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By default, your projects are managed in the Projects directory in a “company folder” created during installation in the illustration, the Company code folder. Select this “company folder” and click on [Make New Folder]. Select a Template for the project. To do this, click the [ If you don’t select a template here, you will not be able to perform any more steps in the Project wizard.

Click on [Open]. The template and location now being used will then be the defaults next time the Project wizard is started. Click [Finish]. The Project wizard copies the template into the new project. This procedure may take some time. Projects form the first level in the tree icon:.

The levels with the project pages are typically below the level with the project name. The selected project template enables hierarchically arranged structures for all objects in the project.

It has a project structure already determined. Structure identifiers for the “higher-level function” and the “mounting location” are used to identify pages and devices.

This will, for example, be visible later when editing the page properties in the Full page name dialog see page The next chapter will describe how to create and edit pages. There, you will also read how to assign structure identifiers for the pages. Note: Once you are more familiar with EPLAN, you can use the different tabs of the Create project Wizard dialog to change the default settings from the project template regarding structure, numbering, and properties.

In this chapter, you will learn how to create pages and edit their page properties. A project generally consists of pages of different types.

The page types help structure a project. The page type is generally assigned when the page is created, but it can also be changed later.

The title page or cover sheet is usually the first page of a project. What is a schematic multi-line page? A schematic multi-line page is a page for which the schematic documentation has multi-line symbols.

It has special editing capabilities for the creation and analysis of schematic diagrams. For instance, symbols inserted are automatically connected with one another. What is a graphical editor? A graphical editor is the part of the program you use to create and edit schematics and mechanical drawings.

It is started when you open a page. Besides the window in which the page is displayed, the menu bar also has numerous program functions such as the Insert menu available for graphical editing.

The window is dockable and has its own standard Windows buttons. In a “maximized” view, the window of the editor fits into the main window in such a way that the title bar is integrated into the menu bar of the main window see also the illustration on page In the “minimized” view, the window has its own title bar.

The Page type field is automatically prepopulated with Schematic multi-line I. In the Page description field, enter the text, Power supply. Any page or structure level may be selected when you do this.

Note: Based on the Beginner mode selected in the Select scope of menu dialog, you use fields that allow multilingual entries e. This function provides you with the whole word based on the letters you type in. Only words in the dictionary will be suggested. In the tree view of the Page navigator, select the 1 Power supply page.

Most property fields already have values. EPLAN accepts the properties of the selected page and automatically suggests the next free page for the Full page name. Click on [Clear fields]. The automatically suggested Full page name and the prepopulated Page type are kept. Next to the Page type field, click the [ In the Page description field, enter the text Cover sheet.

For the Form name property, click in the Value field next to it, and then click the button that appears. The plot frame used for a page is already predefined in the project settings. The other displayed properties, Scale and Grid, are already prepopulated with correct entries. Then, in the Page type field, select the entry, Schematic multi-line I , and in the Page description field enter the text, Control ET1.

Now you have created the pages you need for editing the schematic. Closing a page Since you don’t immediately need the second schematic page, close it again. In the tree view of the Page navigator, select the page 2 Cover sheet. The cover sheet of the project is shown. This is the case, if in the View menu, you activated the menu item Workbook. Tip: To open a page selected in the Page navigator, you can also doubleclick on the page or press the [Enter] key.

Open the page 1 in the same way. This will automatically close the first page and display the empty schematic in the Graphical editor. For instance, select page 2 again, then from the popup menu of the Page navigator select the menu item Open in new window. For every opened page, a tab is shown below the graphical editor window.

You can quickly switch between pages by clicking these tabs. The pages created, however, don’t yet have structure identifiers. In the following section, we describe how you can assign the identifier by editing the page properties. In the tree view of the Page navigator, select the cover sheet page 2 Cover sheet. Change the value in the Full page name field. Here, you can enter the structure identifier and the name of the page e.

Enter the value ANL in the Higher-level function field. Enter the value DBT in the Mounting location field. In the Page name field, change the entry from 2 to 1. The structure identifiers are accepted for the field of the same name in the Page properties dialog.

In the Page properties dialog, click [OK]. For the “Higher-level function” structure idenwill be used; and for the tifier level with the identifier ANL, the icon “Mounting location” level with the identifier DBT, the icon will be used. Repeat this action for the schematic page page 1 and 3. In the Full page name dialog, as the structure identifier for the Higher-level function, enter the designation ANL again.

For the Mounting location, enter the designation SCP for the schematic pages. And for the second schematic page, in the Page name field, change the entry from 3 to 2. Now all pages in the project have structure identifiers. You may first have to enlarge the Page navigator window a little before you can read all the page descriptions. Note: If you have made a change during page editing for instance, changed page properties, inserted graphical elements, etc.

There is no separate save necessary, and so there is no corresponding menu item in the program! You will also learn how to open and close a project, and you will learn a few basic commands for viewing and editing a project. Opening a Project 1. Here, the projects are shown which are located in your predefined project directory by default. Click [Open]. Then repeat this for the plus sign in front of the structure level CA1, then for the next to the structure level EAA.

The pages are now displayed in the “lowest” project level. First, page through the pages of this extensive project. The currently selected level in the tree view will be opened or closed. A minus sign before a level indicates that the level is already open. For instance, if you want to show all the pages of a project in the tree at once, then select the closed level with the project name, and press the [X] key on the numeric block of your keyboard.

For a larger project, this process can take some time. Paging Through the Project Pages Using the appropriate program functions, you can look at the pages of a project one after the other in the Graphical editor.

Repeat this action a few times and look at the contents of the pages in the Graphical editor. If the tree structure in the Page navigator was not yet completely opened, this will be done while paging through the pages.

The page name and the description of the currently opened page are highlighted in bold in the Page navigator. Page back a few pages, too.

