Copying and Pasting Objects

You can use two basic methods to copy and paste objects—using the Edit menus and cloning.

Complete the following steps to clone an object.

  1. Press the <Ctrl> key while you use the Positioning tool to click the object.

    Macintosh Press the <Option> key. Sun Press the <Meta> key. Linux Press the <Alt> key.
  2. Drag the copy to a new location.

UNIX You also can clone objects by clicking the object with the middle mouse button and dragging the object to a new location.

When you clone or copy objects that have labels, LabVIEW copies the name of the original object and appends a number.

You cannot clone front panel terminals. If you copy and paste a front panel terminal, a new terminal appears on the block diagram. LabVIEW does not copy the local variables and Property Nodes of the original terminal.

If you copy and paste a local variable, LabVIEW also copies the front panel terminal. If you clone a local variable, LabVIEW creates a new reference to the original front panel terminal.

You can copy selected objects between VIs by dragging them from one VI and dropping them on another VI.