Function Block Diagram Settings

Customize the display settings for Function Block Diagram (FBD) diagrams.
  • Choose the comment position for variables.
  • Choose whether to display instance names for function blocks.
  • Define the colors used to display FBD elements and text and define the variable information that displays in FBD diagrams.
  • Choose the width for FBD elements in the language container.
  • Choose whether to display grid lines inside FBD language containers.
  • Choose to display links as arrows, present solid, dashed, dotted, dashed-dotted, dashed-dotted-dotted, or custom line styles, and apply a normal, rounded, or rounded with jump line types.
Options for customization are:
Option
Description
Block Style
Background Color
The function and function block background color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Background Gradient Color
The function and function block background gradient color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Cell Width
The width for a function or function block, in number of grid cells.
Display Instance Names
The indication of whether to display instance names for function blocks.
In design mode, go to definition on double click
While in design mode, enables going to the definition on double click.
Transparency
The level of transparency. The possible values range from 0 to 255 where 0 indicates complete transparency.
Comment
Style
Background Color
The comment background color. The possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Constant
Style
Background Color - Events
The constant background color. The possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Background Gradient Color - Events
The constant background gradient color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Cell Width
The width for a constant, in number of grid cells.
Comment Position
The position of the comment in reference to the constant shape. Possible positions are none, top, bottom, left, and right.
Transparency
The level of transparency. Possible values range from 0 to 255 where 0 indicates complete transparency.
Variable Information
The information to display for variables. Possible values are name, alias, name and alias, or name and wiring.
Container
Settings
Auto Resize Elements when Modifying
When modifying, automatically resize blocks and variables to accommodate length of text.
Automatically Invoke Variable/Block Selector
Controls whether the Variable or Block Selector is automatically displayed when inserting a variable or block in the language container.
Display Grid
Determines whether to display the grid in the language container.
Event
Link
Style
Arrow
Determines whether to display an arrow at the end of the link.
Line Style
The style of the line. Possible values are solid, dash, dot, dash-dot, dash-dot-dot, and custom.
Line Type
The type of line. The normal line type has squared corners and overlapping link intersections. The rounded line type has rounded corners and overlapping link intersections. The rounded with jump line type has rounded corners and link intersections are jumped over.
Link Event Color
The color of event links. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Jump
Cell Width
The width for a jump, in number of grid cells.
Label
Cell Width
The width for a label, in number of grid cells.
Left
Power
Rail
Background Color
The left power rail background color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Background Gradient Color
The left power rail background gradient color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Link
Style
Arrow
Determines whether to display an arrow at the end of the link.
Line Style
The style of the line. Possible values are solid, dash, dot, dash-dot, dash-dot-dot, and custom.
Line Type
The type of line. The normal line type has squared corners and overlapping link intersections. The rounded line type has rounded corners and overlapping link intersections. The rounded with jump line type has rounded corners and link intersections are jumped over.
Link Color
The color of links. The possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Online Settings
Online Text Color - Variable and Block
The color of text that displays the value of the variables in online mode and simulation mode.
Operator
Style
Background Color
The operator background color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Background Gradient Color
The operator background gradient color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Cell Width
The width for an operator, in number of grid cells.
Display Instance Names
Determines whether to display instance names for operators.
In design mode, go to definition on double click
While in design mode, enables going to the definition on double click.
Transparency
The level of transparency. Possible values range from 0 to 255 where 0 indicates complete transparency.
Region
Style
Background Color
The region background color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Header Color
The header color of a region. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Header Transparency
The level of transparency of the header section of a region. The possible values range from 0 to 255 where 0 indicates complete transparency.
Transparency
The level of transparency. Possible values range from 0 to 255 where 0 indicates complete transparency.
Right
Power
Rail
Background Color
The right power rail background color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Background Gradient Color
The right power rail background gradient color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Variable
Style
Background Color
The variable background color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Background Gradient Color
The variable background gradient color. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Cell Width
The width for a variable, in number of grid cells.
Comment Position
The position of the comment in reference to the variable shape. Possible positions are none, top, bottom, left, and right.
Transparency
The level of transparency. Possible values range from 0 to 255 where 0 indicates complete transparency.
Variable Information
The information that displays for variables. Possible values are name, alias, name and alias, or name and wiring.
To customize the display settings for FBD diagrams
  1. From the
    Tools
     menu, click
    Options
    .
  2. From the
    Options
     dialog box, expand
    IEC
    Languages
    , then click
    Function
    Block
    Diagram
    (FBD)
    .
Using the available options, customize the required settings, then click
OK
.
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