However, if your cursor is located in the Page navigator, the keys will not page through the pages but will cause the cursor to jump to the bottom or top page shown in the tree view.

Turning on the grid display A glance at the two menu items View and Options will show you that in EPLAN there are numerous program functions which make it easier for you to draw schematics.

You can work with a grid to make the positioning of elements easier. By default, in the Options menu, the menu item Snap to grid is activated. If this option is activated, the graphical elements and symbols are positioned directly on the grid points of the grid during the drawing process. The size of the grid used is stored as a page property. In the graphical editor, you can modify the grid size set by default to the respective page to buttons in the View toolbar, you can switch betype.

Using the tween five different grids, for which different grid sizes have been stored in the user settings. Please keep the Snap to grid option activated during the subsequent schematic generation and use Grid C with the default grid size 4.

The grid size used is displayed in the status bar. The “ON” or “OFF” text in the status bar in front of the grid size indicates whether the snap to grid is activated or not see example regarding status bar on page View toolbar, click the The use of grid snap is independent of the grid display options.

If this view bothers you later when creating the schematic, then turn the grid display off in the same way. For schematic editing, it is often a good idea to enlarge a certain screen segment in order to be able to see details better. For instance, you can use the “window zoom” in order to show a certain window segment in an enlarged view.

Left-click the mouse in the upper left corner of the schematic, and use the mouse to open an area which includes about a quarter of the schematic page. Click the left mouse button again. By default, during scrolling the mouse wheel acts in the same way you are familiar with from other CAD programs.

In the settings, you also have the option of changing the scrolling behavior so that it matches the behavior of text editing programs. In this case, when you scroll with the mouse wheel, the visible section of the page is moved upwards or downwards.

Move the mouse pointer onto the element with the designation -Q1. Below the symbol, a small text window Tooltip is displayed with information about the element. Select the element by clicking on it. The element -Q1 is completely deleted. You can, however, use the Undo command to reinsert the element.

Note: When editing elements in the Graphical editor, besides the usual Windows operating methods first select elements, then call command , in most cases the reverse order of operation first call the command, then select elements is also supported.

Practice this once for the element -Q1 you just inserted. The box with the red X is the symbol assigned to the delete function, and the box with the dashed line stands for the area to be selected. Left-click the mouse button on the upper left of the element, and use the mouse to drag a frame around -Q1. Closing a Project 1.

If your cursor is in the Page navigator, then the project for which you have selected one or more pages is closed. Note: Please note that the menu item Close in the popup menu Page navigator only closes the page currently located in the foreground. Tip: In the Project menu, beneath the menu item Print, a list of the last projects opened is displayed. You can use this list to open a corresponding project without needing to use the menu item Open.

You have just closed the demo project. EPLAN opens the demo project again. After it opens, practice closing it again. Now that you have looked at the complicated demo project in this chapter, in the next two main sections you will create a much “simpler” schematic. By default, symbols do not contain any logical data. These are generally stored in the functions.

What is a component? A component is a graphical element for the representation of a function. It consists of the function and symbol. The function contains the logical data and the symbol contains the graphical data. A component has a device tag, connection point designations, and so on. What are devices? Devices are logical electronic or fluid-technical units that work together.

What are coordinate systems? Depending on the page type, a certain coordinate system will be the default. On electrical engineering schematic pages, the coordinate system is of the type, Electrical engineering. This has its origin in the upper left corner of the drawing surface.

The coordinates are indicated in grid increments RX and RY and displayed in the status bar. Angles and other elements T-nodes, interruption points, etc. In the Current cursor position group box, for X: enter 10 and for Y: enter The current cursor position is also shown in the bottom left corner of the status bar. You can immediately insert more angles. Tip: To call the Coordinate input quickly, you can also press the [P] key.

This kind of determination of insertion coordinates is not absolutely necessary when editing your own schematics. To do this when inserting — as described above — you can use Coordinate input or position the elements at the given coordinates using the mouse or the cursor keys. If you use the Coordinate input dialog to do this, each element is directly placed after confirming the coordinates with [OK]. If you position the element using the mouse or keyboard, then after positioning you must still left click or press [Enter] in order to place the element on the page.

The grid size for pages of the type, Schematic multi-line, has a default of “4. If, for example, in the Page properties you changed the default Grid from “4. Once the connection points of two angle symbols are directly horizontally or vertically aligned in the schematic, they are automatically connected with a connection line.

This is called “autoconnecting”, in which the connection lines created this way are called “autoconnect lines”. Only these autoconnect lines are recognized and reported as electrical connections between symbols. Autoconnecting is always performed if the connection points of two symbols are aligned horizontally or vertically. When inserting and moving symbols, a preview of the autoconnect lines is shown.

Inserting Potential Connection Points The potentials in the schematic can be defined by potential connection points. On the Potential definition tab in the properties dialog, for the Name of potential, enter the value L1. In the Properties group box for the Potential type, select the value L from the dropdown list. You can immediately insert more potential connection points. After the symbols are placed, a different symbol variant must be selected in the properties dialog.

Tip: If there are different variants of a symbol such as for a potential connection point , then you already have several possibilities during positioning to select between the different variants. For instance, if the symbol is hanging on the mouse pointer, you can press the [Ctrl] key and move the cursor in a circle. The various variants are displayed. Once you have decided on a variant, first release the [Ctrl] key, then click the left mouse button to place the symbol.

A different way to page between the variants available consists of pressing the [Tab] key while inserting. For each direction, there are then four variants. Double-click on the insertion point of the T-node. Here, select the option 1st target below, 2nd target right.

No variant selection is necessary. Alternatively, you can select the respective object and select the Properties menu item in the popup menu. Drawing rectangles 1. Click the left mouse button to determine the starting point of the rectangle. Note: When inserting graphical elements, a small text window for inputting numbers is displayed on the cursor by default. This text window is called the “input box”.

