How do I change the actual icon of a sub VI?

[LV_Student]

This is most likely an easy question...

After I create a Sub VI, I'd like to customize the icon that appears, instead of using the defauly "2" or "3" icon, depending on which Sub VI I created.  Can you use a small image file?  Where is the option to modify the appearance?

TIA

Message Edited by LV_Student on 06-12-2006 09:03 AM

[Caseyw]

To create a custom icon, go to the front panel or block diagram and right click on the default icon in the upper right hand corner. Select "edit icon". You can then draw your own icon or import a picture from a file.

I hope this helps.

Casey Weltzin

National Instruments

[becktho]

In the chapter "Creating an Icon" of the LV help you can find the following:

1. Right-click the icon in the upper right corner of the front panel or block diagram and select Edit Icon from the shortcut menu to display the Icon Editor dialog box. You also can display the Icon Editor dialog box by selecting File»VI Properties, selecting General from the Category pull-down menu, and clicking the Edit Icon button.
   
   To create or edit a custom control or indicator icon, right-click the icon in the upper right corner of the Control window and select Edit Icon from the shortcut menu to display the Icon Editor dialog box.
2. Click the 16 Colors or 256 Colors box to select which icon you want to create.
3. For VI icons, place a checkmark in the Show Terminals checkbox to show an outline of the connector pane on the editing area. The connector pane is only a guide. It does not appear in the final icon.
4. Use the tools on the left side of the Icon Editor dialog box to create the icon design in the editing area. The normal size image of the icon appears in the appropriate box to the right of the editing area.

Before coming to the forums with such questions, it may advance your knowledge, if you search the LV help first. You'll always find things you did not know before.

[LV_Student]

Ah, the only place I didn't try, the front panel!!  Thanks guys