RSLogix minor but annoying issue

grnick50 · Mar 3, 2015

It is my first time I am using RSlogix for a project.
I am writing code in FBD and I am having the following issue.

Every time I am copy-pasting moving an element or inserting an instruction, the screen sort of jumps arround like it is trying to keep the focus in the item I am moving. Is there a way to disable that?

Regards

GTUnit · Mar 3, 2015

Try zooming out a lot so the entire sheet you are working with fits on the screen.
This way there is no need for it to pan around.

grnick50 · Mar 3, 2015

I have set it to A1 Size for the extra space. I cannot fit it to my 23.1 monitor.

GTUnit · Mar 3, 2015

Yes you can.

Menu Bar:

VIEW -> ZOOM OUT

grnick50 · Mar 3, 2015

I know. What I mean is that if I zoom out then I cannot see the code as it looks very small.

GTUnit · Mar 3, 2015

grnick50 said:
I know. What I mean is that if I zoom out then I cannot see the code as it looks very small.

Yes, unfortunately you have to bounce back and forth between Zooming In to edit the code and then Zooming Out to Copy/Paste.

If you know you will be copying a section of code, build it off to the side, away from the bulk of the existing code. This way it will be easier to select and copy... without squinting and selecting stuff you don't want because its too close.

Its what I do to get around this quirky issue in RSLogix. There is no clean way to do it that I know of.
I do this all the time and it works very well.

gbradley · Mar 3, 2015

Open up another session of RSlogix with the items that you want to copy.
Alt Tab between the two.
That can sometimes be confusing too.

JaxGTO · Mar 3, 2015

The best way to use Function blocks is to drop one in a single sheet, then use it in ladder logic. Just my option. No technician at 2am is going to know how to figure it out anyway. But they all can muddle thru ladder logic.

rdrast · Mar 4, 2015

JaxGTO said:
The best way to use Function blocks is to drop one in a single sheet, then use it in ladder logic. Just my option. No technician at 2am is going to know how to figure it out anyway. But they all can muddle thru ladder logic.

A technician at 2AM should be able to handle anything.
An electrician isn't going to be going online with a PLC in the modern world.

I'm done dumbing down programs to the "Bubba" level. It's time to give up on that, or just continue to use only legacy hardware.

RSLogix minor but annoying issue

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