The values entered in the input box relate to the graphical coordinate system with its origin at the bottom-left and which is reported in “mm” or “inch”, according to the preset displayed measuring unit. If the Input box function is enabled in the Options menu, you can use the input box, for example, to position graphical elements quickly and precisely on graphical pages. On such pages, the graphical coordinate system is preset. Click the left mouse button to determine the starting point of the first line of the rectangle.

To “visually” highlight the action line, change the formatting properties of the lines inserted. Double-click, for instance, on the “PE” line the first line. In the Properties dialog, switch to the Format tab. Change the settings here. Repeat this action for the second action line. To differentiate the lines, select different formatting properties e. Selecting a symbol In Symbol selection, you can select symbols from a tree or list view. In the tree view, symbols are divided neatly into different groups based on their function definitions.

Here, you can page through the different groups until you find the symbol you want. Example: The following illustration shows symbol selection through the tree view for the first device to be inserted. On the right side in the dialog, the Symbol selection presents you with a preview. Once you have selected the desired symbol in the preview, you can then accept it with a double-click.

For the sample project, we are using a symbol selection from the list view. You can also select a symbol very quickly using direct entry in the list view. Note: The symbol selection via direct entry described below works only if you leave the columns of the list configured so that the name of the symbol is in the first column. In the Symbol selection dialog, select the List tab. To reduce the number of symbols shown, select a filter now. To do this, from the Filter drop-down list, apply the IEC symbols, multiline entry.

Select the Active check box to activate the filter settings. In the Direct entry field, enter Q1. The first variant of each is selected in the preview window. The symbol will also be displayed in the Graphical preview. In the list, select the three-pole switch Q1 and click [OK]. Determining properties After placing the switch on the page, the Properties components dialog opens. Some fields are already prepopulated with entries. This behavior is called “online numbering”.

Enter the value 16A into the Technical characteristics field. In the Function text field, enter the text Load interrupter. In the schematic, you also see the connection point designations entered and the function text. Tip: To call up Symbol selection quickly, you can also use the [Insert] key or the button Symbol in the Symbols toolbar.

Inserting other general devices Proceed in the same fashion as above for the components listed below. Repeat these steps for all additional variables and value sets to be generated. New project pages are created when inserting page macros. The macros are generally broken up when inserted, but it is still possible to change. It also applies to copied devices and devices in newly inserted macros. New next to the Scheme field. Change to the DT tab. In the Available format elements field of the DT format dialog, select the “Counter” format element and click Move right.

In the Format dialog, in the Minimum number of digits field, enter the number of positions to be used for the DT counter and click OK. Select all of the desired format elements sequentially. Pay attention to the rules for the Online numbering format. Click Save and then click OK. A DT is determined and assigned online for every device that you insert.

The counter for DT is incremented by one in the process. In the Format column of the Number offline dialog, select a numbering format. Select the Preview of result check box. To accept the DT numbering, click OK. This way you can access previously specified settings at any time and even change them, if necessary. Among these formatting options are, for example, horizontal and vertical increments of the connection designation from the connection line, as well as text color, size, etc.

Trade: Add additional trades, the part that should belong to in this group box by selecting the check boxes; depending on the hierarchical level at which the part was created, the matching trade check boxes are grayed out and may no longer be changed. Select Fluid power and specify in the group box of the same name which fluidspecific subarea should contain the part. In the case of part variants, the combination of part and variant number is the identifier. When saving parts or variants, this is automatically selected.

Part numbers may be up to 50 characters in length. When assigning part numbers, the organization of numbering should be chosen with great care. Type number: In contrast to the part number, the type number, particularly for cables, is not unique. The entry here should correspond to data from the manufacturer catalog as far as possible. They are not subject to special processing, but they can be output in the bill of materials. Direct entry of the short name is also possible, but the field for the long name cannot be edited.

If you enter a short name which does not yet exist, you should enter the long name and the other information contact name, address, etc.

Order number: Enter the order number of the part here if possible with the information of the data in the manufacturer’s catalog. Description: This field can also be used for additional data about the part and could, for example, always be used for internal information. Quantity unit: Select the appropriate unit for the part from the drop-down list, e. You can also enter a new unit manually. Click Delete to remove the current unit from the selection list.

There are two input fields available for two different currencies. Sales price: Enter the sales price here. Certification: A certification or testing number can be entered for each part. This is a text designation which is assigned based on a safety test. Up to 50 alphanumeric characters may be entered.

Click [x] to remove the current entry from the selection list. You can enter UL certifications, UL file numbers, or other test numbers here. You can also enter up to 50 characters letters and numbers.

Creator: EPLAN automatically fills in this field with the username of the user who created the record, as well as the date and time of the creation of the record, in which the contents can’t therefore be edited. Last change: EPLAN automatically fills in this field with the username of the user who last edited the record, as well as the date and time of the last change, and the contents can’t therefore be edited.

The field is multilingual and the input is limited to 25 characters. Value: Enter the value here that should be assigned to the property named “Description”. The field is multilingual, in which the input is limited to characters. Unit: Enter the unit for the property entered under Value. Entry is limited to 10 characters. When using wiring systems e.

Mounting site: In order to mark different sites for panel layout, you can select an existing site from the drop-down list. External placement: Check this check box if the part should be labeled as “externally placed” and thus excluded from evaluation in panel layout e. Using the Preview check box in the Graphical macro selection dialog, you can display the graphical preview of the currently selected macro file.

Image file: To assign an image file to the selected part or parts, click [ Using the Preview check box in the Image file selection dialog, you can display the graphical preview of the currently selected image file.

Cabinet graphical macro: The graphical macro creates a relationship between a part and the cabinet graphical macro for the graphical representation of the part. Mounting clearance: These fields are for entry of the device-specific mounting clearances in mm.

