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Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 71 8. Here, in the tree of the Selection field, selectthe functi...

Creating a Schematic 72 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 3. In the Displayed DT field on the Terminalstrip definition ...

Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 73 Drawing Cable Definition Lines Cables can bedisplayed graphic...

Creating a Schematic 74 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 8. Click [OK]. In the schematic, the cabledefinition line wit...

Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 75 Updating Connections Connection linesgenerated by autoconnect...

Creating a Schematic 76 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Inserting Path Function Texts Path function textsease documen...

Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 77 The path function text is placed at the givencoordinates. 6. ...

Creating a Schematic 78 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 5. In the Displayed DT field, enter the device tagL+. 6. Clic...

Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 79 Inserting more action lines Your first schematicpage is now a...

Generating Crossreferences 80 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Generating Crossreferences In theprevious chapter, yo...

Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 81 Example: To do this, we will use anexample (still to b...

Generating Crossreferences 82 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Changing display settings for theinterruption points T...

Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 83 4. Position a second interruption point Lat coordinat...

Generating Crossreferences 84 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Inserting More Connection Symbols andGeneral Devices I...

Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 85 Finally complete your second schematicpage by placing ...

Generating Crossreferences 86 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started The following table lists the symbols to beinserted fr...

Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 87 Inserting Contactor Coils and ContactImages All the co...

Generating Crossreferences 88 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 5. In the list, select the coil K and click[OK]. The s...

Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 89 Since we are using the same displayed DTfor the coil a...

Generating Crossreferences 90 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Tip: You can also apply the Displayed DTusing a DT sel...

Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 91 The crossreference to the coil on thesame page is dis...

Generating Crossreferences 92 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 5. In the list, select the NC contact O, andclick [OK]...

Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 93 Once the contact is placed with thedisplayed DT –Q2, a...

Generating Crossreferences 94 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Open the first schematic page(=ANL+SCP/1) and look at ...

Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 95 3. To do this, click [...] next to the Contactimage fi...

Generating Crossreferences 96 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 7. To restore the original view of thecontact image, r...

Selecting Parts EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 97 Selecting Parts In the previous two chapters, youcreated a simple ...

Selecting Parts 98 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 4. In the properties dialog, switch to the Parts tab. 5.Click [......

Selecting Parts EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 99 6. Now expand the parts tree on the left side. To do this,click, f...

Selecting Parts 100 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 7. To reduce the amount of data shown, select a filternow. To do ...

Selecting Parts EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 101 The Automatic filter dialog is closed. 9. In Partselection, selec...

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1. 1. Getting Started 08 / 20112. 2. Copyright © 2011 EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG EPLAN Software & Service GmbH &

Co. KG assumes no liability for either technical or printing errors, or for deficiencies in this technicalinformation and cannot be held liable for damages that may result directly or indirectly from the delivery,performance, and use of this material. This document contains legally protected proprietary informationthat is subject to copyright. All rights are protected. This document or parts of this document may not becopied or reproduced by any other means without the prior consent of EPLAN Software & Service GmbH& Co. KG. The software described in this document is subject to a licensing agreement. The use andreproduc tion of the software is only permitted within the framework of this agreement. RITTAL ® is aregistered trademark of Rittal GmbH & Co. KG. EPLAN ® , EPLAN Electric P8 ® , EPLAN Fluid ® ,EPLAN PPE ® , EPLAN Cabinet ® , EPLAN Pro Panel ® and EPLAN Mechatronic Integration ® areregistered trademarks of EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG. Windows NT ® , Windows 2000® , Windows XP ® , Windows Vista ® , Windows 7 ® , Microsoft Windows ® , Microsoft ® Excel ® ,Microsoft ® Access ® and Notepad ® are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. PC WORX® , CLIP PROJECT ® , and INTERBUS ® are registered trademarks of Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.AutoCAD ® and AutoCAD Inventor ® are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. STEP 7 ® , SIMATIC® and SIMATIC HW Konfig. ® are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. InstallShield ® is a registeredtrademark of InstallShield, Inc. Adobe ® Reader ® and Adobe ® Acrobat ® are registered trademarks ofAdobe Systems Inc. TwinCAT ® is a registered trademark of Beckhoff Automation GmbH. Unity Pro ® isa registered trademark of Schneider Electric. RSLogix 5000 ® and RSLogix Architect ® are registeredtrademarks of Rockwell Automation. All other product names and trade names are trademarks orregistered trademarks of their respective owners. EPLAN uses the Open Source software 7Zip (7za.dll),Copyright © by Igor Pavlov. The source code of 7Zip is subject to the GNU Lesser General PublicLicense (LGPL). The source code of 7Zip and details on this license can be found on the following Website: http://www.7zip.org EPLAN uses the opensource software Open CASCADE, Copyright © by OpenCASCADE S.A.S. The source code of Open CASCADE is subject to the Open CASCADE TechnologyPublic License. The source code of Open CASCADE and details on this license can be found on thefollowing Web site: http://www.opencascade.org

3. 3. Table of Contents EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 1 Table of ContentsIntroduction...........................................................................................5 Notes for the Reader.........................................................................6 Remarks on the SampleProject.......................................................7 Starting EPLAN.....................................................................................8 Getting to Know the EPLAN UserInterface.......................................10 What You Need to Know in Advance .............................................11Interface Elements...........................................................................12 Changing the UserInterface...........................................................16 Creating Projects................................................................................22 What You Need to Know in Advance.............................................22 Creating a Project Using the Project Wizard .................................23Creating and Editing Pages................................................................28 What You Need to Know inAdvance .............................................28 Creating Pages................................................................................29 Opening Pages................................................................................34 Editing Page Properties..................................................................36 Opening and Closing a Project..........................................................39 Opening aProject............................................................................39 Paging Through the Project Pages

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................................................41 Creating a View................................................................................43Closing a Project .............................................................................47 Creating aSchematic..........................................................................49 What You Need to Know in Advance.............................................49 Inserting "Angle" Connection Symbols.........................................50Inserting Potential Connection Points...........................................52 Inserting "Tnode" ConnectionSymbols.......................................55 Inserting Graphical Elements .........................................................57Inserting General Devices...............................................................60

4. 4. Table of Contents 2 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Inserting Terminal Strips and Terminals.......................................68 Drawing Cable Definition Lines......................................................73 UpdatingConnections ....................................................................75 Inserting Path Function Texts........................................................76 Inserting "Interruption Point" Connection Symbols.....................77Generating Crossreferences.............................................................80 What You Need to Know inAdvance .............................................80 Automatically Generating Interruption Point Crossreferences...81Inserting More Connection Symbols and General Devices..........84 Inserting Contactor Coils and ContactImages .............................87 Inserting Contacts and Contact Image for Motor OverloadSwitches...........................................................................................91 Selecting Parts....................................................................................97 What You Need to Know in Advance.............................................97 Assigning Parts ...............................................................................97Generating Reports...........................................................................106 What You Need to Know inAdvance ...........................................106 Generating a TerminalDiagram....................................................107 Performing Settings for PartsLists..............................................114 Printing Other Report Pages.........................................................115Creating and Inserting Macros.........................................................120 What You Need to Know inAdvance ...........................................120 Creating a WindowMacro.............................................................120 Inserting a Window Macro............................................................122 Finding and Replacing Project Data................................................126 Finding and Replacing Device Tags.............................................126Finding Text and Editing Search Entries .....................................131

5. 5. Table of Contents EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 3 Completing and Updating Reports..................................................134 What You Need to Know in Advance ...........................................134Updating Reports ..........................................................................134 Creating ReportTemplates...........................................................135 Generating Project Reports..........................................................137 Printing a Project..............................................................................140

6. 6. Table of Contents 4 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started7. 7. Introduction EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 5 Introduction Dear users, The team at EPLAN

Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG is pleased to welcome you as a new user. This guide is for userswho have never used EPLAN. Using an example project, we will familiarize you with the basic functionsof EPLAN. Since this documentation is designed as an introduction to EPLAN, many of the morecomplicated functions and relationships will be ignored. These details are covered in our trainings, whereyou can also find help with your own individual and companyspecific tasks. You should defi nitely takepart in our training program in order to make the best use of the functionality and possibilities of thesystem. In the program itself, we provide you with an extensive online help sys tem. In addition toconceptual information and dialog descriptions, here you will also find "step by step" instructions for mostprogram functions. The "Proceed as follows" section of the operating information gives you step by stepinstructions for using the program. Once you have started the program and require information on aparticular dialog, you can then call up the appropriate help by simply pressing the [F1] key. Many thanksfor your interest in EPLAN Electric P8. We hope that the beginner's manual will give you a thoroughinsight into the many different options and features of your EPLAN software. Your EPLAN Software &Service team

8. 8. Introduction 6 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Notes for the Reader Before you begin reading,please note the following symbols and styles used in this handbook: Note: Text preceded by this imagecontains extra notes. Tip: Useful tips to facilitate your interaction with the program are presented after thisimage. Example: Examples are highlighted by this symbol. • User interface elements are marked in bold sothey can immediately be located in the text. • Italic text provides particularly important information thatyou should definitely pay attention to. • Directory names and direct entries (among other things) aredisplayed in a nonproportional font. • Function keys, keyboard keys, and buttons within the program areshown in square brackets (e.g., [F1] for the "F1" function key). • To improve the flow of the text, we often






use "menu paths" in this document (for example, Help > Contents). In order to find a particular programfunction, the menus and options shown in a menu path must be selected in the sequence shown. Forexample, the menu path mentioned above calls up the EPLAN help system. • The operating informationprovides stepbystep instructions for reaching specific targets, and in many places, after the rightarrowsymbol you'll also find the reaction of the program to your action. • In combination with settings or fields(e.g., check boxes) which can only be switched on or off, in this document we often use the term "activate"(after which the setting is active ) and "deactivate" (after which the setting is inactive ).

