Creating an Actor

Create a class object that can represent the state of a running VI.

1. Open a project.
   

   Tip

   NI recommends using the Actor Framework template on the launcher.

2. From the Project Files tab, click New» Actor . The Actors library (Actors.gcomp) appears in your project. The Actors library contains a namespace that corresponds to your Actor. The Actor namespace contains your Actor class as well as namespaces for Abstract Messages and Messages respectively.