Symbol Factory Universal

1000's of Industrial Graphics, Mostly Scalable Vector Format for High Quality HMI/SCADA Visualization

The Symbol Factory Universal is the combination of a software application for the management and manipulation of the appearance of an included, extensive library of 1000's of industrial graphics optimized for high performance for use in industrial automation HMI applications, including pumps, pipes, valves, tanks, mixers, motors, ducts, electrical symbols, flow meters, material handling, sensors, PLCs, transmitters, and ISA symbols. This license includes the first year of annual support and maintenance.  Click for Pricing & Purchasing Details

• Tabbed user interface supporting multiple categories open at the same time
  
• Collapsable ribbon bar and re-sizable application sections to enable application layout that is best for each user.
  
• Enhanced search that returns all matching symbols from any category in one page that can be saved off as a re-usable search
  
• Ability to create user defined categories of symbols for re-use
  
• Save any symbol that you have altered the appearance of for later re-use in your own category or categories
  
• Application remembers recently used symbols - 50 by default, user configurable maximum
  
• Enhanced Symbols type in most of the categories that have real gradient support and support for editing groups within a symbol
  
• Enhanced Symbols are available for vector export in XAML and SVG formats
  
• SVG format is ideal for HTML5, platform independent usage
  
• XAML format is ideal for applications using Windows platforms exclusively and leveraging Microsoft WPF technology
  
• Enhanced Symbols contain logically named groups when exported in XAML and SVG formats
  
• Provided your application supports accessing these groups, your application can independently apply color changes and other animation to the groups within the symbols
  
• Existing symbols from prior versions of Symbol Factory are still available for use in Basic view mode.
  
• Free Trial Version lets you see all the symbols, and use the first symbol in each category in all supported export formats as a way to test with your HMI, SCADA application.

Symbol Factory Universal contains both Basic and Enhanced Symbols

Our answer to "can I use this with my HMI/SCADA?" is "Does your HMI/SCADA support one of the formats below? If it does then the answer is yes! Consult your HMI/SCADA supplier's documentation for details on how to copy/paste or import the images.  You should prefer a vector format for best results. 

Vector Format support for Basic Symbols

• WMF - legacy format, doesn't use real gradients 
  
• VML - very legacy format, doesn't use real gradients 
  
• SVG
  
• XAML
  

Vector Format support for Enhanced Symbols

• SVG 
  
• XAML
  

Raster Format support for Basic Symbols

• BMP
  
• JPG
  
• GIF
  
• PNG
  

• BMP
  
• JPG
  
• GIF
  
• PNG

Pricing and Licensing

Symbol Factory Universal is licensed based on the number of computers you run the application on and is intended for use in custom, in-house HMI/SCADA applications. License agreement is available when you download the trial software or upon request.  If you want to use Symbol Factory Universal in a COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE PRODUCT - which means a product you sell in any form, we have special licensing arrangements.  Please contact us and tell us more and a specialist will contact you. 

Single User License Cost: US$595