9. 9. Introduction EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 7 Remarks on the Sample Project In the followingchapters, you will gradually create and evaluate a small sample project. So that you can successfullyfollow the instructions, we assume that you have already installed EPLAN and have the required softwareprotection (dongle) and license. While writing this guide, we used the fully licensed program with its entirescope of functionality. If you have not licensed all the modules, this docu mentation (or some figures inthis documentation) may possibly go be yond the scope of functionality of the software you havepurchased, that is, functions are also described which may not be available to you. The user interface ofyour EPLAN application may differ from the figures presented here if, in the Select scope of menu dialog,you selected the Advanced or Expert user mode when you started the program. For users who are not yetfamiliar with EPLAN, we recommend the Beginner mode. That is the mode we used when creating thismanual. All settings can be made in a central location in the program (in the Options menu under the menuitem Settings). For the sample project, we almost exclusively used the default settings of the projecttemplate being used. Don't change these settings while working with the sample project; otherwise youmay see different results. You can control EPLAN using both the mouse and the keyboard. To quickly callup program functions, you often also have additional buttons on the toolbars and / or key combinations(e.g., [Ctrl] + [C] to copy elements). Since a list of the different callup options would make this guidemuch larger, we usually use the mouse controls in the action instructions.

10. 10. Starting EPLAN Starting EPLAN In this chapter, you will learn how to start EPLAN easily. Duringprogram installation, a program icon is created on the Windows Desktop. You can use this icon to startEPLAN immediately. 1. Doubleclick the EPLAN icon • EPLAN starts. • If you are not working withEPLAN rights management, the Select scope of menu dialog will open. Here, you specify the user mode inwhich you would like to define the displayed scope of the menu. 2. In the Select scope of menu dialog,select Expert. 3. Click [OK]. • In addition to the main EPLAN window, EPLAN will by default then openthe Tip of the day dialog. In this informational dialog, which is automatically shown every time you startthe program, you are shown useful information on program functions. 8 EPLAN Electric P8 – GettingStarted

11. 11. Starting EPLAN EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 9 4. Deselect the Show tips at startup check boxif you do not wish this dialog to appear every time the program is started. 5. Click on [Close] to close theTip of the day. Before you create a project, you will first see a little more information about the userinterface in the next chapter. Note: In the Select scope of menu dialog, if you activated the Do not showthis dialog again check box, this dialog will no longer be shown when you start EPLAN, and the currentlyspecified menu scope will be used. Dialogs that you have deactivated in this manner can be reactivatedunder Options > Settings > User > Display > User interface using the Reactivate suppressed messagescheck box. Tip: You can leave EPLAN at any time by first closing all open dialogs with [Esc], [Cancel], orby clicking the mouse on in the title bar, and then selecting the menu item Project > Exit.

12. 12. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface 10 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Getting to Knowthe EPLAN User Interface In this chapter, you will learn about the most important elements of the programinterface. You will also learn how to change the interface easily. When first started, EPLAN begins with apreconfigured interface. Be sides various other interface elements, you see the Page navigator and theGraphical preview on the left side of the main window. When you first start the program, these twowindows are empty. The area on the right side with the background image will be used later as a workingarea for the opened pages.

13. 13. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 11 What You Needto Know in Advance What is the EPLAN main window? The main window is the entire working area ofthe program; its size and position can be changed. For many other interface elements (e.g., menu bars,toolbars, "dockable" windows like the Page navigator) the main window is more or less the "frame". Youcan attach ("dock") these ele ments to the window edges inside the main window. What is the Pagenavigator? The Page navigator is a window in which EPLAN shows the pages of all open projects. Youcan choose between two representation types. In the tree view, the pages are displayed hierarchically bypage type and iden tifier (such as higherlevel function, mounting location, etc.). In the list view, thisinformation is shown arranged in a table. You can switch be tween the two views by clicking on the






corresponding tab. In the Page navigator, you can edit the pages of one project, for instance, copy pages,delete them, or change page properties. Multiple pages from different projects can not be edited at onetime. Tip: To show and hide the Page navigator quickly, you can use the [F12] key. What is the Graphicalpreview? The Graphical preview is a preview window for the minimized display of highlighted pages,symbols, image files, macros, forms, etc. For exam ple, if you have highlighted one or several pages in thepage navigator, they will be displayed in a minimized window in the Graphical preview. Using thiswindow, you can quickly search through all the pages of a project.

14. 14. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface 12 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started InterfaceElements Title bar The horizontal bar at the top edge of a Windows application is the title bar. It containsthe program icon with the system menu, the program name, and the buttons controlling the size setting ofthe window. If you have opened a project page, the name of the opened page will also be shown in the titlebar by default. Example: This is how the title bar looks if you have opened the page =ANL+SCP/1 in theproject EPLAN_start, which you will create later. Note: The information you see additionally for anopened page in the title bar ("Page" / "Project+Page" / "Project path+Project+Page") depends on theDisplay in title bar setting. To access the relevant dialog, select the Options > Settings > User > Display >User interface menu path. Menu bar The menu bar is located below the title bar. It contains the mostimpor tant commands and dialog calls. In order to show all the menu items of a menu, leftclick on thecorres ponding menu. Until you have opened a project and a page, you will not be able to select many ofthe menu items. These menu items are shown in a grayedout view. Some menu items work like a switch,that is, they can be turned on or off. This applies particularly to the View menu for the Graphical previewmenu item. If the option is switched on, then this is indicated with a pre ceding check mark .

15. 15. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 13 Example: Thefollowing example shows the "switchedon" menu item Graphical preview in the View menu. Tip: In theGraphical preview, the pages you have selected in the Page navigator are shown in a reduced view. Usingthis window, you can, for instance, quickly search through all the pages of a project. Popup menu In manyplaces in the program (in fields of windows or dialogs, in an opened page) you can open up a popup menuby rightclicking. The popup menu shows the most commonly used menu items for the object in question.If menu items are present in the popup menu of a field which go beyond the standard functions, you cansee that from a "popup menu button" . This button is located above the corresponding field.

16. 16. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface 14 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Example: Thefigure shows the popup menu for the Page navigator, opened using the popup menu button. Toolbars Asstandard, the toolbars are located below the menu bar and consist of buttons allowing you to directly callup the most important EPLAN func tions. Here, too, you do not initially have all the buttons available.Example: The following figure shows you the Standard toolbar for an opened project.

17. 17. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 15 Status bar Thestatus bar is located at the lower edge of the window. When you point the mouse at a menu item or abutton in a toolbar, a brief informa tive text relating to the action called by this command is displayedhere. If you have the cursor in an opened page, the status bar shows you information about the cursorposition, grid, and logical status, along with data about the currently selected element, in some cases.Example: In the sample project we will create later, we opened the first schematic page (full page name=ANL+SCP/1) as an example, and positioned the cursor on a certain point. • RX:44 RY:17 RX and RYrepresent the horizontal and vertical position (coordinates) in grid increments. On logic pages (such as thisschematic page), the coordinates are entered in grid increments; and on graphics pages, they are entered inmillimeters or inches. • On: 4.00 mm means that the Snap to grid option is activated and that the grid sizefor this page is 4 mm. • Logic 1:1 means that this page is a logic page with a scale of 1:1. Device data isreported on logic pages.

18. 18. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface 16 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Window sizeadjustment The ability to modify the size of the EPLAN main window (and also other dialogs) is indicatedby three diagonal lines in the lower righthand corner of the window. In the maximized view of the mainwindow, the diagonal lines are not shown. To show them, the window must be reduced in size, for instanceusing the button. You can change the window size by positioning the mouse pointer in the frame at theedge of the window, and then pulling the window frame left / right or up / down while holding down theleft mouse button. Changing the User Interface You can change the view of the user interface to fit yourown work habits. Many dialogs, such as the Page navigator, which you often use for editing your data, canbe permanently positioned on your screen while working with EPLAN and undocked from the EPLANmain window in the same manner as independent windows. You can position any of these "Windows" (inan undocked state), and every other dialog, by pulling the title bar of the dialog to the desired positionwhile holding down the left mouse button. Docking and undocking control elements Some user interface






control elements, such as the menu bar, the tool bars or various windows like the Page Navigator, can bepositioned inside or outside of the EPLAN main window. 1. In the title bar of the EPLAN main window,click the button (Minimize). The EPLAN main window will be minimized. 2. Next click the title bar of thePage navigator with the left mouse button and keep the button pressed.

19. 19. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 17 3. Press [Ctrl] toavoid docking, and pull the Page navigator to a free position on the Windows Desktop. If the borders ofthe respective control element are displayed with a thick line, EPLAN positions the control element as anindependent, undocked element on the Windows desktop. 4. Repeat this procedure for additional controlelements. To do this for a toolbar or the menu bar, click on a "free" spot within the bar. Practice dockingcontrol elements, too. 5. To do this, click the title bar of the desired undocked control element (e.g., thePage navigator) with the left mouse button and keep the button pressed. 6. Pull the element to the desiredposition in the EPLAN main window. To dock the undocked element to the border of the EPLAN mainwindow (or the border of another dockable element), you must move the cursor exactly to the border of theEPLAN main window. You can recognize this by the border of the element being displayed as a thin line.This will be a horizontal or vertical line, depending on whether you wish to position the control element atthe top, bottom, left, or right. You can recognize the orientation from the thinly drawn pre view rectangle.When the program is exited, EPLAN saves the last settings of these elements (docked, undocked, size,position) and restores them the next time the program is started.

