express vi Title position

[MM_RohdeSchwarz]

Hello,

in the Express VI I can specify the custom VI title that will be finally placed in block diagram. Can I also change the positon of the label?

The problem is, that if I want to have 2 lines label, it is always placed over the VI icon:

Thanks,

Milo

[RavensFan]

Grab the label and move it on the block diagram.

[MM_RohdeSchwarz]

Thanks, I didn't know this is possible 🙂

But seriously, I wanted to have it automatic.

Milo

[RavensFan]

It's not automatic.  I think the anchor point for the label is its upper left corner, and it always places it "one line" above the node. Then the text grows down or right from the anchor point.  There are some ideas on the Idea Exchange about making labels smarter (mostly for FP terminals).

[JÞB]

With 2012 and later you can change the default label justification for vi's on a BD.  VI's labels fall under "Other"  There is even a checkbox to automatically show subvi labels.  set the option to right-top or bottom anything and the growth won't cause grief.  (Well, bottom-xxx may interfer with polymorphic selectors)  Also uncheck "Labels locked by default" to make it easier to move labels on new vi's.  There is a Right-click setting to lock/unlock labels on individual objects