Part type: Part types are used to group parts of the same type; for instance, you can define a grouping into power or auxiliary contacts with different numbers of NO and NC contacts. Or you can group together heat or vibration sensitive components. Simply mark the parts to be grouped and enter a maximum of 10 characters in the “Part type” field.

Accessory code: To support device selection with attention paid to accessory parts, it is necessary to enter the same value in this field for parts to be combined with one another. Identifier: This field is for the entry of the identifier for the DIN component designation, such as “M” for motors.

During part selection in the graphical editor, parts and other things can be filtered on this identifier. Function group: This field is for informational purposes and can be used, for instance, for filtering during part selection. Entry is limited to 30 characters. Entry is limited to 16 characters. Spare part: Select an entry from this drop-down list or enter a new value manually for example, the name of the components which can replace the defective or worn part.

Service time: The lifetime, in engineering, denotes the time that a technical system or object can be used without exchanging core components or a complete breakdown.

However, to reach the lifetime, maintenance work is often required. Select an entry from this drop-down list, or enter a new value manually. Stress: The types of stress differentiate between mechanical movement values static and dynamic and environmental influences e. Procurement: Select an entry from this drop-down list, or enter a new value manually for instance, “2 week waiting period”.

Macro: Symbols can be combined in numerous variants and switching states into macros, greatly accelerating schematic work. To assign such a macro to the selected part or parts, click [ Using the Preview check box in the Macro selection dialog, you can display the graphical preview of the currently selected macro file.

Construction: In the product supergroup Construction, you can enter certain construction elements including the definition of drilled holes and the specification of connection terminals. For instance, a drilling diagram for multiple similar parts can be used. Connection points: In the generic project group Connection points, you can define names for an arrangement i. To assign these properties to certain parts, then, click [ The data can be specified more than once per part for all part types and product groups, namely once per variant.

Technical characteristics: Enter the appropriate values here. These are taken into account during device selection, in that technical characteristics entered for the part are transferred to the technical characteristics of the function. For instance, for contactor coils there is the option of transferring the coil voltage and the switching power into the technical characteristics. They can also be used for parts selection in the graphical editor as filter criteria for the automatic filter.

The table contains one line for each function definition of a part variant. The order of the columns cannot be configured. Characteristic: Enter the value into the cell, for instance V. Intrinsically safe: Select the check box if the part should have this property. Designation Enter the terminal designation here.

Multi-level terminal: Enter the number levels for multi-level terminals here. If you want to manage multiple coils with a single device tag e. Characteristic Intrinsically safe: Select the check box if the part should have this property. Pin designation: Enter the appropriate value here. Property: In these 5 fields, you can enter arbitrary properties.

Entry is limited to 5 characters. Entry is limited to 10 characters Sysnet Controls Sdn. In the process, the project data is sorted hierarchically or in tabular form. To select a property as a column name, select the check box in front of the property.

To define which property is to be displayed in the first column of the list view, first select the desired property. Then click Move up as many times as necessary until the property is at the top of the list.

You can use filters in both the tree and list views. Defined filters are stored on a per-user basis. Activate filter In the Filter field select a filter. Select the Active check box. Place the symbol. Enter a device tag in the Displayed DT field on the Mounting panel tab. If necessary, assign further properties to the mounting panel. Place the rectangle representing the mounting panel.

The mounting panel is created. For multiple placements, the clearances are automatically accounted for, otherwise the single placement and multiple placement interactions are identical. Position the part placement on the mounting panel with a mouse click. Proceed in this way for all additional part placements selected in the tree.

The newly placed parts are removed from the “Not placed” hierarchy level and moved to the hierarchy level of the populated mounting panel. Proceed in a similar manner for all the parts that you would like to place. An “Auxiliary function” for performing this is available, with which you must define the position of the items. Not allowed are “Circle”, “Ellipse”, etc. The insertion point of the part placement is then placed on the selected object.

The clearances defined in the parts management are also accounted for here when placing. Generating Legends Legends gather and display information, or store information from the graphic in a free area.

The legend can also be output as a separate form. In this case no legend is shown in the graphical editor on the panel layout page. However, items will display item numbers but no device tags. We call this type of legend a Page legend. In the Settings: Output to pages dialog, select a form for the Panel layout report type, and if necessary, specify any additional settings. In the Select report dialog, define the Output format and Output project.

Select the Manual selection check box if you would like to select the mounting panels for which a legend is to be generated. In the Manual selection dialog, select the mounting panels for which a legend is to be generated. In the Reports – dialog, click [Close]. If in the Reports – dialog, the enclosure legend is not yet Sysnet Controls Sdn.

Click New. Select Enclosure legend from the list of available reports. Place the legend on the panel layout page. The program checks which items are on the page and creates a provisional bill of materials with all of the part data for the items positioned on the mounting panel. Prevent window legends For every mounting panel, a Window legend is generated as the standard.

To prevent this, proceed as follows: In the Mounting panel tab of the Properties dialog, click the toolbar above the property list. Select the check box in the Value column of the Suppress generation of legend property. The main function usually thereafter has no part references because there may be one or more placements matching the devices. Modifying the interruption point symbol Error! Diagonal “Exercise project TYP01” Connection numbering Numbering only for a specific potential or signal.

How can I number only the connections for a group of DTs forexample -F? Contact image Setting up personal properties Changing the zoom, pan and scroll functions of the mouse Tips and tricks Finding the next free counter Placing a DT without the Properties dialog box opening Predefinition of the identifiers Part selection with filter to identifier Terminal on left Displaying property numbers Renaming property designations Report generation Drawing a terminal strip with motorand placing a dynamic terminaldiagram form on the page Outputting a bill of materials to MSExcelError!

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First, page through the pages of this extensive project. The currently selected level in the tree view will be opened or closed. A minus sign before a level indicates that the level is already open. For instance, if you want to show all the pages of a project in the tree at once, then select the closed level with the project name, and press the [X] key on the numeric block of your keyboard. For a larger project, this process can take some time.

