LabVIEW 8.5 includes the following new VI Server objects.
| Application Methods | Scene:Drawable:New Text |
| Application Methods | Library:Deploy Libraries |
| Library Methods | Apply Icon To Existing VI Items |
| Picture Methods | Export Image |
| Project Methods | Local Project Settings:Delete Item |
| Project Methods | Local Project Settings:Delete Section |
| Project Methods | Local Project Settings:Get Item |
| Project Methods | Local Project Settings:Has Item |
| Project Methods | Local Project Settings:Has Section |
| Project Methods | Local Project Settings:Set Item |
| Project Methods | Save As |
| ProjectItem Methods | Convert to Auto-populating Folder |
| ProjectItem Methods | Disconnect from Disk |
| ProjectItem Methods | Stop Auto-populating |
| SceneGraphDisplay Methods | Redraw |
| SceneObject Methods | Object:Find Object |
| SceneObject Methods | Set Drawable |
| SceneWindow Methods | Redraw |