Instrumentation ModelKit Win+Web Forms Edition

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Add the look & feel of real-life instrumentation hardware to your .NET application. Instrumentation ModelKit is intended for creating and using KPIs, specific to any industry, Computer Assisted Training systems, SCADA systems, digital dashboards and any other applications for displaying and monitoring mission-critical data.  To realize all these purposes a rich library of ready-made high-resolution gauges is included and you can easily create custom gauges on the base of the existing elements, as well as from scratch and adjust them to particular industry requirements.

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Instrumentation ModelKit Win+Web Forms Edition V4.0.3.4

Instrumentation ModelKit Win+Web Forms Edition V4.0.3.4 with Premium Support

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What's New in Instrumentation ModelKit V3.9:

• Fixed: Setting of the slider step
• New: Ability to add push buttons to the gauge
• New: Ability to add new gauge elements directly into the gauge tree view
• New: 90 new gauges designed in 10 styles
• Improved: Instrumentation ModelKit Samples Center and Wizard include newly designed gauges

Improvements in Instrumentation ModelKit V3.7:

• New: DigitalText instrument element. This element is intended for the display of text and numbers using LED markers
• New: A mechanism for bevels setting makes the process of unique instrument development less time consuming
• Redesigned: Templates library. Instruments, created on the basis of new templates, will distinguish with their attractive appearance
• Improved: Custom functions are available in the visual expressions editor. By setting your own function for instruments creation you will save time and effort

Improvements in Instrumentation ModelKit V3.6:

• New: Support for Visual Studio smart tags functionality provides access to the Instrumentation ModelKit components common properties in a smart tag window, invoked by a mouse pointer.

Instrumentation ModelKit allows the creation of digital dashboards, KPI, scorecards, and other data visualization applications. The Instrumentation ModelKit library includes more than 80 ready-made gauges. The full-featured graphics editor allows the creation of new visual components with only a few mouse clicks using a product library or from scratch. It includes common controls such as progress bars, meters, dials, sliders, gauges, odometers, thermometers, switches etc. and specialized elements for your industry: manipulators, scales, special-purpose devices and many others.

The architecture of Instrumentation ModelKit provides an opportunity to use multiple elements in a single gauge, for example, you can use multiple scales, sliders, pointers, and any other gauge elements. Each element has its own functionality and properties which can be edited as you go.

Instrumentation ModelKit will help you create professional data visualization applications such as digital dashboards, computer-assisted training, SCADA systems, and human-engineered Interfaces.

Features:
Library of 100% .NET managed components written in C#. The Instrumentation ModelKit package contains only .NET native components which are written in C# and contain only 100% managed code.Compatible with the most popular .NET IDEs.  It Is also possible to use the product without an IDE. The Instrumentation ModelKit works with Microsoft Visual Studio.NET, Borland C# Builder, Delphi.NET, and other .NET IDEs. Moreover, the product can be used without an IDE at all provided that .NET Framework is installed.
WinForms and ASP.NET WebForms support. The Instrumentation ModelKit can be used both for WinForms and ASP.NET WebForms applications.
Easy to use. The Instrumentation ModelKit is extremely easy to use. The product package includes detailed documentation and an extended base of utilization examples.
Easy to deploy. In order to make the application which uses Instrumentation ModelKit work on a user’s machine, you only need to copy a few DLLs to the program directory. 
Unified samples browser. The unified sample browser provides a set of comprehensive examples which facilitate exploration of the library and allow searching for an example demonstrating the required functionality on the fly.
Royalty-free runtime. The Instrumentation ModelKit is runtime royalty-free. This means that you can distribute the Instrumentation ModelKit with your application to end-users without any additional fees.
Source code and unit tests available. The availability of the product source code and unit tests gives you full control over managing your application.
Full support for OPC industry standard DataAccess specifications; Move data from and to PLCs, DCSs, and other control devices. Virtually any hardware device supporting the OPC DA standard may be monitored and managed in your applications using the DataChannel component which allows you to incorporate your real-time data channels with the OPC industry standard so there is no need to use complicated COM interfaces. Monitor data using the unified .NET component technology with simple design-time tuning.
Intuitive designer. A full-featured designer included in the Instrumentation ModelKit gives you the opportunity to design a wide range of visual controls without the need to write a single line of code. The designer optimizes and streamlines the process of instruments creation. It is possible to select any visual element such as ticks, labels, Guide, and Joint with the mouse. Elements under the mouse pointer are automatically highlighted. You can create common controls as well as specialized instruments peculiar to your industry with only a few mouse clicks.
Convenient expression editor. The Instrumentation ModelKit includes an expression editor that provides a convenient visual interface for writing expressions with all available expression language constructions and elements available for viewing and editing. They can be selected, moved to the required entry field position, and so on.
High-level elements accelerate development of complex gauges.

