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Contents
EPLAN Cabinet system principles ------------------------- 1 Creating and editing projects and drawings ----------- 2 Activating and displaying components ------------------ 3 Placing and modifying enclosures ------------------------ 4 Placing and modifying structural components-------- 5 Placing and modifying devices ----------------------------- 6 Project and system organization--------------------------- 7 Output from EPLAN Cabinet--------------------------------- 8 Routing-------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Drilling NC --------------------------------------------------------10 Graphical editor -------------------------------------------------11 Creating standard sheets ------------------------------------12 Parts and drilling patterns in the parts management database -----------------------------------------------------------13 Creating and using graphical macros -------------------14 User-defined drilling contours -----------------------------15 Creating and using variable rails--------------------------16
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1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 1.2.5 1.2.6 1.2.7 1.2.8 1.2.9 1.2.10 1.2.11
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1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4.4
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To start EPLAN Cabinet, double-click its program icon. The EPLAN Cabinet program window opens with a menu bar and a number of toolbars.
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Opening toolbars
To show a toolbar that is not currently displayed, right-click a toolbar or the grey toolbar region and choose Toolbars on the context menu that then opens. You can then select from a list of all toolbars that opens to the right of the menu. If the list is too long for all toolbars to be displayed, use the arrows at the top and bottom to view the remainder. The ticked toolbars are already displayed. Holding the cursor over a ticked toolbar in the list highlights it on the screen. Selecting an unticked toolbar in the list displays it.
Hiding toolbars
In the list Select a ticked toolbar to hide it. On the menu Right-click a toolbar and choose Hide in the context menu. The toolbar will then be removed from the screen. "Close" button An "undocked" toolbar has a Windows title bar, complete with a close button, [x], which can be used to hide it.
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Commands on the File toolbar, from left to right: Create and edit project Open drawing Save drawing Close drawing Picklist Exit EPLAN Cabinet Exit command Undo last change Restore last undone change
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Commands on the Components toolbar, from left to right: Open device browser and place device Insert universal part Place mounting rail Place duct Place cable clamp rail Place busbar system Select and place Enclosure from database Place mounting panel Place free mounting panel Place free component Place user-defined component Place user-defined holes
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Commands on the View toolbar, from left to right: Activate component and rotate into view, hiding other components Switch to ISO view Activate component Switch to Enclosure views Enable zoom (select a detail for viewing) Disable zoom (display entire drawing) Zoom in (150%) Zoom out (75%) Reposition text Display device tag labels Display item number labels Enable shading Disable shading Refresh hidden lines Delete hidden lines
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EPLAN Cabinet system principles EPLAN Cabinet toolbars Set grid Rotate view
Commands on the Edit toolbar, from left to right: Copy Enclosure Change device placement Move device Move Enclosures, ducts and rails Change length of ducts and rails Change project structure Delete
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Commands on the Create toolbar, from left to right: Create Enclosure template from drawing Define mounting area Create custom enclosure components
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Commands on the Information, Organization and Security toolbar, from left to right: Device information Place blocking surface Check drawing: Find surplus devices Renumber components Parts database Update parts data Update project parts list Change project assignment Parameter settings
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Commands on the Output toolbar from left to right: Print drawing Graphical DXF export to EPLAN/file Evaluations configuration Generate evaluations
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Commands on the Viewpoints toolbar from left to right: Top view Bottom view Front view Rear view Left view Right view Isometric view
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Commands on the Views toolbar from left to right: Create view Move view Centre view Resize view Fit geometry to view size Delete view
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Commands on the Tools toolbar from left to right: Measure Insert OLE object Configuration NC configuration Wire make-up configuration Graphical editor
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Commands on the Tools toolbar from left to right: Line Circle Rectangle Dimensioning Text Auxiliary line Center line Place symbol
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The menus are arranged to match the toolbars, and the commands on each menu match those on the corresponding toolbar.
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1.4 Navigator
The Navigator is the control centre of EPLAN Cabinet. It lists all parts of projects, drawing elements, viewpoints and views. The Navigator can be used to select, display and edit parts of a drawing. The context menus are described with the command they apply to. Features: Each drawing that is opened for editing has its own separate Navigator. The Navigator is activated automatically when a drawing is opened. The Navigator works with all drawings, in both 2D and 3D. All changes to a drawing are simultaneously shown in the Navigator.
Hierarchical display
The information displayed in the Navigator is structured in a series of levels making up a hierarchy. If there is a level beneath an item, a [+] or [-] is displayed next to it. An item with one or more levels beneath it is a node. As in Windows Explorer, the tree beneath a node can be expanded by clicking the [+] and collapsed again by clicking the [-].
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Context menus
Select a node or an item under a node and right-click to open a context menu with commands specific to the type of item you have selected.
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The component nodes further down the tree also have context menus: Enclosure node
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Commands selected from secondary parts of the user interface such as dialogues are shown as follows: Project Wizard | Create a new Enclosure project Project Wizard | Create new project
Project Wizard
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EPLAN Cabinet supplements the usual Windows selection methods such as tapping an element with two additional method: "search" and "stroke".
Search
Place the cursor near to the point you want. Press and briefly hold down the mouse button.
Stroke (Ctrl-tap)
To stroke an element, "paint" it with a downward motion of the mouse while holding the mouse button pressed down.
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The cursor will now jump to precisely the point you want. The system detects the difference between tapping and prolonged pressing through a internal time factor.
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A different command will be selected depending on whether you carry out this movement with a stroke and a brief press, or keep the mouse button pressed down for a short period after the stroke movement.
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Element
This movement is mainly used for picking elements and is known as "stroking" an element. Use it to pick an element in a drawing that you want to manipulate, measure or continue editing. To perform the stroke movement, press near the element and stroke down over it.
Start Again
An upwards stroke will restart the last command you selected. Start Again works with all EPLAN Cabinet commands. Example: You want to draw a number of lines next to one another. Select the Line command by tapping on the digitizer. Enter the start point and one or more end points until the set of lines is finished. If you now want to draw a further set of lines next to the first set, it is much quicker to draw an upward stroke than to reselect the Line command. The upward stroke restarts the last command you selected.
Undo/No
Stroke left while applying slight pressure to select the Undo command, which reverses your last action. EPLAN Cabinet stores up to 50 actions that you can undo in sequence by using this command. You can undo any drawing operation and any move, copy, cut or delete. The leftward stroke also saves you stopping to type "no" on the keyboard when prompted.
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Yes/Return/OK
Stroking to the right is equivalent to clicking [OK] and is used to enter "yes" or confirm a prompt.
Parameters
In some drawing functions, stroke up and then briefly hold down the mouse button to select the parameters command. A dialogue box opens with parameters for the current command. The system settings will appear if no command is active.
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Delete
Stroke left and briefly hold down the mouse button to select the Delete command.
Line
Stroke right and briefly hold down the mouse button to select the Line command.
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Start again
Settings
Stroke element
No / UNDO
Delete
Yes / Return / OK
Line
Refresh screen
All elements
Whole drawing
Exit
Exit
Detail
Last detail
Dimensioning
Measure
Text
Text
Project wizard
Device browser
Shading On
Shading Off
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Open drawing
Sketch
Close
Save as
Circle
Circle
Arc
Arc
Move
Rotate
T-trim
A-trim
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1.8 Undo
Edit | Undo File toolbar Freehand symbol Undo reverses your actions in one of two ways: If you have entered one or more items of data required for a command, Undo cancels the last items entered. If it is not possible to cancel individual items entered for an active command, the command is reversed.
1.9 Redo
Edit | Redo File toolbar The Redo command reverses the Undo command. It can reverse multiple Undos in sequence. The maximum number of redos is the number of operations that have been undone. If you have used Undo on five operations, you can use Redo five times to restore them.
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2.1.1
Creating a new enclosure project ........................................................... 2-4 2.1.1.1 Creating a project inside an EPLAN project................................. 2-4 2.1.1.2 Creating a project from a file........................................................ 2-6 2.1.2 Creating a new enclosure project from a template ................................. 2-8 2.1.3 Creating a new enclosure project by copying ......................................... 2-8 2.1.4 Opening an existing enclosure project.................................................. 2-10 2.1.5 Project pre-delivery check .................................................................... 2-11 2.1.6 Closing a project ................................................................................... 2-13 2.1.7 Deleting an existing enclosure project .................................................. 2-13
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2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4
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Freehand symbol The Project Wizard contains all commands needed for creating and editing EPLAN Cabinet projects and for adding drawings and enclosures to them.
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In the "Import data from EPLAN" box, select the EPLAN version you want to import EPLAN component data from: EPLAN 5 EPLAN 21
Note: in Eplan 21, parts can be assigned a width, depth and height. When a project parts list is exported or updated with the Eplan 21 default settings, the depth is omitted. To include it, select the following in Eplan 21: Browser | Utilities | Parts Management Parts List (Device Tags) | Settings tab | [...] and drag "Depth" to the left-hand side. Select a project drive A logical drive (e.g. "P") should be assigned in EPLAN Cabinet so that it points to the EPLAN project directory.
The data in the EPLAN project directory can be imported into the enclosure project.
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Creating and editing projects and drawings EPLAN Cabinet projects Choose the drive that is assigned to the EPLAN project directory:
Click [OK] to go on to the directory selection, where you choose the directory in which the EPLAN Cabinet project will be stored.
Click [OK] to go on and name your project. You can either accept the name of the EPLAN project or type a name of your own.
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In the "Import data from EPLAN" box, choose "File". Then click [OK] to create a project that is based on a parts list file but is not related to an existing EPLAN project.
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Click [OK] to save the named project in the selected folder. In the example shown, a subdirectory ECDNeu2.ECB is created in the selected folder, TestProjekt. A drawing is automatically created and a dialogue opens for you to select a basic enclosure from the database.
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The drawings in the copied enclosure project are opened in the new EPLAN 5/21 target project.
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Project Wizard | Open project File | Project Wizard | Open project Select the project you want:
Click [OK] to confirm your selection and load the project drawing.
