Create a Multi-Mode Element to manually determine how a node should behave on your diagram.
In an open project, select
File»Preferences
and click
Preview features.
Check the
Enable Multi-Mode Elements and overload groups
and click
OK.
Click
Yes
to restart LabVIEW NXG.
When LabVIEW NXG launches, open your project.
To create a Multi-Mode Element, select
File»New»Multi-Mode Element.
A Multi-Mode Element document (.gmme) opens in your project.
Create categories within the document by clicking the
New Category
button. If you need to remove a category, select that category, and click
Delete.
From the palette, select
Project Items»Software
and select the VI you want to add to a category.
Note
To add multiple VIs to a category, press and hold Ctrl as you select the VIs from the
Software
palette.
Furthermore, if the
Project Items
palette doesn't appear, you need to add VIs to your project.
Enter names for the categories and modes in the Configuration pane.
Open a new VI and place one of the VIs you added to your Multi-Mode Element document on the diagram.
A drop-down appears and allows you to select which category and node to use from the Multi-Mode Element.