20. 20. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface 18 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Example: Thefollowing illustration shows the EPLAN user interface reconfigured by docking and undocking controlelements. Moreover, another toolbar ("Symbols") has been hidden and two more moved around inside themain window ("Graphics", "Connection symbols"). Hiding and displaying toolbars In EPLAN, there are anumber of predefined toolbars for the different program areas. To avoid unnecessarily reducing the size ofyour EPLAN user interface, you have the option of hiding the toolbars you don't need. 1. Click the rightmouse button on a free area in the menu bar or toolbar. The popup menu shows all the available toolbars.Displayed toolbars are marked with a preceding checkmark .

21. 21. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 19 2. Select theStandard toolbar, for instance, and click the check box in front of the toolbar name. EPLAN closes thepopup menu and hides the toolbar. 3. Repeat the procedure and deactivate some more toolbars. Practicedisplaying (unhiding) toolbars too. To do this, call up the popup menu again and click on the name of ahidden toolbar (e.g., Standard).

22. 22. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface 20 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Tip: For thehiding and displaying of toolbars, you also have the Customize dialog available. Call this dialog, forinstance, using the Customize menu item on the popup menu, or using the menu items Options > Toolbars> Customize. You can also use this dialog to customize and extend the predefined toolbars and create yourown toolbars. Selecting workspaces Once you have changed the EPLAN user interface to suit your needs,you can save this arrangement as a "workspace." In an EPLAN work space, the size and position of theEPLAN main window are determined, as well as the position, size and settings of dockable dialogs,menus, and toolbars. Using the workspace, you can quickly adapt the EPLAN interface to dif ferent tasks.We provide you with a few predefined workspaces which you can use as templates for your ownworkspaces. 1. Select the menu item View > Workspace. The Workspace dialog opens. 2. From theScheme dropdown list, select the entry Connections as an example of a workspace. 3. Click [OK].

23. 23. Getting to Know the EPLAN User Interface EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 21 The interfacechanges you made disappear. Besides the Page naviga tor, the main window now also contains the twowindows Potentials and Connections. In these special navigators, all the potentials and connec tions of aproject are shown. Restoring the original view 1. Select the menu item View > Workspace. TheWorkspace dialog opens. 2. From the Scheme dropdown list, select the entry Default. 3. Click [OK].EPLAN now shows the view displayed when it first started up. Using this action, you can reset an EPLANuser interface that you may have changed back to the original state. You can find more detailedinformation about the user interface – for instance, how you can define your own workspaces – in theEPLAN online help.

24. 24. Creating Projects 22 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Creating Projects Now that you havelearned something about the operation of the user interface in the last chapter, you will learn how to createa project quickly and easily using the "Project Wizard". What You Need to Know in Advance What is aproject? In EPLAN, schematics and attached documents such as lists and over views are created as pageswithin projects. A project consists of a collec tion of different types of documents. Projects are stored andorganized in a special database – "Project Management". What is a project structure? In EPLAN, "Projectstructure" means the combination of all identifier structures used in the project for objects, pages, devices,







and functions. All objects in a project (pages, devices, and functions) must be identified and placed in ahierarchical structure within the project. In a hierarchical ly arranged project structure, for instance, youcan store and find pages and devices more easily. The identifiers for project structure are called "structureidentifiers". What is a project template? In order to create a new project, you always need a template.When using the project template, you create a project in which some settings are already predefined. Forinstance, the structure of page identifiers and device tags are stored in a project template. The fileextension for project templates is *.ept.

25. 25. Creating Projects EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 23 Creating a Project Using the Project WizardEPLAN provides several options for creating a project. Even as a beginner, you can use the Project wizardto quickly and easily get results. In the dialog of the wizard – the Create project (Wizard) dia log – youcan enter all the principal data for a new project step by step. 1. Select the menu item Project > New(Wizard). The Create project (Wizard) dialog opens. 2. In the Project name field on the first tab, enter thename for your first project. Name the project EPLAN_start. 3. Select a storage location for the project. Todo this, click [...] next to the field of the same name.

26. 26. Creating Projects 24 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started The Browse For Folder dialog opens. 4. Bydefault, your projects are managed in the Projects directory in a "company folder" created duringinstallation (in the illustration, the Company code folder). Select this "company folder" and click on [MakeNew Folder]. A new folder is created below the currently selected "company folder", whose temporaryname New Folder is highlighted with an edit frame. 5. Here, enter the name EPLAN_start and click [OK].The Browse For Folder dialog is closed and you are returned to the Project wizard.

27. 27. Creating Projects EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 25 6. Select a Template for the project. To dothis, click the [...] button next to the field of the same name. If you don't select a template here, you willnot be able to perform any more steps in the Project wizard. The Open dialog opens. 7. In the Files of typefield, select the EPLAN project template (*.ept) option. 8. In the Open dialog, select the template,IEC_tpl001.ept. 9. Click on [Open]. The Open dialog is closed, and the name for the project template isaccepted for the Template field. The template and location now being used will then be the defaults nexttime the Project wizard is started.

28. 28. Creating Projects 26 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 10. Click [Finish]. The Importing projectdialog opens. The Project wizard copies the template into the new project. This procedure may take sometime. Then, the Create project (Wizard) dialog closes and the project EPLAN_start is displayed in the Pagenavigator. Projects form the first level in the tree (icon: ). The levels with the project pages are typicallybelow the level with the project name.

29. 29. Creating Projects EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 27 You have just created a project using theProject wizard, but the project still has no pages. The selected project template enables hierarchicallyarranged structures for all objects in the project. It has a project structure already determined. Structureidentifiers for the "higherlevel function" and the "mounting location" are used to identify pages anddevices. This will, for example, be visible later when editing the page properties in the Full page namedialog (see page 36). The next chapter will describe how to create and edit pages. There, you will also readhow to assign structure identifiers for the pages. Note: Once you are more familiar with EPLAN, you canuse the different tabs of the Create project (Wizard) dialog to change the default settings from the projecttemplate regarding structure, numbering, and properties.

30. 30. Creating and Editing Pages 28 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Creating and Editing Pages In theprevious chapter, you used the Project wizard to create an empty project. In this chapter, you will learnhow to create pages and edit their page properties. In EPLAN, every page is assigned a particular pagetype. A project gen erally consists of pages of different types. The page types help structure a project. Thepage type is generally assigned when the page is created, but it can also be changed later. What You Needto Know in Advance What is a title page or cover sheet? A page with the Title page / cover sheet page typecontains general project information such as project name, a description of the project, the drawingnumber, revision information, and so on. The title page or cover sheet is usually the first page of a project.What is a schematic multiline page? A schematic multiline page is a page for which the schematic documentation has multiline symbols. It has special editing capabilities for the creation and analysis ofschematic diagrams. For instance, symbols inserted are automatically connected with one another. What isa graphical editor? A graphical editor is the part of the program you use to create and edit schematics andmechanical drawings. It is started when you open a page. Besides the window in which the page isdisplayed, the menu bar also has numerous program functions (such as the Insert menu) avail able forgraphical editing. The window is dockable and has its own standard Windows buttons. In a "maximized"view, the window of the editor fits into the main window in such a way that the title bar is integrated intothe menu bar of the main window (see also the illustration on page 34). In the "minimized" view, the







window has its own title bar.31. 31. Creating and Editing Pages EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 29 Creating Pages For schematic

editing in the chapter after next, you will need another page of the Schematic multiline type. 1. In the treeview of the Page navigator, select the project EPLAN_start. 2. Select the menu items Page > New. EPLANopens the New page dialog. The Page type field is automatically prepopulated with Schematic multiline(I). 3. In the Page description field, enter the text, Power supply. 4. Click [OK]. The new page is shownin the tree view of the Page navigator below the level of the EPLAN_start project and opened in theGraphical editor.

32. 32. Creating and Editing Pages 30 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Tips: • To create new pages, youcan also use the (New page) button in the Page toolbar. • In the Page navigator, you can also select Popupmenu > New. Any page or structure level may be selected when you do this. Note: Based on the Beginnermode selected in the Select scope of menu dialog, you use fields that allow multilingual entries (e.g. thePage description field) to enter texts that are not in the dictionary. To get to the dictionary in the Advancedor Expert user mode go to: Utilities > Translation > Edit dictionary. Tip: Words from the dictionary can berecognized during entry if you use the AutoComplete function in EPLAN. This function provides you withthe whole word based on the letters you type in. Only words in the dictionary will be suggested.

33. 33. Creating and Editing Pages EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 31 Creating cover sheets Next youwill create a cover sheet for your project. 1. In the tree view of the Page navigator, select the 1 Powersupply page. 2. Select the menu items Page > New. EPLAN opens the New page dialog. Most propertyfields already have values. EPLAN accepts the properties of the selected page and automatically suggeststhe next free page for the Full page name. 3. Click on [Clear fields]. The contents of some properties fields(such as the Page de scription field) are deleted. The automatically suggested Full page name and theprepopulated Page type are kept. 4. Next to the Page type field, click the [...] button. The Add page typedialog opens. 5. In the Add page type dialog, select the entry, Title page / cover sheet (A), and click [OK].

34. 34. Creating and Editing Pages 32 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 6. In the Page description field,enter the text Cover sheet. 7. For the Form name property, click in the Value field next to it, and then clickthe button that appears. 8. From the list that drops down, select the F26_001 entry. No value needs to beentered for the Plot frame name property. The plot frame used for a page is already predefined in theproject settings. The other displayed properties, Scale and Grid, are already prepopulated with correctentries. 9. Click [OK]. The cover sheet is shown in the tree view of the Page navigator and opened in theGraphical editor.