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For every import of EPLAN bills of material into EPLAN Cabinet, a new filter function makes it possible to flexibly specify filters for the devices to be imported. These criteria are compiled from EPLAN project hierarchies that can be preselected in the EPLAN project. When using the filter, only the devices that correspond to the specified import filter criteria are offered in the device browser. The same goes for connections.
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Selecting options
If the criteria is available in the EPLAN project, click [...] to open a dialog that lists the available plant designation, for example. Here you can select the desired plant designation. Use the [Shift] or [Ctrl] keys for multiple consecutive or individual selections, respectively. Clicking once again on a selected item will remove the selection. Click [OK] to enter the selected values in the Project pre-delivery check dialog.
Import log
Importing the EPLAN bill of materials is documented in a log file regardless of whether a filter was used or not. The file is in the DRV subdirectory of the Cabinet project directory and has the name PROJECTIMPORT.LOG. If any errors or warnings have occurred, the log file is opened in the editor for you to see after importing the bill of materials.
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Closing a project
Project wizard | Close project File| Project wizard | Close project All loaded project drawings are presented for saving or discarding. After this, the drawings are closed and the project structure present in the background is unloaded. EPLAN Cabinet is then again in start state.
Project Wizard | Delete project File | Project Wizard | Delete project In the directory list, select the project you want to delete. Click [OK] and answer the confirmation prompt to delete the project together with all associated drawings and system files.
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Project Wizard | Add new drawing to current project File | Project Wizard | Add new drawing to current project The new drawing is given the name of the project followed by a sequential number such as _2. The enclosures in the database are then listed for selection.
Select an enclosure model and specify a placement point to insert the cabinet in your drawing. The additional cabinet drawings will be opened automatically the next time you open your project.
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Project Wizard | Add template drawing to current project File | Project Wizard | Add template drawing to current project Select the drawing you want in the templates directory.
Click [Open] to open the template drawing in the current project, rename it and save it to the project directory.
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Project Wizard | Save current drawing as template File | Project Wizard | Save current drawing as template Choose the directory you want and enter a file name. Click [Save] to save the drawing in the selected directory.
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Project Wizard | Delete drawing from a project File | Project Wizard | Delete drawing from a project The drawing files in the selected project are listed.
Click [Open] and answer the confirmation prompt to delete the selected drawing from the project directory and to remove all reference to it in the project file.
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3.1 3.2 3.3
3.3.1
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3.4.1 3.4.2
3.5
3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3 3.5.4 3.5.5 3.5.6
Zoom.......................................................................................... 3-18 Hiding and showing items....................................................... 3-21 Labels ........................................................................................ 3-23
Global parameter settings for labels ..................................................... 3-23 Visibility of labels .................................................................................. 3-25 Editing existing labels ........................................................................... 3-27 Showing and hiding labels .................................................................... 3-28
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3.9.1 3.9.2 3.9.3 3.9.4
Hiding and showing minimum clearances ............................ 3-32 Showing/hiding shading.......................................................... 3-33 Showing/hiding hidden edges ................................................ 3-34 Rotating a view......................................................................... 3-35 Input support ............................................................................ 3-37
Set grid.............................................................................................. 3-37 Coordinates in the status bar ............................................................ 3-38
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Activating and displaying components Activating a component When you place a subsequent component, such as a mounting rail, it is highlighted in colour and the name of the activated component is displayed.
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Activating and displaying components Activating a component Mounting rail placed on mounting panel:
The mounting rail can now be fitted with other components. If the mounting rail is activated, all subsequent components are placed in its working plane.
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Activating and displaying components Activating a component In such cases, switch to Edge mode and try activating the rear panel by tapping one of its edges. If this fails, hide the door and use the "Activate component exclusively" command. View toolbar | Activate component exclusively Navigator: Another easy way to activate any component is by using the Navigator. The context menu for each surface of a component includes "Activate" and "Activate exclusive" commands:
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The activated component, e.g. a mounting panel, is shown from the front. All side panels, profiles, doors and components fitted to them are hidden. Components belonging to the activated component remain visible. The colour of the activated component can be selected as a parameter.
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Activating and displaying components Activating a component exclusively When a mounting panel is activated, the ducts, mounting rails and other components attached to it remain visible.
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Modelling space is the space in which 3D models are created. Besides working in views, you can also work directly in modelling space. This is a precondition for many component placement functions. Double-click the Viewpoints node View | Viewpoints | Isometric view In modelling space, solids are placed or drawn in one view only, usually the isometric view. Alternatively, you can use one of the elevations for the 3D model and work in that elevation instead. The 3D model view covers the whole drawing area.
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Activating and displaying components Enclosure views The views are shown under the Views node in the Navigator and are saved with the drawing.
Selecting or clearing the checkbox next to a view icon shows or hides the view. Hidden views are not included in DXF data exports. After a DXF export, you can switch back to another viewing mode.
Navigator | right-click layer available for mounting on | Create view The display switches from model to view. Specify the bottom left and top right-hand corner of the view border. You can now create a view just for the selected element (profile, mounting panel, door, etc.). If you click [Yes], the selected component is shown in the view together with all parts on it, including parts that extend beyond the component"s edges.
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Activating and displaying components Enclosure views Example 1: View of a mounting panel
If you click [No] and a component fitted with devices spans multiple enclosures, the view will show the entire array. Example 2: View of a mounting panel (left) and all elements in an array
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3.6 Zoom
Turn the mouse wheel You can zoom in or out to any magnification by turning the mouse (or pen) wheel towards or away from you. [Alt] for slow zoom Hold down the [Alt] key while turning the mouse wheel to zoom at a slower rate.
Move the mouse backwards with the right button held down Hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse backwards or backwards and to the left. A box is displayed, with arrows pointing to it from the corners of the current detail. The detail is zoomed out to the area enclosed by the box.
Move the mouse with the middle button held down Moving the mouse in any direction with the middle button held down pans the detail from the point in it where the mouse button was pressed. The detail is not zoomed in or out at the same time.
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Activating and displaying components Zoom The four zoom buttons on the EPLAN Cabinet View toolbar and in the menu bar help find your way around the drawing in any view (isometric view, exclusive component view or enclosure views).
Enable zoom
View | Window Zooms a specific area in the drawing window. If two or more drawings are open, tap the window you want to zoom first. Tap to define the bottom left corner of the area you want to zoom, move to the top right corner and tap again. The specified area is enlarged to fill the window.
Disable zoom
View | Entire drawing Returns to displaying the entire drawing. If two or more drawings are open, tap the window you want to restore first. The entire drawing is displayed again.
Zoom in (150%)
View | Zoom in Zooms-in the centre of the current view in the drawing window to 150%. Tap the drawing window you want. All views can be zoomed, including enlarged views created with the Enable Zoom command.
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All components of an enclosure can be hidden and shown individually or several at a time. This is possible in different ways: Hide / Show individually or together via a menu item Hide / Show individually with all assigned parts via the pop-up menu in the drawing Hide / Show individually with all assigned parts via the pop-up menu in the navigator Hide / Show individually via check boxes in the navigator
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If the corresponding check box is deselected, then the component is hidden in the model and in all views.
Items assigned to the components to be hidden, e.g. devices on a mounting rail, will not be hidden with this function.
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3.8 Labels
Many objects can have labels in EPLAN Cabinet, including devices, ducts, various rails and user-defined components. These labels are permanently assigned to each component and are placed automatically. The behaviour of the various types of label can be configured before and after placement. These settings affect all components that have already been inserted in drawings and all that are inserted in future. Labels on components already in the drawing can also be modified in various ways. These include specifying a font size, fixed positioning, moving to a userdefined position, and showing and hiding individual labels independently of the global visibility setting.
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Activating and displaying components Labels In the marked areas, you can change the font colour and the font size for individual components. Note: These settings only affect new components placed from now onwards. Once you have clicked [OK], the settings are saved and will continue to apply the next time you start EPLAN Cabinet. Note: All settings are stored in a file, ecdapp.ini. This .ini file is stored in the ECDTRIGA4 subdirectory of the start directory. Settings can be transferred from one workstation to another by copying this file.
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Visibility of labels
The visibility of labels can be controlled separately for devices and ducts/rails. Select the command on the menu bar, under View - Configure Text.
You can choose separately for devices and ducts/rails whether to display: Device tags Item numbers No labelling
Note:
"Devices" include: Devices from the parts list (placed using the browser) Universal components User-defined components
"Ducts and rails" include: Ducts Mounting rails Busbar systems Cable clamp rails
These settings are applied to the currently open project as soon as they are confirmed.
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Activating and displaying components Labels Each project has its own settings.
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It is also possible to specify a user-defined position. Note: Only the format and location of the labels are modified, not the text. On the menu, select View - Reposition Text.
The "automatic above", "automatic centred" and "automatic below" positioning options can be applied to several components simultaneously. The "freely selectable" option can only be used on one component at a time. Choose the options you want, then select the components to apply them to. For multiple components, select them in rectangle selection mode.
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Activating and displaying components Labels To freely move a component"s label, choose the "freely selectable" option and specify an append point. Click the component. You can now move the label with the cursor and click again to set it down. The alignment and append point can still be modified.
If you alter the length of a duct or a rail, the label returns to its original position. The same happens if you exchange a duct or rail.
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Example:
Label shown:
Label hidden:
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Text alignment
Text size
Modify the settings and click [OK] to confirm. The dialogue closes and you can pick the components you want to apply the settings to. Individual components can be picked by tapping them one after another until you press [ESC] to stop. Multiple components can be picked by specifying a box that encloses them. Enter a point for the bottom left corner of the box, then press and hold the left mouse button for about 1 sec. Move to the top right corner and tap to enter a point for that corner. To confirm: Tap inside the box. This selects all components that are fully inside the box. Tap next to the box. This selects all components that the box touches, including ones outside it.
You are then prompted to confirm your selection or to add other elements by tapping them. Choose [Yes] to apply the specified modification to the labels of all selected components.
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Example:
In the picture, the components inside the box are selected and their label texts are changed from centred to above.
