But it’s only a click away and completely free. Honestly, it’s not the end all and be all of graphic libraries. Then, copy those graphics worthy of re-use into your very own ViewStudio library.Īnd for those of you also using ViewSE, once you’ve imported your old HMI project’s into ViewME you’re only a couple of clicks away from having that same library imported into SE. ViewSE users can also import their old RSView32 masterpieces.

Whatever the case, why not import those old ViewStudioME or PanelBuilder projects you’ve previously done. Or, maybe you just work a few minutes into your lunch break to add a little color to a rather dull screen. Remember that project you did ten years ago that you were so proud of? You worked nights and weekends to create your own personal HMI masterpiece. So in an effort to help designers add some more “graphics” to their “graphic terminals,” today I’ll share a few “free” options for spicing up your PanelView Plus or FactoryTalk ViewSE projects.ġ) The definition of HMI development insanity is drawing the same thing over and over again In most cases, if the system is up and running on time you’d consider yourself lucky. To be fair, there’s often not enough time in the design schedule for polishing up graphical displays with fancy images and animations.

I mean, why spend hundreds (or thousands) of dollars on a modern HMI if your screens are going to consist of large square buttons and numeric displays?

Most of the modern HMI projects I’ve seen look as if they escaped from the 70’s.

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