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Building Materials Facility Goes 3D with Ignition

We wanted to validate that we could write a 3D CAD application under the Ignition platform. The MineCAD application was selected for this project. This application is currently used by the quarry manager at the plant to validate the mining blasts chemistry, to refine the quarry model, and to update the topography. The biggest challenge on this project was to implement and use the JavaFX API with Ignition. With the help of Inductive Automation, a new Ignition component was created and added to the designer.

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Design Like a Pro: Custom Dashboards

Wherever dashboards are used, they are most effective when tailored to the user's specific role. With the right know-how, you can create dashboards that let users select which information they want to see, which will ensure that dashboards are well-utilized and beneficial to the organization as a whole.

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Design Like a Pro: Graphic Design Tips for Better HMIs

In this latest "Design Like a Pro" webinar, learn how to correctly apply basic graphic design principles to create efficient and beautiful HMI designs that operators will love.

57 min video

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icc | 2015 IA Session  |  Building Automation

Applying Graphic Design Principles to Interface Design

Learn some basic graphic design principles that can be applied broadly across interface design projects, such as HMI screens and web pages, to help improve user experience.

41 min video

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icc | 2015 IA Session  |  Building Automation

Tips for Rapidly Building Dynamic HMI Screens

Learn how to create dynamic HMI screens that can change automatically based on data, and how to create them quickly using the rapid development tools inside Ignition.

59 min video

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Design Like a Pro: Combining SQL Databases with HMIs

You probably know that SQL databases are great for storing data, but did you know that the power of SQL can dramatically improve your HMI development? In fact, there are many powerful ways to use SQL databases in conjunction with your HMI/SCADA system.

58 min video

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Design Like a Pro: Optimizing Your HMI

To help you design HMI screens that are optimized to improve performance, we have assembled several design tips. This white paper covers some of the most powerful design principles you can use to optimize your HMI projects: analog displays, trends, emphasis, and navigation.

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4 Graphic Design Tips to Improve HMIs

To help you design HMI screens that are optimized to improve performance, this tip sheet covers four ways to use one of the most powerful design principles to optimize your HMI projects – creating emphasis.

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The 3 Most Common Design Mistakes

To help you make the trip as painless as possible, this tip sheet will walk you through a list of some of the most common mistakes made when designing an HMI / SCADA project, along with how you can avoid them.

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icc | 2014 Community Session  |  Energy

Ignition as a Product Design Development Tool

In this session Chris Taylor of X-Windpower will discuss his use of Ignition as a design development and verification tool in the energy industry. In order to remain in control of wind turbines different strategies need to be employed to account for many unpredictable forces such as wind speed, duration, and rotor speed. Learn how Ignition and python scripting were used to maximize the yield of the wind turbines by creating a continuous data stream.

44 min video

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