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Basic projects offer the advantage that they amongst others also contain master data for example forms and symbols or referenced data for example image files stored in the project. Project templates can no longer be selected or created. Accordingly the Create project template dialog has been removed.

In addition, the Template field has been renamed to Basic project in the Create project dialog. As part of miscellaneous extensions and optimizations, the project databases have been changed in Version This has the effect that new projects are essentially created with new project databases.

In the course of the redesign of the user interface, the menu item Publish has been removed and is now also no longer available as a command. The associated dialogs have also been removed dialogs Publish and Settings: Publish. The menu items for redlining of projects via PDF comments have been removed Comments navigator , PDF comments and are now also no longer available as commands. You can now also determine the source and target of connections manually.

This property is available to you in the property dialog of functions in the subsequent dialog Connection point logic. In the settings for the connection numbering you have the possibility to specify a reset range for the counter.

Depending on the criteria specified there, the counter starts again with the start value if the page or a structure identifier, for example, has changed. Now you additionally have the possibility to have the counter reset when the schematic path changes. The previous database technology for the parts management was outdated and has been revised for the current version. To exchange data it is now possible to use external editing in the parts management.

To this purpose the new menu item Edit properties externally with the two submenu items Export data and Import data is available in the parts management below the [Extras] button. However, it is possible to transfer "old" parts databases into new databases in the parts management. To this purpose you can select old databases in the Settings: Parts user dialog during the selection of the database source. In the course of the restructuring of the parts management, the user-specific setting Use SQL Server full-text search that is no longer needed has been removed from the Settings: Parts dialog.

Therefore it is no longer possible to open the Festo product catalog in the new parts management. The popup menu item Festo shopping basket has also been removed in the Device list dialog. The two functionalities Calculate prices and Convert currencies have been removed in the course of the redesign of the parts management. Therefore the two menu items Prices and Currencies are not available below the [Extras] button.

The two menu items Space requirement and Update search index are also removed in the course of redesign. No tab, but rather a dialog, is now available in the parts management for the maintenance and management of free properties.

This dialog is accessed from the tab User-defined properties by using the button [Free properties]. By means of a configuration of the tree view you can specify in the parts management which additional information is to be shown to you for quicker identification of parts.

In the new version such a configuration is not only possible for parts but for other objects accessory list, drilling pattern, etc.

In addition further information can now also be shown for the part variants. To this purpose the Configure representation dialog has been extended with the configuration possibility for objects such as "part accessory list", "part drilling pattern", etc.

The new check run in the message class "Part master data" is available to find the relevant part. In addition it is thus also possible that different ERP numbers are available for the variants of a part.

The new check run is available to find the differences between the variants of a part. The Generate part command allows you to create a part from the schematic data. The subdevices are now also considered and the device data of the subdevices is transferred into the part.

The Macro property which was previously placed on the Technical data tab has been renamed to Schematic macro. This means that this property can be more easily differentiated from the property Graphical macro where, for example, 3D macros for the layout space are placed.

Both properties are now located on the Properties tab. The Schematic macro property in the Data hierarchy level and the Graphical macro property in the Mounting data hierarchy level. Enter the number here which was assigned by the UL organization during the certification of the part. Both identifiers can be found in the UL database. For parts from the "Mechanics" generic product group you also have the Function templates tab available instead of the Function definition tab.

For a mechanical part you can only specify one function template here. Accordingly, only one line with the columns Function definition and Item is available for such a part. This line can neither be deleted nor can other lines with function templates be added.

The classification of a part into "Generic product group", "Product group" and "Product subgroup" is now carried out with the new property Product grouping ID In this property from the "General" hierarchy level the classification is shown like a directory path in a breadcrumb trail e. To change the classification, click the Properties tab for the property Product grouping in the column Value and on [ From the drop-down list with the product groups double-click to select the desired product subgroup e.

After application of the modifications the new product grouping is also displayed for the hierarchy levels in the tree. The menu item Sum up function templates below the [Extras] button has been renamed to Summarize function templates. In the parts management it is now possible to filter the parts according to function definitions and other data of the function templates e.

For this reason the criteria selection of the filter has been expanded with the following entries:. At a project-specific part selection, only those parts are offered which are stored in the project. If such a part selection was set in the Settings: Part selection dialog in the "Project" option, an mdb database was previously created as a file for the parts stored in the project.

This file is not required anymore. When using a project-specific part selection you now work directly in an internal project parts database with the parts stored in the project.

The quality of the representation of objects on pages has been improved decisively by a change to a new technology in the graphical output in the 2D section: The speed while drawing, marking and selecting components, graphical elements and texts has increased significantly. Thanks to the improved graphical representation the texts are now easier to read. Zooming and moving of schematic objects has also been significantly increased. In the context of this new feature, property texts of a component are now highlighted with a temporary frame when a component is marked in a graphical editor.

The scroll bars in the graphical editor and the associated user-specific setting Display scroll bars have been removed. An enlarged or reduced window pane of an editor can still be conveniently moved with the mouse mouse wheel or middle mouse button.

The possibility to specify manual sorting of the pages for list views has been removed. The popup menu item Manual page sorting in the page navigator, the subsequent dialog by the same name as well as the associated project-specific setting in the Settings: Pages dialog are now not available anymore.

Printing project pages now takes place via the Print Backstage view. As part of these modifications the Print dialog has been revised.

The print preview has been integrated into the Print dialog and is not called up anymore as a separate dialog. In addition only those pages are now displayed in the print preview which are also printed. Printing of attached documents now takes place via the Print Backstage view. Accordingly the menu item Print attached documents has been removed and is now also not available as a command anymore.

The Print attached documents dialog has been redesigned and renamed into Select attached documents. The number of the placeholders that can be used in the keywords of the dictionary has been increased from previously 10 to now. Since Version 2. The Multilingual input dialog is now opened by double clicking the icon. If an object on a page is deleted in a revision project, the page is now identified as "Draft", irrespective of the project setting While deleting create deletion markers and list deleted pages.

This page can thus be completed and provided with a revision index. The user-defined properties for this part are now also available to you in the parts management for the configuration of the tree view and list view. In addition these user-defined properties can now also be used as filter criteria for the parts pre-filtering. Furthermore these user-defined properties can now also be selected in the bill of materials and in the 3D mounting layout navigator as filter criteria in the Criteria selection dialog below the hierarchy level "Part".

If you import parts from Version 2. A corresponding message is displayed in the system messages in this case. User-defined properties without definition cannot be edited in the User-defined properties tab of the parts management. You can use the popup menu item Configure properties here to open the configuration dialog.

The Configure properties dialog has sensible values directly pre-assigned. After you have applied the changed configuration and closed the dialog again, you can edit the user-defined property in the User-defined properties tab.

The new check run in the message class "Part master data" is available to find parts in the parts management that have user-defined properties without an assigned definition.

If a PLC connection point, bus port or device connection point was reported as faulty during the check, the combination of plug designation and connection point designation of this connection point is displayed here. The functionalities for sending projects as e-mails have been removed from the user interface.

Accordingly the menu item Send by e-mail has been removed for example in the project management , and is now also not available as a command anymore. The notification of further users via the popup menu item Send e-mail message in the dialogs Show user and Multi-user conflict is still possible. This now takes place via the e-mail program which is installed on the computer and is entered as default e-mail app in the Windows settings.

The packing of projects in order to reduce storage space is generally not required anymore. The Pack menu item in the project management has been removed accordingly and is now also not available anymore as a command in the EPLAN Platform. Packed projects for example from previous EPLAN versions are now automatically unpacked while opening a project in the Backstage view. To back up and restore Master data one dialog is now available instead of numerous menu items and dialogs.

The master data to be backed up and restored, such as, for example, "Parts data", "Basic projects", "Forms", etc.

The other fields and settings are otherwise familiar to you from the previous dialogs for backing up and restoring from previous versions. Accordingly, the Settings: Projects dialog in the user settings has been removed. You can now store informative descriptions for the selected actions in a scheme for the automated processing.

This is of interest if you want to perform multiple similar actions for a scheme for example multiple actions for the output of labeling data for different output types. To this purpose a new Description column is now available for the table with the selected actions in the Settings: Automated processing dialog. The text entered here is additionally displayed in the Run: Automated processing dialog. Previously it was not possible to specify the name of the backup file for the action "Back up data" in automated processing.

The project name was always used as the backup file name. To be able to specify the name, the field Backup file name including a subsequent dialog for file selection has been added to the dialog Back up data.

In the course of the introduction of the Backstage view the functionality Correct project has been renamed to Clean up project. In the associated settings dialog Settings: Clean up , which has also been renamed, the hierarchy level Cable with the two settings located below it, Move contents of Remark field from cables and shields to function text and Remove blank characters from cross-section information at cables, shields, and connections has been removed.

These options for the correction of cables was only used for older projects that were imported from EPLAN 5. In combination with the introduction of the Backstage view the functionalities for compressing and reorganizing projects were combined. The menu item Reorganize has been removed accordingly in the project management.

The reorganization now takes place during the project compressing. To this purpose the dialog Settings: Compression below the hierarchy level Reorganize project has been extended with the setting Advanced mode for the correction of the project database. Furthermore the filter in the Compress project dialog has been removed. In the case of the compressing of projects the two hierarchy levels Symbols and Comments with the settings located below have been removed from the dialog Settings: Compression check boxes Remove unused alternative symbol variants , Remove unused symbol variants and symbols and Remove comments.

In accordance with the redesign of the user interface, the layout of the help system has additionally been customized for this version.

The help has been designed more reader friendly by using a larger font size and uniform formatting of elements such as notes and tips. The navigation area with the tabs "Contents", "Index" and "Glossary" has been changed to a side navigation bar.

You can expand and collapse the subordinate help topics by using the arrow buttons displayed next to the entries. As part of this modification the search via the index and the separate display of the glossary have been removed.

Macros are now inserted by means of the new Insert center. In the course of this extension the Graphical macro selection as well as the associated settings have been removed from the user interface.

Numerous feedbacks have shown the demand to change the settings for the default 2D panel layout setting Macro and dimensions from parts master data in the available default setting. Therefore the Macro from parts master data option is now set as a default for the application in the Settings: 2D panel layout dialog.

With this option the macro entered in the part is placed using its original dimensions. Source and target of a cable are determined according to specific rules in EPLAN from the DTs of the functions that are connected to the individual cable connections. Alternatively to this, source and target of a cable can now also be determined through the source and target of the cable connections.

The new project setting Determine source and target of the cables via the cable connections is provided to this purpose. The address is broken down into different levels. In the past the individual levels were identified by means of separators. Different variants exist in the AutomationML format depending on the respective usage. The start addresses of the PLC box can now be automatically generated by means of the data length entered there.

The new Generate start addresses of the PLC cards dialog is available to this purpose. When filtering the assignment list, many other properties are now possible as filter criteria, such as Data type , Channel designation , Direction , Symbolic address etc. This way the assignment list can for example be filtered for inputs via the Direction property.

In the course of this change, the report "PLC address overview" has been extended with additional placeholder texts and filter possibilities, for example for the function text and the channel designation. During the import of PLC configuration files the format of the import file is now automatically detected for many common PLC configuration programs and does not have to be selected manually anymore. A file selection dialog is now displayed before the Import PLC data dialog.