View | Show minimum clearances View | Hide minimum clearances Devices can be assigned a minimum clearance when defined in the parts management. This is taken into account on placement, and ensures that the permissible thermal load of neighboring devices can be maintained. The defined minimum clearances can be displayed on placement for monitoring purposes. They are displayed as surrounding lines or shaded as a transparent surrounding body. The handle of the device can be set in the placement options to be relative to the item edges (standard) or relative to the minimum clearances.
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Stopping rotation
There are two ways to stop a view rotating: [Esc] [Return] Restores the view to its original orientation. Retains the current orientation.
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The XY coordinates of the current cursor position are shown in the status bar for guidance when placing parts and devices in a drawing. The reference point (X=0, Y=0) is the position of the coordinate system. If the grid is active, the grid spacing is also shown and the X and Y position of the cursor moves in increments equal to the grid spacing.
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4.1
4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 4.1.5
Selecting an enclosure from the database ............................................. 4-2 Placement options for enclosures .......................................................... 4-4 Adding a new enclosure to the current drawing...................................... 4-9 Adding a Rittal TS8 enclosure .............................................................. 4-10 Additional options for TS8 enclosures .................................................. 4-11 4.1.5.1 Inserting chassis/mounting rail................................................... 4-12 4.1.5.2 Inserting partial mounting panel................................................. 4-13 4.1.5.3 Insert enclosure accessories ..................................................... 4-14 4.1.5.4 Swap door hinging ..................................................................... 4-15 4.1.6 Floor groups as accessories................................................................. 4-16 4.1.6.1 Changing a floor group in a drawing .......................................... 4-16 4.1.6.2 Saving a floor group................................................................... 4-18 4.1.6.3 Separately editing a floor group ................................................. 4-18 4.1.6.4 Inserting a floor group ................................................................ 4-19
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4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.2.5 4.2.6
4.3
4.3.1 4.3.2
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4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 4.4.5 4.4.6
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4.5.1
Installing RiCAD 3D .............................................................................. 4-63 4.5.1.1 Running RiCAD 3D from CD...................................................... 4-63 4.5.1.2 Running RiCAD 3D from hard disk ............................................ 4-63 4.5.2 Using RiCAD 3D data ........................................................................... 4-65 4.5.3 Finding an enclosure in RiCAD 3D ....................................................... 4-68 4.5.4 Additional information on RiCAD 3D enclosure models ....................... 4-75 4.5.5 Detail level for displaying parts in RiCAD 3D........................................ 4-76 4.5.6 Transferring an enclosure to EPLAN Cabinet....................................... 4-77
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4 Placing and modifying enclosures 4.1 4.1.1 Placing enclosures Selecting an enclosure from the database
Once you have named the project, the enclosure models in the EPLAN Cabinet database are displayed in a list.
In this window, you can: Select a standard enclosure as the base unit for your drawing. Select a cabinet from a template drawing. Specify how many copies of the selected enclosure you want to insert in your drawing.
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Click the button next to the Cabinet Template box to open a file selection dialogue and select an enclosure drawing you have stored as a template for use as a standard enclosure model in addition to those in the database. The name of the selected drawing is copied into the box.
Placement point
You are next asked to specify a placement point for inserting the enclosure in your drawing. The cabinet is placed with its rear bottom left corner at the specified point and displayed to fill the window in the 3D model.
With this enclosure as your starting point, you can now go on to add drawing elements and equipment.
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Mode
EPLAN Cabinet can arrange one or more enclosures next to others in the drawing. There are three easy-to-use options for placing enclosures: Place enclosure user defined Baying enclosure left Baying enclosure right
Baying distance
The spacing between enclosures is taken from the database and can be modified before placement. Side panels Any side panels can be removed when arranging enclosures in a row.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Placing enclosures Note: Any number of enclosures from the EPLAN Cabinet database or RiCAD 3D can be placed at a time by specifying a quantity. Enclosure templates are always placed one at a time.
Example:
To place three TS8 enclosures so that they adjoin the TS8 enclosure already in the drawing: Existing drawing:
On the menu, choose Components - Enclosures and then "Place Enclosure". Choose an enclosure from the database and specify the quantity.
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Choose [OK] to confirm. The dialogue 'Placement options' is then displayed: Under "Mode", select "Baying enclosure right".
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Baying distance
The spacing between enclosures is taken from the database and can be modified before placement. In the status bar, you are prompted to click the enclosure or profile. Click the enclosure in the drawing. The new enclosure will be placed next to the enclosure you click. A message is displayed: The selected enclosure has a panel on this side. Remove it?" Choose whether to remove the right-hand side panel of the enclosure already in the drawing (because a new enclosure will adjoin it).
If you select [Yes], the right side panel of the existing enclosure and the left side panel of the first new enclosure will be omitted when the new enclosure is added. If you select [No], the first new enclosure will be placed with all side panels intact and the enclosure already in the drawing will remain unchanged. Note: When you insert two or more enclosures, their side panels are always omitted. If this is not what you want, place the enclosures individually. Once you have made your selection, the enclosures are inserted in the drawing.
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Placement
Select and place enclosure from database Components | Enclosure Use this command to insert one or more additional enclosures in a loaded drawing. Choose the model you want and type a quantity (2 in this case):
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Placing and modifying enclosures Placing enclosures To place an enclosure flush with its predecessor, <search> for a bottom corner.
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Note: These additional components are not available for enclosures selected from the database in versions before EPLAN Cabinet 1.8. To be able to select these components, select "Edit parameters" from the enclosure's context menu in the navigator. Then select the same enclosure again from the database. The context menu of the exchanged enclosure will thereafter offer the additional components as well.
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4.1.5.1
A TS 8 enclosure from RICAD 3D can be fitted with additional parts in EPLAN Cabinet - for example, a TS system chassis or an 18 x 38 mm TS mounting rail, say to carry a partial mounting panel or an intermediate panel.
Navigator | right-click TS 8 enclosure | Insert chassis/mounting rail The 17 x 73 mm TS system chassis is selected by default. You will find the mounting rail under this selection. For the fitting location, you can select the profile level for attaching the chassis (left, right, rear left, right, outside rear). The chassis can be moved with the cursor anywhere in the selected plane. Set it down at the location you want on the profile. Chassis and mounting rail inserted at outside rear
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A TS 8 enclosure from RICAD 3D can be fitted with an additional partial mounting panel.
Navigator | right-click TS 8 enclosure | Insert partial mounting panel The width of the partial mounting panel is determined from the enclosure width and automatically dimensioned. The height is selected in a dialogue. The available choices of location are the rear panel and the left or right side panel. The chassis can be moved with the cursor anywhere in the selected plane. Set it down at the location you want on the side or rear panel. Partial mounting panel inserted on right side panel
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4.1.5.3
Several accessories can be added to a TS8 enclosure. Navigator | Right-click TS8 enclosure | Insert enclosure accessories
Available accessories
Base Covers Divider panel Divider panel for module plates Using the Components - Place custom enclosure part command you can also insert additional module plates into a divider panel. The additional module plates are available as graphical macros. Module plates Top extension Cable management
Various installation positions and variants are possible depending on the type of accessory. These choices also depend on the model and size of the enclosure the accessories are being added to. Note: These accessories are not available for selection for enclosures inserted in a drawing from the database or RICAD 3D using a program version earlier than EPLAN Cabinet 1.8. To add accessories in this case, right-click the enclosure for its context menu and re-select the enclosure from the database under Edit Parameters in the Navigator. The context menu for the new enclosure will then include the accessories.
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4.1.5.4
On a narrow TS 8 enclosure from RICAD 3D, it is possible to reverse the door so that the hinges are on the other side. The lock is moved together with the hinges.
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4.1.6
TS8 enclosures that were configured in RICAD 3D and transferred to the Cabinet project can contain a complete group of accessories. This floor group consists of a base tray and several gland plates. All components of the floor group are themselves completely defined items with several mounting levels that can be included in reports. The floor group of an enclosure is listed under its own node in the navigator.
4.1.6.1
Various functions are available for editing the floor group as a complete component and also for the individual gland plates. They are accessible via the right-click popup menu in the navigator and at the item in the drawing
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Rotate 180 Rotates the gland plate vertically by 180. This function can be used to adjust asymmetrical gland plates with cutouts and holes to suit the mounting requirements of the enclosure. Flip Rotates the gland plate horizontally by 180 . This allows swapping the upper and lower sides of the gland plate. Tilt Tilts the gland plate at the front or rear edge by a definable angle. This option is used, to rotate metal sheets so that they overlap each other at one side or to create a gap for cable entry.
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4.1.6.2
The floor group from a TS8 enclosure placed from RICAD 3D can be saved in a separate drawing in order to alter it in the separate drawing or use it as a component for other TS8 enclosures in project drawings Navigator | TS8 enclosure | Right-click | Save floor group The drive, directory, and name for the floor group to be saved can be selected. It is a good idea to save the floor group in the MACROS directory, or a subdirectory below this, because it can then be directly accessed from here for placement in project drawings. The floor group is saved as a separate drawing and can be loaded and edited outside projects. It contains the complete enclosure logic of the component contained in the project drawing.
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A TS enclosure floor group that has been stored in a separate drawing from within the project drawing can be changed in this new drawing: All right-click pop-up menu functions for changing the floor group and its individual parts in the project drawing can also be used in the separate drawing. Rotate sheets by 180 Flip sheets Tilt sheets Adding enclosure components (e.g. supports, additional shelves, eyebolts, etc.)
Save the changed floor group drawing under a different name. This allows you to generate individually customized floor groups and insert then into TS8 enclosure project drawings.
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Floor groups saved from project drawings, or generated by editing saved floor group drawings, can be inserted into TS8 enclosures or be used to replace existing floor groups. Precondition: You have opened a project drawing with a TS8 enclosure. Navigator | TS8 enclosure | Right-click | Insert floor group Select the desired drawing from the directory where you saved the floor group. The floor group is placed in the enclosure and incorporated into the navigator structure.. If the enclosure where you wish to insert a floor group already has one, then you are informed of this and can decide to replace it or cancel the insertion.
