Help with a small smart city/hvac project

[stefano.menci]

I would do this with a canvas.

Here is a vary basic example that shows how to approach different aspects of the job:

Adding Components to Canvas

I haven’t tried to place components on top of a canvas, I don’t know if it is possible. But I have thought about an all canvas solution and I made a little sample app. Building a complete app is going to be way more involved than dragging a few components. It kind of goes against the Anvil philosophy where everything should be drag and drop, but if you are not afraid about writing some code and playing with classes and the graphics, here is something for you to play with. https://anvil.works/…

And here you can see how to show a bitmap on a canvas, which in your case could be very useful:

Digital-Analog Alarm

If you have toddlers and they are slow eating their breakfast, getting ready for daycare or keep finding excuses to delay the highly dreaded bedtime, look no further: this app will completely transform them into the most punctual child you have ever met. My little girl is learning the meaning of the 3 arms thanks to the color of the arms matching the color of the numbers, is learning that the short arm at the bottom means 6, but the long arm means 30, is learning to count forward and backward, …