35. 35. Creating and Editing Pages EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 33 Creating additional schematicpages Next, you will add another page of the Schematic multiline type. To do this, in the Page navigator,select the page you just created, 2 Cover sheet, and select the menu items Page > New. Then, in the Pagetype field, select the entry, Schematic multiline (I), and in the Page description field enter the text, ControlET1. Now you have created the pages you need for editing the schematic. Closing a page Since you don'timmediately need the second schematic page, close it again. 1. Select the menu item Page > Close. Thepage 3 Control ET1 is closed. Tip: If you have the cursor in an opened page, then you can also close thepage using the key combination [Ctrl] + [F4].

36. 36. Creating and Editing Pages 34 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Opening Pages As you canalready see from the different icons in the Page navigator, the two pages of your project, EPLAN_start,have different page types. Page 2 is a Title page / cover sheet type (icon for reporting pages: ), and pages 1and 3 are Schematic multiline types (icon: ). 1. In the tree view of the Page navigator, select the page 2Cover sheet. 2. Select the menu item Page > Open. EPLAN opens the page in the Graphical editor. Thecover sheet of the project is shown.

37. 37. Creating and Editing Pages EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 35 The page name is displayed notonly in the title bar of the main window, but also as a tab under the graphic. (This is the case, if in theView menu, you activated the menu item Workbook.) In the Page navigator, you can recognize the openedpage from the fact that the page name and description (2 Cover sheet) are now in bold. Tip: To open a pageselected in the Page navigator, you can also double click on the page or press the [Enter] key. Open thepage 1 in the same way. This will automatically close the first page and display the empty schematic in theGraphical editor. Tip: In EPLAN, you also have the option of viewing multiple pages on the screen at onetime. For instance, select page 2 again, then from the popup menu of the Page navigator select the menuitem Open in new window. EPLAN opens the page in another window of the Graphical editor. For everyopened page, a tab is shown below the graphical editor window. You can quickly switch between pages byclicking these tabs.

38. 38. Creating and Editing Pages 36 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Editing Page Properties For thesample project, you selected a project template with predefined identifier structures. The pages created,









however, don't yet have struc ture identifiers. In the following section, we describe how you can assignthe identifier by editing the page properties. 1. In the tree view of the Page navigator, select the cover sheet(page 2 Cover sheet). 2. Then, select the menu items Edit > Properties or press the key board shortcut[Ctrl] + [D]. The Page properties dialog opens. 3. Change the value in the Full page name field. To do this,click the [...] button next to the field of the same name. EPLAN opens the Full page name dialog. Here,you can enter the structure identifier and the name of the page (e.g., the page number).

39. 39. Creating and Editing Pages EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 37 4. Enter the value ANL in theHigherlevel function field. 5. Enter the value DBT in the Mounting location field. 6. In the Page namefield, change the entry from 2 to 1. 7. Click [OK]. The Full page name dialog is closed. The structureidentifiers are accepted for the field of the same name in the Page properties dia log. 8. In the Pageproperties dialog, click [OK]. The cover sheet will then be placed in the tree view of the Page navigatoraccording to the assigned structure identifiers (full page name =ANL+DBT/1). For the "Higherlevelfunction" structure iden tifier level with the identifier ANL, the icon will be used; and for the "Mountinglocation" level with the identifier DBT, the icon will be used. Repeat this action for the schematic page(page 1 and 3). In the Full page name dialog, as the structure identifier for the Higherlevel func tion,enter the designation ANL again. For the Mounting location, enter the designation SCP for the schematicpages. And for the second sche matic page, in the Page name field, change the entry from 3 to 2.

40. 40. Creating and Editing Pages 38 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Tip: You can also determinestructure identifiers and page names in the Full page name dialog when you create a page. Now all pagesin the project have structure identifiers. To display all pages in the Page navigator, click the plus sign inthe tree in front of the identifiers ANL, DBT, and SCP. You may first have to enlarge the Page navigatorwindow a little before you can read all the page descriptions. Note: If you have made a change during pageediting (for instance, changed page properties, inserted graphical elements, etc.), then EPLAN saves thesechanges immediately. There is no separate save necessary, and so there is no corresponding menu item inthe program!

41. 41. Opening and Closing a Project EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 39 Opening and Closing a ProjectBefore you start with the actual creation of a schematic, you will first look at a predefined demonstrationproject in this chapter. You will also learn how to open and close a project, and you will learn a few basiccom mands for viewing and editing a project. Opening a Project 1. Select the menu item Project > Open.The Open project dialog opens. Here, the projects are shown which are located in your predefined projectdirectory by default. 2. If they are not in the standard directory, click the Path field and then select Popupmenu > Go to default. 3. Select the project EPLANDEMO.elk. 4. Click [Open]. The page description isdisplayed in the Page navigator.

42. 42. Opening and Closing a Project 40 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 5. Click on the plus sign infront of the project name EPLANDEMO in the tree view. Then repeat this for the plus sign in front of thestructure level CA1, then for the next to the structure level EAA. The first section of the tree is opened.The pages are now dis played in the "lowest" project level. 6. Now open the first page of the sampleproject with the description, Title page (=CA1+EAA/1), for instance, by selecting the tree view and thendoubleclicking. The cover sheet of the project, EPLANDEMO, is shown in the Graphical editor. First,page through the pages of this extensive project.

43. 43. Opening and Closing a Project EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 41 Tip: To open and closestructure levels with subordinate levels, from the Page navigator you can also use the two menu itemsExpand and Collapse from the popup menu. The currently selected level in the tree view will be opened orclosed. A minus sign before a level indicates that the level is already open. For instance, if you want toshow all the pages of a project in the tree at once, then select the (closed) level with the project name, andpress the [X] key on the numeric block of your keyboard. For a larger project, this process can take sometime. Paging Through the Project Pages Using the appropriate program functions, you can look at thepages of a project one after the other in the Graphical editor. 1. Select the menu items Page > Next page topage to the next page of the EPLANDEMO project. EPLAN shows you the next page in the window ofthe Graphical editor. 2. Repeat this action a few times and look at the contents of the pages in theGraphical editor. The pages are shown one after another in the Graphical editor. If the tree structure in thePage navigator was not yet completely opened, this will be done while paging through the pages. The pagename and the description of the currently opened page are high lighted in bold in the Page navigator. 3.Page back a few pages, too. To do this, select the menu item Page > Previous page. 4. Finally, finishpaging and select the first schematic multiline page (=EB3+ET1/1 with the description Power supply) ofthe demo project.

44. 44. Opening and Closing a Project 42 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Tip: To page through theproject pages, you can also use the keys [PgDn] / [PgUp] or the buttons / in the Page toolbar. However, if







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

45. 45. Opening and Closing a Project EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 43 Creating a View Using thepage =EB3+ET1/1 now opened in the demo project, we would like to introduce you to a few functionswhich will be useful later when you create schematics. Turning on the grid display A glance at the twomenu items View and Options will show you that in EPLAN there are numerous program functions whichmake it easier for you to draw schematics. You can work with a grid to make the positioning of elementseasier. By default, in the Options menu, the menu item Snap to grid is activated. If this option is activated,the graphical elements and symbols are posi tioned directly on the grid points of the grid during thedrawing process. The size of the grid used is stored as a page property. In the graphical editor, you canmodify the grid size set by default to the respective page type. Using the to buttons in the View toolbar,you can switch be tween five different grids, for which different grid sizes have been stored in the usersettings. Please keep the Snap to grid option activated during the subsequent schematic generation and useGrid C with the default grid size 4.0 mm. The grid size used is displayed in the status bar. The "ON" or"OFF" text in the status bar in front of the grid size indicates whether the snap to grid is activated or not(see example regarding status bar on page 15). 1. Select the menu item View > Grid to activate the gridview (or in the View toolbar, click the (Grid) button). The use of grid snap is independent of the griddisplay options. If this view bothers you later when creating the schematic, then turn the grid display off inthe same way.

46. 46. Opening and Closing a Project 44 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Using window zoomNormally, the entire page is shown in a window of the Graphical editor. For schematic editing, it is often agood idea to enlarge a certain screen segment in order to be able to see details better. For instance, you canuse the "window zoom" in order to show a certain window segment in an enlarged view. 1. Select themenu item View > Zoom > Window (or in the View tool bar, click the (Zoom window) button). Inaddition to the mouse pointer, a magnifying glass will also be displayed. 2. Leftclick the mouse in theupper left corner of the schematic, and use the mouse to open an area which includes about a quarter of theschematic page. The area to be enlarged is outlined with a thick frame while it is being selected.

47. 47. Opening and Closing a Project EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 45 3. Click the left mouse buttonagain. The selected area is displayed at maximum size. If the entire page should be displayed later, selectthe menu items View > Zoom > 100% (or in the View toolbar click the (Zoom 100%) but ton). Tip: Youcan also use an optional mouse wheel to zoom in EPLAN. By de fault, during scrolling the mouse wheelacts in the same way you are familiar with from other CAD programs. If you scroll up / down with themouse wheel, the page is enlarged / reduced. In the settings, you also have the option of changing thescrolling behavior so that it matches the behavior of text editing programs. In this case, when you scrollwith the mouse wheel, the visible section of the page is moved upwards or down wards.

48. 48. Opening and Closing a Project 46 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Deleting and restoringelements 1. Move the mouse pointer onto the element with the designation Q1. The element is displayedin a different color. Below the symbol, a small text window (Tooltip) is displayed with information aboutthe element. 2. Select the element by clicking on it. The color of the element changes again. 3. Select themenu item Edit > Delete (or press [Delete]). The element Q1 is completely deleted. You can, however,use the Undo command to reinsert the element. 4. Then select the menu item Edit > Undo. Note: Whenediting elements in the Graphical editor, besides the usual Win dows operating methods (first selectelements, then call command), in most cases the reverse order of operation (first call the command, thenselect elements) is also supported. Practice this once for the element Q1 you just inserted. 1. Select themenu item Edit > Delete. In addition to the mouse pointer, two other symbols are also dis played. The boxwith the red X is the symbol assigned to the delete function, and the box with the dashed line stands for thearea to be selected.