Depending on the PLC configuration file selected, the matching format is then preset in the Format of import file field. Display of the function text in the rack-oriented view of the PLC navigator. In the rack-oriented view of the PLC navigator you can now additionally display the function text of the PLC box at the rack. To this purpose the new "Function text: PLC box rack-oriented view " object is now available in the Configure representation dialog. For this object click [ In the Format dialog, double-click in the list of available format elements on the entry "General function" and select the "Function text automatic " entry in the subsequent dialog Format: Block property.

Detailed information on this is available from the PLC manufacturer. At bus ports the new property Standard gateway ID is now available. Here you can enter the standard gateway for example, a router to which bundles that cannot be directly delivered within a LAN are sent. To differentiate, the old properties for the standard gateway, that are only available for reasons of compatibility to older EPLAN versions, are identified with the supplement "Do not use anymore". As of Version some outdated interfaces to the PLC configuration program are not supported anymore since the manufacturers are changing over to the new AutomationML standard.

Network structures and bus interfaces are defined via the bus ports. The entry of bus data at the PLC box is not required. According to standard IEC these characters are not permitted in a symbolic address. The alignable accessories of terminals and terminal strips are now always visible in the dialog Edit terminal strip and cannot be hidden. Accordingly the popup menu item Alignable accessories visible has been removed.

During the copper DXF export of manufacturing data for the machining it is now also possible to transfer DXF data for busbars made of copper to the Steinhauer ModCenter. There is now an interface for the export of manufacturing data to the manufacturing planning and control program Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center. After selecting the command the export dialog is opened where you can specify the name and the directory for the target file.

A new interface is available for the bidirectional data exchange of Rittal parts data with the configurator software Rittal Configuration System. To this purpose the following commands are available in the Backstage view for exporting and importing data:. When determining the format for block properties the new format element "3D part placement" is now available in the Format dialog for functions below the "Function" entry. By means of this format element you can access properties of the 3D part placement during the definition of block properties for example Layout space description , Item designation , etc.

Placement of busbar supports on user-defined rails has been made easier. The busbar supports now also snap onto the guide rail of a user-defined rail. When inserting locked areas restricted placing areas, restricted cut-out areas the Placement options dialog is no longer available.

Before placing parts for example by inserting as a device from the Insert center you can manually enter the part dimensions of the parts for example via the Insertion as a device function from the Insert center to be placed in the Dimensions dialog.

Writing back of the entered values in this dialog into the new parts management is not possible anymore. For this reason the Write back dimensions to part check box has been removed. When rotating the viewing angle or when moving the selected items in a layout space associated multi colored part placements are now displayed during the action with one single color for a short time. This way the performance could be improved during the rotation of the viewing angle and while moving.

The functionality Restricted drilling area has been renamed to Restricted cut-out area since these locked areas prevent any type of cut-out. If PLC devices were placed on bases with the same DT, problems with the routing occurred because connection points existed double in the connection point patterns. A connection point pattern was generated from the function templates at the part of the PLC device, a connection point pattern was stored at the part of the respective base.

If multiple items are now placed that have the same DT, a check is carried out whether one of these devices has a connection point pattern. If this is the case, no connection point pattern is generated from the function templates of the other parts anymore. Therefore routing in the layout space is now also possible for such PLC devices.

Excluding model views for the output of labeling data for enclosure legends. The Suppress generation of the enclosure legend property in the model views now also has an effect on the output of the labeling. If the check box is activated, the respective model view is not taken into consideration during the output of the labeling for the report type "Enclosure legend". With automated processing the manufacturing data for machining at NC machines can now be automatically exported as DXF files.

Both export interfaces for Rittal - Perforex do not only output data for machining of housings and flat parts to the respective Perforex system but also data for cutting wire ducts, mounting rails and C horizontal rails to the Rittal Secarex AC 18 cutting center.

You now have the possibility to specify the export scope in both exports. A new setting is now available in order to influence the page names of the generated pages when placing page macros from the pre-planning navigator.

The new Remove method from the Location class allows you to remove an unused structure identifier from a project. With the IsUsed property you can check beforehand whether the structure identifier is used.

Through a new overload of the Mirror method from the Edit class not only graphical elements, but rather all objects, for example symbols, can be flipped around a freely selected flipping axis in the graphical editor.

In this context you can optionally select whether a copy of the original objects is created during flipping. MasterData you can now determine the connection category for the connection points of a connection point pattern in the parts management via EPLAN API and change it, if necessary. The new CreateDatabase method is now available in the ProjectManagement class.

This method can be used to create a new Access or SQL Server database for the project management and use it directly. The subprojects action has been extended. During "Generate project reports" with the GenerateProject method from the Reports class, model views etc. The Macro class contains the new property CustomLayerTable by means of which you can list which user-defined layers a macro contains.

Further information You can now also determine the currently selected layout space by means of the selectionset action. You can now determine which functions of a specific function-related report are output by using the new property Functions from the class ReportBlock. You can now determine which connection point pattern is stored at a part by means of the new property ConnectionPointInfo from the MDPart class.

You can now determine the rotation angle or the coordinates of an offset at 3D objects in a layout space by means of the new RelativeTransformationOfMacro property from the Placement3D class. The original methods were marked as out-of-date. The actions backup and projectmanagement have been adapted correspondingly.

The variables Backup. Medium and ProjectManagement. Medium were also identified as out of date. In the current version the menu item Publish as well as the associated dialogs for publishing projects have been removed from the EPLAN Platform. In the course of this redesign the PublishProject method from the PartsService class has been marked as obsolete and should no longer be used. The translate action has been extended. The new Place method is now available in the Function class.

This method allows you to place functions from the project data navigators in the schematic. In the process PLC channels are correctly used, for example. In the user interface, this corresponds to the popup menu item Place. In the Decider class a new overload of the Decide method exists that allows you to transfer a selection list with multiple entries. The selection of the commands for the navigators and graphical editors in the user interface of the EPLAN Platform now takes place by means of a ribbon.

The following four new classes are available in the namespace Eplan. The MDPartsDatabase class has been extended by the new method GetParts which allows parts to be filtered for different properties.

This new method allows to determine the parts found by a field-based filter scheme. The export of parts now takes place via the MDPartsDatabase class. The previous methods for the export of parts in the PartsService class have been identified as outdated. In the course of this change methods from the class Eplan. PartsService which apply to the parts management were moved to classes within the namespace Eplan. Masterdata and identified as outdated in the class PartsService. This section provides information about the new symbols that are available to you in the master data as of the current version.

A new IEC column was added correspondingly to the dialog. If only the DT component e. This is the same behavior as before Version 2. If the DT component and the additional name element are assigned to the properties in the placeholder object e. Specific values were not output in a terminal diagram when the reports for a terminal were divided by a line break.

The faulty elements are logged in the system messages. Check run has been extended. A message is output when the "Function definition" ID property differs at the different representation types of a connection.

During the output of labeling data for the report type "Terminal diagram" an unexpected error message occurred during the usage of a special Excel template which prevented the further export. After a connection test in the Settings: Internet connections dialog it was possible that the icons in the "Status" column were dynamically magnified in an undesired way.

These have been corrected. If an object was marked and edited in an undocked navigator for example the property dialog was opened , the marking subsequently no longer existed in the navigator. For the "CreateProject" method from the "ProjectManager" class, the error message that occurs when the method was called with an outdated basic project has been improved. The objects covered with a fill surface in the graphical editor were partially still visible. The function definition of the generated connection is now accepted by the multi-line connection point of the source.

During connection numbering the manual sorting sequence of the pages is now taken into consideration when it is relevant for the set format. Multi-line texts which had the "Middle center" setting for both the alignment and the base point in the property arrangement were displayed slightly offset in the layout space.

In specific cases targets of interruption points were not found, if the search extends over multiple interruption points. During the export of pages as DXF files and usage of the default scheme it was possible that specific symbols were exported several times. During the output of the labeling for the "Cable diagram" report type no values were output during the selection of indexed part properties for the source and target part at the "Type number" format element.

After aligning and formatting connection definition points, the check run also reported connection definition points which were located on an individual connection.

When assigning value sets the property arrangement specified for a symbol in the placeholder object was not applied. The symbol variant and the property arrangement can now be specified simultaneously via a placeholder object.

During the report of a terminal diagram a problem occurred with the display of further layers during the display of jumpers for multi-level terminals. When specific plot frames were opened in the plot frame editor, both the selected plot frame and the plot frame of the opened project were displayed in the graphical preview.

During the output of labeling data a language identifier instead of a number is output for the project property Source language for example en-US. During an export of the missing-word list, no comments were exported for ambiguous texts for which there are different translations. If layout display windows with an invisible frame were located in a DXF file, the contents of this display window were previously not imported.

While inserting a device or generating terminals as a device it was possible that the number of connection points of the function was changed. This problem occurred when a symbol which had fewer connection points than the associated function definition was entered in the function templates of the part and modifications were made in the connection point logic of the symbol.

The number of connection points of the function now also remains in such a case. If you automatically generate drilling patterns from a macro project and agree to the update during the transfer into the parts management, the existing drilling patterns are no longer generated again, but only updated. If a rotation angle was set for the part placement in the settings for the 2D panel layout, the handle was located after the placement at a position that did not take the angle setting into consideration.

If a complete terminal strip was placed in the layout space from the 3D mounting layout navigator, terminal parts with a number of units "0" were also considered. Problems occurred when an assembly for which a macro with mounting rail is stored was inserted as a device in the layout space. The assignment of cable cores from the cable navigator behaved differently than the assignment of cable cores from the pre-planning navigator.

Under specific conditions texts combined into a block were not represented correctly during printing. The contents of the property IDs for net-based connections ID could not be deleted manually, and the property could also not be deleted from the property table. When placing a macro in the layout space by means of insertion as a macro or as a device, the property arrangement specified as default for the project was not used - even though the "Default value" was specified for the property arrangement of the associated part placement.

For properties with which the form to be used can be specified Cable assignment diagram form , Cable-connection diagram form , etc. If a stored form is not used in the process, it is stored in the project when the form is assigned via the value set of the function. Under specific conditions, model views were not correctly generated in the desired page structure. If a QR code included texts with accent marks such as Czech characters , these characters were not recognized correctly by mobile devices tablet or smartphone.

Under specific conditions, pages with model views could not be output together with the associated layout space during the PDF export. A protective cover for busbars could not be placed in the layout space if the product subgroup "Busbar cover" was set for the part. In the case of repeated part selection of a part whose assigned user-defined properties have changed values, the user-defined properties were overwritten at the function without the conflict dialog being opened beforehand.

The "GetValue" method from the "PlaceHolder" class could previously not be used if the project was write-protected. After the placement of macros which are stored at planning objects, auxiliary functions were no longer assigned to the main function in the macro. This, for example, results in an incorrect designation for connection definition points and device connection points.

Module parts with describing structure identifiers were not filtered correctly in the 3D mounting layout navigator. When generating a new SQL database in the Generate SQL server database dialog, the entry for the database could not be inserted via copying and pasting into the Database field.

If the size of a mounting surface on which several mounting aids were located was downsized from bottom to top or from left to right, the mounting aids were moved as well. When placing planning objects from the pre-planning navigator the symbol stored at the function template was not considered under specific conditions.