• RangedLevel allows assigning levels and ranges to the scale. This element automatically takes scale shape in view of the elements layout and supports gradient fill along the scale, division by sectors and many additional settings
• LinearLevel is an element for creating different kinds of linear progress bars and thermometers. The element can be automatically placed on the scale. It supports gradient fill along the scale and division by sectors. A set of 3-D effects is available
• Tank is a representation of the 2-D or 3-D tank with an indication of the liquid level
• ScaleTitle allows the positioning of the title along the scale
• ScaleMarks allows the use of arbitrary shape marks on the scale
• Highlight allows emulating catchlights on cylindrical objects (for example, dial handles)
• Gear allows emulating cylindrical objects with sophisticated forms with equally distributed notches along the object contour

Look & feel of real-life instrumentation hardware. The Instrumentation ModelKit provides developers with a great number of features which make controls realistic. Support for 3D skins, double buffering, ability to specify interactive behavior to the controls, and GDI+ capabilities for elements drawing all allow a developer to reproduce real-life instrumentation hardware appearance and behavior. 
You can create new template-based controls with a few mouse clicks using the wizard. If you wish to design a new graphic control, there is no need to create it from scratch. Any control included in the package can be used as a template for your own instrument. 
The library of controls can be infinitely expanded. The library of controls is constantly expanded and the collection grows from one product version to another. It is possible to compose your own collection of instrumentation controls, either common ones or those related to a particular industry. 
Instruments model. Instrumentation ModelKit is fully customizable allowing the design of unique user interfaces which distinguish your products from the competing ones. 
A rich library of ready-made controls. The Instrumentation ModelKit contains more than 80 ready-made instrumentation controls such as progress bars, meters, dials, sliders, gauges, odometers, thermometers, switches, and so on. These controls can be nested into an application as they are or used as templates or constituent parts for custom controls. 
An extensive package of 3D skins. An extensive package of 3D skins makes it possible to design a user interface comprised of instruments that seem to be touchable.
Layout management system. The layout management system allows the creation of automatic layouts of such scale elements as ticks and labels taking into account specified values, font size, etc. 
Scale elements architecture

• Automatic layout of the scale elements
• MinLimit and MaxLimit properties that can be assigned both in absolute and relative values. It is possible to assign the Auto Value
• The Origin 2property allows a developer to assign a reference point manually, taking into account the step
• The newly-added step property makes it possible to specify the interval value between divisions. When the Auto Value is specified for the step property, the interval is defined taking into account the number of divisions on the scale

Elaborate interactive action of any object can be assigned without a single line of code. In Instrumentation ModelKit, there is no need to create code in order to assign interactive and complex behavior to various objects. A simple expression for a corresponding control in the property grid makes such controls behave like real-life instruments.
The use of advanced GDI+ capabilities (gradient fills, alpha blending, antialiasing, etc.) The Instrumentation ModelKit allows the use of the full extent of GDI+ advantages for elements drawing thus making your controls look professional and high-end. 
Support for double buffering. The double buffering is used to produce smooth animation and avoid flickering of a control when its properties are being dynamically changed.
Fast creation of new visual components. The Instrumentation ModelKit allows the creation of a wide range of variable controls without requiring any special knowledge. The template-based model of control design, the availability of the wizard, and the powerful graphics editor give you the opportunity to design unique visual controls in a couple of minutes. 
Multiple template reuse. Newly-created custom controls, as well as control templates, can be saved to a file for further editing and reuse. You can design an unlimited number of custom controls based on one instrument or instrument template.
Individual control settings. Due to the availability of a convenient control designer and powerful property editors, you can change any property of any control element at any time without the need to write a single line of code. All modifications are quickly and conveniently carried out visually.
Individual styles can be assigned to controls. The process of adjusting the appearance of controls can be streamlined using various individual styles. Each instrument has its own collection of styles which can be modified and amplified by a developer.
Support for bitmapped images (e.g. for skins support). The elements you create can arbitrarily combine drawing primitives, bitmapped images, and specialized elements (such as scales and sliders). The use of real-life instrument images allows the creation of fully- functional controls whose appearance is indistinguishable from hardware instruments.
Ability to create specialized elements (horizons, scales, manipulators and many more). The Instrumentation ModelKit gives you the advanced capability of designing specialized elements for practically any industry, either from scratch or using ready-made controls without specialized knowledge. Along with progress bars, meters, dials, sliders, gauges, odometers, thermometers, switches, etc., you are able to create horizons, scales, manipulators, and many other instruments. The field of controls utilization ranges from digital dashboards design to SCADA systems engineering. 
SVG, GIF, BMP, PNG JPG and Flash export. The Instrumentation ModelKit offers a wide range of export options – SVG, GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG, and Flash.

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