49. 49. Opening and Closing a Project EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 47 2. Leftclick the mouse buttonon the upper left of the element, and use the mouse to drag a frame around Q1. The element Q1 isremoved. 3. This time, press the key combination [Ctrl] + [Z] to undo the Delete command again and toreinsert the element. Closing a Project 1. Select the menu item Project > Close. The EPLANDEMOproject is closed. If your cursor is in the Page navigator, then the project for which you have selected oneor more pages is closed. Note: Please note that the menu item Close in the popup menu Page naviga toronly closes the page currently located in the foreground. If you want to close a project using the popupmenu of the Page navigator, then you need to select the menu items Popup menu > Project > Close. Tip: Inthe Project menu, beneath the menu item Print, a list of the last projects opened is displayed. You can usethis list to open a corres ponding project without needing to use the menu item Open.

50. 50. Opening and Closing a Project 48 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Example: Also consider the







following example. You have just closed the demo project. Now click on the Project menu and select theEPLANDEMO entry. EPLAN opens the demo project again. After it opens, practice closing it again.Now that you have looked at the complicated demo project in this chapter, in the next two main sectionsyou will create a much "simpler" schematic.

51. 51. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 49 Creating a Schematic In this chapter,you will begin with the creation of a simple schematic. If necessary, to do this, first open the schematicpage =ANL+SCP/1 in your sample project with the description, Power supply. What You Need to Knowin Advance What is a symbol? A symbol is a graphic which is used in EPLAN to show functions. Bydefault, symbols do not contain any logical data. These are generally stored in the functions. What is acomponent? A component is a graphical element for the representation of a function. It consists of thefunction and symbol. The function contains the logical data and the symbol contains the graphical data. Acomponent has a device tag, connection point designations, and so on. What are devices? Devices arelogical electronic or fluidtechnical units that work together. They are named with a device tag (DT) suchas M1, K1, X1, XS1, W1. What are coordinate systems? A number of different coordinate systems areavailable in EPLAN for positioning the cursor. Depending on the page type, a certain coordinate systemwill be the default. On electrical engineering schematic pages, the coordinate system is of the type,Electrical engineering. This has its origin in the upper left corner of the drawing surface. The coordinatesare indicated in grid increments RX and RY and displayed in the status bar.

52. 52. Creating a Schematic 50 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Inserting "Angle" Connection SymbolsAs the first elements, insert a few angles into your schematic. Angles and other elements (Tnodes,interruption points, etc.) are considered in EPLAN to be connection symbols, used to show the paths ofconnec tions in the schematic. 1. Select the menu item Insert > Connection symbol > Angle (down, right).The angle hangs on the cursor. 2. Select Options > Coordinate input. The Coordinate input dialog opens. 3.In the Current cursor position group box, for X: enter 10 and for Y: enter 10. 4. Click [OK]. TheCoordinate input dialog is closed. Along with the cursor, EPLAN places the angle at the given position.The current cursor position is also shown in the bottom left corner of the status bar.

53. 53. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 51 5. You can immediately insert moreangles. To do this, call Coordinate input again, as shown above, and place more Angles (down, right) atthe positions RX:12 / RY:11 and RX:14 / RY:12. 6. Then select Popup menu > Cancel action to terminatethe action. Tip: To call the Coordinate input quickly, you can also press the [P] key. Notes: • In the entiresample project, we place the different schematic ele ments into precisely defined positions to make itpossible to compare the results. This kind of determination of insertion coordinates is not absolutelynecessary when editing your own schematics. To do this when inserting – as described above – you canuse Coordinate input or position the elements at the given coordinates using the mouse or the cursor keys.If you use the Coordinate input dialog to do this, each element is directly placed after confirming thecoordinates with [OK]. If you position the element using the mouse or keyboard, then after positioning youmust still left click or press [Enter] in order to place the element on the page. • Please note that wheninserting to specific coordinates – outside of the coordinate systems in use, the grid size being used willalso play a role. The grid size for pages of the type, Schematic multiline, has a default of "4.00 mm". If,for example, in the Page properties you changed the default Grid from "4.00 mm" to "2.00 mm", then theangle that you inserted first (previous position RX:10 / RY:10) would now be in the position RX:20 /RY:20.

54. 54. Creating a Schematic 52 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Generating connection linesautomatically Repeat the "Insert angle" procedure for the symbol Angle down, left (menu path: Insert >Connection symbol > Angle (down, left)) and insert three more angles at the coordinates RX:84 / RY:10,RX:86 / RY:11, and RX:88 / RY:12. Once the connection points of two angle symbols are directlyhorizontally (or vertically) aligned in the schematic, they are automatically connected with a connectionline. This is called "autoconnecting", in which the con nection lines created this way are called"autoconnect lines". Only these autoconnect lines are recognized and reported as electrical connectionsbetween symbols. Autoconnecting is always performed if the connection points of two symbols are alignedhorizontally or vertically. When insert ing and moving symbols, a preview of the autoconnect lines isshown. Inserting Potential Connection Points The potentials in the schematic can be defined by potentialconnection points. 1. Select the menu item Insert > Potential connection point. The symbol for thepotential connection point hangs on the mouse pointer. 2. Position the first potential connection point at thecoordinates RX:10 / RY:48 and click the left mouse button to place it. The Properties (components):Potential connection point opens.

55. 55. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 53 3. On the Potential definition tab in theproperties dialog, for the Name of potential, enter the value L1. 4. In the Properties group box for the






Potential type, select the value L from the dropdown list.56. 56. Creating a Schematic 54 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 5. Click [OK]. The properties dialog is

then closed. You can immediately insert more potential connection points. First posi tion the connectionpoints L2, L3 (both with potential type L) at the coor dinates RX:12 / RY:48 and RX:14 / RY:48 and theconnection point PE/N (with potential type Undefined) at the coordinates RX:16 / RY:48. Then place twomore potential connection points PE and N (with potential types of PE and N) in the schematic at thecoordinates RX:16 / RY:35 and RX:19 / RY:38. After the symbols are placed, a different symbol variantmust be selected in the properties dialog. To do this, click on the Symbol / function data tab in theproperties dialog and, in the Variant field, select Variant C.

57. 57. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 55 Finish this action by selecting the menuitem Cancel action from the popup menu or pressing the [Esc] key. Tip: If there are different variants of asymbol (such as for a potential connec tion point), then you already have several possibilities duringpositioning to select between the different variants. For instance, if the symbol is hanging on the mousepointer, you can press the [Ctrl] key and move the cursor in a circle. The various variants are displayed.Once you have decided on a variant, first release the [Ctrl] key, then click the left mouse button to placethe symbol. A different way to page between the variants available consists of pressing the [Tab] key whileinserting. Inserting "Tnode" Connection Symbols There are Tnodes for four different directions. For eachdirection, there are then four variants. 1. Select the menu items Insert > Connection symbol > Tnode(right). The Tnode hangs on the mouse pointer. 2. Position the Tnode at the coordinates RX:16 / RY:42and click the left mouse button to place it. 3. End the action using Popup menu > Cancel action. 4. Thenselect the menu item View > Insertion points. The insertion points of all placed schematic elements areshown in the schematic as "black squares". 5. Doubleclick on the insertion point of the Tnode. The Tnode right dialog opens. 6. Here, select the option 1st target below, 2nd target right.

58. 58. Creating a Schematic 56 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 7. Click [OK]. Repeat this action for theconnection symbol Tnode down (menu path: Insert > Connection symbol > Tnode (down)), and inserttwo more Tnodes at the coordinates RX:44 / RY:10 and RX:48 / RY:11. No variant selection is necessary.Insert another Angle up, left as well (menu path: Insert > Connection symbol > Angle (up, left)), and placeit at the coordinates RX:19 / RY:42. If you do not want the insertion points to be shown, select View >Inser tion points again. Tips: • For fast display and hiding of the insertion points, you can also use the [ i ]key. • By doubleclicking the insertion point, you can also open the respec tive properties dialog and thenedit the properties for other symbols, texts and graphical elements that are placed in the graphical editor.Alternatively, you can select the respective object and select the Properties menu item in the popup menu.

59. 59. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 57 Inserting Graphical Elements Graphicalelements are elements like lines, circles, rectangles, and so on, which contain no information relevant tothe schematic. To draw these elements, you have several commands available in the Insert > Graphicmenu. Drawing rectangles 1. Select the menu item Insert > Graphic > Rectangle. The rectangle hangs onthe mouse pointer. 2. Position the cursor at the coordinates RX:7 / RY:51. 3. Click the left mouse button todetermine the starting point of the rectangle. 4. Then move the cursor to the coordinates RX:19 / RY:45and click the left mouse button to place the end point of the rectangle. 5. Then select Popup menu > Cancelaction to terminate the action. Note: When inserting graphical elements, a small text window for inputtingnumbers is displayed on the cursor by default. This text window is called the "input box". The valuesentered in the input box relate to the graphical coordinate system with its origin at the bottomleft andwhich is reported in "mm" or "inch", according to the preset displayed measuring unit. If the Input boxfunction is enabled in the Options menu, you can use the input box, for example, to position graphicalelements quickly and precisely on graphical pages. On such pages, the graphical coordinate system ispreset.

