Lenze PLC Designer PLC Designer (R3-1) - Manual (Page 595)

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DMS 4.1 EN 03/2011 TD29 593
13.2.4 Insert and arrange elements
The elements available for programming in the CFC Editor are provided in a toolbox
which by default is available in a window as soon as the CFC editor is opened.
The CFC Editor options define general settings for the working within the editor.
Inserting
To insert an element select it in the toolbox by a mouse-click, keep the mouse-button
pressed and draw the element to the desired position in the editor window. During
drawing the cursor will be displayed as an arrow plus an rectangle and a plus-sign.
When you leave the mouse-button the element will be inserted.
Selecting
To select an inserted element for further actions like editing or rearranging notice the
possible cursor positions for element bodies, in- and outputs and text By a mouse-click
on a elements body the element gets selected and will be displayed by default red-
shaded now. By additionally keeping pressed the <Shift>-key you can click on and
thereby select further elements. You also can press the left mouse-button and draw a
dotted rectangle around all elements which should be selected. As soon as you leave
the button the selection will be indicated. By command Select all, which by default is
available in the context menu, all elements are selected at once.
By using the arrow keys the selection mark can be shifted to the next possible cursor
position. The sequence depends on the execution order or the elements, which is
indicated by element numbers, see below.
When an input pin is selected and <Ctrl>+<Leftarrow> is pressed, the corresponding
output will be selected. When an output pin is selected and <Ctrl>+<Leftarrow> is
pressed, the corresponding output(s) will be selected.
Replacing boxes
To replace an existing box element, replace the currently inserted identifier by that of
the desired new element. Notice that the number of input and output pins will be
adapted if necessary due to the definition of the POUs and thus some existing
assignments might be removed.
Moving
To move an element, select the element by a mouse-click on the element body (see
possible cursor positions) and drag it, while keeping the mouse-button pressed, to the
desired position. Then leave the mouse-button to place the element. You also can use
the Cut and Paste commands for this purpose.