Cut & Paste to other Applications

Cut and Paste directly into another application with a great resolution and in colour to create assignments.

BOM

Customizable and dynamic Bill of Material that can be placed directly on the schematic or exported to create a report.

Insert Pictures and Text on Schematics

Insert texts and images to your schematics to create complete documented circuits.

Linked Videos, Hyperlinks, Files, etc.

Document your components by adding external links to videos, files, and others, to enhance understanding of these components or systems.

IEC & NEMA Electrical Standards

Automation Studio™ offers the possibilities to create circuits using both American and European standards, to initiate students to the differences in symbols.

Variable Frequency Drives

Motor soft starters and variable frequency drives are available. VFDs are built according to manufacturers’ specifications such as Siemens™, Allen Bradley™, WEG™, etc.

Print & Export

Simply print to any size of paper or export your circuit in multiple formats to share with other applications.

Templates

Select from predefined templates or create your own with the default information of your choice like school logo, BOM, etc.

Component Sizing

Calculation worksheets are provided for hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical components which include calculation tools provided with applicable equations and parameter definitions.

Link between all Technologies

All technologies can be linked together to create a complete mechatronic system that reinforces the student understanding of system interactions

Virtual Systems

Using the Electrical and PLC Libraries as well as the SFC module, students simply link sensors, switches, lights, conveyors, etc., in order to make the pre-made Virtual Systems operate according to the teacher’s instructions.

Simulation Mode

The simulation modes "Normal", "Slow Motion", "Step by Step" and "Pause" allow users to control the simulation.

Connect to Real Devices

In order to connect Automation Studio™ to an external hardware, you can either use an I/O interface kit or an OPC Client Server

Component Configuration

All components have properties that can be easily changed in order to visualize their effect during simulation. Create and configure valves, cylinders, motors, etc. to obtain a component graphically and technically compliant to real performances.

Variable Frequency Drives

Motor soft starters and variable frequency drives are available. VFDs are built according to manufacturers’ specifications such as Siemens™, Allen Bradley™, WEG™, etc.

HMI 2D/3D- Animation according to Schematics

Create 2D or 3D animation linked with the circuit, enhancing your schematic and making it more visual for students. Use the 3D editor for creating and importing 3D parts in STEP, STL and IGES.

Control Panel

Automation Studio™ allows to easly create control panel that controls your circuits, virtual systems or equipments.

Cut-Away Animation
The animated component cross-sections illustrate the internal functioning of components. The animations are synchronized with the circuit simulation.

Mechanism Manager

Using the Mechanism Manager, mechanical bodies can be linked to Fluid Power actuators to simulate and animate their effects.

Co-simulation by API

Automation Studio™ can communicate via APIs with third-party simulation software allowing users to create a model-in-the-loop (MIL) testing environment and simulate Automation Studio™ projects with other complementary multi-physics simulation software.

Realistic measuring tools: multimeter, oscilloscope, hydraulic tester, thermometer and manometer, can be used to reproduce real life measuring experience.

Troubleshooting

Create or activate pre-defined component failure to develop troubleshooting skills. Failures can be activated by preset conditions or manually during simulation.

Assembly and Group Editing Functions

Editing functions (add, delete and move components, modify component properties …) can be used within an existing Assembly or Group, without having to Ungroup or Disassemble its components.

Fluid Power and Electrical Plotter

With a simple Drag and Drop operation, you can plot simulated parameters which can be exported to a text file for further analysis.

Wind Turbine component

Added the Wind Turbine component in the Electrical Library.

Automotive Library

All components needed for automotive project development are now grouped into a specific library, which includes the electrotechnical components, under the SAE standard.

Compressible Fluids

The simulation of new compressible fluids such as nitrogen, hydrogen, helium, methane and propane are now available in the Pneumatics Workshop.

Electric machines

The Electrotechnical Module is now equipped with a new induction motor and a permanent magnet DC motor.

Link with Unity 3D

With this link, your projects will benefit from the power of the Unity 3D engine. It will allow you to see your projects evolve in their own environments with a high level of realism. This feature is ideal for adding a touch of realism to digital twins developed within Automation Studio™.

Mechanical connection ports on electrotechnical components

Electrotechnical asynchronous machines, stepper motors, permanent magnet DC motors are now equipped with mechanical connection ports. Position and speed sensors, as well as shafts and mechanical links, can be easily connected to machines facilitating the implementation of servo systems and linking to other modules.

Embedded Views

This function fulfills the training and technical publication requirements. It is used to add views from all different technologies into a single document. For example, it is possible to embed into a single page, a partial view of a hydraulic circuit, a 3D view and a partial view of a PLC, etc.

Sequence diagram

The Sequence Diagram is a visual and intuitive tool that allows you to create operation sequences quickly without requiring the use of a specific control language, or an electrical control circuit.
This function fulfills the training and technical publication requirements. It is used to add views from all different technologies into a single document. For example, it is possible to embed into a single page, a partial view of a hydraulic circuit, a 3D view and a partial view of a PLC, etc.

BOM on the document

Complete redesign of the document’s BOM (bill of materials). The new version provides great flexibility of customization for the displayed information and for the appearance. Additionally, you can now edit component properties directly from the BOM.

Ladder Diagram LSIS

Implementation of the new Ladder diagram module based on LSIS PLC specifications.