The Layout space: Connection filter property used the wrong decimal separators. As a result the connection filter did not function. During the placement of a part in the layout space by means of the placement options, an entered offset value was not taken into consideration immediately after the [Enter] button was pressed. If the Potential type property was changed at a potential definition and reset to "Undefined", the potential type entered was overwritten with the "Undefined" value at the associated connection.

If the contents of blocks were queried by means of the "SubPlacements" property from the "Block" class, a message resulted under specific conditions. The manufacturing data export of a layout space for Rittal-Perforex BC was not possible because of a blank in the name of the layout space. The updating of parts placements in the layout space via the popup menu item Update part placement is now also possible when subordinate components such as cut-outs were added to the stored macro.

Under specific conditions the values of user-defined properties were deleted while Generating project reports. In the dialog Export PLC data the file name extension is now automatically added when the file name is entered without file name extension.

For example, for the entry 1-pole only 1 is detected as number. During the output of a rotated model view with automatic dimensioning, specific items were also considered during the zero point determination for dimensioning. This resulted in an undesired offset of the dimension. During the DXF export specific graphical elements for which the "Background" color was set were not output.

In the corresponding color selection, selection possibilities such as "Background", "Inverse to background", etc. The Connection designation ID property can now be changed again via the search results list. Non-unique device connection points multiple device connection points with the same DT and same connection point designation resulted in problems during the PLC target tracking. This resulted in an unexpected error message.

During the simultaneous placement of several devices from the 3D mounting layout navigator a collision message was displayed for activated collision check even though the devices did not collide. If the property texts were moved for a scaled symbol on a graphical page, the property texts for example the visible DT could not be placed on the desired position. During a PDF export the line patterns of specific connections were shown differently from the display on the project page. Embedded enclosure legends on pages of the "Panel layout" type were deleted during the update of the enclosure legend or during Generate project reports under specific conditions.

If the structure identifier of a planning object was changed by the numbering, this was not transferred to the placed function of the planning object via the popup menu item Update detailed planning. During the NC export for Rittal Perforex BC the cut-outs of a device were not output because of missing field designations.

Empty field designations, for example because of part numbers which are not available, are now ignored. After updating reports, texts in the graphical editor of an opened project were temporarily displayed in the displayed language of a second opened project. If the popup menu item Insert path variable was selected during the determination of the file name in the settings for the wire fabrication, the Project variables tab was previously not available in the subsequent dialog.

After a part placement in the layout space was updated, an offset occurred during the part placement without the stored macro being significantly modified. A faulty, unused structure identifier could not be deleted anymore in the structure identifier management. If distributed terminals were placed from the terminal navigator or placed as a device, the properties Connection point description , Connection point cross-section and Connection dimension all were not always written at the first terminal connection point.

Like the connection point designations, the values of the connection point descriptions, connection point cross-sections, etc.

This correction was also made for using and assigning distributed terminals. During the addressing of PLC connection points it could occur that a carry over for the next address part was not considered. When Updating detailed planning with the setting Place macros again , the functions located in the macros were under specific conditions numbered, even though the option Do not modify was activated in the subsequent dialog Insertion mode.

When Updating detailed planning with the setting Value sets of placeholder objects , incorrect parts were entered at specific main functions in the schematic and the function definition of terminals was changed. If the displayed measuring unit for lengths was set to "Inch" and a multiple selection of pages was made in the page navigator and the grid was changed, the changed value was not applied to all pages. If the Convert component into graphic command was executed for a symbol, individual settings in the property arrangement for the Invisible display property were not applied in the converted text.

When placing macros with placeholder objects from the pre-planning navigator the images stored in the placeholder objects were only displayed after updating the value sets. Under specific conditions the parameters of the "ProjectAction" action were not evaluated correctly. The assigning of function templates via the popup menu item Assign function templates in the parts management now also functions again for stored macros that do not contain main functions but only main terminals.

During the placement of a macro on a mounting panel with activated object snap and activated orthogonal function an unexpected error message occurred during the placement via mouse-click. An incorrectly positioned item labeling occurred in a model view when the "Hidden lines" style was used.

If several structure boxes or other boxes were placed as polylines next to each other on a project page, it was possible that the DTs of the individual boxes were mixed. During the PDF export of a project page with a hyperlink that contained Japanese characters, an unexpected error message was shown when trying to open the hyperlink in the exported PDF document. Such a hyperlink now functions.

The available, describing structure identifiers were not shown any more under specific conditions after a structure segment was placed on a pre-planning page.

Terminals which can be assigned to a planning object are not checked anymore during check run This resulted in too many messages with the old behavior, since the corresponding device as a rule is a terminal strip and the individual terminals can be assigned to different planning objects.

In addition the behavior of the check run for cables has been corrected. This way the corresponding texts are displayed again in the item labeling of model views, where this property is used in a property arrangement for general devices. In a model view it was possible that the item labeling was rotated by 90 degrees under specific conditions during the transfer of an item labeling from the layout space.

The property Delivery length ID is now available as a filter option in the parts management. If the property Multiple cut-out possible ID was deactivated for drill holes on copper rails, the drill holes were shortened during the subsequent moving or inserting via the clipboard. Since these layers were visible by default, the macro boxes of the macros became visible in the graphical editor. The Visible setting is now deactivated by default for these two layers in the layer management.

During global editing of multi-level terminals it was possible that the connection point pattern on the part placement was changed. When system master data were synchronized, an NC outline was saved in the incorrect directory. Problems occurred during the usage of the orthogonal function while placing devices on the busbar of a busbar system. In a specific case not all jump targets were correctly found after a PDF export of a project with the setting Simplified jump function.

At a cable with multiple auxiliary functions only the jump function for the first cross-reference worked in the graphical editor for vertically arranged cross-references for this auxiliary function. The activated user-specific setting Update reports when printing and exporting resulted during the PDF export in all layout spaces of the project being exported irrespectively of which selection was made. During the outline check of an extrusion outline in the outline editor a missing outer outline was reported, even though it existed.

While Numbering devices in the detailed planning, values for the path function text were overwritten by empty values from the pre-planning for the function text. In the parts management, the property Image file ID is now also available for the configuration of the list view. While routing connections the entry into the routing path network could not be determined at an item with accessory part under certain conditions and as a result the routing connections could only be generated incompletely.

The check run message did not show the defined text at user-defined properties. If a routing path was inserted below an item, this could result in the subsequently generated routing connections not being routed according to the routing directions in the connection point pattern. When the action "Back up data" was used during automated processing, no user-defined property could be selected here in the subsequent dialog as the path variable among the project variables.

The "FunctionFilterSchemaData" property is now determined automatically. Filtering for automatically entered values of properties was previously not possible, - it now functions. It is now, for example, possible to filter for the value "New page created" of the property Revision description change tracking. This value is automatically entered with enabled change tracking, when a new page is generated. At dynamic symbols the coordinates of the individual connection points could not be correctly determined via the "Location" property from the "Pin" class.

An unexpected error message occurred when an object identifier was selected while copying and pasting pages in the Adapt structure dialog. The values of the fields in the target project were not correctly output when copying layout spaces with user-defined properties which contained multilingual fields. When placing busbar adapters on a busbar, the adapters could not be placed flush despite activated object snap. The user-specific setting Update device data after the storing of parts is now saved in the scheme of the dialog Settings: Parts user.

The setting is deactivated by default when the dialog is opened. This can, for example, mean that the placement of accessories without dimensions is prevented while placing items in a row. Under specific conditions the property texts were positioned incorrectly when the setting From layout space was used for the output of the item labeling in the model views.

Problems could occur during the repeated entry of texts with special characters and following blanks when the Translate on input option was set in the project settings. Entered texts with special characters and the following spaces now remain. If new segments were created when importing pre-planning data from Excel, the structures from the segment template were not transferred. Under specific conditions a routing connection was not routed middle center through a defined routing path.

During the revision automatically generated model views were erroneously re-generated. In the process the existing model views were overwritten.

If the symbolic address was removed in the property dialog of planning objects in the PLC tab for a PLC input or output and this change was applied, this change was not displayed anymore in the pre-planning navigator for the PLC address. When placing a macro with placeholder objects from the pre-planning navigator, a terminal was numbered even though the terminal designation was supposed to be entered via the set value set.

In projects which contain terminal strips with several terminals in different representation types, the updating of the navigators as well as the placement of the terminals took a long time. This now runs faster. If a hierarchy level with multiple, subordinate parts was marked in the tree view of the device navigator, not all parts of the device were exported during the output of labeling data for the report type "Parts list".

In macro boxes which were drawn as polygons, inner objects were not always detected correctly when they were grouped. The offline numbering removed displayed DTs, which were not necessary but were entered on purpose. If a planning object with assigned part was placed from the pre-planning navigator, the part reference properties were not transferred to the function.

If no value was entered for the Thermal design: Frequency project property, this could lead to a "0" being displayed for this in the reports e. If the handle of a 3D macro was moved by means of the orthogonal function, the handle was moved additionally on the Z axis. In case of a multiple placement of female pins on terminals which are placed on a vertically arranged mounting rail in the layout space, it was possible that the female pins were placed spatially incorrectly.

In placeholder objects it is now possible to move multiple value sets simultaneously on the tab Values by using of the buttons move to the left or move to the right. After re-addressing PLC connection points which occur in different representation types, it was possible in specific cases that the new addresses were not transferred to multi-line PLC connection points.

If no properties were available for a segment during the import of pre-planning data in an Excel file, this resulted in the past in system message S being output. Now, if no properties are available for a segment, this segment is ignored , and no system message is generated. If a segment has at least one property, a check is carried out as before whether an identifying name is available. The data which are missing is now specified in more detail in the system message.

In revisioned projects it was possible that report pages which contain multilingual properties were displayed as changed after updating the report and were provided with revision markers even though the project was not changed. This was due to the fact that not only project languages were considered during the update but all available languages in the parts management.

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Deleting MMCs. This new method allows to determine the parts found by a field-based filter scheme. The export of parts now takes place via the MDPartsDatabase class. The previous methods for the export of parts in the PartsService class have been identified as outdated.

In the course of this change methods from the class Eplan. PartsService which apply to the parts management were moved to classes within the namespace Eplan. Masterdata and identified as outdated in the class PartsService. This section provides information about the new symbols that are available to you in the master data as of the current version.

This section provides information about the most important modifications for the plot frames and forms. In the Suggested identifiers dialog an identifier set for the standard IEC which considers the modifications of Version is now also available. A new IEC column was added correspondingly to the dialog. If only the DT component e. This is the same behavior as before Version 2. If the DT component and the additional name element are assigned to the properties in the placeholder object e.

Specific values were not output in a terminal diagram when the reports for a terminal were divided by a line break. The faulty elements are logged in the system messages. Check run has been extended. A message is output when the "Function definition" ID property differs at the different representation types of a connection. During the output of labeling data for the report type "Terminal diagram" an unexpected error message occurred during the usage of a special Excel template which prevented the further export.

After a connection test in the Settings: Internet connections dialog it was possible that the icons in the "Status" column were dynamically magnified in an undesired way.

These have been corrected. If an object was marked and edited in an undocked navigator for example the property dialog was opened , the marking subsequently no longer existed in the navigator.

For the "CreateProject" method from the "ProjectManager" class, the error message that occurs when the method was called with an outdated basic project has been improved. The objects covered with a fill surface in the graphical editor were partially still visible.

The function definition of the generated connection is now accepted by the multi-line connection point of the source. During connection numbering the manual sorting sequence of the pages is now taken into consideration when it is relevant for the set format.