60. 60. Creating a Schematic 58 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Drawing lines 1. Select the menu itemInsert > Graphic > Line. The symbol for the line hangs on the mouse pointer. 2. Position the cursor at thecoordinates RX:15 / RY:35. 3. Click the left mouse button to determine the starting point of the first line ofthe rectangle. 4. Then move the cursor to the coordinates RX:18 / RY:35 and click the left mouse button toplace the end point of the first line. 5. Repeat this action, and position the starting point of the second lineat the coordinates RX:18 / RY:38. Place the end point of the second line at the coordinates RX:21 / RY:38.6. Then select Popup menu > Cancel action to terminate the action. To "visually" highlight the action line,change the formatting properties of the lines inserted. 7. Doubleclick, for instance, on the "PE" line (thefirst line). The Properties dialog opens. 8. In the Properties dialog, switch to the Format tab. 9. Change thesettings here. For instance, select a different Line thick ness, Color, Line type, Pattern length, and / orLine end style.

61. 61. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 59 10. Click [OK]. Repeat this action for







the second action line. To differentiate the lines, select different formatting properties (e.g., a differentcolor or a different line type).

62. 62. Creating a Schematic 60 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Inserting General Devices Unlike othersymbols (such as the connection symbols), general devices can only be selected via symbol selection.Selecting a symbol In Symbol selection, you can select symbols from a tree or list view. In the tree view,symbols are divided neatly into different groups based on their function definitions. Here, you can pagethrough the different groups until you find the symbol you want. Example: The following illustrationshows symbol selection through the tree view for the first device to be inserted.

63. 63. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 61 If you select a symbol in the tree, belowthe tree a symbol description of that symbol is displayed. On the right side in the dialog, the Symbolselection presents you with a preview. Once you have selected the de sired symbol in the preview, youcan then accept it with a doubleclick. For the sample project, we are using a symbol selection from the listview. You can also select a symbol very quickly using direct entry in the list view. Note: The symbolselection via direct entry described below works only if you leave the columns of the list configured so thatthe name of the symbol is in the first column. 1. Select the menu item Insert > Symbol. The Symbolselection dialog is opened. 2. In the Symbol selection dialog, select the List tab. 3. To reduce the numberof symbols shown, select a filter now. To do this, from the Filter dropdown list, apply the IEC symbols,multi line entry. 4. Select the Active check box to activate the filter settings. The various symbols aremanaged in socalled "symbol libraries". Now the list only shows the multiline symbols from theIEC_Symbol symbol library. 5. In the Direct entry field, enter Q1. After you enter the first character, thecursor jumps to the first symbol whose name begins with that character, and selects it. The selected symbolis displayed in the preview window on the right side, with all existing variants. The first variant of each isse lected in the preview window. The symbol will also be displayed in the Graphical preview.

64. 64. Creating a Schematic 62 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 6. In the list, select the threepoleswitch Q1 and click [OK]. The symbol hangs on the mouse pointer and can be placed on the current pagein the Graphical editor. 7. Position the symbol at the coordinates RX:10 / RY:23 in the sche matic andthen click the left mouse button. Determining properties After placing the switch on the page, theProperties (components) dialog opens. Some fields are already prepopulated with entries. In EPLAN,devices are automatically numbered by default when inserted. This behavior is called "online numbering".In the settings, you can de activate online numbering and also change the predefined numbering format(menu path: Options > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Devices > Numbering (online)).

65. 65. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 63 1. In the Properties (components):General device dialog, switch to the Switch / pushbutton tab. The fields Displayed DT, Connection pointdesignation, and Connection point description are already prepopulated with entries. 2. Enter the value16A into the Technical characteristics field. 3. In the Function text field, enter the text Load interrupter. 4.Click [OK]. 5. Then select Popup menu > Cancel action to terminate the action.

66. 66. Creating a Schematic 64 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started You have now inserted a switch withthree NO contacts into the sche matic. Q1 is shown as the displayed DT. In the schematic, you also seethe connection point designations entered and the function text. Tip: To call up Symbol selection quickly,you can also use the [Insert] key or the button (Symbol) in the Symbols toolbar. Inserting other generaldevices Proceed in the same fashion as above for the components listed below. In the list view, selectSymbol selection using direct entry. To do this, enter the symbol name given below for each one, andleave the IEC symbols, multiline filter filter activated.

67. 67. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 65 Symbols of the same type can beinserted immediately one after the other. Before you can then select a different symbol, you must finish theaction and then call Symbol selection again. Position the symbols on the given coordinates and fill in theproperties of the components inserted, if necessary. The entries of the prepopulated properties are given inparentheses in the following listing. No. Symbol description Entries 1. Fuse, singlepole, general Symbolname for direct entry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation: Technicalcharacteristics: F1 RX:44 / RY:17 (F1) (1¶2) 6A 2. Fuse, singlepole, general Symbol name for directentry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation: Technical characteristics: F1 RX:48 /RY:17 (F2) (1¶2) 6A 3. Singlephase transformer with two windings and shield Symbol name for directentry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation: T11 RX:44 / RY:23 (T1)400V¶24V¶0V¶0V¶PE In order to enter the ¶ character, which is already prepopulated for the T11 symboland used here as a separator for the individual connection points, use the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl] +[Enter]. You can also select the menu item Line break from the popup menu.

68. 68. Creating a Schematic 66 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started No. Symbol description Entries 4. Fuse,singlepole, general Symbol name for direct entry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point








designation: Technical characteristics: F1 RX:44 / RY:30 (F3) (1¶2) 6A 5. Rectifier, bridge, 2phase,secondary 2 connection points Symbol name for direct entry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connectionpoint designation: G22 RX:44 / RY:37 (V1) 24¶+¶0¶ 6. Fuse, threepole, general Symbol name for directentry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation: F3 RX:84 / RY:17 (F4) (1¶2¶3¶4¶5¶6)7. Power circuit breaker / motor overload switch with switch mechanism and line Symbol name for directentry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation: Function text: QL3_1 RX:84 / RY:23 (Q2) (1¶2¶3¶4¶5¶6) Motor overload switch 8. Power NO contact of a contactor Symbol name for directentry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation: SL RX:84 / RY:30 K1 (1¶2)

69. 69. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 67 For the other NO power contacts youhave to insert, remove the sug gested displayed DT ?K1, and don't enter any device tag there. Forprojects compliant with IEC standards, the DT is taken from the left. The behavior that occurs whencomponents which have no displayed DT of their own and take their DT from a different component iscalled "DT adoption" in EPLAN. No. Symbol description Entries 9. Power NO contact of a contactorSymbol name for direct entry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation: SL RX:86 /RY:30 3¶4 10. Power NO contact of a contactor Symbol name for direct entry: Coordinates: DisplayedDT: Connection point designation: SL RX:88 / RY:30 5¶6 11. Threephase asynchronous motor, onerotation speed Symbol name for direct entry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation:M3 RX:84 / RY:48 (M1) (U1¶V1¶W1¶PE) Assign the motor a PE potential connection point as well. Asalready described in the section "Inserting Potential Connection Points" on page 52, select the menu itemsInsert > Potential connection point and insert Variant C of the symbol at the coordinates RX:90 / RY:35.As Name of potential and Potential type, you must enter PE.

70. 70. Creating a Schematic 68 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Then insert another Angle up, right(menu path: Insert > Connection symbol > Angle...) at the coordinates RX:88 / RY:52 and an Angle up,left at the coordinates RX:90 / RY:52. Inserting Terminal Strips and Terminals Terminals are a kind ofdevice and, like general devices, can only be inserted into your schematic using symbol selection. 1. Selectthe menu item Insert > Symbol. The Symbol selection dialog is opened. 2. In the Symbol selection dialog,select the List tab. 3. If you haven't yet, activate the Filter IEC symbols, multiline.

71. 71. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 69 4. In the Direct entry field, enter X. 5.In the list, select the terminal X and click [OK]. The terminal symbol hangs on the mouse pointer and canbe placed on the current page in the Graphical editor. 6. Position the first terminal at the coordinates RX:84/ RY:37 in the schematic and then click the left mouse button. The Properties (components): Terminalsdialog opens. Here is where you determine the properties of the terminals. Terminals are alsoautomatically numbered by default. Accordingly, the Displayed DT and Designation on the Terminal tabare already filled with the entries –X1 and 1.

72. 72. Creating a Schematic 70 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Inserted terminals are defined as mainterminals by default. This way, you can store the terminal parts on the individual terminals. For thispurpose, the Main terminal check box is activated in the prop erty dialog. 7. Next, you must modify thefunction definition of the inserted terminal. The function definition defines the standard behavior of afunction. The terminal symbols are initially inserted with a general function definition. You can thendecide later on the specific terminal (N ter minal, PE terminal, etc.). For this purpose, click the [...] buttonnext to the Function definition field. The Function definitions dialog opens.

73. 73. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 71 8. Here, in the tree of the Selectionfield, select the function definition Terminal with saddle jumper, 2 connection points. 9. Click [OK]. TheFunction definitions dialog is closed. 10. In the Properties (components): Terminals dialog, also click[OK]. The terminal with the displayed DT –X1 is placed in the schematic. 11. Place an additional threeterminals at the coordinates RX:86 / RY:37, RX:88 / RY:37 and RX:90 / RY:37. For the first twoterminals, you can accept the predefined terminal designations 2 and 3, but for the last terminal change thedesignation to PE. Modify the function defini tions for all terminals. For the first two terminals (X1:2 andX1:3), also select the function definition Terminal with saddle jumper, 2 connection points, and for the PEterminal (X1:2) the function definition PE terminal with rail contact, 2 connection points. 12. Finish theaction by selecting the menu item Cancel action from the popup menu. Inserting a terminal strip definitionIn EPLAN, terminal strips are managed using terminal strip definitions. The terminal strip definitionidentifies the terminal strip and contains all the relevant data for the terminal strip as well as the terminalstrip part information. 1. Select the menu item Insert > Terminal strip definition. The symbol for theterminal strip definition hangs on the mouse pointer. 2. Position the symbol at the coordinates RX:3 /RY:63 and click the left mouse button to place the terminal strip definition. The Properties (components):Terminal strip definition dialog opens. Due to the automatic numbering, the field Displayed DT is alreadyprepopulated with the entry –X2.






