Simple Drag-and-Drop WPF Layout
BuilderHMI.Lite is a subset of the full BuilderHMI app that focuses on WPF screen design and Visual Studio project generation. Add controls and specify their alignment. Left-drag to move and right-drag to size. Generate a complete WPF/C# Visual Studio project, build and run! Add your own MVVM bindings, event handlers, etc to complete the app.
BuilderHMI.Lite is open source and free to use – but it is not an industrial HMI builder.
How to try BuilderHMI.Lite:
Download the “BuilderHMI.Lite.exe” program as a zip archive. Open File Properties and Unblock the archive before you extract. You can also download the source code from GitHub, open the project in Visual Studio, build and run.
- Download the executable program:
BuilderHMI.Lite.zip (438 KB) - GitHub source code repository:
github.com/BruceGreene/BuilderHMI.Lite - CodeProject article:
codeproject.com/Articles/5283954
Features
- Add controls then Left-drag to Move and Right-drag to Size
- Standard editing functions Cut/Copy/Paste/Delete, ToFront and ToBack
- Live XAML window updates as you design
- Customizable WPF style support
- Visual Studio WPF/C# project generation from customizable template
- Choice of .NET Framework or .NET Core for VS project generation
Lay out beautiful WPF pages in minutes! Drop controls onto the design surface and drag to move and size. Edit properties in simple and intuitive property pages. The live XAML window displays your markup code as you work.
Add your JPEG and PNG images to the “Images” folder and customize your app’s color scheme and styling.
Generate a Visual Studio compatible WPF project in your choice of .NET Framework or .NET Core with optional handlers for common events such as button clicks.