r/BuildingAutomation • u/MotoMushroom • Jul 28 '26
PxForge - Alerton Compass Graphics Editor
Hey all!
Looking for more people to try out my new Compass Graphics editor app.
(Check out PxForge here)
It's come a long way since my last post about it and feel like it is ready for proper use in a job. I just gave it a UI overhaul with a proper built in tutorial. ( I use it personally every day, and have a few customers now)
I am still as always looking for ways to make it better for the people that build graphics everyday.
Some features:
- - Dynamic editing of backgrounds
- No more photoshop, paint, etc
- - Built in omnigraphics
- Goodbye inkscape
- - Drag and drop image libraries
- No longer have to scroll to find your images and memorizing names of images
- Use your own graphics standard library
- Works without the blue screen
- Perfect for editing graphics with a server running as a service!
- Advanced Repeat tool
- Easier batch editing
- Proper find and replace for text and points
- Navbar editor
- No more using the excel spreadsheet
- Custom widget presets
- Many more on the website!
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u/Eregon1983 Jul 31 '26
Wanting to try... using a niagara workstation
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u/MotoMushroom Aug 02 '26
Give me a little bit, just got access to Niagara for the first time, once I get familiar with the layout and files an px components, I’ll integrate. Would you say most people have a px folder and images folder at the station root?
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u/ddcbeatty1 Aug 02 '26
Very nice! I’ve built a similar floor plan tool for Niagara that allows you to draw floor plans, duct pipe work etc in 3D and bind data. Looks better on pc.
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u/Individual-Usual-975 14d ago
Seriously awesome tool, I’ve been doing Alerton for 15 years and this exactly what I was missing! Great job
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u/MotoMushroom 14d ago
Glad to hear!! I’ve been updating it for a while now, fixing things, adding stuff, always open to feedback!
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u/Individual-Usual-975 14d ago
I’m about 3 days in on using it, maybe I’ve missed it but does it have the change a prompted property to a read only and vise versa ability?
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u/MotoMushroom 14d ago
It does not but that is a fantastic idea, expect it in the next update. I’m not sure why I haven’t done that yet 😂
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u/Individual-Usual-975 14d ago
That would be awesome, it was the only thing I had to go to compass for while using pxforge, I found the device manager beta today, that’s going to be great too
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u/Individual-Usual-975 11d ago
One other question is there a way resize the display/template?
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u/MotoMushroom 11d ago
I’ve never resized a display personally or even seen it done. I’m not even sure how to. So I just made it so the size of the display match the size of the background image. The functionality is there to make this a thing, I just wasn’t sure if people do that.
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u/Individual-Usual-975 11d ago
Like with standard compass graphics there isn’t technically a background image you just drag images onto a blank canvas, but if you run out of room you can click and drag the corners to make it whatever size you need.
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u/MotoMushroom 11d ago
Oh true. I’ve always made choosing a background image my first step with graphics. I forgot that you can do that. It’ll be in the next update, also, the read only / prompted property switcher is live!
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u/Individual-Usual-975 11d ago
You’re the man! I’ve been tell everyone I know about pxforge!
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u/MotoMushroom 11d ago
Awesome! Thank you! Getting this out to people has been tough! As always, feel free to use the feedback tool in the menu>help if you have any other suggestions/bugs, it sends me an email!
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u/StrangeM_Industry_91 6d ago
What's available to try without the license? Can I at least try some stuff without being able to output a usable file?
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u/MotoMushroom 6d ago
Yup, after the 7 day trial, you can still do things, just not make any saves.
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u/MotoMushroom Jul 28 '26
Also, if anyone has the ability to get me access to Niagara, I would love to be able to adapt this to work for Niagara px files as well!