74. 74. Creating a Schematic 72 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 3. In the Displayed DT field on theTerminal strip definition tab, enter the strip designation X1 already assigned in the schematic. 4. In theFunction text field, enter the text Motor, 4 connection points. 5. Click [OK]. The terminal strip definition isinserted at the given coordinates. As a terminal strip definition, the text X1=Motor, 4 connection points isdisplayed. 6. Then select Popup menu > Cancel action to terminate the action.

75. 75. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 73 Drawing Cable Definition Lines Cablescan be displayed graphically with cable definition lines (or shields). The cable definition line must crossthe corresponding connections. 1. Select the menu item Insert > Cable definition. The symbol for the cabledefinition line hangs on the mouse pointer. 2. Position the cursor at the coordinates RX:81 / RY:43. 3.Click with the left mouse button to establish the starting point of the line. 4. Then move the cursor to thecoordinates RX:91 / RY:43 and click the left mouse button again to place the end point of the line. TheProperties (components): Cable dialog opens. Due to the automatic numbering, the field Displayed DT isalready prepopu lated with the entry –W1. 5. In the Function text field, enter the text Motor. 6. In thefields No. of conductors, Length, and Conductor cross section / diameter, enter the following entries: 4x,10 m, 1.5. 7. From the dropdown list for the Unit field, select the entry mm2 .

76. 76. Creating a Schematic 74 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 8. Click [OK]. In the schematic, thecable definition line with the displayed DT –W1 is shown along with the data entered. 9. Then selectPopup menu > Cancel action to terminate the action. When drawing the cable definition line, a connectiondefinition point is automatically set at each intersection of connections with the cable defi nition line. Thecable conductors are determined via the connection defi nition points. You will only see theseautomatically generated connection definition points if you have activated the view of insertion points.

77. 77. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 75 Updating Connections Connection linesgenerated by autoconnecting are at first simply graphi cal lines and not connections with data. For certainactions (e.g., opening a page, generating reports, etc.), the connections are first automatically updated. Indoing this, new connections are generated based on the available information or existing connections areupdated. The individual connection can get its data from project settings, potentials, or from a connectiondefinition point. Since the connection data is not automatically updated for each action, we recommendmanually updating before certain actions (such as the execution of check runs, or working in navigatordialogs). 1. Select the project EPLAN_start in the Page navigator. 2. Select the menu item Project data >Connections > Update. EPLAN updates all connections in the project. Notes: • The "manual" updating ofconnections is usually done for the entire project. For this purpose, the Update connections throughout theproject (manually) check box is activated by default in the settings (menu path: Options > Settings > User> Display > General). If the check box is not activated, updating is only carried for the current selection (ofpages, functions, etc.). • You can tell if connections are uptodate by looking at the right edge of the statusbar: If the "#" sign is displayed there, the project has outofdate connections. If the "*" sign is displayed,the open page has outofdate connections.

78. 78. Creating a Schematic 76 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Inserting Path Function Texts Pathfunction texts ease documentation because you don't have to enter a function text for each component. Ifno other function text is entered for a component, the function text from the path will be used for reports(e.g., in terminal diagrams). 1. Select the menu items, Insert > Path function text. The Properties Pathfunction text dialog opens. 2. On the Text tab, enter the term, Power supply. 3. Click [OK]. The pathfunction text hangs on the mouse pointer. 4. Position the cursor at the coordinates RX:10 / RY:56. 5. Clickthe left mouse button to place the text in the desired path.

79. 79. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 77 The path function text is placed at thegiven coordinates. 6. Then select Popup menu > Cancel action to terminate the action. Repeat this action toinsert two more path function texts (Distribution 24 V DC at the coordinates RX:44 / RY:56 and Conveyorbelt at RX:84 / RY:56). Note: Be sure when inserting path function texts that the insertion point of the textis aligned with the insertion point of the component which should receive the path function text. Inserting"Interruption Point" Connection Symbols 1. Select the menu item Insert > Connection symbol >Interruption point. The interruption point symbol hangs on the mouse pointer. 2. Hold [Ctrl] and thenmove the cursor in a circle. The different variants are displayed. 3. Select the variant with the arrowpointing downwards (Variant D), and release the [Ctrl] key. 4. Position the interruption point at thecoordinates RX:44 / RY:48 and click the left mouse button. The Properties (components): Interruptionpoint dialog opens.

80. 80. Creating a Schematic 78 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 5. In the Displayed DT field, enter thedevice tag L+. 6. Click [OK]. The interruption point is inserted at the given coordinates. 7. Place anotherinterruption point of Variant D at the coordinates RX:48 / RY:48, and enter L as the device tag. 8. Thenselect Popup menu > Cancel action to terminate the action.








81. 81. Creating a Schematic EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 79 Inserting more action lines Your firstschematic page is now almost complete. Now you must insert two more action lines. To do so, follow thesame procedure as in section, "Drawing lines" (on page 58), and drag the first line from the coordinates,RX:89 / RY:35, to the end point, RX:92 / RY:35. Assign this "PE" line the same formatting properties youassigned to the first "PE" line. Position the action line for the power NO contact –K1 at coordinates RX:84/ RY:30 and RX:88 / RY:30. Change the formatting properties for this line, too. For instance, select adifferent line thickness and a different line type. Next, you will also insert components on the secondschematic page, thus generating crossreferences.

82. 82. Generating Crossreferences 80 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Generating Crossreferences Inthe previous chapter, you generated a schematic on the first sche matic page of your sample project. Inthis chapter, you will complete the schematic on the second page, thus generating crossreferences.EPLAN differentiates between different types of crossreference. The program automatically inserts mostof these crossreference automati cally (online). Based on the sample project, you will get to know someof the most common crossreference types. More detailed information on the different types of crossreference can be found in the EPLAN online help. What You Need to Know in Advance What are crossreferences? Devices can consist of different elements and be distributed across mul tiple pages ofschematics. It can also be necessary to depict a device multiple times. In such cases, crossreferencesidentify the fact that individual components belong together. A crossreference shows you where the otherpart of a device can be found in the schematic. Using crossreferences, you can reliably find a componentor associated parts on a series of pages. How are crossreferences displayed in the schematic? The crossreferences are shown by default in the order, [Separa tor]Page name[Separator]Column. By default, theseparator used in front of the page is "/", and the separator between page and column is ".". By default, thecrossreferences receive a different color than the other elements displayed. Note: Specify separators andother general settings for crossreferences in the settings by going to the menu items, Options > Settings >Projects > "Project name" > Crossreferences / contact image > General.

83. 83. Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 81 Example: To do this, we will usean example (still to be created) from your sample project. The NC power contact K1 on the firstschematic page will later be crossreferenced to a coil which (then) is located on page 2 in column 2. Inour example, the resulting crossreference /2.2 will be shown under the displayed DT K1. AutomaticallyGenerating Interruption Point Crossreferences First, insert two interruption points on the secondschematic page. Inter ruption points are used to represent connections encompassing more than one page.The crossreferences between the interruption points are automatically generated by EPLAN. First openthe page =ANL+SCP/2 with the description Control ET1. To do this, select them in the Page navigator anddoubleclick on the page. EPLAN opens the page in the Graphical editor. On this page, for instance, usingthe keyboard shortcut [Shift] + [F4], insert an interruption point L+ at the coordinates RX:9 / RY:7. Forcom parison, look at the procedure in section "Inserting "Interruption Point" Connection Symbols" onpage 77.

84. 84. Generating Crossreferences 82 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Changing display settings for theinterruption points To prevent the device tag from crossing future autoconnect lines, addi tional settingsmust be made in the appropriate property dialogs. 1. In the dialog Properties (components): Interruptionpoint switch to the Display tab. 2. From the dropdown list Property arrangement, select the entry Left, 0°.The entries in the Alignment, X coordinate, and Docking fields will change. 3. Click [OK]. Theinterruption point L+ is inserted. The displayed properties are shown to the left of the insertion point.

85. 85. Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 83 4. Position a second interruptionpoint L at coordinates RX:9 / RY:47, and change the Property arrangement on the Display tab to Left, 0°.The interruption point L is inserted. 5. Then select Popup menu > Cancel action to terminate the action.The crossreferences are displayed at both inserted interruption points beside the device tag. The crossreferences refer to the interruption points with the same dis played DT located on the first schematic page.On this page, too, corres ponding crossreferences are displayed at the interruption points.

86. 86. Generating Crossreferences 84 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Inserting More ConnectionSymbols and General Devices Insert the connection symbols listed below into the second schematic page.To do this, for instance, select the menu items Insert > Connec tion symbol > ..., and proceed according tothe descriptions in the chap ter, "Creating a Schematic" (starting on page 49). Or use the Connec tionsymbols toolbar to insert the listed components. Symbol description Button Coordinates 2 x Angle down,left RX:42 / RY:7 RX:33 / RY:27 2 x Angle up, left RX:42 / RY:47 RX:33 / RY:37 Tnode, down RX:25 /RY:7 Tnode, up RX:25 / RY:47 2 x Tnode, right RX:25 / RY:27 RX:25 / RY:37 For the second Tnode,right, which you place at coordinates RX:25 / RY:37, you must use the variant, 1st target below, 2nd targetright . To do this, after inserting, click on the insertion point of the Tnode and then, in the Tnode right







dialog, select the corresponding option (see section "Inserting "Tnode" Connection Symbols" on page 55).Or you can use the [Ctrl] key when inserting to rotate the symbol on the cursor and select the right variantthat way.

