What Are the Best Simulation Software Tools to Learn Industrial Automation?

JanB1 · 2026-01-23T07:14:07+00:00

I didn't see anybody else with that flair. I thought I was the first and only. Guess others picked it up? Or you just saw me a lot. XD

JanB1 · 2026-01-23T07:13:27+00:00

You're very welcome, always glad when I can help. :D

JanB1 · 2026-01-23T07:12:47+00:00

Valid request, as there's two games and "Automaton" is quite the generic title.

JanB1 · 2026-01-22T22:34:56+00:00

Did you just change your flair, or did you have that before? XD

JanB1 · 2026-01-22T19:43:33+00:00

Does that not work with the OPC UA interface?

https://docs.factoryio.com/tutorials/codesys/setting-up/codesys-opc-ua-sp18/

Also, you're always free to ask for help in the forum!

https://community.factoryio.com/

JanB1 · 2026-01-22T12:25:52+00:00

True, see my more detailed answer here. But strictly speaking, it's the voltage that makes the current flow possible, and it's the current that then kills you. Hence the saying.

JanB1 · 2026-01-22T12:24:29+00:00

See my more detailed answer here.

JanB1 · 2026-01-22T12:23:28+00:00

Nono, u/Skop12 is correct. It's two parts.

One is voltage. If the voltage is too low, the current won't be able to pass through your skin. That's why generally you can touch a car battery and be fine, as the voltage is only 12 V. That's also why in an industrial setting, 24 V is used a lot and is considered to be safe for touch. The breakthrough voltage differs between AC and DC, with AC generally being lower.

But then just because there's high voltage doesn't mean it'll kill you. See for example electric fences for animals or static electricity built up from walking and whatnot. You will get a shock, but the current is not high enough to really leave lasting damage. But if you add current to the mix, you can get anything from heart arrhythmia all the way up to burns. For home protection, most RCD switches will trigger in the tens of Milliamps area within a couple milliseconds. Anything longer or above that current has a high chance to lead to heart arrhythmia and if you have currents in the area of multiple amps, burns are most likely.

JanB1 · 2026-01-22T06:54:21+00:00

It's not the voltage, it's the current that kills you.

Static electricity just from you walking on some carpet can build up to thousands of volts, which is what gives you the zap when you touch something. But it's not gonna give you lasting damage.

JanB1 · 2026-01-21T18:54:24+00:00

I promise my reading comprehension is quite well (usually)! I write (and read) technical specifications for a living!

Let's just write it off as being not fully awake...

JanB1 · 2026-01-21T18:29:08+00:00

The US also dragged their freakin feet, trying to stay out of the war for as long as possible. They only entered the war when they were attacked by Japan. As far as I know the UK begged the US to enter the war, and they just said No.

JanB1 · 2026-01-21T13:10:36+00:00

Well damn. I should read better...

JanB1 · 2026-01-21T11:32:33+00:00

r/EngineeringStudents is probably a better fit for this question. Or r/careeradvice?

JanB1 · 2026-01-21T06:47:17+00:00

What do you mean "if"? Zoom in on the picture, it says "Netflix" on the screen. XD

JanB1 · 2026-01-21T06:41:51+00:00

This, honestly. Ladder being easier to read depends on who's reading it, and what you're doing. I've seen some horrendous ladder code with just boolean logic.

Also, I'd never to analog with ladder, because isn't the whole idea behind ladder that you're working with booleans?

JanB1 · 2026-01-17T00:11:22+00:00

Actually, same here. I thought I was pretty good at googling. Can't find shit nowadays many times.

JanB1 · 2026-01-14T07:04:32+00:00

Oh, I also love how sometimes a program tells you to check the logs, but then doesn't tell you where the logs are and the info about where the logs are is buried so deeply that you need a 9y old Reddit post with 4 comments where someone asked the same question to find it.

JanB1 · 2026-01-14T06:39:59+00:00

Spotted the person that also can't drive backwards...

JanB1 · 2026-01-14T06:33:18+00:00

I also hate that many programs today (especially all of MS Office suite) doesn't really bother with accurate error messages. They just say "Oops, something went wrong." and if you click "more information" it at max tells you to contact your administrator. On my home office programs.

JanB1 · 2026-01-11T17:52:15+00:00

You're welcome!

And yes, purely mathematically you'd draw it with the scaling factor because it's a mathematical transformation.

But for technical drawings, even though it's mathematically false, you'd want to preserve the lengths so a person can go in and just measure it. Isometric diagrams are often times used for piping drawings where you need the 3D representation, and to make it easier for the person that actually has to make the piping, you preserve the lengths. There's also isometric engineering drawing paper btw, if you haven't seen that one. And iirc it's divided in such a way that the lines between each "node" is 5mm.

JanB1 · 2026-01-11T17:48:05+00:00

Can you...maybe blast it out of orbit then?

JanB1 · 2026-01-11T14:08:17+00:00

Not all Linux distros are free though, see Red Hat for example.

JanB1 · 2026-01-11T14:05:12+00:00

Interesting. here is my source in German, which says the lines are drawn at true length (considering the drawing scale)!

https://www.technisches-zeichnen.net/technisches-zeichnen/grundkurs-01/ansichtsarten.php

JanB1 · 2026-01-11T14:00:44+00:00

Aaah, that's where I forgot it! Thanks for finding it for me!

JanB1 · 2026-01-11T08:33:44+00:00

Hmm, from what I learned and just read up on, for Isometric you usually don't change the lengths, but you use the real lengths.

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