Multi-line texts which had the "Middle center" setting for both the alignment and the base point in the property arrangement were displayed slightly offset in the layout space. In specific cases targets of interruption points were not found, if the search extends over multiple interruption points. During the export of pages as DXF files and usage of the default scheme it was possible that specific symbols were exported several times. During the output of the labeling for the "Cable diagram" report type no values were output during the selection of indexed part properties for the source and target part at the "Type number" format element.

After aligning and formatting connection definition points, the check run also reported connection definition points which were located on an individual connection. When assigning value sets the property arrangement specified for a symbol in the placeholder object was not applied. The symbol variant and the property arrangement can now be specified simultaneously via a placeholder object. During the report of a terminal diagram a problem occurred with the display of further layers during the display of jumpers for multi-level terminals.

When specific plot frames were opened in the plot frame editor, both the selected plot frame and the plot frame of the opened project were displayed in the graphical preview.

The "Enclosure legend" report could not be updated if the view name of the underlying model view contained square brackets "[]". The project property Highest revision index ID was not offered for selection during the creation of block properties. While inserting a device or generating terminals as a device it was possible that the number of connection points of the function was changed. This problem occurred when a symbol which had fewer connection points than the associated function definition was entered in the function templates of the part and modifications were made in the connection point logic of the symbol.

The assignment of cable cores from the cable navigator behaved differently than the assignment of cable cores from the pre-planning navigator. Under specific conditions texts combined into a block were not represented correctly during printing.

The contents of the property IDs for net-based connections ID could not be deleted manually, and the property could also not be deleted from the property table. When placing a macro in the layout space by means of insertion as a macro or as a device, the property arrangement specified as default for the project was not used - even though the "Default value" was specified for the property arrangement of the associated part placement. For properties with which the form to be used can be specified Cable assignment diagram form , Cable-connection diagram form , etc.

If a stored form is not used in the process, it is stored in the project when the form is assigned via the value set of the function. Under specific conditions, model views were not correctly generated in the desired page structure. If a QR code included texts with accent marks such as Czech characters , these characters were not recognized correctly by mobile devices tablet or smartphone.

During the output of labeling data and the "Summarized parts list" report the cable lengths were added up for several cables even though the Do not use cable when adding up cable lengths property was activated for these cables. Under specific conditions, pages with model views could not be output together with the associated layout space during the PDF export. A protective cover for busbars could not be placed in the layout space if the product subgroup "Busbar cover" was set for the part.

In the case of repeated part selection of a part whose assigned user-defined properties have changed values, the user-defined properties were overwritten at the function without the conflict dialog being opened beforehand.

This, for example, results in an incorrect designation for connection definition points and device connection points.

If a file name extension which does not match the selected format is manually entered a prompt is shown. Improvements have been added for the Detect decimal numbers option in the user-specific settings for the dictionary. For example, for the entry 1-pole only 1 is detected as number. During the output of a rotated model view with automatic dimensioning, specific items were also considered during the zero point determination for dimensioning.

This resulted in an undesired offset of the dimension. During the DXF export specific graphical elements for which the "Background" color was set were not output. In the corresponding color selection, selection possibilities such as "Background", "Inverse to background", etc. The Connection designation ID property can now be changed again via the search results list. Non-unique device connection points multiple device connection points with the same DT and same connection point designation resulted in problems during the PLC target tracking.

This resulted in an unexpected error message. During the simultaneous placement of several devices from the 3D mounting layout navigator a collision message was displayed for activated collision check even though the devices did not collide. If the property texts were moved for a scaled symbol on a graphical page, the property texts for example the visible DT could not be placed on the desired position.

During a PDF export the line patterns of specific connections were shown differently from the display on the project page. Embedded enclosure legends on pages of the "Panel layout" type were deleted during the update of the enclosure legend or during Generate project reports under specific conditions.

On a page of the "Panel layout" type the Activate leader line display setting was activated at several part placements for the placed property Legend item. If the option "Like designation" was set in the numbering settings of the PCT loops and PCT loop functions for the product aspect, the product aspects at the PCT loop function were not numbered. If the structure identifier of a planning object was changed by the numbering, this was not transferred to the placed function of the planning object via the popup menu item Update detailed planning.

During the NC export for Rittal Perforex BC the cut-outs of a device were not output because of missing field designations. Empty field designations, for example because of part numbers which are not available, are now ignored.

After updating reports, texts in the graphical editor of an opened project were temporarily displayed in the displayed language of a second opened project. If the popup menu item Insert path variable was selected during the determination of the file name in the settings for the wire fabrication, the Project variables tab was previously not available in the subsequent dialog. After a part placement in the layout space was updated, an offset occurred during the part placement without the stored macro being significantly modified.

A faulty, unused structure identifier could not be deleted anymore in the structure identifier management. If distributed terminals were placed from the terminal navigator or placed as a device, the properties Connection point description , Connection point cross-section and Connection dimension all were not always written at the first terminal connection point. Like the connection point designations, the values of the connection point descriptions, connection point cross-sections, etc.

When Updating detailed planning with the setting Place macros again , the functions located in the macros were under specific conditions numbered, even though the option Do not modify was activated in the subsequent dialog Insertion mode.

Assemblies could not be broken up during the generation and updating of embedded enclosure legends. A topology routing path could not be connected to a topology function when this function was part of a group. When Updating detailed planning with the setting Value sets of placeholder objects , incorrect parts were entered at specific main functions in the schematic and the function definition of terminals was changed. If the displayed measuring unit for lengths was set to "Inch" and a multiple selection of pages was made in the page navigator and the grid was changed, the changed value was not applied to all pages.

If the Convert component into graphic command was executed for a symbol, individual settings in the property arrangement for the Invisible display property were not applied in the converted text. When placing macros with placeholder objects from the pre-planning navigator the images stored in the placeholder objects were only displayed after updating the value sets.

Under specific conditions the parameters of the "ProjectAction" action were not evaluated correctly. The assigning of function templates via the popup menu item Assign function templates in the parts management now also functions again for stored macros that do not contain main functions but only main terminals.

During the placement of a macro on a mounting panel with activated object snap and activated orthogonal function an unexpected error message occurred during the placement via mouse-click.

An incorrectly positioned item labeling occurred in a model view when the "Hidden lines" style was used. If several structure boxes or other boxes were placed as polylines next to each other on a project page, it was possible that the DTs of the individual boxes were mixed. During the PDF export of a project page with a hyperlink that contained Japanese characters, an unexpected error message was shown when trying to open the hyperlink in the exported PDF document.

Such a hyperlink now functions. The available, describing structure identifiers were not shown any more under specific conditions after a structure segment was placed on a pre-planning page. Terminals which can be assigned to a planning object are not checked anymore during check run This resulted in too many messages with the old behavior, since the corresponding device as a rule is a terminal strip and the individual terminals can be assigned to different planning objects.

If the property Multiple cut-out possible ID was deactivated for drill holes on copper rails, the drill holes were shortened during the subsequent moving or inserting via the clipboard.

Since these layers were visible by default, the macro boxes of the macros became visible in the graphical editor. The Visible setting is now deactivated by default for these two layers in the layer management. During global editing of multi-level terminals it was possible that the connection point pattern on the part placement was changed.

When system master data were synchronized, an NC outline was saved in the incorrect directory. Problems occurred during the usage of the orthogonal function while placing devices on the busbar of a busbar system.

In a specific case not all jump targets were correctly found after a PDF export of a project with the setting Simplified jump function. At a cable with multiple auxiliary functions only the jump function for the first cross-reference worked in the graphical editor for vertically arranged cross-references for this auxiliary function. The activated user-specific setting Update reports when printing and exporting resulted during the PDF export in all layout spaces of the project being exported irrespectively of which selection was made.

During the outline check of an extrusion outline in the outline editor a missing outer outline was reported, even though it existed. While Numbering devices in the detailed planning, values for the path function text were overwritten by empty values from the pre-planning for the function text. In the parts management, the property Image file ID is now also available for the configuration of the list view. While routing connections the entry into the routing path network could not be determined at an item with accessory part under certain conditions and as a result the routing connections could only be generated incompletely.

This value is automatically entered with enabled change tracking, when a new page is generated. At dynamic symbols the coordinates of the individual connection points could not be correctly determined via the "Location" property from the "Pin" class.

When placing busbar adapters on a busbar, the adapters could not be placed flush despite activated object snap. The user-specific setting Update device data after the storing of parts is now saved in the scheme of the dialog Settings: Parts user.

Problems could occur during the repeated entry of texts with special characters and following blanks when the Translate on input option was set in the project settings.

Entered texts with special characters and the following spaces now remain. If new segments were created when importing pre-planning data from Excel, the structures from the segment template were not transferred. Under specific conditions a routing connection was not routed middle center through a defined routing path.

During the revision automatically generated model views were erroneously re-generated. In the process the existing model views were overwritten. If the symbolic address was removed in the property dialog of planning objects in the PLC tab for a PLC input or output and this change was applied, this change was not displayed anymore in the pre-planning navigator for the PLC address.

When placing a macro with placeholder objects from the pre-planning navigator, a terminal was numbered even though the terminal designation was supposed to be entered via the set value set.

In projects which contain terminal strips with several terminals in different representation types, the updating of the navigators as well as the placement of the terminals took a long time.

This now runs faster. If a hierarchy level with multiple, subordinate parts was marked in the tree view of the device navigator, not all parts of the device were exported during the output of labeling data for the report type "Parts list".

If the handle of a 3D macro was moved by means of the orthogonal function, the handle was moved additionally on the Z axis. In case of a multiple placement of female pins on terminals which are placed on a vertically arranged mounting rail in the layout space, it was possible that the female pins were placed spatially incorrectly.

If user-defined project properties were inserted into a plot frame, the respective displayed name was not displayed anymore because of a block of other properties existing there. While using the Update detailed planning function, the wire data from the parts was used, even though the wire data was defined in the placeholder object. If no properties were available for a segment during the import of pre-planning data in an Excel file, this resulted in the past in system message S being output.

Now, if no properties are available for a segment, this segment is ignored , and no system message is generated. If a segment has at least one property, a check is carried out as before whether an identifying name is available.

The data which are missing is now specified in more detail in the system message. In revisioned projects it was possible that report pages which contain multilingual properties were displayed as changed after updating the report and were provided with revision markers even though the project was not changed.

This was due to the fact that not only project languages were considered during the update but all available languages in the parts management. Now, when updating reports, only the project languages are considered for the multilingual properties. This way, in new projects, no revision markers are generated in unchanged projects when updating reports. When updating reports in projects which were created with older EPLAN versions, revision markers can still be generated, if, for example, the parts used have more properties in the new EPLAN version.

If devices were rotated around the Z axis in the layout space and subsequently moved, it was possible that the device was rotated into the initial position again.

On a copper rail which was placed as a macro in the layout space, the mounting surface on the copper rail between the subsequently inserted bending positions could not be extended.

Projects from even older versions Version 2. If a copper rail was inserted as a device, the settings for the part placement in the dialog for the placement options could not be selected.

When Updating detailed planning with the setting Update value sets of placeholder objects the changed values from the pre-planning were not transferred to the placeholder object in the placed page macro.

