FFLD Toolbar and Right-click Menu

This section describes the Toolbar buttons and Right-click Menu of the FFLD Editor.

See (➜ # 1, FFLD Editor Keyboard Shortcuts) for more information about the FFLD accelerator keys.

Toolbar

The vertical toolbar on the left side of the FFLD Editor uses buttons to insert items in the diagrams.

Items are inserted at the current position in the diagram.

Button

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 Pulse 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, pragma, and/or comment.

Shift+C

Define a comment in a cell.

Click the button, then select the cell to add a comment to.

See Right-click Menu for more information about cell comments.

Right-click Menu

Right-click in the FFLD workspace to use these commands:

  • Insert Comment
    • Comments may be added to cells.
    • If the text is long, it is shown 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