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4.2
Modifying enclosures
4.2.1
Move enclosure
To move an entire enclosure in the drawing, use the Move command in the Navigator.
Select enclosure | right-click | Move enclosure The base of the enclosure is displayed at the cursor with its append point at the front left-hand corner. Pressing [Return] moves the append point to a different corner. Enter a placement point anywhere in the drawing area. If you want to move the enclosure by a precise amount in a specific direction, type: X and a value in mm to move the enclosure along the X axis Y and a value in mm to move the enclosure along the Y axis f to return to freehand point input
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Rotate enclosure
To rotate an entire enclosure on its base in the drawing, use the Rotate command in the Navigator.
Select enclosure | right-click | Rotate enclosure A dialogue opens for you to select: The angle of rotation (default: 90) The centre of rotation (default: rear left-hand corner).
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4.2.3
Copying an enclosure
Use this command to create a copy of an entire enclosure including its structure and fittings within the same drawing. Before copying an enclosure, change to isometric view so that it is fully visible.
Select enclosure | Right-click | Copy enclosure Select the placement options and click [OK] to confirm. Place freehand Click an enclosure to line up to. Specify a placement point (rear left) for the copy. The copy is created with its rear left-hand corner at this point. Line up enclosure left/right Lines up the copy at the left or right-hand side of another enclosure. If "Line up with original" is selected, the copy is generated directly next to the enclosure selected in the Navigator. If this option is not selected, click an enclosure to line up to. If a copied enclosure contains devices, you can specify a new plant designation and unit ID in all placement modes. Click [OK] to confirm the dialogue.
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4.2.4
An enclosure that is already in a drawing can be swapped out for a different model. If the dimensions match, all parts and devices from the old enclosure are retained in the new one.
Select enclosure | Right-click | Edit parameters A database dialogue opens for you to select an enclosure. Select a model to replace the current one and click [OK] to confirm. Note: A number of restrictions apply when swapping out enclosures: You can only exchange enclosures of the same type (unit/body). If this criterion is not met, an error message is displayed and the enclosure is not exchanged. Enclosures with large differences in their dimensions cannot be exchanged. If the enclosure in the drawing has a number of mounting panels, submounting panels, different mounting levels or different profile widths, it cannot be exchanged for a model that does not have these components or on which they are different. In such cases, a message is displayed indicating that the enclosure is not suitable for exchanging; the enclosure is not exchanged.
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In the navigator, an enclosure placed in the drawing initially has the name it received from the database or from Ricad 3D. This name can be changed retroactively.
Select enclosure | Right-click | Enclosure properties In the "Enclosure properties" dialog, enter a new name for the selected enclosure. Confirm this by clicking [OK].
The new enclosure name is only entered in the navigator; it is not written back to the database. If the enclosure is swapped then, despite the name change, the model will remain in the database under the original name.
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4.2.6
Deleting an enclosure
Enclosures can be removed from the drawing in a single step. All accessories, items and devices are deleted together with the enclosure. The function used for deletion depends on the enclosure type: Individual components or unibody.
Select enclosure | Right-click | Delete After the delete confirmation dialog, it is removed together with all items it contains.
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A enclosure template is a fully or partly fitted enclosure, or a enclosure component, stored in a separate drawing. To create an enclosure template, the drawing must contain a minimum of one component.
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Now create a template from your drawing: External enclosure templates Create template from drawing In the Navigator, the drawing is displayed under an EPLAN Cabinet node as an enclosure drawing containing a cabinet component:
On this component, specify one or more mounting panels (see Specifying mounting panels in enclosure templates). Save the drawing in the directory @:\ECD Triga4\Cabinet_Templates.
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Placing and modifying enclosures External enclosure templates Now load a project. To use the template, incorporate it into your project, go to the Project Wizard menu and choose Add template drawing to current project. Project Wizard | Add template drawing to current project You can now use the template when you place an enclosure in your drawing. Place Select and place enclosure from database
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ID/Text (Component)
ID Selection of pre-set names designating the template component as a whole. An ID must be chosen or at least left as the default ID of "Cabinet component" because it is used to identify the part in the components database and elsewhere. Text The user-defined name entered here is shown in the Navigator and as a designation in drawing views.
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In this example, a enclosure template Platte3 ("Panel 3") is made up of a mounting panel Meine Platte ("My panel") with one active mounting area, Platte oben ("Panel top"). The names are also shown when the template is inserted in a project:
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4.3.2.1
Field size
The "field size" determines the size of a field (such as a mounting panel) from a manufacturing point of view. It does not matter whether the mounting panel or other component is placed in the drilling machine with or without fitted parts. The field size tells the machine the size of the component being processed. The command works the same as "Space available for population".
4.3.2.2
For a given area (such as a mounting panel or a door), the "space available for population" is the area on which components can be mounted. This is normally the entire area (such as the entire mounting panel). Use this command if you want to change this so reduce the area available for mounting components. First, make certain that only the affected area is active. On the component"s Navigator node, choose "Space available for population". Two vertical and two horizontal lines are displayed, representing the space available.
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Placing and modifying enclosures External enclosure templates Tap one of the lines to move it and adjust the available space:
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Requirements
To import a custom model into EPLAN Cabinet, you need: EPLAN Cabinet 3D interface 3D model of the enclosure
Custom enclosures models can be imported into EPLAN Cabinet version 4.2 or later. The models must be in a supported 3D data format. Formats supported by EPLAN Cabinet: SAT (interface included in EPLAN Cabinet) DWG (interface included in EPLAN Cabinet) STEP (interface has to be purchased separately)
Note: The available information on an imported enclosure depends on the software used to create it. Only what is exported (into a file) will later be available for use in EPLAN Cabinet.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates Change the file type to "*.stp (STEP)".
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates Double-click the "3D Modelle" directory to open it, then select the STEP file you want.
Choose [Open].
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates In the standard sheet dialogue parameters, just click [OK] without making any changes.
EPLAN Cabinet will now create a new drawing and import the enclosure model. This may take some time depending on the size, detail and scope of the model. When "Select function" is displayed on the status bar, EPLAN Cabinet has finished opening the model. In the Navigator, double-click "Isometric 1 (ISO)" under "Viewpoints" to display the enclosure.
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The Navigator also shows the individual solids that make up the enclosure. In this example, these are three parameterless components (an enclosure and two mounting panels).
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates Save the drawing (e.g. in "Z:\3D Modelle").
Note: This is not yet a finished EPLAN Cabinet enclosure. The drawing saved here is only an intermediate stage.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates First, select the rotation axis. A suitable axis in our example is the right-hand vertical edge of the enclosure. To select this edge, press and hold down the CTRL key, point at the edge and click once.
Now to select the elements to be rotated. These are the two solids in our example (the enclosure is one solid and the two mounting panels are two instances of the other).
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates Using rectangle selection mode, select the elements you want.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates All solids in the example are rotated to their proper orientation in 3D space.
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The changes are displayed straight away in the drawing, with shading enabled. The separate solids are automatically made into enclosure components and so take on the transparency settings specified for such components in the EPLAN Cabinet parameters. The enclosure object hierarchy is automatically displayed in the Navigator (you may need to refresh the Navigator to see it). In our example, the result is the three enclosure components in "Schaltschrank1".
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So far, three "general" enclosure components are specified in the example. In reality, they are an enclosure and two mounting panels. We will next designate the two mounting panels in the example. Select the lower component in the Navigator. Note: Selecting a component in the Navigator also selects the corresponding solid in the drawing.
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Right-click the component to open the context menu, and choose "Define component".
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates Under "Mounting part ID", select the type of component - "mounting panel" in our example. You can also enter a descriptive name under which the component will be stored.
In the case of a mounting panel, the two surfaces available for population are designated automatically.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates Right-click the mounting panel in the Navigator and choose "Space available for population".
The straight lines at the top, bottom, left and right mark out the space available for population. To restrict the available space further, click one of the lines, move it and click again to fix it in its new location.
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Tip:
Before you use this command, rotate the drawing to view the mounting panel from the front. This makes it easier to see what is going on as you work.
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Now repeat for the second mounting panel in our example. The result looks like this:
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates We will now deal with the enclosure. Right-click to open the context menu, and select "Define component".
First, select "Enclosure" for the type of component under Component ID. Now type a description. Choose [OK].
With an enclosure, unlike a mounting panel, the mounting areas are not automatically designated. The next step is to identify these manually. Various parts of an enclosure (such as the top, side, rear and bottom panels) can be made available for mounting components. Note: In our example, we will specify the right side panel and the top. The same procedure applies for all surfaces.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates To specify mounting areas: On the toolbar, select the Define Mounting Area command. External enclosure templates Define mounting area Components | External enclosures | Define mounting area Note: Surfaces must be visible - and so capable of being selected - for them to be made into mounting areas. If the surfaces you want are not visible, select an appropriate view of the enclosure before selecting this command. Select the command and click the top panel of the enclosure.
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The panel is highlighted so you can verify your selection. The component type has been specified earlier, which is why the Component ID section is already filled in. It also already has a description. Note: The ID and description can be altered at this point if required.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates Now specify the mounting area and type in a description for it. The description is displayed in the Navigator.
Choose [OK].
Specify the space available for population and the field size for the new mounting area, as described earlier.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates Repeat for the right-hand side panel.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates Select the corner by using point search (with no command active). The coordinate system is moved to the corner. Note: "Point search" means press and hold the left mouse button until the point is selected.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates On the menu, choose Elements | Drawing Origin. Use point search to select the corner you want.
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Project Wizard | Save current drawing as template File | Project Wizard | Save current drawing as template Open the Project Wizard. Select the "Save current drawing as template" option.
Choose "OK". EPLAN Cabinet automatically opens the appropriate directory. Type a name for the template drawing.
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Placing and modifying enclosures Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates Choose [Save]. The new enclosure is immediately available for use in EPLAN Cabinet projects. The enclosure can be: Placed like a "normal" enclosure using the "Place enclosure" command.
