Block diagram style is not the style I set for the front panel, LabVIEW 2022 Q3.

[l5546]

I set my default style to be 'NXG', however when I create a control or indicator in the block diagram, on a DAQmx terminal, the corresponding item on the front panel is in the 'modern' style instead of 'NXG'. I have to manually replace it with a NXG style control or indicator in the front panel. Is there a setting to fix this?
I've attached a screenshot.

Thanks

[aputman]

When you create these new controls, are you selecting them from the Modern palette?  The default setting for control style only affects the controls that are created by right clicking a subVI input and creating a control/indicator from there. 

[aputman]

There is also this note from the help file.

[zou]

Some subVIs uses Strick Type Def. , especially drivers like DAQmx.

So LabVIEW has to use the style of the subVI when you create from diagram.

No, you can't fix this by yourself.  Make a suggestion in the idea exchange forum.  Wait NI fixing it for you.

[l5546]

I'm really new to LabVIEW so I'm not sure. I right click on the data part of the DAQmx item, then click create control or create indicator, as shown in my diagrams:

It is modern in the front diagram. If I want to change it I then have to click replace and replace it with the NXG version.
I also checked the way you showed in your picture, and when I click create control it uses the modern version not NXG.

[crossrulz]

When creating a new control/indicator from a subVI call, the new control/indicator will be a copy of what is in the subVI.

[raphschru]

LabVIEW uses the VI property "Editor Options" > "Control Style for Create Control/Indicator" in the following situations:

 - when you right-click a constant and choose "Change to Control" or "Change to Indicator" ;

 - when you right-click a terminal that does not belong to a SubVI (e.g. yellow functions, property nodes, method nodes, conditional terminals, iteration terminals...) and choose "Create Control" or "Create Indicator" ;

 - when you right-click a wire whose source is not a SubVI terminal and choose "Create Control" or "Create Indicator".

However when you right-click the terminal of a SubVI ( = node that calls another VI) or a wire whose source is a SubVI terminal, such as the DAQmx subVIs, LabVIEW will always use the style of the object from the SubVI's front panel.

This is a bit silly but the workaround could be:

 - create your control/indicator from your SubVI terminal or wire ;

 - change it into a constant

 - change it back into a control or indicator

Regards,

Raphaël.

[Yamaeda]

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@raphschru wrote:

This is a bit silly but the workaround could be:

 - create your control/indicator from your SubVI terminal or wire ;

 - change it into a constant

 - change it back into a control or indicator

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You can create the constant from the terminal directly, combining #1 and #2

[l5546]

Thanks all for the suggestions. I think I'll use the one where I create a constant first and then change it to control / indicator. I realise now that the front panel of the DAQmx module is in the 'modern' style which is why it is being made into 'modern' when I create the control / indicator - possibly something NI could work into a new version to change the DAQmx front panel items to whatever you choose as your default style across the board.

Many thanks for all the help!

[aeastet]

If you go to the options for LabVIEW you can set the default to what ever you want: