# Just started with Ignition, and could use some help **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [May 29, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/just-started-with-ignition-and-could-use-some-help/115778 "2026-05-29T20:38:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 38
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/just-started-with-ignition-and-could-use-some-help/115778/38 "2026-06-02T11:33:43Z")
> [@arjan](#): > > I don't know what you had working after about 4 a 5 hours with this package? When I started in 2016ish, perspective wasn't a thing. It was only vision. After a day of working with Ignition I had a few windows "working", but they were definately janky, and didn't follow what I (we) now consider best practices. I also have a background in web development, so when perspective came out I was already versed in CSS, Javascript, and HTML. Not having those and also not knowing the basic's of the designer is what makes the learning curve for new users in perspective so high. I am dyslexic too, and though English is my native language, I understand the battle. The manual is always open on a tab in my browser if I am working in Ignition. > [@arjan](#): > > The images are SVG images, because according to Claude, these are the easiest to scale. They are, but because you have chosen not to embedd them, you can't effect things like line colors. Embedding the SVG allows you to add bindings to all of the SVG elements. Which will allow you to achieve coloring the red/yellow dotted line seprately from the rest of the image. Take a look at these posts for more information: > [@Perspective, faster page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-faster-page/69885/35): > > Okay, I had a bit of free time today, so here is a complete SVG solution. You could do the Label as SVG text as well, or a gauge needle if you wanted, I haven't gone that far. Just a little example of the power of using the Ignition Designer to add SVG elements. I didn't include the label for the example. Note: All of this (outside of the calculations needed to find the points for the shape) was done inside of the designer (yes I can be somewhat of a masochist at times. rofl). First a s… > [@How to add animation by HTML/CSS scripts in Perspective?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-animation-by-html-css-scripts-in-perspective/75523/14): > > Okay, so it took me longer than I wanted (my laptop died), but I finally did get around to completing this, and I have to say I'm pretty pleased with the result. This was a fun exercise and I learned something good along the way. I will give you a disclaimer though, other than a rough idea of what an Azimuth Propeller is, I don't know much else. So for instance, I have no idea what the yellow triangle is supposed to indicate and so I didn't add it. I made some assumptions on how I think the re… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/just-started-with-ignition-and-could-use-some-help/115778)._