State-of-the-art Graphics
Download the iX Developer Reference ManualCreate a professional user interface that is easy-to-use and understand by taking advantage of a component library of vector-based graphics that can be scaled and rotated while maintaining their superior quality. Designed specifically for the automation industry, iX Software creates a consistent look and feel among products, graphics and environments by offering intuitive design features for programmers and non-programmers alike.
As a complete HMI solution, iX automation software improves efficiency, productivity and user satisfaction while reducing time to completion and user errors. See for yourself and download an iX Developer demo today.
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iX supports WPF objects and furnishes you with vector-based graphics enabling you to scale, and rotate objects while maintaining crystal clear graphics without the jagged edges or inconsistent color transitions of bitmap images.
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iX supports Windows media objects, opening up a new way of making powerful HMI solutions by incorporating other media such as Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and PDF viewer.
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Click for VideoGraphical effects (EPC only)
You can choose drop shadows, bevels and opacity with all objects supported in addition to rounded graphic rectangle effects for the perfect up-to-date look and feel in your operations that will set your applications apart.
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Pop-up screens give your application a familiar Windows feel. In addition, pop-up screens offer a multi-window environment with several screens being able to be active in the same window.
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iX includes drawing functionality so that static shapes such as line, rectangle and polyline can be used to draw background graphics. Data values may be linked to shapes via the dynamics function, allowing them to change the object's appearance such as color and position.
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The component library contains various ready-made components perfect for industrial applications and is intended for managing all sorts of predefined and user-defined components. Static symbols can be imported by browsing the hard drive for graphic files or via the Component Library.
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Draw the attention of an operator to interact with an ongoing process or supervisory staff by applying dynamics in your HMI applications. Dynamics allows you to direct the properties of objects and linking them to defined data values.
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Dynamic objects create control and monitoring functions in a graphically expressive format. iX enables you to add powerful graphics to your projects with dynamic objects such as buttons, analog numerics, sliders, circular meters, linear meters, symbols, trends, clock objects and text objects.
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The navigation controls of iX offer control with thumbnails and scrollable rolling, multi-touch feel as well as horizontal, vertical and auto adjust. The navigation controls are easy to configure with ready-made controls for your applications.
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The screen carousel offers runtime screen navigation with 3D, rotation, auto-rotate and more, giving you an up-to-date look and feel for your application.
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Click for VideoCompact Styles
Several new compact style meters have been added to the iX Developer. These styles are mainly used for low resolution displays to provide clear and readable data.