87. 87. Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 85 Finally complete your secondschematic page by placing the general devices. To do so, call up Symbol selection (for instance, usingInsert > Symbol) and then follow the description in section "Inserting General Devices" in the chapter"Creating a Schematic" (starting on page 60).

88. 88. Generating Crossreferences 86 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started The following table lists thesymbols to be inserted from the symbol library IEC_Symbol. Entries predefined by EPLAN are shown inparen theses. No. Symbol description Entries 1. Pushbutton, NC contact, general Symbol name for directentry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation: Function text: SOA RX:25 / RY:12 (S1)(11¶12) Conveyor belt 1 off 2. Emergency stop switch / Emergency stop pushbutton, NC contact, withturntoreset Symbol name for direct entry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation:Function text: SONOT2 RX:25 / RY:17 (S2) (11¶12) Emergency stop 3. Pushbutton, NO contact,operated by pushing Symbol name for direct entry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection pointdesignation: Function text: SSD RX:25 / RY:32 (S3) (13¶14) Conveyor belt 1 on 4. Lamp / indicatorlight, general Symbol name for direct entry: Coordinates: Displayed DT: Connection point designation:Function text: H RX:42 / RY:32 (H1) (x1¶x2) Conveyor belt malfunction

89. 89. Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 87 Inserting Contactor Coils andContact Images All the contacts of a device are shown in a contact image. This form of crossreferencedisplay is often used for contactor coils or motor over load switches. 1. Select the menu item Insert >Symbol. The Symbol selection dialog is opened. 2. In the Symbol selection dialog, select the List tab. 3. Ifyou haven't yet, activate the Filter IEC symbols, multiline. 4. In the Direct entry field, enter K.

90. 90. Generating Crossreferences 88 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 5. In the list, select the coil Kand click [OK]. The symbol hangs on the mouse pointer and can be placed on the current page in theGraphical editor. 6. Position the coil at the coordinates RX:25 / RY:42 in the schematic, and then click theleft mouse button. The Properties (components): General device dialog opens. 7. In the properties dialog,switch to the Coil tab. 8. In the Displayed DT field, enter K1. 9. Apply the predefined Connection pointdesignation A1¶A2. 10. Click [OK]. 11. Then select Popup menu > Cancel action to terminate the action.

91. 91. Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 89 Since we are using the samedisplayed DT for the coil as for the power contacts on the first schematic page, EPLAN automaticallygenerates a contact image. This includes the connection point designations, the sym bols, and theschematic positions of the contacts crossreferenced to the coil and is shown below the coil. Insertinganother contact for the coil Now use symbol selection to insert another contact for the coil. For searchingvia direct entry enter S and then select the NO contact with symbol number 1. Place the NO contact atcoordinates RX:33 / RY:32 and enter K1 as the Displayed DT here too.

92. 92. Generating Crossreferences 90 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Tip: You can also apply theDisplayed DT using a DT selection. To do this, click the [...] button located next to the Displayed DT field.The DT selection dialog which then appears shows all the DTs present in the project which match thegiven function. Here you can apply an already existing DT with [OK] after selecting it, or use [Next] togenerate a new DT. Example: The illustration shows you an example of DT selection for the NO contactjust inserted.

93. 93. Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 91 The crossreference to the coilon the same page is displayed in the schematic immediately. For the contact to be shown in the contactimage as well, you may need to update the view (menu path: View > Redraw). Inserting Contacts andContact Image for Motor Overload Switches Finally, insert two more contacts on this page for the motoroverload switch –Q2 on the first schematic page. 1. Select the menu item Insert > Symbol. The Symbolselection dialog is opened. 2. In the Symbol selection dialog, select the List tab. 3. If you haven't yet,activate the Filter IEC symbols, multiline. 4. In the Direct entry field, enter O.

94. 94. Generating Crossreferences 92 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 5. In the list, select the NCcontact O, and click [OK]. The symbol hangs on the mouse pointer and can be placed on the current pagein the Graphical editor. 6. Position the NC contact at the coordinates RX:42 / RY:22 in the schematic andthen click the left mouse button. The Properties (components): General device dialog opens. 7. In theproperties dialog, switch to the NC contact tab. 8. In the Displayed DT field, enter Q2. Or apply thedisplayed DT using DT selection. To do so, click [...] next to the Displayed DT field, then select the entry,Q2, in the DT selection dialog that appears. 9. Click [OK]. 10. Then select Popup menu > Cancel actionto terminate the action. Now use symbol selection to insert another NO contact (symbol name for Directentry: S; symbol number: 1). Place the NO contact at coordi nates RX:25 / RY:22, and enter Q2 as the









Displayed DT here too. You have now completed the creation of the schematic on the second page.95. 95. Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 93 Once the contact is placed with

the displayed DT –Q2, a corresponding crossreference for the motor overload switch is shown at thecomponent on the first schematic page. On the motor overload switch itself, you see the contacts justinserted as a contact image. The crossreferenced contacts are shown as symbols on the action line of themotor overload switch. In addition, the connec tion point designations and the schematic positions of thecontacts can be seen in the contact image.

96. 96. Generating Crossreferences 94 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started Open the first schematic page(=ANL+SCP/1) and look at the contact image. Tip: From the NO contact you just inserted, –Q2, you canjump directly to the motor overload switch on the first schematic page. To do this, click the contact andselect Popup menu > Go to (counterpiece). Changing the contact image position For contacts to be shownin a contact image, appropriate display settings must be made for the contact image in the properties dialogof the motor overload switch. Look at these settings in the motor overload switch. 1. Doubleclick in theschematic on motor overload switch –Q2. The Properties (components): General device dialog opens. 2. Inthe properties dialog, switch to the Display tab. The Contact image dropdown list already shows thecorrect setting for the contact image. Using the On component option, the contact image is displayed nextto the component. This setting is preset by default during insertion of motor overload switches.

97. 97. Generating Crossreferences EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 95 3. To do this, click [...] next tothe Contact image field. The Contact image position dialog opens. In this dialog, you can "manually"determine the position of the contact image in relation to the insertion point of the device. 4. Deactivate theAutomatically aligned check box. The X position and Y position fields are activated. 5. In the X positionfield, enter the value 48.00 mm, and then close the Contact image position dialog with [OK]. 6. Click[OK]. The position of the contact image has been moved to the other side of the component "Motoroverload switch".

98. 98. Generating Crossreferences 96 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 7. To restore the original view ofthe contact image, right click the motor overload switch and select the menu items Text > Reset movedproperty text in the popup menu. Now you are finished with both of the schematic pages of your project. Inthe next chapter you will learn how to assign parts to the devices in serted.

99. 99. Selecting Parts EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 97 Selecting Parts In the previous two chapters,you created a simple schematic. Before you start with reports and can automatically generate a parts list,you must enter parts for the devices inserted. The Parts tab is available in the property dialog of thecomponents to do this. Here you can manually enter the parts or select them using "part selection". WhatYou Need to Know in Advance What is part selection? Part selection is a dialog you can use to select partsand their data from a data source. Normally, parts stored in EPLAN's internal parts manage ment areavailable for part selection. What is parts management? Parts management is the part of the program inwhich you can manage information specific to parts and people; items such as part numbers, customer,manufacturer, or supplier data. The data is stored in an inter nal EPLAN database and already containsexample data. To manage parts data, you have to have at least advanced user knowledge, and for thisreason we will not go into any more depth about parts management here. Assigning Parts 1. First, ifnecessary, open the first schematic page (=ANL+SCP/1) of your sample project. 2. Use View > Insertionpoints to show the insertion points of the elements inserted. 3. Doubleclick on the insertion point ofswitch Q1. The Properties (components): General device dialog opens.

100. 100. Selecting Parts 98 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 4. In the properties dialog, switch to the Partstab. 5. Click [...] in the Part number field. The button appears once you click on the corresponding tablecell in the Part number column. The Part selection dialog opens. Structurally, this dialog is ex actly likeParts management. In the left half, the parts are shown in a tree, list or a combination of these tworepresentations, where the tree structure is subdivided by default into the hierarchy levels: Electricalengineering, Fluid power, and Mechanics. In the right half of the dialog, you see the data belonging to theelement or elements selected in the left window.

101. 101. Selecting Parts EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 99 6. Now expand the parts tree on the left side.To do this, click, for example, on the associated plus sign in front of the levels Parts, Electricalengineering, Component, General, and on the levels of other product groups like Cables. Or select thevarious levels in the tree, and then select Expand in the popup menu. The structure of the Electricalengineering generic product group will be expanded. The parts numbers are shown on the lowest level inthe tree.

102. 102. Selecting Parts 100 EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 7. To reduce the amount of data shown,select a filter now. To do this, click the [...] button next to the Automatic filter field. The Automatic filterdialog opens. The check box Identifier (Q) is already prepopulated. 8. Click [OK] to confirm the setting.









103. 103. Selecting Parts EPLAN Electric P8 – Getting Started 101 The Automatic filter dialog is closed. 9. InPart selection, select the corresponding Active check box for the Automatic filter so that the filter settingswill be used. Now the parts matching the filter settings are shown in the tree structure. 10. In the tree fromproduct group Power switchgear, select the part SIE.3LD2 5040TK53. The parts data of the selected partsare now shown in the data fields on the right side of Part selection. The image file stored in the part willalso be displayed in the Graphical preview. 11. Click [OK].

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