Making Glyphs Available in the Icon Editor

A glyph is a small, reusable image that you can use as a component in multiple icons. Save images to the right directory to surface them as glyphs in the Icon Editor and synchronize glyphs with ni.com.

Use the Icon Editor to create glyphs or add glyphs to an icon. The Glyphs tab of the Icon Editor displays all .png, .bmp, and .jpg files that are present in the LabVIEW Data\Glyphs directory.

By default, the Glyphs page includes all glyphs from the Icon Library at ni.com.

To make glyphs available in the Icon Editor, complete the following steps.

  1. Open the Icon Editor:
    • Double-click the icon in the upper right corner of the front panel window, block diagram window, or Control Editor.
    • Right-click the icon and select Edit Icon....
  2. Based on your objective, do the following.
    OptionDescription
    Save a local file so it appears in the Glyphs tab Save the file in your LabVIEW Data\Glyphs folder on disk.
    Locate and import a specific glyph from a file Select Edit » Import Glyph from File.
    Synchronize the local LabVIEW Data\Glyphs directory with the most recent glyphs in the Icon Library Select Tools » Synchronize with ni.com Icon Library.
    Create a report of all available icon templates and glyphs and their locations on disk Select Tools » List Glyphs and Icon Templates.