Paging Through the Project Pages Using the appropriate program functions, you can look at the pages of a project one after the other in the Graphical editor. Repeat this action a few times and look at the contents of the pages in the Graphical editor. If the tree structure in the Page navigator was not yet completely opened, this will be done while paging through the pages. The page name and the description of the currently opened page are highlighted in bold in the Page navigator.

Page back a few pages, too. However, if your cursor is located in the Page navigator, the keys will not page through the pages but will cause the cursor to jump to the bottom or top page shown in the tree view. Turning on the grid display A glance at the two menu items View and Options will show you that in EPLAN there are numerous program functions which make it easier for you to draw schematics. You can work with a grid to make the positioning of elements easier.

By default, in the Options menu, the menu item Snap to grid is activated. If this option is activated, the graphical elements and symbols are positioned directly on the grid points of the grid during the drawing process. The size of the grid used is stored as a page property. In the graphical editor, you can modify the grid size set by default to the respective page to buttons in the View toolbar, you can switch betype.

Using the tween five different grids, for which different grid sizes have been stored in the user settings. Please keep the Snap to grid option activated during the subsequent schematic generation and use Grid C with the default grid size 4. The grid size used is displayed in the status bar.

The “ON” or “OFF” text in the status bar in front of the grid size indicates whether the snap to grid is activated or not see example regarding status bar on page View toolbar, click the The use of grid snap is independent of the grid display options.

If this view bothers you later when creating the schematic, then turn the grid display off in the same way. For schematic editing, it is often a good idea to enlarge a certain screen segment in order to be able to see details better. For instance, you can use the “window zoom” in order to show a certain window segment in an enlarged view. Left-click the mouse in the upper left corner of the schematic, and use the mouse to open an area which includes about a quarter of the schematic page.

Click the left mouse button again. By default, during scrolling the mouse wheel acts in the same way you are familiar with from other CAD programs. In the settings, you also have the option of changing the scrolling behavior so that it matches the behavior of text editing programs. In this case, when you scroll with the mouse wheel, the visible section of the page is moved upwards or downwards.

Move the mouse pointer onto the element with the designation -Q1. Below the symbol, a small text window Tooltip is displayed with information about the element. Select the element by clicking on it.

The element -Q1 is completely deleted. You can, however, use the Undo command to reinsert the element. Note: When editing elements in the Graphical editor, besides the usual Windows operating methods first select elements, then call command , in most cases the reverse order of operation first call the command, then select elements is also supported. Practice this once for the element -Q1 you just inserted. The box with the red X is the symbol assigned to the delete function, and the box with the dashed line stands for the area to be selected.

Left-click the mouse button on the upper left of the element, and use the mouse to drag a frame around -Q1. Closing a Project 1. If your cursor is in the Page navigator, then the project for which you have selected one or more pages is closed. Note: Please note that the menu item Close in the popup menu Page navigator only closes the page currently located in the foreground.

Tip: In the Project menu, beneath the menu item Print, a list of the last projects opened is displayed. You can use this list to open a corresponding project without needing to use the menu item Open.

You have just closed the demo project. EPLAN opens the demo project again. After it opens, practice closing it again. Now that you have looked at the complicated demo project in this chapter, in the next two main sections you will create a much “simpler” schematic.

By default, symbols do not contain any logical data. These are generally stored in the functions. What is a component? A component is a graphical element for the representation of a function. It consists of the function and symbol. The function contains the logical data and the symbol contains the graphical data.

A component has a device tag, connection point designations, and so on. What are devices? Devices are logical electronic or fluid-technical units that work together. What are coordinate systems? Depending on the page type, a certain coordinate system will be the default.

On electrical engineering schematic pages, the coordinate system is of the type, Electrical engineering. This has its origin in the upper left corner of the drawing surface. The coordinates are indicated in grid increments RX and RY and displayed in the status bar. Angles and other elements T-nodes, interruption points, etc.

In the Current cursor position group box, for X: enter 10 and for Y: enter The current cursor position is also shown in the bottom left corner of the status bar. You can immediately insert more angles. Tip: To call the Coordinate input quickly, you can also press the [P] key.

This kind of determination of insertion coordinates is not absolutely necessary when editing your own schematics. To do this when inserting — as described above — you can use Coordinate input or position the elements at the given coordinates using the mouse or the cursor keys. If you use the Coordinate input dialog to do this, each element is directly placed after confirming the coordinates with [OK].

If you position the element using the mouse or keyboard, then after positioning you must still left click or press [Enter] in order to place the element on the page. The grid size for pages of the type, Schematic multi-line, has a default of “4. If, for example, in the Page properties you changed the default Grid from “4.

Once the connection points of two angle symbols are directly horizontally or vertically aligned in the schematic, they are automatically connected with a connection line.

This is called “autoconnecting”, in which the connection lines created this way are called “autoconnect lines”. Only these autoconnect lines are recognized and reported as electrical connections between symbols.

Autoconnecting is always performed if the connection points of two symbols are aligned horizontally or vertically. When inserting and moving symbols, a preview of the autoconnect lines is shown. Inserting Potential Connection Points The potentials in the schematic can be defined by potential connection points.

On the Potential definition tab in the properties dialog, for the Name of potential, enter the value L1. In the Properties group box for the Potential type, select the value L from the dropdown list. You can immediately insert more potential connection points. After the symbols are placed, a different symbol variant must be selected in the properties dialog.

Tip: If there are different variants of a symbol such as for a potential connection point , then you already have several possibilities during positioning to select between the different variants. For instance, if the symbol is hanging on the mouse pointer, you can press the [Ctrl] key and move the cursor in a circle. The various variants are displayed.

Once you have decided on a variant, first release the [Ctrl] key, then click the left mouse button to place the symbol. A different way to page between the variants available consists of pressing the [Tab] key while inserting.

