Creating Folders

Folders can be created like other nodes by adding them to the Editor Pane.  Folders are located in the `Container` node category.  Folders can also be created by selecting one or more nodes, and then selecting ‘Move To Container’ from the context menu; this will move all selected nodes and wire links to the new Folder.

Folder Navigation

When a Folder node is created, it will appear in the Menu Sidebar under ‘Editor’.  To go into a Folder, you can click on the entry in the Menu Sidebar, or select ‘Mode to Container’ from the Folder node’s context menu.

Once within the selected Folder, the Menu Sidebar will display any other Folders contained within the original Folder.  To move 1 Folder level up click the entry on the Menu Sidebar.

Linking Folders

In order to pass values in and out of a folder, ‘Folder Input’ and ‘Folder Output’ nodes can be added within a Folder.

In the example below, ‘Container 3’ contains an ‘AND’ node.  Which has its inputs linked to ‘Folder Input’ nodes and its output linked to a ‘Folder Output’ node.  When viewed from outside of the Folder it has 2 input slots, and 1 output slot.  This folder now has the same function as an ‘AND’ node; as inputs and outputs are passed into and out of the ‘AND’ block within the Folder.  More complex logic can be contained within a folder, in this way, in order to make packaged custom functions.

 2 x ‘Folder Input’ and 1 x ‘Folder Output’ added to ‘Container 3’ Folder:

Looking at ‘Container 3’ Folder from ‘Main’ wiresheet:

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