
• Use VIPM to install it on your LabVIEW version (2020+).

File Menu

Select File >> BenjaminR >> ‘Tool’. Tool menu items are described below.

File Menu (Click to collapse)

• New VI from Template – Creates a new VI from template.

Tools Menu

Select Tools >> BenjaminR >> ‘Tool’. Tool menu items are described below

Tools Menu (Click to collapse)

• Create New VI from Template – Creates a new VI from template.



• IDE Tools – Submenu containing tools interacting with the LabVIEW IDE.
IDE Tools Menu (Click to collapse)



• IDE Tools: Quit and Restart LabVIEW – Quits then restart LabVIEW.



• IDE Tools: Refresh LabVIEW Menus – Refreshes the File, Tools, and Help menus.



• VI Tools – Submenu containing tools interacting with VIs.
VI Tools Menu (Click to collapse)



• VI Tools: Determine ConPane Pattern – Select a Connector Pane pattern in the ring and run the VI to find out the pattern number.



• VI Tools: Save Global –Changes the defaults of all controls on the front panel to be the current values and saves the VI.



• VI Tools: System Error Cluster Replacement – Replaces the current error clusters on the front panel with System error cluster.

Help Menu

Help Menu

Select Help >> BenjaminR >> ‘Tool. Tool menu items are described below.

Help Menu (Click to collapse)

• About – Opens the BenjaminR About dialog.



• LabVIEW Menus (Help) – Opens the BenjaminR LabVIEW Menus help in the default browser.

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Other Information

Package File Installation Locations

Code installation locations are relative to the LabVIEW directory. Files are stored in the following locations:

• File menu code – \wizard\BenjaminR
• Tools menu code – \project\BenjaminR
• Help menu code – \help\BenjaminR

Other Information

Package File Installation Locations

Code installation locations are relative to the LabVIEW directory. Files are stored in the following locations:

• File menu code – \wizard\BenjaminR
• Tools menu code – \project\BenjaminR
• Help menu code – \help\BenjaminR

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