Improve the appearance of the block diagram by wiring efficiently. Poor wire organization might not produce errors, but it can make the block diagram difficult to read or debug, or make the VI appear to do things it does not do.
![]() | Note If you are unsure of what connects to a wire, double-click to select a branch or triple-click to select the entire wire. |
Avoid placing objects on top of wires. Wires connect only those objects you click. Placing a terminal or icon on top of a wire makes it appear as if a connection exists when it does not.
Dragging a wire through an icon or terminal also appears to make a connection, though the wire is actually behind the icon. Avoid placing terminals or icons on top of wires and dragging wires through terminals. It makes the diagram confusing.
Avoid wiring under a structure border or between overlapped objects, because LabVIEW might hide some segments of the resulting wire. The following illustration shows an example of hidden wire segments.
You inadvertently can create hidden wire segments by moving a tunnel or by enlarging a structure, as shown in parts 1 and 2 of the illustration. Parts 3 and 4 of the illustration show one way you can avoid creating hidden wire segments. You can drag the wire segment connected to the constant so the hidden wire segments reappear.