Adding Custom Icons in Application Source Folder on Ignition Edge (Windows)

[bismaylla]

Hi everyone,

In full Ignition, it's possible to add icons directly to the application's source folder for global use.

Can this be done in Ignition Edge on Windows? Are there any restrictions or best practices compared to the full version?

Thanks!

[paul-griffith]

There are no restrictions for custom icons libraries on Edge. Exactly the same process as standard Ignition (though that procedure is different in 8.1 vs 8.3).

[bismaylla]

Thanks for the info!

I’m using Ignition Edge 8.3.1 on Windows, and I’d like to know how exactly to add custom icons to the project’s source folder in this version. Could you provide a step-by-step or point me to the documentation?

[paul-griffith]

Docs:

Images and Icons in Perspective | Ignition User Manual

Or possibly my post here:

Custom Icon Library in 8.3

Okay, here's the current steps. Navigate to your install directory, and in the /data/config/resources/core/ folder, create a new folder com.inductiveautomation.perspective/ (if it doesn't already exist). Within that folder create an icons/ folder. Within that folder create a <repository name>/ folder. Within that folder, create: The spritesheet of your SVG, at whatever arbitrary filename you want, e.g. icons.svg. A config.json file that contains a single entry, svgFileName, that co…