Development Environment

The Development Environment Portal

The LabVIEW Development Environment, also known as an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), is the set of programming tools to develop in the G programming language. The development environment consists of multiple open windows for the different components. This is reminiscent of its initial programming for Apple Macintosh. Many other applications written originally for Apple and then adapted for Microsoft Windows follows the same UI architecture (i.e. Adobe Photoshop). However, the LabVIEW NXG IDE provides a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) where separate panes or tabs exist for the different components but in one window. In LabVIEW NXG many of the panes or tabs can be docked or undocked to create multiple open windows.

Subcategories	Topics in Development Enviroment
Select [►] to view subcategories Development Environment Configuration File Default Paths Getting Started Window LabVIEW add-ons LabVIEW file extensions Nigel AI Advisor Options Dialog Project Project Explorer VI Analyzer .Net Assemblies in Memory ActiveX Control Property Browser Basic Development Environment Bookmark Manager Breakpoint Manager Context Help Development Environment Event Callback VIs Editor Accelerators for LabVIEW Beginners Event Inspector Window How to do Menu Launch VIs Insane Objects Keyboard shortcut LabVIEW Class Hierarchy LabVIEW IDE Menu Bar LabVIEW Library List of errors Multiple Instances of LabVIEW Navigation Window New dialog NI Example Finder Probe Watch Window Run-time menu Symbolic path Tools Palette VI Hierarchy Vi.lib	LabVIEW Main Components The main Components are: Getting Started Window Project Explorer VI Components Front Panel Block Diagram Connector Pane Icon Keyboard shortcuts File extensions Navigating between these main windows can be done by shortcuts: Ctrl+E toggles between a VI's Front Panel and Block Diagram. Ctrl+Shift+E will find and highlight the currently active VI in the Project Explorer window. Double-clicking the VI in the Project Explorer window will either open the VI's Front Panel or, if already open, bring the Front Panel window to front. Menu Functions & Secondary Windows File Menu New dialog Print Setup dialog Print dialog VI Properties dialog Edit Menu Create SubVI VI Revision History dialog Run-Time Menu dialog Find and Replace dialog View Menu Secondary windows from the View menu (or through alternative methods in parentheses) include: the Controls Palette (right-clicking on the Front Panel) the Functions Palette (right-clicking on the Block Diagram) the Tools Palette (Shift-right click on either the Front Panel or Block Diagram) Quick Drop (Ctrl+Space) the Breakpoint Manager the Probe Watch Window (pops up when a probe is placed) the Event Inspector Window (right-clicking an Event Structure) the Error List (click on a Broken Run button or Ctrl+L) the VI Hierarchy the LabVIEW Class Hierarchy the Bookmark Manager the Class Browser (Ctrl+Shift+B) the .Net Assemblies in Memory the ActiveX Control Property Browser the Getting Started Window... the Navigation Window	Tools Menu Compare VIs Merge VIs Performance and Memory Show Buffer Allocations VI Metrics Find Parallelizable Loops Profile Buffer Allocations Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit VI Analyzer LLB Manager Mass Compile Clear Compiled Object Cache Error Codes Editor Edit Palette Set Create or Edit Express VI Options dialog Help Menu Context Help window LabVIEW Help Explain Error dialog Example Finder About LabVIEW dialog Other Dialogs Project Properties dialog Advanced topics LabVIEW Library LabVIEW Project Library Packed Project Library LabVIEW configuration file - Info about options you have when editing the LabVIEW configuration (ini) file Custom LabVIEW configuration file - Info about why to edit the LabVIEW configuration (ini) file How to run multiple instances of LabVIEW Explanation of Insane Objects Integrating into LabVIEW (Creating LabVIEW Addons) How to do Menu Launch VIs Quick Drop Shortcut Menu Plugins VI Analyzer Project Provider Framework Development Environment Event Callback VIs Compiler Optimization Default Error Code Behind the scenes NI services