PLC Simulator
Factory simulation software

Build the factory. Program the PLC. Prove the sequence.

Browser-based factory simulation software for PLC training: compose a reusable 3D line, connect typed I/O, run ladder or Structured Text, inject failures and retain objective test results.

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Choose the right category

“Factory simulation” describes four different jobs.

The fastest way to buy the wrong tool is to compare them as if they solve the same problem. Our product is intentionally strongest at visual PLC training and reusable 3D composition.

PLC factory training

Our strongest fit

Built-in code, I/O, motion, faults and grading.

Discrete-event simulation

Use a specialist

Queues, utilization, staffing and throughput statistics.

Production virtual commissioning

Use engineering tools

CAD, vendor networks, hardware interfaces and safety validation.

3D scene composition

3D Sandbox

Reusable factory equipment, props, snapping and saved layouts.

Live factory component library

A factory simulation library you can inspect before you sign up.

Every model shown here is a reusable runtime component—not a marketing render. Functional equipment shares PLC I/O, snap, motion and fault contracts across the viewer, guided scenarios and 3D Sandbox.

143
reusable components
3
lazy-loadable packs
PLC
driven motion + faults
Build in 3D Sandbox Explore 3D PLC simulation

Public viewer is free. Guided 3D starts on Basic; composing and saving custom 3D scenes is Pro.

Live WebGL component viewer
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What the software does today.

  • Compose and save 3D factory layouts from 143 components
  • Generate typed PLC input and output tags
  • Program in ladder logic or Structured Text
  • Drive component motion from live PLC values
  • Inject jams, stuck sensors, slow actuators and misalignment
  • Load six editable starter factories
  • Keep 2D scenarios available alongside additive 3D versions

What it deliberately does not claim.

This is not a discrete-event optimizer, production digital twin, CAD commissioning system or safety-certification tool. Those jobs require statistical models, vendor interfaces and engineering evidence that a training simulator should not pretend to provide.

See our virtual-commissioning training boundary →

Better factory training

A sandbox and a grader belong together.

Open composition lets learners explore. Guided scenarios add requirements, hidden cases and proof. The same PLC, I/O and asset contracts support both, so a learner can experiment freely and then demonstrate objective competence.

See the 3D PLC simulatorCompare Factory I/O
Capability3D SandboxWhy it matters
Reusable components143 / 3 packsNew scenarios reuse tested assets
PLC editorBuilt inNo driver setup before first value
Custom layoutsProSnap, edit, undo, save and rerun
Guided gradingIncludedMachine motion plus objective evidence
Questions

Factory simulation software questions

Factory simulation software represents equipment, material flow, controls or production behaviour in software so a user can test decisions before using physical machinery. Different categories serve different jobs: PLC training, discrete-event throughput analysis, production virtual commissioning and digital-twin operations.