Adding VIs and Controls to the User Library and Instrument Library Subpalettes

The Functions»User Libraries and Controls»User Controls palettes contain subpalettes for each directory, VI library (.llb), or menu (.mnu) file in user.lib, and icons for each file in user.lib.

Complete the following steps to add new VIs and controls to the User Library.

  1. Save the VIs and controls inside the user.lib directory.
  2. Restart LabVIEW.

The Functions»Instrument I/O»Instrument Drivers palette corresponds to the instr.lib directory. Save instrument drivers in this directory to make them easily accessible on the Functions palette.

When you add VIs or controls to the Controls and Functions palettes using this method, you cannot determine the exact location of the VIs or controls on the palettes. To control the exact location of the VIs and controls you add to the Controls and Functions palettes, you must create a palette view.

Caution  Do not save your own VIs and controls in the vi.lib directory because LabVIEW overwrites these files when you upgrade. Save your VIs and controls in the user.lib directory to add them to the Controls and Functions palettes.