Integration of simulation of a machine for industrial automation

One or more computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon for creating a simulation of an industrial control system that, when executed by a computing system, direct the computing system to at least:

• create a file comprising three dimensional information from at least a computer aided design file comprising two dimensional information of an industrial machine, by a computing device;
• create an industrial control system simulation using at least an industrial control system program from an industrial control device, and the created file comprising three dimensional information by the computing device;
• linking portions of the simulation file with corresponding physical industrial inputs and outputs of the industrial control device;
• wherein the simulation comprises animation information configured to graphically simulate the operation of the industrial machine.

A system for creating a simulation of an industrial control system, comprising:

• an industrial control device comprising programming configured to control an industrial machine;
• a computing device comprising one or more computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon for creating a simulation of an industrial control system that, when executed by a computing system, direct the computing system to at least:
• create a file comprising three dimensional information from at least a computer aided design file comprising two dimensional information of the industrial machine;
• create an industrial control system simulation using at least the industrial device programming and the created file comprising three dimensional information;
• linking portions of the simulation file with corresponding physical industrial inputs and outputs of the industrial control device;
• wherein the simulation comprises animation information configured to graphically simulate the operation of the industrial control system on a display operationally coupled to the computing system.