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The following RiCAD 3D enclosures can be used in EPLAN Cabinet projects: AE compact enclosures CM compact system enclosures TS8 modular enclosures TS8 configurator
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RiCAD 3D is supplied on a CD. There is no installation routine. The program does not need to be installed. You simply insert the CD and start work. This has the advantage that you can insert and use the CD as needed. The downside is that every user needs a CD or has to share one with others.
4.5.1.2
The contents of the RiCAD 3D can be copied to any hard disk directory. The program can then be run from that directory at any time. This has the advantage that every network user can have direct access to the same data. It also drastically reduces the administrative effort of installing updates. To copy the RiCAD 3D to hard disk: Insert the RiCAD 3D CD. If the program automatically opens, close it. Open Windows Explorer and click your CD drive. Select the entire contents of the RiCAD 3D CD and then choose Edit -Copy. Create a new directory on a network drive or on your hard disk, for example Q:\RiCAD3D. Click the new directory, and choose Edit - Insert. Windows will now copy the entire contents of the CD to the new directory. Switch to (or start) EPLAN Cabinet and select the parameter settings under Information/Security - EPLAN Cabinet Parameters. Choose the Eplan tab.
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Click [OK] to save the new parameter setting. Repeat this parameter setting on all workstations.
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These options are available whether you are creating a new EPLAN Cabinet project or inserting an enclosure into an existing project. When you select the placement command, the first option in the dialogue specifies the number of enclosures you want to insert:
Next, click the [RICAD 3D] button To select and place a RiCAD 3D enclosure.
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A dialogue opens for you to specify the placement mode and row spacing:
To choose freely where to place the enclosure, select "Place enclosure user defined" and specify a placement point. Alternatively, choose the "baying enclosure left" or "baying enclosure right" options to place one or more enclosures (as specified in "Quantity") so they are next to each other. Note: Enter the value for the spacing by hand. In the status bar, you are prompted to click the enclosure or profile. The placement point is always the bottom left rear corner of the enclosure. Specify the placement point. RiCAD 3D now starts up.
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Classes
Favourites
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Placing and modifying enclosures RiCAD 3D enclosures The search results are shown in the lower area. The search result is a list of objects matching the type of search:
To select one of the enclosures, double-click it in the list. RiCAD 3D then does calculations on the selected model and displays a further selection:
The upper area shows all enclosures of the selected model. If you want to narrow down the selection, there are various ways to do so:
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Placing and modifying enclosures RiCAD 3D enclosures The main ways of filtering the selection are as follows:
Simply click a column heading. For example, if you want to select an enclosure by its width, click the column heading W for Width.
You can now filter the selection to show all enclosures matching a specific width or width range. You can also specify the sort order.
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Placing and modifying enclosures RiCAD 3D enclosures Click [OK] to sort and redisplay the list. The current filter is displayed in the column heading.
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The list is filtered and sorted. The current filter is displayed in the column heading. Filter criteria can be combined. To remove a filter, right-click the column-heading.
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Note: Parts are currently always transferred to EPLAN Cabinet at "low" detail, regardless of the setting in RiCAD 3D.
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The selected enclosure is shown in various views in the lower portion of the screen.
All views can be enlarged in the usual way. Additionally details can be made visible when required.
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To transfer the enclosure to EPLAN Cabinet, choose Export - Export on the menu or click the Export button. The system automatically returns to EPLAN Cabinet to insert the selected enclosure.
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Placing and modifying enclosures RiCAD 3D enclosures Note: As well as importing a graphical representation of the enclosure, EPLAN Cabinet also integrates it into its component hierarchy. That is, the enclosure is given logical data that identifies it as an enclosure, and its components are tagged and treated as enclosure components. EPLAN Cabinet can automatically tell the difference between a mounting panel, a door, a profile, etc. The hierarchy is displayed in the Navigator:
You can work with an enclosure imported from RiCAD 3D exactly as you do with any other enclosure from the EPLAN Cabinet database. A RiCAD 3D enclosure has the major advantage, however, of being far more detailed and its data having been provided directly by the manufacturer.
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Placing a cable clamp rail........................................................ 5-26 Placing busbar systems .......................................................... 5-29 Placing a variable rail............................................................... 5-31 Creating custom enclosure parts ........................................... 5-32
Setting a drawing origin for user-defined parts ..................................... 5-34 Aligning a user-defined part.................................................................. 5-34
Placing a user-specified component...................................... 5-35 Place user-defined holes......................................................... 5-37 Changing the length of components ..................................... 5-41 Moving a structural component ............................................. 5-43 Copying a construction item................................................... 5-45 Moving an item to an active level ........................................... 5-45
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The [Panel] button opens a list of mounting panels in the database for selection. Click the panel you want to select it. This selects the entire row.
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Click [OK] to select the panel. The model is inserted in the placement dialogue.
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Placing and modifying structural components Placing a mounting panel Location Default: Behind: Left: Right: Position The exact position relative to the placement point at bottom left can be specified using the X, Y and Z offsets: Offset towards right Offset towards front Offset towards top Pre-set location on all standard enclosures (always at rear). On the rear panel On the left side panel On the right side panel
Example
The figures show mounting panels placed with different offsets. Mounting panel placed with To right = 0 To front = 0 To top = 0
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Placing and modifying structural components Placing a mounting panel Mounting panel placed with To right = 500 To front = 0 To top = 0
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Placing and modifying structural components Placing a mounting panel Mounting panel placed with To right = 250 To front = 0 To top = 100
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Drawing | Right-click mounting panel | Edit parameters Navigator | Right-click mounting panel | Edit parameters
Modifiable parameters: Panel model (select from database) Location X, Y and Z offsets
If there are other components on the mounting panel, they move with it when you change the location, angle or offset.
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Navigator | right-click mounting panel | Mounting panel infill The space between the mounting panels on the adjacent TS 8 enclosures is calculated and an infill is inserted to close the gap. The front of the infill is flush with the mounting panels.
The infill is listed as an enclosure component in the Navigator. It can be edited by right-clicking it in the Navigator or the drawing. Define component This assigns the infill a part number that will appear in the parts list.
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Place mounting rail Components | Mounting rail The database contains various sizes of mounting rail. Click a record in the database browser to select the one you want.
There are two ways to activate a component: Edge To activate a component (to select it as the component on which the mounting rail will be placed), [Ctrl]-click one of its edges. Surface To activate a component, [Ctrl]-click one of its surfaces.
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Placement points
Mounting rails are always placed vertically or horizontally. There are several ways to enter the first placement point: 1) Point <Search> for a point on a mounting panel or a cabinet profile or enter a userdefined point. 2) Construction Enter X and Y values relative to the selected reference point.
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Placing and modifying structural components Placing a mounting rail In either case, once you have entered the first point: Press [Return] to toggle the append point at the cursor from left to middle to right:
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Placing and modifying structural components Placing a mounting rail The mounting rail is placed on the active mounting panel.
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Place mounting rail Components | Mounting rail Select the mounting rail you want from the database.
Click [OK] to confirm your selection. Press and hold the [Ctrl] key and tap a rail to use its length and position. The new rail can now be moved with the cursor. You can specify a placement point manually or determine it by entering a distance. You can also change the append point for the new rail (right-left-middle).
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Calculation of spacing
A parameter specifies how the spacing is measured: Between centres Between edges
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Place duct Components | Duct Ducts are drawn in the same way as mounting rails. The same features apply: Select a model in the database browser <Search> for a point or enter a user-defined point Use [Return] to toggle the append point between middle/left/right <Search> for a second point or enter a user-defined point Alternatively enter a number to specify a length [Ctrl]-tap a component to create parallel copies (use [Return] to toggle the append point) [Ctrl]-tap two parallel components to place a duct between them
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The texts entered here can be saved for the active project or defined as default settings for new projects. See: "Selecting voltage types", "Parameter settings: Routing"
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Ducts should be positioned slightly inward from the components they are mounted on to avoid overlaps and collisions. To ensure this, use relative reference points: Press and hold [Alt Gr] and tap the top left corner of the rear panel. A coordinate cross is displayed there. For the first placement point, enter the relative coordinates X = 60 and Y = -60. Press [Return] to switch the append point to the right so that the duct is definitely inside the enclosure. Set down the second point at a suitable distance from the bottom edge.
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Placing and modifying structural components Placing a duct For the next duct, press and hold the [Ctrl] key and tap the first to create a parallel copy. Switch the append point to the right and use the top right corner of the rear panel as a relative reference point with x = -60, Y = -60.
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Placing and modifying structural components Placing a duct Complete the structure with a crosslink between the two vertical ducts (append point at left). The isometric view shows the ducts on the mounting panel between the surrounding profiles.
5.3.1
You can select the text identifiers for voltage types to be displayed with the cable duct item information and with the routing display path information, when placing the cable ducts. All texts defined in the Settings - Routing tab for the current project, or system-wide, are available for selection. Activate the option by selecting the desired value. [Select all] [Select none] Enable all defined values for this duct Deactivate all defined values for this duct
The dialog remains active until the function is exited. See: "Parameter settings: Routing", "Show paths"
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Place cable clamp rail The cable clamp rail model is selectable in the database. These components are used to relieve strain on cables and can be fitted at various places in a cabinet. The placement method differs according to the location: On a mounting panel (placement on current component) On a user-specified plane
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Parallel copies
When creating parallel copies, the clamp rail can only be moved in the current range.
The append point at the cursor is in the middle and can be toggled between middle, left and right by pressing [Return]. Enter a point to place the clamp rail.
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Placing and modifying structural components Placing a cable clamp rail Alternatively, instead of entering a placement point, enter a spacing value. The next clamp rail is then displayed at the specified distance.
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Place busbar As busbars cannot be placed with an offset input, it is important to set the placement points very exactly, so by <searching> other existing points (tap and briefly hold the left mouse button). A busbar is placed similarly to a mounting rail: Select a model in the database browser Enter point 1 Use [Return] to toggle the append point between middle/left/right Enter point 2 to place the busbar at a user-specified location Or enter a length Stroke a first parallel component to accept its orientation and length Stroke a second parallel component to place the busbar in the middle between the two
Once it has been placed, a busbar system"s parameters can no longer be modified, but it can be moved and its length can be changed.