Terminals can also be entered as distributed terminals by inserting devices in the project. A standard symbol is used if no symbol is specified in the corresponding function template. If a distributed terminal was inserted in this way and subsequently the symbol was changed using the [Backspace] , the connection number of the first distributed terminal was set to the value "1". During the automatic generation of drilling patterns from a macro project, the page on which the drilling pattern frame was located was used instead of the selected drilling pattern frame.

In the parts management you can determine in the drilling pattern of a part using the setting Always make that the drill holes specified in the drilling pattern are always generated on the next highest mounting surface. This means that if a part with this setting is placed on a rail or a support, drill holes are generated on the mounting panel in such a case.

If parts with this setting were placed on a busbar system, this did not work correctly. Different values for specific placeholder texts were output and placed on top of each other during the output of a terminal diagram. For properties with specific filed types the "ToDouble" method from the "PropertyValue" class resulted in rounding errors. With a larger number of editors the assignment of users to workspaces did not function in the dialog Define defined working sections as administrator.

If the setting Do not use anymore was activated for a user-defined property in the configuration after an import of user-defined properties into the parts management, all other imported properties were subsequently deleted. In the Rights field the associated right Call up multi-user monitor is located below the subject area System configuration.

When changing from the normal representation to the simplified representation it was possible that terminal strips in the layout space which are placed on inclined mounting rails were not displayed correctly. When using a specific plug housing with insert, problems occurred with the entry point into the routing path network when routing, and the resulting connection was routed incorrectly.

The edge width which was set for a model view did not function in a project. Instead of a "0", nothing was displayed for a placeholder text with integer value when reporting a device tag list.

When manually changing the dimension of multiple simultaneously selected model views the scale was only changed for one model view. Problems could occur if the same segment template was entered as a subordinate segment template at a segment template.

It is now no longer possible to create nested segment templates which reference themselves. In the case of a mounting rail with multi-level terminals that was mounted obliquely on a mounting panel, an incorrect course occurred during routing for the connections of the middle levels.

When generating a cable overview a wrong header was output for a specific cable after switching pages. The check run did not correctly consider parts from accessory lists if accessory lists were assigned to a part in the parts management multiple times. During the output of labeling data for the report type "Connection list" the specified sorting for specific properties was not taken into consideration. If the input box was activated when inserting 3D macros, the information in the displayed input box was not updated when the macro variant was switched with the [Tab] key.

During the NC export of manufacturing data in DXF format the selection made was not always taken into consideration. In these cases the entire project was output. When bundling connections it was possible that not all specified sort criteria were taken into consideration.

Up to 64 property arrangements can be created for a symbol variant in the symbol editor. However, previously only 32 property arrangements could be displayed in the graphical editing in the property dialog for the respective symbol variant. In the Function templates tab, for plug definitions and terminal strip definitions, data could erroneously be entered for some properties that relate to individual terminals or pins such as e.

As of Version 2. In the past the source and target of the cable could also be output by means of placeholder texts, alternatively to these properties. When generating schematics with activated setting Place several macros on one page the placed functions under specific conditions did not apply the device tags from the pre-planning. Instead device tags with subcounters arose. If multiple macros are placed on a page during the detailed planning, it was possible that macros which were not assigned to the respective planning object were also updated during Update detailed planning with the setting Update value sets of placeholder objects.

During the export of manufacturing data for labeling labels, a specific format element was selected for the label while a scheme was created.

After the format element had been edited, however, a totally different format element was displayed instead of the one that was originally selected. During macro updating macros the positions of path function texts were swapped.

If several projects were opened, the popup menu item Synchronize selection for a marked function was not executed at an opened search result list. In a model view problems occurred during the display of an item labeling which can only be read from below in the layout space. While moving a mounting point, not only the position but also the hierarchy level in the item hierarchy and thus the item allocation were changed.

Different problems occurred when copying layout spaces with user-defined properties. If a project template was created from a project with macro boxes, it was possible that the created, new projects were incomplete when this project template was used. If a 3D macro was created from grouped objects in the layout space of a macro project, the grouping was not available anymore when this macro was inserted in a schematic project. Problems could occur when part numbers were inserted via copying and pasting from an external list into the Edit terminal strip dialog.

During updating of a parts list, the block properties of a part definition point were no longer output. Projects with dots in the backup file name could not be saved under specific conditions.

Now a backup is only not possible when the backup file name ends with a dot and 3 digits. Such a backup file name is reserved for partial backups. During the output of labeling data for the report type "Summarized parts list" a different number of plugs was exported depending on the selection. If external documents are displayed as QR code on report pages, these external documents were now copied again to the output directory with a PDF export with activated setting Copy externally linked documents to output directory.

During the import of user-defined layers in the layer management it was possible that layers were imported several times or not at all. If a group was marked in the graphical editor and subsequently the popup menu item Synchronize selection was selected, problems occurred with an opened message management. When a macro is placed, not the entire contents of the macro were assigned to the macro. Therefore already placed consumers were not fully updated during "Update detailed planning".

When pages with a page scale unequal were output during the PDF export, this could mean at blocks of combined elements for example rectangles, lines that the graphic in the output PDF was covered by lines which were too wide. If the value set is changed for a placeholder object of a placed macro, the changed plug designation is now transferred again to all device connection points placed next to each other.

During the execution of the check run it was possible that different values were reported for the property Suppl. This indexed property can occur in older projects and is not visible on the user interface. The property is now excluded from the check. During the placement of a busbar connection point in the layout space, not only the connection point which is entered in the connection point designation of the symbol was generated, but all connection points stored in the connection point pattern.

If source and target were exchanged before the export for the wire fabrication for connections, the affected connections had to be re-routed in the past so that the wire termination processing was taken into consideration correctly. The assignment of PLC connection points now also functions again for PLC connection points with a variable number of connection points.

When you clicked the search field in the browser window during the initial opening of the EPLAN Data Portal the cursor was not visible. During "numbering devices" in the schematic, functions were also numbered which belong to a planning object without structure identifier. When updating cable planning objects and when placing macros which are stored at cable planning objects, the sequence of already placed cable cores was changed. If a macro which was generated as a protected group was copied and pasted on a schematic page, an unexpected error message occurred.

If the popup menu item Update detailed planning was executed for piping planning objects and the Update piping data setting was activated in the subsequent dialog, this could result in a faulty display of the flow direction. If placeholder texts with specific formatted properties were used in the forms, no values were displayed for the placeholder texts after the reporting.

If an action with an "ActionCallingContext" was inserted in a script as a parameter, this resulted in a message. If a mounting rail was placed in a layout space on a user-defined rail, the drill holes of the mounting rail were not displayed in the output 2D drilling view. During the "Generate project reports", new pages of the type "Model view" were generated under certain conditions without the old pages already generated being deleted.

During the output of labeling data for the report type "Summarized parts list" no data was output for a terminal marked on a project page. If a multiple selection was made in the graphical editor and the popup menu item Synchronize selection was selected, problems could occur when the message management was open.

Under certain conditions no part selection could be executed in the placeholder objects for variables which are assigned to part numbers. Items in the layout space for example cable ducts, mounting rails, etc.

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Information of the same type e. For example, the form, color, font size or other formats of this layer can later be changed at a central place easily and without errors. This is a great advantage, because otherwise every property that is not located in a layer must be manually edited. The layer management makes such editing actions a piece of cake. The Layer management dialog is displayed. The layer management is a project-specific setting, and you can recognize this from the window title bar that displays the currently active project.

The layer management has the following structure. The dialog has windows at the left and right sides.

The left window contains a tree with the superior layer designations nodes and any subnodes and then the layer designation EPLANxyz , and the right window contains the associated sub-entries the actual layer information.

For example, these entries can be used for filtering purposes or as a sorting characteristic for the tree configuration. The entries themselves are limited to characters. Fig Attributes tab The Mounting data tab contains all the information that is necessary to use the part, for example, for a mounting panel layout. A stored image file can also be useful, because this information is evaluated at different locations in EPLAN.

Fig Mounting data tab. To do this, you click the [ Then, the Settings: Compression dialog opens. Fig Settings options for a compression scheme Here you can use the familiar graphical buttons to create a new scheme or copy and change an existing scheme. In the lower Data to be compressed field, EPLAN offers a number of actions that can be performed during the compression. This setting removes all unused forms from the project and the project then contains only forms that are actually used.

Fig Setting to remove unnecessary forms Note: If, for example, forms documentation was created before the compression, all forms including the unused ones remain stored in the project, because they are needed for the forms documentation. Here, the reports should be removed, especially the forms documentation, prior to the compression. The other, second, method is to use filters for the compression process.

As usual, filters can be set and are either created or edited as schemes. But which project that is does not matter in this context. Fig Example representation for master data opened for editing Generally, you always edit system master data.

Fig Prompt when stored master data have been modified If modified master data is also to be used in the current project, following the modification of master data the system master data must be synchronized with the project master data, i.

Otherwise, the modifications to the master data will not take effect in the current project, because they will not have been updated yet at that time. The option to create outlines is not discussed further at this point, because this is a subject related to mechanics and of less use to the actual electrical enclosure project planning.

You can now confirm this selection by clicking OK. Fig Preselection left and selection right of the property EPLAN closes the dialog and transfers the selected placeholder text into the dialog of the same name.

Fig Applied placeholder text Now confirm the Placeholder text dialog by clicking OK; the placeholder text now hangs on the cursor and can be placed at any sensible position in the form. Fig Choice of placement As with any other free text, placeholder text can be freely formatted. This allows the form to be appropriately constructed. It is also possible to subsequently modify placeholder text and select a different one. To do this, select the placeholder text and display its properties by double-clicking or via the popup menu.

You then proceed as described above. You use the button to call up the subsequent dialogs and select, apply and place other properties in the usual manner. Upon completion, the form can be checked. To do this, one or more devices are selected and the Place menu entry in the popup menu is selected. The selected devices are now hanging on the cursor and can be placed in the layout space. Note: The 3D mounting layout navigator only displays those devices that have a part entry.

Regardless of whether this part has additional technical data, such as width, height, macro data, or the like! Fig Project-specific setting 1. To do this, you directly activate the mounting panel in the layout space navigator so that the front view is visible in the 3D view.

To do this, you select mounting panel front in the layout space navigator and select the Activate directly entry in the popup menu. Fig Inserted terminal box Fig Selecting the mounting panel front. Before placement, you call up the Placement options.

The upper cable duct should be placed 50 millimeters from the upper edge and 10 millimeters from the left edge of the mounting panel.

Then you should extend the cable duct s length to the right edge, where it is also placed 10 millimeters from the edge. Fig The mounting panel front is now activated. To do this, you directly activate the door s exterior in the layout space navigator and set the view to 3D viewpoint front.

You select the signal lamp in the 3D mounting layout navigator, call up the Place function, and then right-click the placement options. You enter a distance of millimeters from the upper edge of the door. Then confirm the dialog with OK; now you can grab the middle of the upper edge with the snap functions and click the left mouse button. EPLAN now places the signal lamp in the center at a distance of millimeters from the edge.

Fig Before placement of the signal lamp This is how the result looks in the 3D view. Fig Grabbing the center Fig Final result: equipped enclosure.

As the name describes, project options are various options for partial areas of a project. This can mean that e. This cannot be implemented using value set macros but is possible using the Project options module. To do this, the desired options are displayed or hidden. Project options cannot be created across projects.

