Features - Automation Studio™ Professional Edition

Automation Studio™ Professional Edition Features

Automation Studio™ offers a unique combination of user-friendly system design features, advanced engineering capabilities, dynamic and realistic simulation, comprehensive animation features, and flexible documentation functionalities in one common environment.

What's New in Automation Studio™
Once more, Automation Studio™ - Professional Edition pushes the ‘Trade-Oriented’ concept implemented in the software a step further, always with the same objective : achieve higher productivity with less effort.

What's New in Automation Studio™
Block Diagram Module
Graphical environment for component and system modelling using predefined function blocks.
It can also be used for creating and testing complete control loops.
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.
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.
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Find & Replace Text
Find text corresponding to Variables, Expressions, References and Accessories within the open project, and replace it when the text content found allows the modification.
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.
Component Configuration
All components are pre-configured by default enabling a faster design ready to simulate. Users are able to adjust the components parameters and get the desired effect during simulation. Create and configure valves, cylinders, motors, etc., to obtain components compliant to your real machine performances.
Choose From Thousands of Symbols
Comprehensive sets of libraries with ISO compliant components that can be used to design and simulate a wide array of projects related to hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical and control technologies.
BOM On The Document
Complete redesign of the document’s BOM (bill of materials). The new version provides great flexibility of customization for the information displayed and for the appearance. Additionally, you can now edit component properties directly from the BOM.
CAN Bus Communication
Through CAN Bus J1939 communication, any compatible controller can be connected to Automation Studio™ to create a virtual environment in order to design, validate, train and troubleshoot.
Dynamic Measuring Tool
Virtual Measuring Instruments can be placed directly on the components to precisely measure, in real time, a wide range of parameters that can also be recorded and viewed in the Plotter.
Manufacturers' Catalogues
Create and simulate schematics using real life component behaviour from our extensive manufacturers' catalogue that includes PDF specifications and test benches.
Wind Turbine component
Added the Wind Turbine component in the Electrical Library.
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.
Link Between All Technologies
All technologies can be linked together in order to create a complete system with accurate behaviour during simulation.
Digital Twin Simulation
Your Automation Studio™ schematics can be linked to third party software and hardware. For example, link your schematic to a Unity 3D environment in order to add a touch of realism into your Virtual Twin.
Automation Studio™ Viewer
This edition will help users share schematics within their organization, with clients or anyone who doesn’t possess an Automation Studio™ license. It can display schematics for any technology, plotter curves from the original project as well as various reports.
Embedding Component
The Embedding Component allows to create nested structures with different levels of hierarchy. This helps to simplify circuit representation by compacting a set of components into a single symbol. It is integrated in the Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Block Diagram libraries.
Functional Groups Manager
Following ISO 1219-2’s recommendation, you can now subdivide any system into functional groups. You can then efficiently design, simulate, validate and visualize your system function-by-function and quickly compare the different options.
Multimeter Clamp
A Multimeter Clamp has been added to the set of realistic measuring tools (Oscilloscope, Hydraulic Tester, Multimeter, Thermometer and Manometer), to allow circuit measurement of the electric current without having to disconnect wires.
Catalogue Product Options Editor
The Product Options Editor allows to define an entry point for a manufacturing product with the variation of all its configuration options. The part number is then created automatically and the simulation model adapts accordingly.
Library Explorer
Search filter and intuitive navigation to quickly locate components. Manage standards for each technology.
Component Sizing
Calculation worksheets are provided for hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical components, which include calculation tools provided with applicable equations and parameter definitions.
Additional Simulation Paces
New simulation steps of up to 200ms are available in order to enable lighter computing demands during simulation. This feature is particularly useful for large projects.
Ladder Diagram LSIS
Implementation of the new Ladder Diagram module based on LSIS PLC specifications.
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.
Display of Mechanical Ports
A new option to display the different types of ports on the components: Mechanical, Electrical and Fluids.
Centrifugal Pump
Rotodynamic curve modelling is now available in order to support centrifugal pump simulation.
Electric Machines
The Electrotechnical Module is now equipped with a new induction motor and a permanent magnet DC motor.
Compressible Fluids
The simulation of new compressible fluids, such as nitrogen, hydrogen, helium, methane and propane, are now available in the Pneumatics workshop.
Volume in Pneumatic Lines
The option to account for volumes in compressible fluid lines is now available. This increases the propagation precision of the working pressure.
Visibility Option for Connection Port Names
You may now display all of the connection port names, or just the desired ones, when inserting components from the main library.
Diagnosis of Components With an Available Update
Automation Studio™ identifies improved components in a project. Depending on the type of improvement, you can update the project’s components either manually or automatically.
Optimized Projects Opening, Saving and Closing Operations
Significantly improved performance, specifically when opening and closing large projects.
Current View Printing
The option to print the current view is now available.
New Language
The Automation Studio™ interface is now available in Russian.
Electrotechnical Protection Builder
The Electrotechnical Protection Builder offers numerous configuration possibilities and allows to edit and simulate the protection’s characteristic curves.
Interactive Lab Exercises
Interactive exercises are available for hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical technologies. Each of them include one schematic that is automatically simulated and animated in order to graphically show the behaviour of the function represented.
Analytical Tools
Intuitive tools to visualize and analyze simulation behaviours using 2D or 3D plotters. Compare results from different plotters throughout simulation.
Translation Manager
Easily build, manage and share a dictionary with all the project translated terms in a single database. All texts in projects are standardized to provide a more efficient communication.
Layer Manager Interface
Simply drag & drop components on any layer of the manager, filter, sort and order different layers. Layer management is also available for title blocks.
SFC to Allen-Bradley Ladder Export
Generate an Allen-Bradley Ladder Logic code from the SFC module of Automation Studio™ that can be transferred to the PLC.
Display Features
Easily show & hide all component’s satellites or references from the ribbon bar. Modify the function of a line belonging to an assembly and identify components with associated satellites.
Favorite Properties
Favorite feature displays only the desired properties of a selected component. Default favorite properties can be modified by the user.
Component Images
Component properties includes descriptive images displaying contextual properties specific to a selected component model.
BOM and Report Module
Customizable and dynamic Bill of Materials that can be placed directly on the schematic or exported to create a report. Create your own report template or choose and customize existing ones (BOM, purchase list, cable list, etc.). Most component properties included in your project can be edited directly from your reports. In addition, improved Filter, Sort and Group features are available to help intuitively find the information you want.
Assembly and Group Edition
Editing functions (add, delete and move components, and modify component properties, …) can be used within an existing Assembly or Group, without having to Ungroup or Disassemble its components.
Mechanism Manager
Using the Mechanism Manager, mechanical bodies can be linked to Fluid Power actuators to simulate and animate their effects.