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Items | Variable rails Items toolbar Placement on an active item Activate the desired item, e.g. the mounting panel. Activate the item and rotate it into view, hide the other items Activate the item Place the variable rail by entering two points. Placement on a free area This placement mode interrupts the placement process for an active item until you either switch back to this item or end the placement function. Select the "On free area" placement option in the database browser for variable rails. You are then requested to identify an area by clicking. After this, enter the two end points of the rail. The rail is placed in the level of the selected area. Variable rails can accept items after having been placed, similar to mounting rails. They can be moved, removed and recreated. A warning displays if the length is changed retroactively, and if confirmed, all items on the rail are deleted.
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5.7
Custom enclosure parts begin as 3D drawings containing only the geometry of a solid without EPLAN Cabinet logic and created outside of the EPLAN Cabinet project hierarchy, for example in the graphical editor or in an MCAD system like Autodesk Inventor. The Specify Custom Parts command allows drawings of this kind to be used in EPLAN Cabinet. The command prepares a separately opened drawing for use as an EPLAN Cabinet part. Contact surfaces are specified for use when placing the part in drawings. Mounting layers are specified for use when placing components and devices on the custom part.
Before creating your own item, leave the graphical editor and work in cabinet mode. Load the drawing via File - Open. Then start the creation function. Components | Create | Enclosure part
Define item
Enter a name in the item definition dialog, which will later serve to place the item into Cabinet drawings and which identifies it in the navigator. The "Part number" field can initially remain empty. The placed item can be edited later via "Define item" and assigned a new or different part number. If the drawing has already been assigned as a graphical macro to a mechanical item in the parts management, you may enter the part number assigned to it in the definition. Click [OK].
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Saving an item
This completes the definition of your own item. Save the drawing in the directory containing your graphical macros, so that the item may be accessed for placement directly from there.
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5.7.1
All parts that can be placed in a drawing must have a specified origin. This is the point by which a part is moved at the cursor and inserted in a Cabinet drawing. There are three commands for setting the origin in a part drawing:
Elements | Drawing origin | 3D point Elements | Drawing origin | Project 3D point onto surface Elements | Drawing origin | Project 3D point onto floor 3D point The origin can be placed anywhere in 3D space, regardless of the current position of the working plane. Press [Return] to confirm. Project 3D point onto surface Click a surface of the solid and then the origin. The origin is projected onto the selected surface if it is not on the surface to start with. Press [Return] to confirm. Project 3D point onto floor Places the origin on the bottom surface, even if it is specified at a top corner or on a top surface. Press [Return] to confirm.
5.7.2
Use the Align command to rotate a user-defined enclosure part outside of the Graphical Editor into the orientation required for insertion in the drawing.
Elements | Align part The part is rotated in 90 degree increments about the specified drawing origin. Select the rotation axis (X, Y or Z) in the dialogue. The selected axis is shown elongated in the drawing. Click the [Rotate] button to rotate the part through 90 degrees. Click [OK] to finish.
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Component | User-defined component Placement toolbar Make the necessary entries in the dialogue. The graphical macro must exist as a drawing object; if none is entered, a rectangular solid with the specified dimensions is placed.
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Placement options
Placement mode Change active component Edge Surface User-specified surface Corrections Horizontal offset Vertical offset Mounting depth Append point Collision checking Bottom/middle/top Left/middle/right Can be disabled if needed. User-specified components can then be placed on top of and inside each other.
Placing
The component moves with the cursor and can be placed at any point within the current plane. Because it is part of the project hierarchy, it is included in any movement of the enclosure or component on which it is mounted. User-specified component after placement (strut on rear of door)
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User-defined holes are openings in structural parts. The openings can have various shapes and diameters. You need to activate a part before you can add an opening. Placement User-defined holes Components | User-defined holes User-defined holes are available in various shapes: Round hole Thread Rectangle with subtypes right angle, chamfered and filleted Slot Hexagon Octagon Contour
Enter the parameters in the dialogue according to the selected type of hole.
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Placing and modifying structural components Place user-defined holes Append point Choice of nine points; default: centre-centre
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Placing and modifying structural components Place user-defined holes Choice of nine points; default: centre-centreTo place the hole, select a point on the active surface (e.g. mounting panel).
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Change component lengths Edit | Change length Tap the component you want to select it. The modification always applies to the end nearest to where you select the component. There are two ways to modify the length of a component: By entering a point By entering a number
Enter a point or use <search> to find one. The component will be lengthened or shortened to the specified point.
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In this example, the component is shortened by the specified length of 100 mm.
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Move components Edit | Move components The Move command moves a component by its append point in a user-specified direction (diagonally), in the X direction only, or in the Y direction only. Movements in X and Y can be specified by entering X and Y offsets.
The default direction of movement is vertical. Enter an end point for the movement operation or use <search> to choose one. The component is moved so that its append point is at the specified end point.
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Movement in X or Y
Tap the component you want to move. Pre-select the direction by typing X, Y or F (for "free") and press [Return] to confirm.
The cursor is now constrained to the selected direction. Now enter the distance by which you want to move the component.
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Select the item in the navigator | Right-click | Move Select the item in the drawing | Right-click | Move The copy function generates a copy of the selected item and moves it relative to the item handle, parallel, to the alignment of the original. The X and Y offset values can be entered. The placement method, selection of the handle, and the entry of the clearance values are the same as with the "Move construction item" function.
Select the item in the navigator | Right-click | To active level Select the item in the drawing| Right-click | To active level The item is displayed as movable at the cursor in the active level. Use the [Return] key to switch the handle from midpoint to top or bottom. Enter a point to place the item at the desired position.
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The dialogue has three areas Filter Filters the list of devices by unit, location, identifier or mounting location; filter criteria can also be used in combination. Components List of all available devices in the project list or those matching the current filter. Placement options Settings for placement method, append point, offset, quantity, etc.
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The five filters in the device browser restricts the listing of available devices, terminals or terminal strips to ones that meet specific criteria such as a specific unit, location or identifier. Filter criteria can also be used in combination.
When you close the dialogue, any filter settings are discarded. The next time you open the dialogue again, all available parts will be listed.
Set filter
Click the [Set filter] button. A dialogue opens for you to specify the filter criteria and how they are applied.
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Placing and modifying devices Placing and modifying a device Filter specification for device browser At the top of the dialogue, specify the filter criteria to be used in the Insert Device dialogue. The default criteria are unit, location, identifier and mounting location. You can specify any other criterion at any position in the filter specification. Click [OK] to apply the modifications to the placement dialogue. Example: You replace the mounting location in the filter specification with the manufacturer. The device browser then displays "Manufacturer" as a filter criterion under which you can select the name of a manufacturer. The list is restricted to devices that originate from the selected manufacturer and match the remaining three filter criteria. Prefilter At the bottom of the Filter Settings dialogue, you can specify up to three additional filter criteria. These restrict what is listed under each filter criterion in the device browser. It is not necessary to specifying a corresponding criterion for display at the top of the dialogue - if you don"t, the prefilter works in the background. In the left-hand selection box, select the filter criterion. To the right, specify a value for the criterion. In the middle, select the operation to apply with the criterion (equal or not equal to).
Example: In the left-hand selection box, you select the criterion "manufacturer". In the middle box, you select the operator "equals". In the right-hand box, you specify the value as "XXX". Click [OK]. The selection list for the Manufacturer filter criteria is now restricted to the name "XXX". Setting the prefilter as "Manufacturer", "Does not equal", "XXX" would make the selection list include all manufacturers except XXX. All filters are combined using a logical "and". This means if you enter several different expressions for the same criterion (for example, several manufacturer names for the "manufacturer" criterion), they will be mutually exclusive and will all be left out of the selection list.
No filters
Click the [No filters] button to make the device browser ignore all filter settings and display all available devices.
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Not all device properties defined in Parts management will be necessary for the placement in EPLAN Cabinet. It may turn out that the number and width of the device browser columns no longer provide a clear display. Individual columns can be shown and hidden in order to improve the display.
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The middle area of the device browser lists all available devices in the project parts list or those which match the current filter. Devices that have already been placed in the drawing are no longer listed.
Tap the device you want to select it. Its parameters are copied to the bottom part of the dialogue. You can also choose multiple devices by holding down [Shift] or [Ctrl] as you select them. They will be placed in the order they are selected. A height, width and depth should be specified for each component in the parts database.
Geometry
Width/height/depth Dimensions of the device [Accept] Writes the entered values for width, height, depth, and the graphical macro to the project parts list so that the device can be placed. These values can also be adopted in the Parts management database via a parameter setting in the EPLAN tab of the parameter manager. Graphical macro Name of the graphical drawing defining the device. If there is not a specific graphical macro, a default box is placed with the specified dimensions.
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Placing and modifying devices Placing and modifying a device Grapical macro with texture When placing devices and universal parts in drawings, the name of an image file can be specified (e.g. IMG01.BMP) instead of the name of a graphical macro drawing. The image file must be in the graphical macros directory and be in a supported image format (BMP, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, TIF or TIFF). A box is inserted in the drawing with the specified dimensions and the image on its front face.
Inserting/placing devices
Click [Insert devices]. The device selected in the list is displayed with the current placement options and can be moved around the screen. Enter a point to finally place it in the drawing. Placed devices are assigned to the active mounting plane. The hierarchy is shown in the Navigator.
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Placement mode
Before you place a device, it is possible to change the structural component (e.g. mounting rail) on which the device will be mounted. The "Insert device" dialogue specifies how the active component is selected. Change active component by tapping edge To change the active component, [Ctrl]-tap one of its edges. The device can then only be moved on the active component and is placed by entering a point. The figure shows the active component being changed from the upper to the lower mounting rail:
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Placing and modifying devices Placing and modifying a device Change active component by tapping surface This placement mode can be used by flat structural parts such as mounting panels, side panels and doors. [Ctrl]-tap the surface. The device can then be moved in the same plane as and placed on the picked component. Example: Fan in the top panel:
Change to a user-defined surface This placement mode is used by way of exception to place devices on surfaces of other components. [Ctrl]-tap the surface. This mode only remains active for placement of one component. It then switches back to edge mode.
