420924061922af11c24592920240927051812253 beie:beie director@blueeyesintelligence.orgWEB-FORM International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering IJITEE 22783075 10.35940/ijitee https://www.ijitee.org/ 09 30 2024 13 10 Department of Ship Automation, Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland. Monika Rybczak https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8518-865X Maciej Pakulski Student Research Club, Department of Ship Automation, Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland. Michał Szweda Student Research Club, Department of Ship Automation, Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland. The article presents the possibility of using a 3D environment to simulate the operation of a manufacturing process and control a virtual object with a PLC. A sample application of the Factory I/O environment compatible with TIA Portal software and the real S7-1214 DC/DC/DC controller is presented. Visualization and program code written in LAD language correlated with the 3D environment were presented. The results showed the importance of a dynamic programming environment that reflects the program code designed to sort virtual production line components. The research showed that working with the code and the virtual object experiences students and is closer to industrial solutions than just laboratory ones. 09 30 2024 1 6 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 10.35940/BEIESP.CrossMarkPolicy www.ijitee.org true International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE) Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication (BEIESP) Based on my understanding, this article has no conflicts of interest. Yes, I have revived financial assistance for this article. This research was funded as part of a research project in the Marine Electrical Engineering Faculty, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland, No. WE/2024/PZ/03. The content of this article does not necessitate ethical approval or consent to participate with supporting documentation. The adequate resources of this article are publicly accessible. The authorship of this article is attributed equally to all participating authors. 10.35940/ijitee.I9941.13100924 https://www.ijitee.org/portfolio-item/I994113090824/