They are only available for the project where they have been created. However, template projects with project options can be created Terminology in the Project options module The term project options is always used here. Project options are a type of generic term. To help to understand project options, the following section contains a brief explanation of the terms used.

Project options group this function allows the grouping of project options. They can contain several project options but only one project option at a time can be switched on. All other project options in the project options group are then switched off. Project options groups can only be created in the project options navigator.

Project options these are partial areas of a project that can be switched on and off as desired. They can consist of one or more extracts, pages, or page areas, or of unplaced objects. Project options can also only be created in the navigator. Section a section is always assigned to a project option.

A section can consist of a partial circuit, a complete page, or several pages. Unplaced objects are also possible in sections. Fig Starting up the project options navigator and the navigator itself. EPLAN offers an easy option for automatically creating reports in a broad range of forms.

All that is required is a form of the project options overview type and a report or report template. The image offers an example of how this kind of overview of the options used may appear in a report. Of course, you can work here with filters and sortings so that for example your report only includes the active options in the form. Fig Generated automatic options overview. Answer: If you see a red exclamation mark on a device, it means that a message has been received for this device via the message navigator.

Fig Symbol properties Simply open the message navigator, check off Selection, select the device in the device navigator, and precisely the message or messages will be displayed that have been generated for this device during the check run. Answer: In this case, the project in question is not of the schematic project type, but a project of the macro project type.

These limitations are typical of macro projects. Question: Can I change the project structure page structure subsequently? Answer: No. Question: Where and how can I define a description for my structure identifiers? Answer: To define a description for structure identifiers depending on the setting , you can use the Place identifiers dialog which is opened automatically by EPLAN when entering an unknown structure identifier to the project , or you can add it later directly in Structure identifier management Project data menu.

Question: Can I change the row height and thus font size of the display , for example, in the Properties components dialog, or also in the Edit in table mode, etc. Fig Change size of rows - before Answer: Yes, this is possible. To increase the row height and thus font size of the display , you must click on the corresponding display, then keep the CTRL key pressed and turn the scroll wheel of the mouse.

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In the Create project template dialog that is displayed, you need to define the storage location and the name of the new project template. It is a good idea to create a project templates directory below the root directory, possibly with separate folders for each customer.

Basic projects are, for example, projects prefilled with appropriate customer values such as a predefined page structure, sample pages, graphical report templates, various master data, and much more. EPLAN then executes a number of functions to create the basic project. Afterward, the Create basic project dialog opens and this is where you define the directory and the project name of the basic project to be created.

Once basic projects or project templates have been created, they cannot be later changed i. However, they can be overwritten with new or modified data.

There are two ways of doing this directly from project editing. EPLAN comes with several basic projects and project templates. The third way to create a new project is via the optional project management.

A new project based on an existing basic project or project template can be created here just as fast as via the Project menu. Of course it is also possible to simply copy a project and give it a different name. This can be a project template or a basic project. You simply click the More button. In this example, the basic project Handbook. You can select the relevant project type in the File type field.

EPLAN then returns to the Create project dialog and imports the selected basic project or the template project into the Template field. The new project is created from the selected basic project.

This may take a while depending on the hardware and the storage location server, local. You do not necessarily need to edit these at the moment. This can be done later during project editing. The project properties can now be adjusted or completely changed on the Properties, Structure etc. There is one limitation: The structure of the pages, located in the Structure tab, can no longer be changed grayed out. It is fixed because the page structure was defined in the basic project.

The project can now be edited. This dialog contains several tabs Project, Structure or Numbering and Properties. You must enter data into at least the Project tab the PPE tab is only visible when you have a license for this. The Extras button allows you to view a summary of the project in the browser. However, this only functions after the first Project tab has been successfully completed.

The Back button returns you to the previous tab. Here too, this only functions when all necessary information has been entered in the Project tab and EPLAN has created the project, or if you can move to the next tab by pressing Next.

Once all necessary entries have been made on the current tab, the Next button becomes enabled and you can switch to the next tab. The Finish button has a special function. It allows the project creation to be finished without making any further manual entries. The Cancel button is used to stop and exit the New project wizard at any time.

Back to the tabs: The Project tab is the main core of the project wizard. The information required on this tab is mandatory for creating a new project. These tabs can be edited or changed later Exceptions: the Structure tab and the Pages selection field cannot be changed at a later point in time.

Note: The project name is not checked to see if it already exists until a template project template or basic project has been selected and the Next button has been clicked. The action can then still be cancelled.

This can, of course, be changed to any other name. The usual range of templates and basic projects are available for selection. Any storage location can be selected using the button. EPLAN requires no information other than these three entries.

In this case clicking F the Finish button , EPLAN would just use the settings on the other tabs for the new project, generate the project, and close the project wizard.

You can, but do not have to, fill in the information under Specify creation date and Specify creator. Note: These fields cannot be changed later on. It is therefore very important to make sure you enter the correct data. The Import project dialog is displayed. The process can be cancelled here if desired. Depending on the amount of data, the import may take a while. You can still select, for instance, a different template project or storage location by clicking the Back button.

On the Structure tab, you define the subsequent page structure and the structure of the individual device groups for the project. Note: Once you have saved the structure set for the pages, it cannot be changed. This applies only to the structure settings of pages. All other structure settings, such as general devices, can be changed later. Example: The Higher-level function and mounting location scheme was set for interruption points.

The Superior option was also set. The possible changes, however, depend on the page scheme set. Certain preconditions exist here for the nesting of devices. Note: Apart from the page structure, which is the most important property, all other settings can be changed at a later date.

It is a good idea to select at least the Higher-level function and mounting location scheme. When such a scheme is set, EPLAN does not necessarily expect a higher-level function or mounting location this is also true for other structure identifiers. Therefore, you can also use this scheme to create schematics with consecutively numbered pages.

If you later discover that one of the two identifiers is to be used after all, the pages can still easily be changed to the desired higher-level function or mounting location structure. The Synchronize master data dialog opens. The standard plot frame can be selected from the system master data pool and is then stored by EPLAN in the project automatically.

The path numbering can be globally set as page-based here default value Page-oriented: every page then begins, for example, with path 1 and ends with path 10 , or the path numbering is to function across all pages. Across pages default value Project-oriented means that the paths are numbered across all pages.

For example, path 1 starts on page 1 and path 30 ends on page 3. Note: All these settings can be modified as desired later on in the project settings. On this tab, you can also use in the drop-down field to specify a predefined DT numbering scheme for how new devices are to be numbered online when they are inserted.

Here too you can select existing schemes from the selection list. You can also use the button to select a scheme from the selection list. They can be applied or changed at this point. You use the New button to create new schemes and later assign them to the project. You should use a unified directory structure to make exported schemes easier to find. All fields on the Numbering tab have now been entered. Clicking the Next button takes you to the Properties tab, which contains general, non-essential descriptive information about the project.

For example, to fill the plot frame with information, such as customer name or the name of the person responsible for the project, from the project properties, this information must be entered in the project properties. This is not essential at this point because this is only descriptive information about the project that can be entered at a later date. When you click the Finish button, the project is generated and can be opened in the page navigator the page overview.

The graphical editor contains all the functions you need to edit a project. To provide a certain level of clarity and make it easy to edit the page properties, EPLAN has a page navigator. The small symbols preceding the names graphically differentiate identifiers and pages. The sorting of the identifiers is defined in structure identifier management, i. EPLAN examines these page types for logical information and evaluates them accordingly cross-references, etc.

The Graphical page type or the model view, on the other hand, are purely graphical non-logical pages that initially do not contain logical information. EPLAN also makes a distinction between pages that can be edited interactive pages and pages that are generated automatic pages. The Panel layout page type is an example of an interactive page and the Terminal diagram page type is an example of a generated automatic page. The exception is that there is no page type in the layout space.

The layout space is the basis of the 3D representation of enclosures or other components used for the panel layout; here it only provides a view of the 3D data and its further processing. You access the popup menu functions via the right mouse button or the page navigator. The procedure is the same when using the popup menu, except that in this case you select the New menu entry.

The New page dialog then opens. New page dialog There are now two ways to integrate the new page into an existing page structure. You can define the full page name in the Full page name field. You can either manually change the existing entry or enter a completely new value with a prefix for the structure identifier. Alternatively, you can use the button to call up the Full page name dialog. EPLAN opens the Full page name dialog, whereby every identifier has its own input field and own selection button, which can be used to branch to the selection dialog for the selected identifier.

Clicking OK applies the selected identifiers. Note: If an existing identifier cannot be applied, then the new identifier can also be directly entered into the [Identifier type] input field in the Full page name dialog. EPLAN saves new identifiers in the order defined in the settings. There are no other query dialogs. If all settings and entries have been entered in the New page dialog and any missing structure identifiers have been created, the dialog can be closed.

This is nothing new. The Open in new window menu item in the page navigator popup menu is more interesting and useful. This menu item allows you to open several pages or even open the same page several times.

The procedure is simple. In the page navigator, you select the page or pages it is possible to open several pages at once , right click to open the popup menu and select Open in new window. EPLAN then opens all selected pages. With three pages, the sequence starts at page 1 followed by page 2, page 3, back to page 1, etc. EPLAN then closes all selected pages. To create a new page that uses the content of an existing page, you need to copy one or more pages.

EPLAN then draws a thick gray border around the page to show it is selected. Copying pages within a project and across projects Fig. EPLAN always suggests the highest free page name available in this structure. Once all entries are correct, you click OK to apply the page. After selecting the desired setting, you exit the dialog by clicking OK. EPLAN then copies the source page, generates a new target page, and sorts it into the page structure.

Again the following applies when copying pages: Without asking for confirmation, EPLAN automatically sorts new identifiers into the existing structure alphabetically or at the end, depending on the setting. They can be resorted later in structure identifier management. You can, of course, copy more than one page. After you make all desired entries and confirm any subsequent dialogs, these pages are inserted into the EPLAN project in the selected structure.

These two commands always relate to the selected pages. All page-related commands, i. Since you can open and edit several projects at once in the EPLAN page navigator, it is very useful to have a function that lets you conveniently copy pages from one project to another.

As already mentioned, a project does not need to be open in the page navigator in order to copy pages from it. The lower area of the Copy pages dialog shows additional information about the selected page.

A preview for the selected pages can also be activated. The right field in the Copy pages dialog is fixed and always indicates the current project. It cannot be changed. You can use the any other project.

Initially, only projects currently open in the page navigator are listed. In this dialog, you can select and open one or more projects to be used in the Project selection dialog. First you select the project s , then click Open to add the selected project s to the Project selection dialog. Note: Only one project at a time can be added to the selection for the Copy pages dialog. However, EPLAN remembers the projects that were added to the Project selection dialog so that later copying can take place without having to re-select a project.

When you need to copy many subpages and convert them to main pages, for example. Any follow-up dialogs, such as the Insertion mode dialog, must be confirmed as required. This completes the copying of pages from external projects. You can now copy pages from other projects.

If this is not required, you can exit the Copy pages dialog with the Close button. EPLAN closes the dialog and all temporarily opened projects and returns to graphical editing of the currently opened project. This page name can include alphanumeric characters.

The page name number is renamed using the Rename page menu item. In the page navigator, you can also simply select the page and press the F2 key. EPLAN then lets you change the page name number without directly opening the page properties of this page. Pressing Enter saves the changed page name number. Renaming the page name number Fig. Sometimes you need to delete them. You are already familiar with the procedure.