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Append point
The default append point for inserting devices is middle left. It is assumed that subsequent components will be placed from left to right. There are nine possible positions for the append point.
The option "--Graphical macro--" uses tho original append point specified in the graphical macro drawing. Regarding minimum clearances The default setting has the handle relating to the item dimensions. This switch can be used to make the handle relative to the extended minimum clearances, if minimum clearances defined for an item are to be taken into account. This can make it easier for instance to place an item by searching for points at the corner of another item.
Rotation
A device can be placed rotated by 90, -90 or 180.
Direction of movement
This option is only available with "Place devices again".
Offset
The three offset values specify how far from the selected append point the device is placed. Horizontal: Positive values: offset to the right Vertical: Positive values: upward offset Mounting depth: Positive values: forward offset
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Direction of placement
When multiple components are selected, the devices can be placed beginning from the placement point from left to right (default) or from right to left. With the "separate" option, the spacing between devices can be individually specified.
Collision checking
Collision checking prevents components from being placed in and around each other. It is always enabled by default and should only be disabled in exceptional instances.
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Placing and modifying devices Inserting a universal part Enter the parameters in the dialogue as you want them. The device tag, article no., model no. and height/width/depth or graphical macro fields must be filled; the other fields are optional. Enter all values in the input fields Height / Width / Depth and Grapical macro. Enter Device tag and Part number if "Check device tag" is activated in the dialogue. All the other input fields describe properties of the device. Grapical macro with texture When placing devices and universal parts in drawings, the name of an image file can be specified (e.g. IMG01.BMP) instead of the name of a graphical macro drawing. The image file must be in the graphical macros directory and be in a supported image format (BMP, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, TIF or TIFF). A box is inserted in the drawing with the specified dimensions and the image on its front face. Click in the drawing where you want to place the component. A dialogue opens with the usual placement options for you to select the append point, active component and placement direction for multiple components.
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6.2.1
In addition to manual entry in the "Device information dialog", it is also possible to use the part data defined in the parts management when defining a universal item. Placement Insert universal item | [Parts selection] The "Parts selection" dialog offers the defined parts data choice and also allows filtering using up to 6 criteria.
Setting a filter
All defined parts are shown when the dialog is called up or when the [No filter] button is clicked. The displays can be limited to the criteria individually, or in combination, in the upper area of the dialog Part number Type number Designation 1 Manufacturer Identifier Mounting location (selection)
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Placing and modifying devices Inserting a universal part Enter the desired filter criteria or select a mounting location from the selection list Click the [Filter] button to use the filter. The parts list now shows only the parts conforming to the specified filter criteria. Number of records The field shows the number of records found or the number of parts limited via a filter.
Select parts
In the parts list, select the parts whose data you wish to assign to the universal item to be defined. Click [OK]. The parts data is transferred from the parts management into the corresponding fields in the "Device information" dialog and saved in the project database so that it can be taken into account in parts list reports. Clicking [OK] allows you to place the universal item with this information. The parts data of a placed universal item cannot be changed retroactively.
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Go to component in EPLAN
Click [Go to component in EPLAN] in the Device Information dialogue to go straight to the component in your EPLAN project. If the component is used several times in your drawing, a selection is displayed. Select the device you want. The appropriate page is opened in EPLAN with the cursor on the selected device.
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Edit
Place devices again This command moves devices that have already been placed in a drawing. The dialogue contains the same options as are available in the device browser when inserting devices: Activation method for the reference component Horizontal/vertical offsets Append point Angle and direction of placement user-defined/horizontal/vertical for devices not mounted on a mounting rail Collision checking
Multiple selection/sequence When multiple devices have been selected for "place again", this parameter determines the order in which the devices are placed at the new placement point. Left to right Right to left Separate: Each device is placed separately by specifying a point. The distance from the previous device can be specified.
Multiple selection/placement mode Use this parameter to specify how to treat the spacing between multiple devices selected using rectangle selection mode: Leave distances: The devices are placed with the same spacing at the new placement point as they had before using "Place devices again". Realign: The devices are placed at the new placement with the spacing specified under Multiple Selection/Sequence - Spacing. The default is 0, with no space between devices. Specify the values you want and click the device to be modified.
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Edit
Move device You can move a device in a drawing by using "Move device" to specify adjustments. Enter the values you want in the dialogue: Horizontal offset Vertical offset Mounting depth offset Rotate by 90, 180 or -90
Then tap the component to be moved. It is repositioned in accordance with the specified values.
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This function changes all 6 possible hierarchy levels throughout the entire project. It is automatically called up after a project is copied, but can also be started manually. Note: The project hierarchies of both projects should be the same when copying so that the device assignments are correct, otherwise the devices cannot be assigned. Edit Adjusting the project structure A dialog with 3 fields appears: Top: Hierarchy level (plant, location, function, mounting location, plant number, user-defined) Middle: The names contained in the individual levels Bottom: Entry field for the new designations
All 6 hierarchy levels can be preselected for editing, one after another.
Example: Location
All items in the drawing are scanned, and all location names are listed in the middle field. Select an entry and enter a new name into the lower field. Clicking [Rename] renames the location in all items. The changed names are entered in the navigator and at the item text, as well as being listed in the middle field. The cursor then moves on to the next name, which can now be changed.
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6.5.4
Edit
Deleting devices
Delete
Single component
To delete a device or a structural component from the drawing, choose the Delete command and tap the device or component. If other components are associated with the selected one, a confirmation prompt prevents the associated components form being deleted by mistake. Choose "Yes" if you want to delete all associated components as well.
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7.1.1 7.1.2 7.1.3 7.1.4 7.1.5 7.1.6 7.1.7 7.1.8
Updating EPLAN project parts lists........................................ 7-11 Importing parts data ................................................................ 7-11 Checking a drawing ................................................................. 7-12 Importing project parameters ................................................. 7-14
Project information................................................................................ 7-15 Output to an EPLAN Cabinet standard sheet ....................................... 7-16 Output to a symbol................................................................................ 7-19 Changing project information/project assignment ................................ 7-23
7.6
7.6.1 7.6.2 7.6.3 7.6.4 7.6.5 7.6.6 7.6.7
7.7
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Screen division ..................................................................................... 7-41 Logical drives........................................................................................ 7-44 7.7.2.1 Viewing and assigning logical drives ......................................... 7-45 7.7.3 Printer installation ................................................................................. 7-46 7.7.3.1 Windows printer drivers ............................................................. 7-46
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A wide range of different items can be placed in EPLAN Cabinet, enclosures, ducts, rails, devices, holes, etc. The report center allows reports of varying scopes for all items available in EPLAN Cabinet: Report for the entire project Report for a project drawing Report for an enclosure Report of an equipped area
The range and structure can be individually configured for every report. A dialog with comprehensive options is available for configuration. The configuration is saved in a BOM file, which can be selected in the report center when generating a report. Output Report configuration File | Report center | Configure reports The configuration dialog for reports has three main areas: Top: Input fields for filename, description and formal properties of the configuration file Left: List of all available item types Right: Item types selected for the report, with sorting options for the sequence in which they are to be reported
You can create a new configuration or open and edit an existing configuration after calling up the dialog.
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File | Report center | Configure reports | [New] You must first select at least one item type to generate a new configuration. To do this, select a desired item type in the list of available item types (left side) and use the [=>] button to move it to the list of selected item types at the right. You can now further enhance this configuration or save it as a new configuration. Generate a new configuration via the [New] button.
Settings
Report file name Enter a file name here for the report file to be created with this configuration. Note: Enter only the file name! (e.g. PARTS.TXT) This file is automatically created in the appropriate project directory. For systems that do not accept a filename extension, you can also configure your own output file without an extension. Report description You can enter an optional text description of the report into the second field. Field separators Define the separation character for all text parameters and the separator for all output fields here. Output file coding Use this option to select a character set for output texts using international character sets (Unicode/ANSI).
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The "Available item types" area of the "Report configuration" dialog lists all item types that are used in EPLAN Cabinet and can be used in reports.
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The standard fields setting within an edited configuration defines the properties and attributes of all items that should generally be included in the reports. File | Report center | Configure reports | [Standard fields]
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Define the object properties to be reported for each selected item type via the [Define fields] button. This allows you to further define more item-specific information in the general definitions for standard fields in reports. Select the desired object in the list of selected item types in the configuration dialog and then click [Define fields]. File | Report center | Configure reports | [Define fields]
Sorting
Defining the output sequence for the individual item types with "Sorting". The example shows the criteria used to sort the output within the "Cable duct" item type. Sorting direction increasing - Part number Sorting direction increasing - Length
This means in the example that the cable ducts entries are first sorted by increasing part numbers and then (for the same part number) by increasing lengths. The sorting direction can be changed with the [Sorting direction] button.
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Output of a summation of all mechanical processes in a report is not available as an item property. This will need to be activated via a separate check box in the dialog. File | Report center | Configure reports | Output summation of mechanical processing In reports using this configuration with this setting, an additional table is generated at the end of the report listing all components that require mechanical processing (holes, threads, cutouts, etc.). The numbers are summed for every processing type.
7.1.6
Once you have completed all settings, save the report configuration in a BOM file. File | Report center | Configure reports | [Save] Enter the desired name for the configuration file. Note: Please enter only the name, without the ".bom" extension! All configurations are automatically "@:ECDTRIGA4\BOM_Templates\" directory. saved in the
Note: You can use the [Open] button at any time to open this configuration again for editing.
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Example
In the example, the total length of ducts with the same part number will be calculated. The printout will show every duct part number together with the total length. Go to "Part lists - Output".
As in the previous example, this parts list shows the part number, name and length. If you want to show the total length (i.e. a calculated total), the Length field is no longer needed.
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Project and system organization Report configuration Instead, you need a Total field. This will show the total length.
