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Advanced Graphical Technology

Our platform is the first complete product where all configuration and execution tools are pure Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), the latest graphical technology from Microsoft. WPF uses the full potential of the current graphics cards and computers, providing superior quality and performance.

Dynamic 3D Models

Connect real-time tags to control properties in 3D models created with 3DMax or other systems that support the .3DS extension.

Smart Symbols

Smart Symbols are asset and template-based reusable graphical components, with runtime dynamics or static binding and centralized management. The symbols keep a live link with the library, which means you only need to modify the symbol once and it will automatically apply to all displays.

Code Behind and Expressions

Develop code using C#, VB.NET, or HTML5/Javascript for dynamic animations, or implement client-side event-driven scripts.

Touch Panel Applications

Customizable on-screen keyboard, multi-touch support, momentary buttons, and other features deliver rich touch panel systems.

Exclusive set of Dynamic Animations

Unique new dynamics, such as opacity, shine, and skew, combined with move, scale, color change, rotate, and others, applied to any object, provide the most comprehensive set of animations. No more difficult laborious workarounds dealing with drawing tools created on top of legacy graphics systems.

Images, Colors, and Transparency

Images are added to the project database for centralized management. Low and hi resolution versions of the image are automatically created, optimizing the project. Transparency, alpha color, image brushes, and all designer tools are available.

Advanced Controls

All Windows controls are included, as well as a web browser, child displays, doc viewer, and many others. WPF controls, such as scheduler controls, Gantt, or live video cameras, can be added to extend functionality. Legacy Active-X controls can also be used for compatibility.

Deployment Scenarios 

Our platform is based on a unified-package architecture, so the server is always the standard platform software. However, all 

modules (such as Scripts, Device, Historian, Database, etc.) may be placed on different computers in a distributed system context. The server computers can run in different Operating Systems, which connects many client visualization stations and allows flexible deployment scenarios.

From Standalone to World-Wide 

The platform's family of products is uniquely designed to provide the most reliable, flexible, and powerful application development platform. Users can build an application to run on a small device with limited amount of I/O, run on a production line or a commercial building, or provide information across the globe to those that need them, from any device, anywhere.

Data Aggregation from multiple locations

The platform is perfect for collecting data from multiple locations and access it at a centralized location. Hundreds to thousands of distributed FactoryStudio nodes provide data acquisition and publish the collected data to a cloud server or a corporate office. 

Multiple User Security 

Users can use Application Security, Windows Authentication (Active-Directory), or WS-Federation concurrently, which all map to the same application server.

Symbols and Components

Map Symbols to Assets

Create assets and templates based on reusable components with runtime binding, standard graphical visualization, and centralized management.

Linking Tags to Symbols

Our platform has many quick application development tools. One example is the ability to define Categories in which Tags and Symbols can be tightly integrated. Using Categories expedites screen development by specifying graphical symbols to automatically be used in displays simply by copying Tags and pasting them into displays.

For example, users can define a default Pump symbol and all its attributes to use in displays. Then, by specifying a Tag to have the same Category as the Pump, it comes in as the default Pump symbol for that category when the user paste the Tag into the display. There is no need to go through the manual steps of placing individual symbols on the display and assigning the attributes.

Import Objects and XAML

Import images and symbols from the most popular formats used today. XAML standard simplifies the automated import of displays from legacy HMI and SCADA systems.

Extended Symbol Library

Our platform has its native library of symbols created with properties assigned to them. To help users create the most advanced graphical displays, our platform was the first software package of its type to include the SymbolFactory.NET library of over 5,000 vector-based graphics at no charge! This library is installed with every platform's development package and is unlimited in terms of how many symbols you use and how many times you use them.

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