Using the FFLD Editor

This section describes the Toolbar icons and Contextual Menu of the FFLD Editor.

For FFLD accelerator keys, refer to FFLD Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

Toolbar

The vertical toolbar on the left-hand side of the Free Form Ladder editor contains buttons for inserting items in the diagrams. Items are inserted at the current position in the diagram.

Icon Shortcut Description
  Mode selection
Ctrl+Shift+O Insert a contact to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+C Insert an inverted contact to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+P Insert a PulseClosedWhen the step gets activated, the action is activated for a single execution, and possibly once again when the step is deactivated contact to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+I Insert an inverted Pulse contact to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+N Insert a N contact to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+A Insert an inverted N contact to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+E Insert a coil to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+D Insert an inverted coil to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+S Insert a set coil to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+R Insert a reset coil to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+K Insert a positive coil to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+L Insert a negative coil to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+H Trace a horizontal line to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+V Trace a vertical line to the destination cell
Ctrl+Shift+B Trace a vertical and horizontal line to the destination cell
  Toggle trace mode: click and move the mouse to draw a line spanning on several adjacent cells
Shift+Insert Insert a network
Ctrl+Shift+J Insert a jump
Ctrl+Shift+T Insert a return
Ctrl+Shift+F Insert a data in
F8 Insert a function block
Ctrl+Shift+Q Insert a data out
Spacebar Swap item style of the current cell for a contact or coil
  Define a network label, pragmaClosedA compiler directive communicating additional "pragmatic" information. Pragmas are processed at compile time, not at run time. They pass information to the compiler, and/or comment
Shift+C Define a comment in a cell. Click the button, then select the cell you wish to add a comment to. For more information, see Contextual Menu for a description of cell comments.

Table 4-22: FFLD Toolbar - List of Icons

Contextual Menu

A right-click in the FFLD workspace gives you access to the following commands:

  • Insert Comment
    Comments may be added to cells. If the text is long it can display beyond the bounds of the cell (to the right, and below) until another item is found.
  • Insert Network
  • Insert Row
  • Delete Cell
  • Delete Network
  • Delete Row