Placing Objects inside Structures

Place an object inside a structure by dragging it inside the structure or by building the structure around the object. You cannot put an object inside a structure by moving the structure over the object.

Complete the following steps to practice placing objects inside a structure.

  1. Place the Functions»Structures»Case Structure on the block diagram.
  2. Place the Functions»Time & Dialog»Tick Count (ms) function inside the structure.
  3. Drag the Tick Count (ms) function outside the structure.
  4. Place another structure around the Tick Count (ms) function.
  5. Select the second structure and delete it. Notice that you deleted the function inside the structure as well.
  6. Place another Tick Count (ms) function outside the remaining structure.
  7. Drag the structure over the Tick Count (ms) function. The function is obscured by the structure but not inside it.
  8. Select the Case structure and delete it. Notice that the function is not deleted because it was not inside the structure.

You can remove a structure without losing the items in the structure.