For each direction, there are then four variants. Double-click on the insertion point of the T-node. Here, select the option 1st target below, 2nd target right. No variant selection is necessary. Alternatively, you can select the respective object and select the Properties menu item in the popup menu.

Drawing rectangles 1. Click the left mouse button to determine the starting point of the rectangle. Note: When inserting graphical elements, a small text window for inputting numbers is displayed on the cursor by default. This text window is called the “input box”. The values entered in the input box relate to the graphical coordinate system with its origin at the bottom-left and which is reported in “mm” or “inch”, according to the preset displayed measuring unit.

If the Input box function is enabled in the Options menu, you can use the input box, for example, to position graphical elements quickly and precisely on graphical pages. On such pages, the graphical coordinate system is preset. Click the left mouse button to determine the starting point of the first line of the rectangle. To “visually” highlight the action line, change the formatting properties of the lines inserted. Double-click, for instance, on the “PE” line the first line.

In the Properties dialog, switch to the Format tab. Change the settings here. Repeat this action for the second action line. To differentiate the lines, select different formatting properties e. Selecting a symbol In Symbol selection, you can select symbols from a tree or list view. In the tree view, symbols are divided neatly into different groups based on their function definitions. Here, you can page through the different groups until you find the symbol you want.

Example: The following illustration shows symbol selection through the tree view for the first device to be inserted. On the right side in the dialog, the Symbol selection presents you with a preview.

Once you have selected the desired symbol in the preview, you can then accept it with a double-click. For the sample project, we are using a symbol selection from the list view. You can also select a symbol very quickly using direct entry in the list view.

Note: The symbol selection via direct entry described below works only if you leave the columns of the list configured so that the name of the symbol is in the first column. In the Symbol selection dialog, select the List tab.

To reduce the number of symbols shown, select a filter now. To do this, from the Filter drop-down list, apply the IEC symbols, multiline entry. Select the Active check box to activate the filter settings. In the Direct entry field, enter Q1. The first variant of each is selected in the preview window. The symbol will also be displayed in the Graphical preview. In the list, select the three-pole switch Q1 and click [OK].

Determining properties After placing the switch on the page, the Properties components dialog opens. Some fields are already prepopulated with entries. This behavior is called “online numbering”. Enter the value 16A into the Technical characteristics field. In the Function text field, enter the text Load interrupter. In the schematic, you also see the connection point designations entered and the function text. Tip: To call up Symbol selection quickly, you can also use the [Insert] key or the button Symbol in the Symbols toolbar.

Inserting other general devices Proceed in the same fashion as above for the components listed below. In the list view, select Symbol selection using direct entry. To do this, enter the symbol name given below for each one, and leave the IEC symbols, multi-line filter filter activated. Before you can then select a different symbol, you must finish the action and then call Symbol selection again.

Position the symbols on the given coordinates and fill in the properties of the components inserted, if necessary.

The entries of the prepopulated properties are given in parentheses in the following listing. Symbol description 1. You can also select the menu item Line break from the popup menu. Symbol description 4. K1, and don’t enter any device tag there.

Symbol description 9. As Name of potential and Potential type, you must enter PE. Inserting Terminal Strips and Terminals Terminals are a kind of device and, like general devices, can only be inserted into your schematic using symbol selection.

If you haven’t yet, activate the Filter IEC symbols, multi-line. In the Direct entry field, enter X. In the list, select the terminal X and click [OK].

Here is where you determine the properties of the terminals. Terminals are also automatically numbered by default. This way, you can store the terminal parts on the individual terminals. For this purpose, the Main terminal check box is activated in the property dialog. Next, you must modify the function definition of the inserted terminal. The function definition defines the standard behavior of a function.

The terminal symbols are initially inserted with a general function definition. You can then decide later on the specific terminal N terminal, PE terminal, etc. For this purpose, click the [ Here, in the tree of the Selection field, select the function definition Terminal with saddle jumper, 2 connection points.

In the Properties components : Terminals dialog, also click [OK]. For the first two terminals, you can accept the predefined terminal designations 2 and 3, but for the last terminal change the designation to PE. Modify the function definitions for all terminals. For the first two terminals -X and -X , also select the function definition Terminal with saddle jumper, 2 connection points, and for the PE terminal -X the function definition PE terminal with rail contact, 2 connection points.

Finish the action by selecting the menu item Cancel action from the popup menu. The terminal strip definition identifies the terminal strip and contains all the relevant data for the terminal strip as well as the terminal strip part information.

Due to the automatic numbering, the field Displayed DT is already prepopulated with the entry —X2. In the Displayed DT field on the Terminal strip definition tab, enter the strip designation -X1 already assigned in the schematic. In the Function text field, enter the text Motor, 4 connection points.

The cable definition line must cross the corresponding connections. Click with the left mouse button to establish the starting point of the line. Due to the automatic numbering, the field Displayed DT is already prepopulated with the entry —W1. In the Function text field, enter the text Motor. In the fields No. From the drop-down list for the Unit field, select the entry mm2.

When drawing the cable definition line, a connection definition point is automatically set at each intersection of connections with the cable definition line. The cable conductors are determined via the connection definition points. You will only see these automatically generated connection definition points if you have activated the view of insertion points.

For certain actions e. In doing this, new connections are generated based on the available information or existing connections are updated. The individual connection can get its data from project settings, potentials, or from a connection definition point.

Since the connection data is not automatically updated for each action, we recommend manually updating before certain actions such as the execution of check runs, or working in navigator dialogs. If the check box is not activated, updating is only carried for the current selection of pages, functions, etc.

If no other function text is entered for a component, the function text from the path will be used for reports e. On the Text tab, enter the term, Power supply. Click the left mouse button to place the text in the desired path. Note: Be sure when inserting path function texts that the insertion point of the text is aligned with the insertion point of the component which should receive the path function text. Inserting “Interruption Point” Connection Symbols 1. Hold [Ctrl] and then move the cursor in a circle.

