# Auto-Position Block functionality available?

**URL:** <https://scilab.discourse.group/t/auto-position-block-functionality-available/1112>\
**Category:** Xcos\
**Created:** [January 23, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/auto-position-block-functionality-available/1112 "2026-01-23T12:44:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/auto-position-block-functionality-available/1112/1 "2026-01-23T12:44:52Z")

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Within Xcos (v2026.0.0 under Windows 11), there is a menu command ‘Format→Auto-Position Block’, which doesn’t appear to do anything after selecting a block.

I would like this to work because I’m generating diagrams via a script and the block positions could be laid out rather randomly. This would come in useful.

Does the code exist for this action, or is it just a placeholder? Can someone point me in the direction of this source code section so I can take a look myself?

Thank you