Quick Start - Pneumatics - Quick Start Guide to Create Your First Pneumatic and Electro-Pneumatic Circuit in Automation Studio

Oct 28, 2026

Quick Start – Pneumatics provides step-by-step instructions for creating a first pneumatic and electro-pneumatic circuit in Automation Studio™. It covers selecting the correct template, placing components from the Pneumatic library, connecting ports, changing connection paths with 90° elbows, and inserting junctions. The guide also explains component properties, panning and zoom shortcuts, disconnecting and manipulating components, accessing context help, then running normal simulation and enabling interactive/cross-section animations.

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Reading Time23 min

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QUICK START – Pneumatics

Basic Manipulations

Building Your First Pneumatic Circuit

Simulation

Changing Technical Properties - Applying a Load (Stop Simulation)

QUICK START – Pneumatics Quick Start Guide to Create Your First Pneumatic and Electro-Pneumatic Circuit in Automation Studio™ You can also view multiple training videos at: [https://www.famictech.com/en/products/automation-studio/Educational](https://www.famictech.com/en/products/automation-studio/Educational) Edition/automation-studio-videos | 1. Basic Manipulations | | | --- | --- | | 􀂆 1.1 Choose the right template
From the Welcome Screen, choose the Template “Metric Units”
Pneumatic/Symbols/Metric Units | | | 􀂆 1.2 Moving components from the library to your schematic
Click on a component from the library, and drag-and-drop it on your schematic. | | | 􀂆 1.3 How to connect components
Move your cursor over a red connection port and click when the target sign appears. Release the button, draw your line with the cursor and click on a second connection port to establish a connection between those two components.
Both connection ports automatically become black when linked. | | | 􀂆 1.4 How to change path during connection
When drawing a line, while moving your cursor, you can click to create a 90° turn (elbow) . | | | 􀂆 1.5 How to insert a junction
While tracing a line, coming across another line, there is no target sign that usually allows you to make a connection. Therefore, you need to double click on the line to make a junction. When a 3-line junction is created, a filled black connector is automatically created at the junction. | | | 􀂆 1.6 How to open the component properties window
Right-click on component and select Component Properties.
Shortcut: Hover your mouse over the component and double-click to open the properties window. | 1) Right-click on component
2) Shortcut: on components
| | 􀂆 1.7 Panning the document
Click on the Panning function from the View Tab of the Ribbon bar, under the Zoom functions.
Shortcut: Press and hold down the space bar while holding down the left mouse click, then move your mouse to move across the page. | 1) in VIEW / ZOOM
2) Shortcut: | | 􀂆 1.8 Zoom in and out
Click on the Zoom in / Zoom out function from the View Tab of the Ribbon bar, under the Zoom functions. Other Zoom functions can be found at this location.
Shortcut: Press and hold down the control key (Ctrl), then scroll up to Zoom in or scroll down to Zoom out of the page. Software will Zoom where you are pointing your mouse. | 1)
2) | | | | | in VIEW / ZOOM | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | Shortcut: | | | | | | 􀂆 1.9 Disconnecting a component
Press and hold down the Shift key, click on the component, and drag it elsewhere on the schematic. | | | | on component | | | | 􀂆 1.10 Manipulation of components
Functions to rotate, flip, align, distribute and order components can be accessed from the Edit Tab of the Ribbon bar, under the Layout functions. First click on the component(s) and then click on the desired function.
Shortcut: Right-click on component and select the desired manipulation functions, or simply use the assigned hotkeys. | 1) Choose the appropriate Icon from the Edit Tab

2) Shortcut: right-click on component to choose the operation
| | | | | | | 􀂆 1.11 Help file
All components in Automation Studio™ have a Help file describing their functionality. Right-click on component and select Context Help.
Shortcut: Click on component and then press the F1 key. | | | | | | | | 2. Building Your First Pneumatic Circuit | | | --- | --- | | 􀂆 2.1 Insert pneumatic components on your circuit
The required components for this first circuit are contained in the main Pneumatic library. Simply click on it to display components, then drag-and-drop the following components from the library (section 1. 1) onto your schematic:
• Pneumatic Pressure Source
• 3 x Exhaust
• Double-Acting Cylinder
• 3/2-Way NO Valve
• 5/2-Way NC Valve | | | 􀂆 2.2 Now connect all components together
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FAQs

How do you create connections between components in Automation Studio?

Hover over a red connection port until the target sign appears, click to start the connection, draw the line, then click a second port to link them. Linked ports automatically turn black.

How can you add a junction when two lines meet but no target sign appears?

Double-click on the line to create a junction. When a 3-line junction is created, a filled black connector is automatically added at the junction.

How do you start simulation and interact with components during simulation?

Click the Normal Simulation icon on the Simulation tab under the Control functions. During simulation, hover over components to reveal an interactive hand cursor, then click to interact.

Oct 28, 2026

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