Preview of HALCON's new IDE – HDevelopEVO
Discover our new IDE HDevelopEVO Preview! Enjoy seamless project management, intuitive handling of iconic and control variables, and a new documentation – all with the proven MVTec look and feel.
HDevelopEVO is continually evolving to meet your needs. It already offers a range of powerful image processing features. With each iteration, we expand the possibilities. Be one of the first to test the latest developments and shape the future of image processing.
You have the opportunity to test the current preview. Simply download it via the MVTec Software Manager (SOM) with your existing HALCON license.
Overview of HDevelopEVO Preview
The explorer makes daily development processes more efficient
The Explorer in HDevelopEVO provides a clear structure to manage, create, and edit your files and folders. With just a few clicks, you can navigate your project and keep track of everything.
Code faster with our advanced editor
Streamline your development workflow with our enhanced editor. Enjoy features like code folding, word wrap, and the ability to open and edit multiple programs simultaneously. Plus, take advantage of our pre-built code snippets for control flow structures.
Streamline Your Workflow: Enhanced Navigation with Outline View
Boost your productivity with the intuitive outline view. Quickly grasp the overall structure of your file including procedures and variables and navigate with confidence.
Watch your images come to life as you debug your script!
The Graphics Window now displays corresponding images during the debugging, providing a more intuitive and visual debugging experience. Enjoy familiar features like double-clicking iconic variables to view them, zooming, panning, and clearing the window. And with the ability to restart and step through your script, you can see how changes affect your images instantly.
Improved HALCON Script language
Experience greater flexibility in your HALCON scripting with the ability to declare procedures directly within your code. This streamlined approach simplifies your workflow and makes your scripts more modular.
Latest features
available in HALCON 25.05 Progress
Use external procedure files in HDevelopEVO
HDevelopEVO 25.05 introduces support for referencing procedures stored in external files. Users can now split their programs into multiple files and reference procedures across them. This enables cleaner program structure and is a first step toward future support for modular libraries.
Gray value histogram: First machine vision tool in HDevelopEVO
To address a common need in machine vision workflows, HDevelopEVO 25.05 adds the gray value histogram – one of the most frequently used tools for image analysis. It enables the user to visualize the distribution of pixel intensities in an image and to interactively set thresholds to select relevant regions for further processing.
Integrated AI assistants for smarter development workflows
To support developers more effectively, HDevelopEVO 25.05 introduces AI assistants. These include an interactive chat, agents for, e.g., IDE commands and shell commands, and automatic code completion. Users can choose between cloud-based, self-hosted, or local AI models while maintaining full control over data and model usage. The AI assistants must be explicitly activated by the user.
More features
also available in HALCON 24.11 Progress-Steady
Rapid Prototyping: Edit and optimize scripts in real time with "Edit & Continue"
A key feature of HDevelop is also available in HDevelopEVO. Users can modify running scripts and adjust parameter values during execution without restarting the script. This enables interactive development and supports rapid prototyping, significantly accelerating the development process.
Directly in the flow: Intuitive auto-completion with integrated documentation
The auto-completion in HDevelopEVO provides support when writing HALCON scripts. While coding, users can now view a short documentation of each operator when needed, helping them better understand its function and parameters. This makes script development faster and more efficient.
Git integration in HDevelopEVO enables seamless working without changing tools
HDevelopEVO integrates version control via Git, allowing users to manage projects directly without having to leave the development environment. Git operations, such as committing changes, can be performed seamlessly within HDevelopEVO. Code changes are highlighted in the editor and can be compared to previous versions, making it easier to track modifications within a project. This functionality also enhances team collaboration, as multiple users can work on a project simultaneously and merge their changes efficiently.