Select the variant with the arrow pointing downwards Variant D , and release the [Ctrl] key. Now you must insert two more action lines. Assign this “PE” line the same formatting properties you assigned to the first “PE” line.

Change the formatting properties for this line, too. For instance, select a different line thickness and a different line type. Next, you will also insert components on the second schematic page, thus generating cross-references.

In this chapter, you will complete the schematic on the second page, thus generating cross-references. EPLAN differentiates between different types of cross-reference. The program automatically inserts most of these cross-reference automatically online. Based on the sample project, you will get to know some of the most common cross-reference types. More detailed information on the different types of cross-reference can be found in the EPLAN online help. Devices can consist of different elements and be distributed across multiple pages of schematics.

It can also be necessary to depict a device multiple times. In such cases, cross-references identify the fact that individual components belong together. A cross-reference shows you where the other part of a device can be found in the schematic. Using cross-references, you can reliably find a component or associated parts on a series of pages.

How are cross-references displayed in the schematic? The cross-references are shown by default in the order, [Separator]Page name[Separator]Column. By default, the cross-references receive a different color than the other elements displayed. The NC power contact -K1 on the first schematic page will later be cross-referenced to a coil which then is located on page 2 in column 2.

Automatically Generating Interruption Point Cross-references First, insert two interruption points on the second schematic page. Interruption points are used to represent connections encompassing more than one page. To do this, select them in the Page navigator and double-click on the page.

For comparison, look at the procedure in section “Inserting “Interruption Point” Connection Symbols” on page EPLAN Electric P8 — Getting Started 81 Generating Cross-references Changing display settings for the interruption points To prevent the device tag from crossing future autoconnect lines, additional settings must be made in the appropriate property dialogs.

In the dialog Properties components : Interruption point switch to the Display tab. The displayed properties are shown to the left of the insertion point.

The cross-references refer to the interruption points with the same displayed DT located on the first schematic page. On this page, too, corresponding cross-references are displayed at the interruption points.

Or use the Connection symbols toolbar to insert the listed components. To do this, after inserting, click on the insertion point of the T-node and then, in the T-node right dialog, select the corresponding option see section “Inserting “T-node” Connection Symbols” on page Or you can use the [Ctrl] key when inserting to rotate the symbol on the cursor and select the right variant that way.

This form of cross-reference display is often used for contactor coils or motor overload switches. In the Direct entry field, enter K. Sysnet Controls Sdn. Click the Installat button Sysnet Controls Sdn. Click Ok. Your eplan will start automatically. Dialog contain different controls element depending on their program function and their specific use. The following sections provide information relating to the different types of dialog. Dockable Dialogs The Page navigator, the device navigators and the Message management are “dockable” dialogs.

This means that these dialogs can be positioned anywhere inside or outside the EPLAN main window, as with menus and toolbars. Within the main window, you can position dockable dialogs at the top, left, bottom or right of the window borders, and also dock them to other dockable elements. Message And Notification Windows These dialogs inform you about particular settings or possible errors, or require you to answer a confirmation security question.

The window size of these dialogs cannot be changed. Selection Dialogs Selection dialogs offer objects for selection, such as the Navigators or Symbol selection. In these dialogs, you can choose between a tree or list view of the data, where the objects are displayed in a hierarchical structure in the tree view and are alphanumerically sorted in the list view. Selection dialogs have a “memory”, i.

A selection dialog that was closed with the List tab in the foreground, will again show this tab when it is re-opened and will jump to the line that was selected in the last editing operation. If this is not possible because the list sequence has changed, or the last selected object has been deleted or renamed then it jumps to the first line in the list. The same is naturally true for the tree view: When re-opened, this automatically displays the most recently opened branch in the hierarchy, as far as this is possible.

You can use filters to define the data to be displayed in both types of view. Subsequent Dialogs Some dialogs cause a subsequent dialog to be displayed.

This is subordinate to the calling dialog and is opened using a button. For this reason, the subsequent dialog must be closed before further settings can be made in the first dialog. Other users without these rights can only read the data and may not enter data. A dialog may be completely write-protected or individual dialog elements, e. In such cases, the system refuses to accept the data entry and a message notifies you of the missing access rights.

User-defined toolbars are also saved with a workspace. You can switch to PLC editing at the “push of a button”, for example, and automatically open all of the dialogs you need for that whereby positions and settings are already specified. All unnecessary dialogs are automatically closed.

Work areas can be saved as schemes at any time and then selected or deleted at a later date. With EPLAN you can use several predefined work areas in the Workspace dialog, which you can use as a template for future work areas, for example. Just as you usually can with the schemes, you can also create, copy, delete, import and export schematics for the work area by using a toolbar.

Define workspaces You have opened a project and adjusted the user interfaces of EPLAN for certain project planning task. To create a new workspace. Then click OK. In future, to call out a work space, go to view, workspaces, select the workspaces you one. Non-available toolbar symbols are displayed grayed out.

As “dockable” control elements, you can position the toolbars anywhere on the screen, even outside the EPLAN main window, by clicking and holding the left mouse button on the toolbar title bar and then pulling it to the desired position. Customized Toolbars When you move the cursor over a symbol in a toolbar, then a small text window is displayed below the symbol with a description. Whether or not these so-called Tooltip boxes are displayed depends on the appropriate setting in the Adjust dialog.

An additional setting in the user interface settings allows you to specify whether a possible key combination is also displayed in the text window. The Adjust dialog also allows you to adjust and extend the toolbars.

It is also possible to combine frequent commands into a single toolbar. Using export and import you can copy user-defined toolbars to other workspaces or make them available to other users. You can also extend the toolbars with buttons linked to other actions and menu items within the program.

