For LabVIEW 8.0 and later, the following applies. On the computer that will create the custom palette:

 

You will need to organize all your custom VIs for the palette you are creating in a new folder and place that folder in <LabVIEW>\vi.lib. This is the best directory to place these VIs because most LabVIEW users have this directory.

 

Next, you will need to create a .mnu file that will contain all the information about the palette you want to distribute. To create a .mnu file, you need to open up LabVIEW and edit the palette set.

 

1.      Tools>>Advanced>>Edit Palette Set…

2.      On the functions palette, right click on the palette you would like to add your subpalette to

3.      Select: Insert>>Subpalette…

4.      Select: Create a new palette file (.mnu)

5.      Name your .mnu file and save it. Make note of where you save the .mnu file, you will need it later

6.      Name your subpalette and press OK

7.      Click on your new subpalette's icon and right click on the palette. Select Insert>>VI(s)...

9.      Browse to your folder in vi.lib to add your custom VIs

10.    Save the changes to your palette set

 

On the computer that will receive the palette:

 

1.      Place the folder containing the custom VIs in <LabVIEW>\vi.lib

2.      Place the .mnu file in the <LabVIEW>\menus\Categories directory

 

For example: If you place the .mnu file in <LabVIEW>\menus\Categories\Programming, your palette will show up in the Programming palette.