Change FBD Editor Preferences

To change FBD Editor preferences
  1. From the
    Tools
     menu, choose
    Options
    .
  2. Click the
    FBD Editor
     in the
    Workstations Options
     dialog box. You can also select
    File > Print Options >
    FBD Listing
    .
  3. Select the
    Show Cross Reference Grid
     check box to display dashed lines in the routine view to indicate the grid boundaries.
  4. Select or clear the
    Show Text Boxes
     check box to display or hide text boxes in the FBD Editor and in FBD reports.
    This check box only appears in the
    Workstation Options
     dialog box.
  5. Choose
    Justification
     (that is, Left, Center, or Right) and
    Word Wrap
     preferences.
    This check box only appears in the
    Workstation Options
     dialog box.
  6. Select or clear the
    Word Wrap
     check box:
    • If cleared, an FBD text box adjusts its vertical and horizontal size automatically based on the text entered.
    • If selected, the user manually adjusts the size of the text box, which affects where words are wrapped.
  7. Under the
    Language Element Display
     heading, configure the following parameters:
    • Select or clear the
      Show Execution Order
       check box to display or hide the execution order number in the upper left corner of each block.
    • Select or clear the
      Show Tag Description
       check box to display or hide tag descriptions in the Function Block Editor.
    • Select or clear the
      Show Language Element Description
       check box to display or hide function block descriptions in the Function Block Editor.
    • Select or clear the
      Show Values of Input Pins
       check box to display or hide the values associated with the input pins in the Function Block Editor.
      TIP: Values do not appear on the input pins for Function Block functions such as ADD, SUB, and MUL. If the display of values on input pins is vital for a project, replace functions with traditional math, compare, or move instructions.
      • If the
        Show Values of Input Pins
         check box is selected, select the
        Unwired Pins Only
         check box to configure the FBD Editor to show values only for unwired inputs.
    • Select or clear
      Show Values of FBD Function Output
      Pins
       to display or hide the values associated with the output pins on FBD functions in the Function Block Editor.
    • Select the
      Show Tag Alias Information
       check box to display information on alias tags.
    • Use the
      Tag Formatting
       settings to configure the appearance of tag names:
      • Select
        Wrap
         to wrap the text of tag names onto another line.
      • Select
        Truncate Left
        ,
        Center
        , or
        Right
         to cut off very long tag names on the left side of the name, at the center of the name, or on the right side of the name. For example, using the default setting
        Truncate Right
        , a tag named
        LongVeryLongExtraLongTagName
         would be displayed as
        LongVeryLongExtraLon...
      • Use the
        Maximum Characters
         setting to configure the maximum length of a tag name before the name is wrapped or truncated.
    • Select or clear the
      Show Add-On Instruction Signature ID
       check box to display the Signature ID on the bottom-center of the instruction, just outside of the drawn instruction boundary, or hidden. Selecting this check box also sets the Signature ID display on the Ladder Editor.
  8. Select
    OK
    to accept changes and close the
    Workstation Options
     dialog box.
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