Drag and place in the new toolbar then press OK. A new toolbar! You can go to options, keyboard shortcuts Sysnet Controls Sdn. There are e. If the default schemes do not suit all your needs, then you can create your own user-defined schemes: Using the toolbar next to the Scheme field, you can create schemes, save changes to a scheme, copy a scheme, edit schemes, or delete schemes.

Schemes can also be imported or exported. In EPLAN, schematics and attached documents such as lists and overviews are created as pages within projects. A project is a database in which, besides the project pages, all master data used in the project symbols, plot frames, forms, parts data, etc.

Projects are stored and organized in a second database — the so-called project management. Select the project you want to open, and click OPEN. Here you go. Type in your project name in the file name column and click SAVE. For example company name, company address, project approved by, date and etc…. Then press ok Sysnet Controls Sdn. To delete a project. The function irretrievably removes any deleted pages from the project and removes gaps in the database.

The project can be examined at the same time for data consistency. In addition, you can continue to edit a Sysnet Controls Sdn. Only the deleted pages can no longer be accessed. Press OK. Compressing in Process Sysnet Controls Sdn. Using the backup system, you can back up and restore all of the data that you have created. For automated backups, the “Extra storage” method is available. The source project remains unchanged. To back up a project, go to Project, back up, project..

As standard, all master data is restored on a project basis and then finally compared with the master data pool. If differences exist, then you must decide which data you wish to use. To restore the project, go to project, restore, project.

Click Yes if you would like to overwrite the original one. Click no if you do not wish to overwrite the original copy Sysnet Controls Sdn. The average project size is approximately pages. Large projects contain tens of thousands of pages, usually split into several sub-projects. EPLAN can manage projects of up to , pages. Example of page navigator Sysnet Controls Sdn. To see the page properties, go to your page navigator, select a page, right click, properties. Example of the page poperties.

Highlight the pages that you want to copy to another project. Right click and select COPY. Modified the target according to your design and then press ok. Select Yes to all. In this manner, pages within a project can be renamed and thus moved.

For automated allocation of page names, EPLAN suggests the next available page name in the target project. Subpages are automatically incremented. For DIN projects, the suggestion is group referenced. You can either retain the suggested start page names, or change them. For several pages, you can also customize the increment defaults. To do that go to page, number Highlight the project Sysnet Controls Sdn. Press ok if you accept the numbering numbered for you All pages are number.

Sub element becomes main element. The page types help to structure a project and accelerate the analysis processes, since non-relevant pages can be skipped. All page types behave the same way in the page navigator. Pages are basically either logic pages or graphical pages: On Logic pages the device data is analyzed and reported, and autoconnect lines are automatically generated. This does not occur with Graphical pages; these are only used for displaying data or for drawing graphics but not schematics.

The page types “Schematic multi-line”, “Schematic single-line”, “Fluid power schematic” and “Overview” are all logic pages, all other page types are graphical pages. The page type is assigned when a page is created, but can be subsequently changed.

When a page type is changed, all other page properties remain unchanged, the page is just analyzed and reported differently. Specify the starting point of the line and click the left mouse button. Specify the end point of the line and click the left mouse button.

Specify the starting point of the polyline and click the left mouse button. Specify the next points of the polyline, and click with the left mouse button each of the points to place. Specify the starting point of the rectangle and click the left mouse button. Pull the rectangle out in any direction, and click with the left mouse button to specify the end point. Draw circles Circles can either be defined using the center and radius, or using three points on the circle. Define the center of the circle, and click the left mouse button.

Pull the circle out from the center, and click the left mouse button to define the radius. Define the first point on the circle, and click the left mouse button. Define the second point on the circle, and click the left mouse button. Define the third point on the circle, and click the left mouse button. Define the first point on the arc, and click the left mouse button.

Define the second point on the arc, and click the left mouse button. Pull the circle out from the center, and click the left mouse button to define the arc. Draw arcs and sectors Arcs can also be defined using the center or with three points on the circle. Sectors of circles are defined using the center. Define the first point on the arc or sector, and click the left mouse button. Define the end point of the arc or sector, and click the left mouse button.

Define the center of the ellipse, and click the left mouse button. Pull the ellipse out from the center, and click the left mouse button to define the size of the ellipse. They contain a multitude of information such as graphical elements, connection points, the assignment to a symbol group, the logic, etc.

The symbol libraries are used to manage the symbols. A symbol library can contain an unlimited number of symbols. When editing a symbol only the changed symbol is opened and saved, not the entire symbol library. This minimizes the problems that could arise when multiple users are working in one library simultaneously. Logical data is stored in the function definitions, graphical data in the symbols. This separation is significant when working with an engineering approach and offers a number of additional advantages for a modern CAE product such as standards independence.

EPLAN supports both a graphics-oriented drawing interface copy pages, add macros, place symbols, etc. If you work with the graphics-based interface you don’t need to worry about functions or function definitions. Function definitions are already assigned to the symbols in the standard symbol libraries.

You simply place a symbol or a macro and the default assigned function definitions are automatically added. If you work with the engineering interface or want to adapt reports, numbering, etc. It consists of a function and a symbol. The function contains the logical data and the symbol contains the graphical data.

A component has a device tag, connection designations, and so on. They can be copied. They can be deleted. Numbering only for a specific potential or signal.

How can I number only the connections for a group of DTs forexample -F? Contact image Setting up personal properties Changing the zoom, pan and scroll functions of the mouse Tips and tricks Finding the next free counter Placing a DT without the Properties dialog box opening Predefinition of the identifiers Part selection with filter to identifier Terminal on left Displaying property numbers Renaming property designations Report generation Drawing a terminal strip with motorand placing a dynamic terminaldiagram form on the page Outputting a bill of materials to MSExcelError!

Entire project. Importing individual master data Choose the directory where you want to output you exported project. Press OK afteryou choose the directories.

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