Ladder Editor

You use the Ladder Editor to create your control application.

Ladder Editor basic

1	Ladder Editor	This is where you write your control application.
2	Ribbon	The Ladder tab enables you to design your Ladder, and perform actions such Disabling or Re-enabling rungs. Note that many ribbon commands are available on the context-sensitive right-click menu.
3	Toolbox (Ctr+T)	All Ladder commands and functions are contained here.

Finding and placing Ladder elements

Via Keyboard

Begin typing the element name into the Search field; the list narrows as you type.
Use your keyboard's Down arrow to scroll down the list.
To insert the element either:
- Press Enter to place it in the active location in the Ladder, or Ctrl + Enter to place it as an 'OR'
- Use your mouse to drag-and-drop the element to the desired location.

Via Mouse

Navigate through categorized list using your mouse.
Drag-and-drop the element to the desired location.

This is the list of supported keystrokes.

General
Ctrl + Tab	Toggle between all active parts of the program
Ctrl+ T	Go to Toolbox
Ctrl+M	Go to Main Window
Ctrl+MouseWheel	Zoom in/out
Ctrl+Tab	In Com, toggles between Coils & Registers
Ctrl+F	Open Find Tag to locate all tags used in the entire solution, or in the application area you are currently working in.
Ladder
Ladder Navigation	Use arrows to travel between elements and rungs
Place Ladder Element	In Toolbox, type to filter, then use arrow down and Enter to place element.
Ctrl + Enter	Places element as 'OR'
Tag Editing
Data Tag Editor	After element is placed, either: Press Enter to access the first tag field and then use the arrows to scroll between existing tag names. Select tag by pressing Enter. OR Press Ctrl + Enter to open the Tag editor. Enter a Name. Press Tab to access Type; use the arrows to scroll between types. When the desired type is shown, press tab to access Array. Enter Array length. Tab to access Retained/ Constant; use Spacebar to select/deselect. Use Tab to move between additional fields. When you are done, press Enter 2x to save and close the Tag Editor. Note: To create a Named Constant, select the # field, and enter the constant value in the Power-up field.
In Tag editor	Type Name. Use tab to go to Type. Use up down Arrows to scroll through Data types.

Find Tags

Press CTRL + F to open Find Tag and to locate specific tags used in the entire solution, or in the application section you are currently working in.

Rungs

You can find rungs that are disabled, as well as rungs marked "ToDo:".

To mark a rung, enter the text "ToDo:" including the colon. (the text itself is not case-sensitive).

You can then click the Ladder tab ribbon icon Find Rungs: Todo: as shown in the following image.

Add Rung Comments

Double-click the rail to add/open a rung comment.

Find Comment text

To find text, click Find in Comments, then enter your text and click Find.

Use Show Code to see the code behind the Ladder.

Copying Ladder between Projects

You can open and run up to three projects of UniLogic, and Drag & Drop, or copy & paste Ladder elements and rungs from one open UniLogic project to another open project. Note that UniLogic automatically creates tags and structs as needed.

Ladder, Copy & Paste

In the source project, right-click on a rung and select Copy.
You can also select a single or multple Ladder elements, and copy them via right-click.
In the destination project, right-right in the desired rung and select Paste.

The next image shows a complete Ladder rung copied from source to destination; note that the rung comment was pasted as well, and that UniLogic has automatically created the Struct supporting that rung.

Ladder, Drag & Drop

In the source project, click on a rung and drag it to its location in the destination project.