The pages to be deleted are selected in the page navigator and then deleted using the Delete function in the page navigator popup menu or by pressing the DEL key. Before the actual deletion, EPLAN displays a Delete pages dialog with a warning message asking if the page s should actually be deleted. Note: I recommend that you read the messages carefully before blindly clicking Yes or Yes to all.

Note: The following is very important and should be noted when deleting pages. It makes a difference how pages are selected in thepage navigator. Only these four pages will be deleted. In Fig. Unintentional deletion of pages is usually noticed immediately, since the page navigator is updated after a deletion and the missing pages, higher-level functions, or locations are or should be immediately obvious.

Note: If the project was closed in the interim, the deleted pages are irretrievably lost! This prevents accidental deletion of entire projects from the page navigator popup menu. It closes open pages. The Close function is accessible in the Page menu and also via the page navigator popup menu. It is possible to select several open pages in the page navigator and close them all at once.

The Close function only closes the project page s and not the project, not even if it is selected. The Full page name can be changed for example, you could change the page number from 2 to 3, which will move the page or modify the Page description. The Properties area displays additional properties, such as page scale Scale or the currently set grid Grid.

These properties can all be edited when they are not grayed out. New properties are added via the button. Here you can select the desired properties multiple selections are possible and apply them in the Page properties display by clicking the OK button. If several pages are selected in the page navigator and the popup menu is then used to call the Properties function, then the properties of all selected pages can be edited in a single step. Edit the properties of multiple pages Fig.

If the page properties are different from each other, then they are displayed visually using the string in the corresponding input fields. Note: Care should be taken when changing fields containing the string because when an entry in a field is changed, all other entries that are not the same on other pages are overwritten with the new changed value.

When all entries are complete, you can exit the Page properties dialog by clicking OK. EPLAN saves all entries and then closes the dialog. Double-clicking an empty area will not open the page properties. To do so, you first create a filter scheme and then activate the quick entry column.

You only have to set one, like here in the Page type. You simply activate the required value, here the to-be-filtered page type. Note: The filter function from previous versions prior to the Versions 2. This can still be used to filter search results or to find and filter specific structure identifiers.

The main area is the working area for editing the schematic the graphical editor. A number of dialogs can be associated with the main area. These range from the page navigator to user-defined toolbars.

The graphical editor is not restricted to a single representation. The familiar idea of workspaces can be used to rapidly switch the entire EPLAN user interface from one representation to another, including all the associated dialogs, toolbars, etc.

The most important function of the title bar is the display of the currently open project name. This display can be customized by the user. The information logic shows the page type and the scale of this page.

The example shows an open logical page at a scale of This does not apply to all functions, but looking at the status bar can be a great help for some EPLAN actions.

The last characters in the status bar have the following meaning: The hash means that the project contains connections that have not been updated. This is easy to remember and the command then only requires a single keystroke. This opens the Synchronize master data dialog. The current system messages can then be read here. When the System messages dialog is closed, the icon disappears until the next system message occurs.

There are different points of view: the graphical system and the logical systems for the areas of electrical engineering, fluid power and process engineering. This means that when the page scale changes, the page is enlarged upwards and to the right.

These positions are always measured from the original element and its origin usually the so-called insertion point in different directions. The grid is visually displayed with small dots. They can all be assigned to a keyboard shortcut as well.

This function enables or disables Snap to grid. When Snap to grid is enabled, elements can only be placed on the activated grid. Intermediate positions or free placement are not possible. When the grid snap is switched off, then all elements can be freely placed this also applies to logic elements such as symbols.

This Snap to grid function allows you to align different elements outside the grid to the currently set grid. The design mode allows you to align graphical elements to specific points, i.

If the design mode is enabled, first you select the action, Move for example, and then you select the object and define its starting and end points. Then use the mouse to pull a window around the misaligned elements. The window can be pulled in any direction. When finished all elements are contained in the window , release the mouse button and EPLAN will align all elements that are inside the window to the grid. It also works the other way around. First select the object s you want to align and then click the button.

EPLAN will then align the selected objects to the set grid. These two features relate to the cursor position. If the Use graphical coordinates option is deactivated, then it is only possible to enter integer values, such as 1, 3 or If the Use graphical coordinates option is activated, then it is also possible to enter real numbers such as 1.

Increment input Fig. Coordinate input Fig. The X and Y positions can be directly entered in this dialog. Note: The mouse should not be used here because it would probably shift the position where you want to jump.

During coordinate input, it is also possible to switch between the different coordinate systems graphic, electrical engineering, fluid power and process engineering.

The Relative coordinate input function is accessed via the Options menu. This means that you could start drawing a new line and then call the relative coordinate input. In the simplest case, you could enter the length of the line, and EPLAN would use this length, place the cursor in the position and terminate the drawing of the line.

In contrast to the static coordinate input, the input here is always relative to the current cursor position. Note: If a grid is enabled and the jump to the cursor end point is not on the grid, EPLAN will still jump to the next grid point. You should take this into consideration when drawing. In order to redefine the base point, for example, to calculate the horizontal values from the center of the circle, you place the cursor on the center, press the O key and then press Enter.

All positions are immediately calculated using this new base point and displayed in the status bar. You can reset the base point shift using the O key or you can simply change pages. EPLAN also offers true to scale drawings with many dimensioning possibilities and many additional well-known CAD functions, such as stretching, trimming modifying the length and grouping of elements.

This will not be explained in detail here because the calls and the functions are very simple and easy to understand. Tip: When using the graphical functions, it is a good idea to switch on the Grid or to enable the Snap to grid function.

Now there are three options. In addition to the pure graphical functions, such as drawing a rectangle or circle, EPLAN also lets you edit these graphical objects later. Such editing could include the following: changing the length of graphical elements, cutting out parts of graphical elements, rounding corners and much more. Note: All these examples were carried out with the input box in the Options menu activated.

Then, you have to define the center of rotation around which the object is to be rotated. Now you enter the rotation angle directly in the input box and confirm with Enter. EPLAN has rotated the object. You can also rotate pure symbols components. But you can only use the rotation angles that already exist as a symbol variant. Then you select the object to be mirrored. You can also mirror pure symbols components.

But you can only use the mirroring angles that already exist as a symbol variant. You must enter a decimal point in the scaling factor for it to work.

Then, you select the right-hand section of the rectangle in this example with a window. EPLAN places round markers in the corners and waits for you to define the starting point of the stretch. Note: Using cutoff for grouped objects is not quite the same. If you want to cut sections off grouped objects, you have to keep the SHIFT key pressed and then cut the relevant section. After launching the function, you can click the desired corner and define the fillet radius in the input box. Chamfer does not fillet corners, it gives them a sloping edge.

The same chamfer setting can be applied immediately to the next corner. Every element must be manually adjusted to its new size via the Properties dialog, or when multiple elements are selected, the elements that are not to be scaled must be manually deselected. You use the mouse to select all elements that belong together and then call up the Group command from the menu or alternatively use the G key.

You simply select one of the grouped elements EPLAN automatically selects all the elements in the group. EPLAN removes the grouping and all elements are once more individually accessible. Individual elements within a grouping can also be edited independently. The remaining group objects are not affected. In addition to inserting and drawing new elements, you can also copy and delete elements. In this menu, you can call up the functions Copy, Move, etc. To use the functions on elements, you have to first select an element left mouse click and then select the function.

EPLAN offers accurately scaled dimensioning, depending on the page scale that is set. Dimensioning types include, for example, continued dimension and radius dimension. The procedure for dimensioning elements is just as simple as drawing the elements themselves.

The various dimensioning methods will be illustrated with an example. This allows EPLAN to start precisely at the ends or the midpoints of elements, without you having to tediously try to reach the ends of a line, for example. This usually cannot be done precisely. In this example, a rectangle will be dimensioned. EPLAN sets this point as the start of the dimensioning. For the dimensioning itself, there are a number of properties that can be called by doubleclicking the dimension itself. The Format tab is where you define the settings for dimension values, etc.

This does not affect the dimension lines. No numbering or coding system is used, so that the user can always see what the text is and does not need to look up a number in a text file to know which text entry the number refers to. Normal texts are texts that have no further functionality except their visual display. Translation of this type of text is possible without problems. Normal text should usually only be used to place text that does not need to be used in any other way, for example to provide extra information in a black box.

It is only possible to later change normal free text to function text by activating the Path function text selection box. Automatic path function text Fig. It is therefore advantageous to always work with path function texts, since subsequent conversion from normal texts to path function texts is possible, but requires unnecessary extra work. If path function texts are generally to be used, the keyboard shortcut for free text should be redefined to path function text.

In this case, the keyboard shortcut for normal free text should be set to a different keyboard shortcut. Path function texts. But this might not be desired, for reasons of space or because the path function text is to apply equally to several devices. This way, it will not matter whether the insertion point is directly below the device or not. It is sufficient if the path function text and the device are located in the same path the column.

Note: But extending the reporting of text to the path can also result in the text being assigned to objects in the path where this is not wanted. Therefore, you need to be careful when using the Extend path function text on the schematic path. Special texts can be page property texts or project property texts. They are generally used in forms project properties or in the plot frame page properties and less so as text on project pages.

This way you can place text from the project properties or the page properties on pages. The following example clarifies this application. In the project properties, V AC for the main current voltage has been entered in Supplementary field [10]. This can save a lot of time in manually changing this information.

You select text and press Enter key or a left click to open the dialog. The dialogs for normal text and path function text are the same. Only the window title bar of the text input field has a different text type name. You enter text in the Text field. You can translate the text at this point, or remove the translation. A number of fields are also free input fields, such as the field for the Angle property. Here, you can select default values, such as the layer setting default for the angle, or enter your own values.

Depending on the existing project languages, you can then select in the One language variable selection field the desired Displayed language. This node contains properties, for example, to always limit the Width or Height of a text. These functions are very useful, especially for translations.

This prevents translations from overlapping each other since the width of the text expansion can be limited. In this case, it does not matter whether it is pure text or device text. The procedure is always the same. You click the table and, while keeping the CTRL key pressed, turn the scroll wheel of the mouse. Depending on the direction, the lines will increase or decrease in height, improving legibility.

This means that, if you wanted to, you could set different line heights everywhere. Logical connections and reports can be generated based on components and their entered properties or assigned function definitions.

In this dialog, you can select the appropriate symbol. You can either use direct entry List view , in which case you must have a certain amount of knowledge of identifiers, and enter the symbol names directly into the Direct entry field, or you can select the symbol selected from the list using the mouse. Symbol selection list dialog Fig. EPLAN generally provides symbols with eight variants. As with many other dialogs, it is possible to set a filter in this dialog via the selection button.

You can use the filters to display only Multi-line symbols or only a special Symbol library. In addition to the List view, the Symbol selection dialog also lets you select symbols from a tree view. In contrast to the list view, symbols here are listed according to a structure. Depending on the application, a symbol can be found more quickly when you search, for example, for the motor overload switch symbol using plain text.

Symbol selection tree dialog Fig. Here is where you find fields for the Displayed DT can be edited , the Full DT field can be edited indirectly via the selection button and the follow-up Full DT dialog where the DT is split into its elements, which can be edited individually , the Connection point designation selectable from the selection list , Connection point description selectable from the selection list , Technical characteristics, Function text of the symbol!

