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Download the iX Developer Reference ManualIntuitive and user-friendly environment with ribbon tabs, templates, styles and format painters to design, simulate and run you HMI application. iX automation software offers an integrated work flow where design and functionality, screens and projects are managed effectively within the same user-friendly environment from project start to finished application. See for yourself and download an iX Developer demo today.
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Off-line simulation enables you to carry out simulations in your application without connecting the controllers. Online simulation allows you to perform real-time simulations in your application with live data from the connected controllers.
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Click for VideoUser-friendly Environment
iX facilitates an integrated work flow where design and functionality, screens and projects are managed effectively within the same user-friendly environment from project start to finished application. This user-friendly Windows environment uses ribbon tabs, tooltips and an intuitive work approach.
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iX supports working with templates, offering increased brand consistency with uniform corporate screens and objects. Time saving design, reuse and maintenance of a smaller number of templates instead of maintaining individual background screens contributes significantly to design efficiency.
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Styles are predefined graphical preferences in objects and help you create a uniform graphical standard in your applications. Styles advance your brand consistency and allow you to tailor the look of your application using one of the predefined styles.
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Click for VideoQuick Styles
iX offers easy styling of objects and screens with predefined quick styles offering a uniform appearance for different objects. Quick styles may affect object properties like shape fill and outline, drop shadow and bevel settings, etc. Define your own quick styles by modifying existing ones.
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The properties of any screen or object can be viewed or edited in the property grid, containing all relevant properties of the object. Properties can be grouped in categories or sorted alphabetically with the controls in the upper right corner of the property window.
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The navigation manager is used to manage screens and their relations with respect to project navigation in runtime. The navigation manager provides an overview of all screens in the current project.
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With the iX object browser you have superior control of objects while designing screens for your HMI. iX places objects in a stacking order as you create them. The object browser enables you to rearrange the stacking order of objects on a screen, as well as lock/unlock and hide/unhide objects.
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Click for VideoMultiple Objects Editing
iX supports multiple objects editing. This means that by selecting a group of objects, you can easily edit one or more common properties such as background color, font, security settings, tag, etc. for all selected objects at the same time.
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The format painter tool can be used to copy formatted properties from one object to another. Simply click on the object with the desired format and font properties, select the format painter tool and the mouse pointer changes to a paintbrush. Click on the object to format and the properties are applied to the selected object.
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iX offers the use of multiple actions, an easy way for a developer to configure a series of commands executed by a single trigger. The multiple actions command is the user-friendly way to establish a macro instead of using e.g. script code to perform the different actions.
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iX offers the use of tag conditions, an easy way for a developer to configure a command based on the value or value range of a tag. When a tag value is within a specific range, an action like go to screen, load recipe, etc. is executed.
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Multiple Displays
In the design and engineering phase, iX provides you with multiple screens to present you with as large a working surface as possible. In operation, multiple screens offer a wide operational panorama, allowing operators to work in a number of screens simultaneously.
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Click for VideoAdditional Demo Applications
Use the extended demo project list to get new ideas for your applications. Just choose an example, learn the functionality and design your own individual screen.
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Click for VideoImproved Templates List
Use the sample screens to quickly develop your own applications. The large selection of templates offers the right option for various applications.
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Click for VideoImproved Help File
To get a better understanding of the extensive functions, tools and objects in iX, go the improved Help Files section in iX Developer.
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Click for VideoImproved Docking Framework
Take advantage of the new window docking framework to improve project management. Create new horizontal windows and drag and drop screens / objects between visible windows.
