# Advice about setup for software development Ignition - PLC Simulator and if applies something else **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [October 30, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/advice-about-setup-for-software-development-ignition-plc-simulator-and-if-applies-something-else/81199 "2023-10-30T20:28:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Felipe\_CRM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Felipe\_CRM](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Felipe_CRM)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/advice-about-setup-for-software-development-ignition-plc-simulator-and-if-applies-something-else/81199/2 "2023-10-30T20:35:05Z")
Check this out, has some useful techniques: > [@Develop HMI without OPC provider, flip OPC tag references quickly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/develop-hmi-without-opc-provider-flip-opc-tag-references-quickly/77527): > > I am developing an HMI for a Rockwell system and I have no access to a PLC or simulated PLC. I'd like to develop and test all the HMI functionality (conveyor lines, alarm faulting, animations, metrics). I have developed Ignition solutions in Vision for at least 6 years and usually I am the PLC programmer with access to a PLC or simulator. Most tags will be based on UDT's and the OPC addressing is created via parameters in the UDT. Questions: Is there a tricky way to quickly "flip" all t… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/advice-about-setup-for-software-development-ignition-plc-simulator-and-if-applies-something-else/81199)._