This box lets you decide whether this symbol is to be a main function can carry a part , or an auxiliary function does not contain parts data. The lower half of the Properties components [device type] dialog consists of the Property name and Value columns of the properties. The button can be used to add new properties. Here, you can select a new property and then click OK to apply it in the Properties components dialog.

All properties that are not gray in the Value column of this dialog can be changed. The Display tab also contains all elements for changing the display of the properties. In this case, you would open the Connection points tab in the property arrangement.

The toolbar can be used to insert new properties, move the sequence of properties, or dock and undock them. Docked properties are those that do not have a symbol in front of the property name.

These properties are assigned to the next higher property that has a symbol. Now it is independent of the other properties and can be placed freely. Then, using the direction buttons, you move it to the end of the property arrangement. The procedure is the same as with texts and will not be discussed further here. One example is the Activate leader line setting. The Activate leader line setting allows you to activate a leader line for each property displayed on a device. A different angle variant of the symbol can be selected in the Variant field.

You simply open the selection list and select the desired variant. All other fields Library, etc. All other fields are then derived automatically from the applied function definition. This may be necessary, for example, if you wish to create or represent an overview on a multi-line schematic page. In a targeted manner, you can change or adjust logical information such as Connection point type or the Number of targets, Potential type and much more for the individual connection point of a device.

This makes it possible, like with terminals, to use the same designation several times PE rail , and the check run will not find any duplicate connection point designations.

Click the Part number field and then use the that appears to switch to parts management. Parts management automatically closes after the part is applied. In addition to simple part selection, this dialog also has a Device selection button. In contrast to simple part selection, this will offer only devices for selection that fit the existing functions of the symbol in the project. Device selection is the preferred method. When automatically generated, they create visual and logical connections, e.

Note: Inserting and filling out of the corresponding symbols for the crossreference display examples will not be explained at this point.

More details are available in the following sections. The auxiliary contacts physically belong to the motor overload switch or pushbutton switch symbol and, for the sake of clarity, should also be displayed at the switch.

In the following, a motor overload switch is inserted into the schematic. The motor overload switch initially has no auxiliary contact at the symbol. As such, this is not a problem, because EPLAN creates a report on the auxiliary contacts used in the schematic on the basis of the settings on the Display tab in the Contact image selection field the selection here is set to On component.

This way, the contacts used and their cross-references are displayed automatically. Not all auxiliary contacts are always used, and EPLAN would display the motor overload switch only with the auxiliary contacts used as graphical representation at the motor overload switch.

To display those contacts anyway, a device with the appropriate Function definition must be assigned to the Motor overload switch symbol. You open the properties of the symbol, switch to the Parts tab and click the Device selection button. Tip: The Settings button provides access to the settings defining how EPLAN should behave during device selection: whether existing function data is used or not; whether any other criteria of devices or functions are be taken into account, etc.

All these have to be taken into consideration during device selection. This is important to know because in certain situations this can result in devices not being displayed in the device selection. Back to device selection: EPLAN recognizes that the motor overload switch consists of the motor overload switch itself and a placed auxiliary contact considered a function.

Now all parts that fit the selected motor overload switch including its used functions , i. In the upper area of the Device selection function dialog, you can now select the right part and click to apply it. If you now leave the Symbol properties dialog by clicking the OK button, EPLAN will use the stored function definitions to graphically recreate the entire contact image for the auxiliary contacts.

It makes no difference whether the auxiliary contacts have been used in the schematic or not. But if you wish to, or must, deviate from this automatic setting, you can modify the item manually.

In the Contact image position dialog that follows you can manually edit the position for the Y and X values. Similar to the previous example, at first only the contacts used are automatically displayed in the contact image. The procedure is identical to that already described in the motor overload switch example.

After device selection, the full contact image is displayed. If this does not occur, then the Contact image entry in the Display tab of the Symbol properties dialog must be checked. It must be set to the In path entry. Every contact image can be individually moved it makes no difference whether the contact image type is On component or In path.

You then click the contact image. You left click to place it in the desired position. But situations can arise where there are no parts with correct function templates. It is, after all, only because of the function templates that EPLAN knows, for example, that an illuminated pushbutton consists of several functions.

Using an illuminated pushbutton as an example, we will now see how contact images can be referenced to the interconnected functions even without parts. It is assigned a DT and is designated as a main function. The representation type of the lamp is set to Pair crossreference.

Depending on how they are set or adjusted, they can influence device selection and thus the selection of parts. This way, only parts will be offered for selection that match the identifying function data. Identifying function data is the data that is located on the tabs, e.

General devices, Cable, Contactor, etc. If the Use available function data setting is disabled, you can select devices freely. This means that the function data available in the project at the function does not have to match the function data in the parts selection. These can be window, page and symbol macros. Special macros are macros with value sets. These can be window and page macros. When using or creating macros exception: macros with value sets , it generally makes no difference whether it is a window macro on a multi-line page or a macro on a graphical page.

Window macros can include single or multiple devices and objects within an area, or several items within a page. To create a window macro, you first use the mouse to select the associated devices on the respective page.

These may be individual devices or unrelated parts circuits on a project page. The first thing you should do is enter a descriptive file name for the window macro. The macro directory is usually the companyspecific macro directory, but this can be changed if desired. The Select macro dialog opens. Here you can select the desired variant or representation type from the default directory or a different macro directory by selecting a different directory in the Search in: selection field.

When you click Open, the macro will hang on the cursor and can be placed anywhere on the page. To summarize, window macros are only possible on one the same page but with different variations, such as the gathering of objects that do not all have to be within a single window.

A window macro can also be the contents of the entire page all objects on the page. The Move handle menu item lets you save a separately created handle base point with the macro. When you click the Move handle menu item EPLAN temporarily closes the Save as dialog, and you can define the handle by clicking with the left mouse button.

It is a good idea to enable the object snap setting here. This way, you can save many representations under one macro name. It is possible to have a macro for the multi-line representation type, one for the part placement and one for the single-line display. Of course, this must be present in the macro. Depending on the variant used and in connection with the representation types, you can have up to possible variants macro variants within one macro.

For example, you could save different macro variants of a PLC card in one macro. If this option is activated, then EPLAN reduces or enlarges the macro to suit the page scale when it is inserted into a page. The familiar Save as dialog, as described in the 4. The file name and description can be entered here. No handles, no representation types, and no variants are possible with page macros. However, page macros store all the information relating to a page or pages page properties.

This includes, for example, the structure identifiers or the form pages stored in the page properties. You open the page navigator, select the desired pages and use the right-click popup menu to call the Create page macro command. Here you select the desired macro and click Open to apply it. In addition to the preview display which has a fixed size , the Graphical preview window can also be permanently displayed View menu. The advantage of this window is that the size can be changed, and you can see the details better.

Here, the page s can be stored in the project and sorted into the existing page structure. At this point, it is, of course, possible to adjust the structure of the pages as desired. Generally, symbol macros are completely identical to window macros in terms of handling and creation. Further explanation will therefore not be provided. These are usually window macros equipped with additional functionality that can make project planning much easier. In addition to the basic macro partial circuit and its properties, such as technical characteristics, part numbers, etc.

These additional properties are called Value sets. Value sets are activated via a particular symbol — the placeholder object. This symbol is used to switch between value sets. The value set can then be used to switch between Siemens and Moeller parts data for the same macro with a mouse click. Once these macros and the properties they contain have been developed and tested, they provide a source of error-free data.

The symbol for a placeholder is an anchor. Since the placeholder object is a symbol, it has settings and options similar to other symbols. Without these variables, there would be no table for the actual values used for switching the value set. For example:. Square brackets are the exception. These have a special purpose within a variable. They are used to define a line break. For example, a variable is split at the twelfth position line break and the words are simply split at this twelfth position.

If the additional option 1 is inserted into the square brackets: , then a split also occurs at the twelfth position i. Note: The square brackets must be entered directly after the variable name. Spaces are allowed, but then the defined line break option does not take effect. First, you create the partial circuit with all the required or desired devices and their associated functions such as part numbers, technical characteristics, or function texts.

After you place the placeholder object, EPLAN opens the Properties components placeholder object dialog, and the data can be edited. This approach is recommended, because it allows you to accurately select the objects that are to be applied to the placeholder object.

Note: Disadvantage of option 2: remote objects lying outside a window cannot be included in the value set. Once you have chosen one of the methods, you can place the placeholder object. It is recommended that you place the placeholder object close to the macro.

Simply use the left mouse button to move the placeholder object to the desired position and click to place it. Here you should enter a descriptive name for the placeholder object into the Name field. Right click in the free field and select the Name new variable function. The Variable name is now defined.

When you click OK, the variable is applied in the Values tab. Click the right mouse button again, and select the New value set function. Enter the desired designation of the value set into the header of the column. Proceed in the same way for the next new value set. Tip: This approach is to be recommended, since variables can be simply applied from a dialog, and EPLAN enters these with the correct syntax.

This excludes the possibility of incorrect entries, which is not always the case with manual entry. Once the variable has been applied, EPLAN establishes the assignment between the variable value and the value set name. The dialog can now be saved and closed with OK. To now switch between the individual value sets, you select the placeholder object and right click to select the Assign value set command from the popup menu.

Here you select the desired entry and apply it by clicking OK. In the example, that could be the function text. The example shown here was deliberately simple, merely pointing out the option of macros with value sets.

The number of potential ideas is unlimited and possible sources of errors, e. Only the way in which you use it can differ. What is a navigator? The essential purpose of this chapter is rather to explain functions that are often used in daily work.

EPLAN has a separate navigator for each of the different device types in the project data. But it cannot, for example, number terminals; this can only be performed by the special terminal strip navigator. It has terminal editing functions such as renumbering and creating terminal strips. It has functions for editing plugs and sockets. It provides an overview of other PLC box functions these can also be frequency converters with an integrated EA layer.

The PLC navigator provides different views representations of the project data. With the cable navigator, you can, for example, place or collect conductors.

The Topology navigator contains information pertinent to the Routing path networks 2D method , such as routes and routing points. The Connection navigator contains all project data related to the connections in a project. You can use this navigator, for example, to use existing connections.

These navigators manage potentials, signals, networks, interruption points and the processes defined in the project. The bill of materials navigator contains all functions for centrally editing parts, such as swapping parts or selecting a contactor. The 3D mounting layout navigator allows a 3D diagram of the devices used in the project, based on technical data at least width, height and depth from the parts master data. The Project options navigator allows creation of schematics using various options.

The options can be easily switched on and off, by page, across pages, or in page sections. The Placeholder objects navigator conveniently manages macros with value sets from a single location, from changing global value sets editing selected objects.

This entry allows symbol selection to stay open all the time like a navigator. The device navigator can do everything that can be manually done to a device during device editing, i. But the major advantage of the device navigator is that it does everything from a central point while maintaining a view of the entire project. The device navigator can do more than just display and edit the properties of a device.

You can also use it to edit or number several devices at once via the block functions bulk editing. For reasons of space, this chapter does not provide an overview of all of the menu items and their functions.

If devices do not have a main function characteristic then, for example, they cannot be numbered. Therefore, every independent item should initially be a main function. However, if other items with the same device tag exist in the project, then these are forced to become auxiliary functions.

Note: Only one main function per device is allowed at all times. Double main functions are not allowed and are usually detected with a check run and reported if the corresponding check run message is used.

In the Properties components dialog, both ways of activating a main function are always set when one of them is set.

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