User manual
03/03/2023 Confidential / Proprietary PNEUMAX Spa
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USER MANUAL
OUTLINE
• PNEUFLUID MAIN FEATURES (p. 3)
• SOFTWARE LAYOUT (p. 4)
• ONLINE HELP (p. 5)
• SEND DEBUG LOG (p. 6)
• DRAWING TITLE BLOCK (p. 7)
• COMPONENT SELECTION (p. 8)
• PRODUCT CONFIGURATION (pp. 9 … 17)
• ADD FREE TEXT (p. 18)
• DRAWING DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD (p. 19)
• DRAWING PDF/DXF EXPORT (p. 20)
• BILL OF MATERIALS (p. 21)
• THIRD-PARTY COMPONENTS (p. 22)
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PNEUFLUID MAIN FEATURES
PNEUFLUID is a free web-based tool for designing pneumatic diagrams. The main software features are:
• It runs on Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers, nothing to install or download
• Quick selection of ISO 1219 pneumatic symbols by navigating a library organized like PNEUMAX catalog
• PNEUMAX products database integration: catalog codes stored together with technical characteristics are efficiently connected with the
relevant pneumatic symbols
• Guided product code configuration procedure based on required technical specifications
• Actuators full code creation including the desired stroke values
• Visualization of major features of air treatment components such as pressure range, filtration grade and bowl capacity
• Symbols for assembling modular groups such as valve manifolds and air preparation units
• Multi-page diagrams with editable drawing title block
• Drawing export to pdf/dxf format
• Bill of materials creation and export to csv format
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SOFTWARE LAYOUT
Pneumatic component selection
Send debug log
Jumping reference symbols Command buttons Online help
Insert free text button
Current working sheet
Drawing entities used in the
current working sheet
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ONLINE HELP
Click on Online help button
to check out the available
commands
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SEND DEBUG LOG
1. Click on Send debug log button
2. Type a message and send a
debug log about the current
drawing to Pneufluid Support
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DRAWING TITLE BLOCK
Click here to select sheet
size and edit title block data
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COMPONENT SELECTION
Click here to insert a
new component into the
pneumatic diagram
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PRODUCT CONFIGURATION (CYLINDER)
1. Single selection mode
3. Click here to define
product code
2. Click on component
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PRODUCT CONFIGURATION (CYLINDER)
4. Return to drawing
1. Click here
2. Start configuring cylinder Product configured
technical features
including stroke
3. Click here to confirm
the selected stroke
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PRODUCT CONFIGURATION (VALVE)
1. Single selection mode
3. Click here to define
product code
2. Click on component
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PRODUCT CONFIGURATION (VALVE)
3. Return to drawing
Product configured
1. Click here
2. Start configuring product
technical features
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PRODUCT CONFIGURATION (AIR TREATMENT)
1. Single selection mode
3. Click here to define
product code
2. Click on component
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PRODUCT CONFIGURATION (AIR TREATMENT)
3. Return to drawing
1. Click here
2. Start configuring product
technical features
Product configured
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PRODUCT CONFIGURATION (TUBING)
1. Click on Insert new tubing button
to draw air lines
4. Click on end connection when
the shown red point appears
3. Draw air line path (dashed lines
2. Click on start connection when will appear to guide towards
the shown red point appears available connections)
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PRODUCT CONFIGURATION (TUBING)
3. Click here to define
product code
1. Single selection mode
4. Type tube length
(optional)
5. Choose whether supply or
pilot air line is concerned
2. Click on an air line vertex when
the shown red point appears
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PRODUCT CONFIGURATION (TUBING)
3. Return to drawing
1. Click here
Product configured
2. Start configuring product
technical features
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ADD FREE TEXT
1. Click here to add new free text 3. Type free text
to the pneumatic diagram
2. Place text on
desired position
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DRAWING DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD
1. Click here
2. Download a PNEUFLUID file (*.pnx)
5. Complete the
import procedure
3. Upload a PNEUFLUID
file (*.pnx)
4. Select and open a
pnx file stored locally
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DRAWING PDF/DXF EXPORT
1. Click here
3. Complete pdf download
2. Download current 3. Complete dxf download
drawing dxf/pdf files
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BILL OF MATERIALS
Click here to create a bill of materials (BOM)
Click here to export BOM csv file
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THIRD-PARTY COMPONENTS
3. Return to drawing
2. Type third-party
product code
1. Flag to enable third-party
product code manual input
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