Cut, Copy, and Paste in the Ladder Editor
The cut, copy and paste menu items work off the currently selected Ladder element(s). If the Ladder Editor is currently editing a Ladder element’s field, then cut and copy cuts/copies the selected text within the edit control. Paste pastes any text on the clipboard into the edit control.
IMPORTANT:
Use caution when copying and pasting components between different versions of the
Logix Designer
programming application. The application software only supports pasting to the same version or newer version of the application. Pasting to a prior version of the application software is not supported. When pasting to a prior version, the paste action may succeed but the results may not be as intended.Paste Matrix
Rung Selection Region | Right Branch Rail | Branch Level (Left branch rail) | Instruction | |
Rung(s) | Inserted/Appended in reference to caret | Rung is Inserted / Appended in reference to the rung the caret is on. | Rung is Inserted / Appended in reference to the rung the caret is on. | Rung is Inserted / Appended in reference to the rung the caret is on. |
Right Branch Rail(s) | Branch is Inserted at the beginning of the rung | Inserted / Appended in reference to the caret | Branch is inserted at the beginning of the level | Inserted / Appended in reference to the caret |
Branch Level | Contents of level is inserted onto the rung | Contents of level is Appended / Inserted onto the Branch’s parent in reference to the branch. | Level is Inserted / Appended onto the parent branch of the level with the caret. | Contents of the level is Appended / Inserted onto the instructions parent in reference to the instruction. |
Instruction | Inserted at the beginning of the rung. | Inserted / Appended in reference to the caret | Inserted at the beginning of the branch level | Inserted / Appended in reference to the caret |
Optionally, paste ASCII characters or plain text from the clipboard into a rung. The paste option is enabled in a rung only when content is in the clipboard. This option provides the capability to paste rungs from
RSLogix 500®
into a Logix Designer
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