You next need to specify the field to be totalled - in this example the length. Go to "Totalling field" and select the length.
In the example, the part number and the length are selected under "Parts list - Sort order".
This selection needs to be changed, because it would mean only ducts with the same part number and the same length are included in the total. For the total length of all ducts with the same part number, the length needs to be deselected.
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Project and system organization Report configuration Done! The generated parts list file will show a combined entry with the total length for each duct part number. Save this configuration. Note: All fields specified for totalling under "Parts list - Sort order" must match.
If you select "Counter" under "Parts lists - Output", the quantity will be counted automatically in accordance with the current settings.
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Select a component in the list. There are three options for working with the listed components:
[Show components]
Highlights the component in the drawing.
[Remove components]
Removes the selected component from the drawing.
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These parameters are automatically copied from the relevant EPLAN project when the parts list is generated or updated. If the EPLAN Cabinet project type is "File", it is also possible to copy these parameters via the .PBF file.
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Project and system organization Importing project parameters Note: You can modify the parameter values here, for example to control output in the standard sheet or other documents. Note, however, that the data will be overwritten whenever you select "Update project parts list".
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Project and system organization Importing project parameters On the menu bar, select File - Standard Sheet.
The current setting is displayed. If you want to configure a standard sheet, change the "Sheet type" setting and either select the "Default" standard sheet or a custom one of your own.
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Project and system organization Importing project parameters The Default and Company tabs display the standard sheet variables. These are all automatically copied from the project parameters and cannot be edited here except for the user name.
Note: You can edit these parameters in Information/Security - Change Project Assignment. The standard sheet variables will change automatically in line with the changes you make. However, the data will be overwritten every time you select "Update project parts list". The standard sheet with the specified variables is displayed when you choose [OK]. It is updated whenever you modify the project parameters.
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Output to a symbol
The project parameters stored in an EPLAN Cabinet project can additionally be "stamped" in any printable area of your drawing. This means you can label all printed parts with the project parameters. To place a stamp in the area to be printed: Go to the enclosure views and enlarge the editable area of the drawing.
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Project and system organization Importing project parameters Logical drive S contains two stamp symbols: Stempel1.zei Stempel2.zei - Symbol with project properties, with table - Symbol with project properties, without table
Select the stamp you want and choose [Open]. A preview of the symbol is displayed at the cursor.
The main parameters involved here are the append point, the angle and the size.
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Project and system organization Importing project parameters Place the stamp where you want it in the drawing.
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No data transfer
This setting allows the preparation of an enclosure with non-electrical items (airconditioning devices, etc.), which are not contained in the EPLAN parts list. This disconnects the project from the electrical planning and the design can temporarily continue by using graphical macros. You then switch back to the appropriate EPLAN data transfer to continue with electrical planning.
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Device name
Parameter setting for the appearance of the device name: Device tag (default) Unit + location + device tag
Rail spacing
Reference point for spacing stipulated when creating parallel copies of rails. The spacing can be: Between component centres Between component edges (default)
Duct spacing
Reference point for spacing stipulated when creating parallel copies of ducts. The spacing can be: Between component centres Between component edges (default)
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Language settings
In an EPLAN Cabinet project, text in parts lists, part data, standard sheets, etc. is all in one language, whereas EPLAN projects and the global parts database can be multilingual. Five new parameter settings determine whether text from EPLAN projects and the global parts database are inserted into EPLAN Cabinet projects in the language of the installed EPLAN Cabinet version or in another available language. Import parts list: Text items from the EPLAN parts list are first requested in the specified language. If these are not available, the default language specified in EPLAN is used. Parts management database: If the parts database does not contain any text items in the language specified here, the database default language is used. EPLAN parts update: Language to use for parts data items that have been modified in the global parts management database and are re-exported to the EPLAN5/21 parts databases after synchronizing. Export parts list: Windows character set to use in a graphical DXF export of the variable parts list.
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OpenGL
Auto-enable shading Enables shading when a drawing is opened. Default: No Graduated background A colour number can be pre-selected to determine the background colour for OpenGL shading. With the "Graduated background" option, the background is graduated from the first background colour (bottom) to the selectable second background colour (top). Background colour 1 Specify a colour number (for example 1 for black) or click the [...] button and select a colour. Background colour 2 If two colours are pre-selected for the view background, a colour number can be specified for the second colour here. The background colour is graduated from the first to the second colour.
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Searchpoints
Show searchpoints Displays all possible searchpoints on elements and solids. If "show searchpoints" is not enabled, searchpoints are found but not displayed. Default: No
Dimension text
Dimension text Determines the appearance of dimension text on linear dimensioning: Metric, inch or architectural Architectural (cm / m): Always shows architectural dimensioning in metres in drawings. That is, dimensions are converted into metres regardless of the drawing unit. The unit "m" is shown in dimension text if the drawing unit is different, such as mm or cm. The decimal separator is a point. Measurements less than 1 m are shown as simple text The unit is displayed as "m" or "cm" (on dimensions less than 1 m).
Metric (inch) with selectable number of decimal places Inch (metric) with selectable number of decimal places
Default: Metric Decimal places Number of decimal places. Dimension numbers in the drawing are precise to the specified number of decimal places. Available choices: Fixed number of decimal places (selection) The specified number of decimal places is always shown, including zeros. Example: 17.500 Optional number of decimal places (selection) Trailing zeros are suppressed. Example: 17.5. Default: 2 optional
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Archiving
[Set image format parameters for export...] Various options are available depending on the format: Background colour (white if unspecified). 3D drawings with shading are saved with the colour or background picture specified as the shading background. Resolution (dpi) Compression and quality Monochrome
[Generate external format] Selection of additional file formats that can be generated when saving drawings. The entire drawing is always saved. Different parameters are available depending on the format. A separate directory can also be specified for each format. If no directory is specified for a given file format, files in that format are saved in the same directory as the drawing. Automatically save after [min] Backup files are kept so that drawings can be reconstructed in the event of a problem. This parameter specifies how many minutes elapse before the current state of the drawing file is saved as a backup on hard disk. 2 minutes (default) Selection (5/10 minutes) User-specified (1 to 32000 minutes)
If you have two or more drawing files open at the same time, a backup is also saved every time you switch from one drawing to another.
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Standard sheet
[Edit descriptions of variables] The available standard sheet column definition (NBCOLDEF) tables are listed for selection. The listed tables are the default NBCOLDEF and an NBCOLDEF for each logical drive. What commands are available for selection depends on whether the database in question already exists: [Edit] [Create]: Creates the selected NBCOLDEF as a copy of the current default NBCOLDEF. [Delete]
The NBCOLDEF tables are processed in this order: 1) Table for the standard sheet 2) Table for the standard sheet subdirectory 3) Table for logical drives 4) Default table Important: Any variables you specify using "Specify standard sheet variables for drives" have priority over the variables specified in the NBCOLDEF tables. Important: The program looks for standard sheet definition databases on the logical drive and on the substitute "S" subdirectories - for example in the ZEI\S\NORM subdirectory of the start directory. In the variable definition table, you can edit existing variables and add new ones.
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Browser:
On this tab, you can add and edit variables. For detailed work, it is best to switch to the Form tab once you have located the variable you want in the list.
Form:
All values for the selected variable are displayed here and can be edited. Chapter: The standard sheet dialogue normally has a Default and a Revision Control tab. The "Chapter" option determines which dialogue tab a variable is shown on. The "List" tab is an exception: This lists all variables. Example: Assume you want the "Use" to be entered on the Revision Control tab instead of the Default tab. In the "Use" line, enter the "Revision control" tab.
Adding a tab You can add tabs to the standard sheet dialogue in a similar way. Select a row and type "Test" in the "Chapter" column. The standard sheet dialogue has a "Test" tab the next time it is displayed.
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Sequence: Specifies the order in which the items on a tab are displayed. Variable name: The system name of the variable to which a value is to be assigned. The variable must not contain a dot. Example: DRW..GENDAT. The following system names cannot be used: MNTNAME, ZVEXTENS, ZVBLATT, ZVINDEX, ZVARCHIV, ZVSML, INDEX Mandatory inputs: Mandatory inputs MUST be completed when assigning a standard sheet. To make an input mandatory, enter -1 in the "Mandatory" column. Display name: The name to display instead of the name of the variable. Example: The variable DRW..GENDAT is displayed as "Creation date". Display only: If you want an option to be displayed but not edited, enter a 1 here. As in the "creation date" example, the option is no longer editable. Preset: The value you enter here is entered by default in the standard sheet dialogue but can be overwritten. Dialogue element type: Specifies the type of input control used for assigning a value to the variable in the dialogue. Dialogue element format: Specifies a format pattern as a character string determining the number and position of letters and digits. Dialogue element length: Specifies the length of the dialogue element. Dialogue element list: Specifies how a list of values is assigned to the dialogue element. The possible choices are an option list or a macro. Example for an option list L B\DRWMGR\SAMPLE.LST Example for a macro: M NBMACRO Example for a macro with parameters: N NBLISTSQL ("Cabinet"; "NBCOLDEF";"Name") where NBLISTSQL is the name of the macro and the parts in brackets are the parameters.
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Save to Eplan
Parameter setting for components saved to the EPLAN project using the "Additional components to EPLAN" command. With the default setting, all components are selected: Mounting rails Ducts Cable clamp rails
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All logical drives specified in the system configuration are available for selection. Data needed when creating or opening projects is loaded from the directories assigned to the specified logical drive letters.
Version
EPLAN 5: Due to the different parts list formats, the EPLAN 5 version used can be defined here: 5.50 / 5.60 / 5.70.
P8 Licenses
Some functions will access the EPLAN Electric P8 license during the interaction between the EPLAN Cabinet and EPLAN Electric P8 programs. To make sure that the P8 license is still available for other users of the system, in the Read parts list and Item jump
functions you can select an installed viewer with its own license as an alternative to the P8 versions installed. Export to P8 Select the license of an installed EPLAN Electric P8 version for this function.
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Master data
Parts management Database file containig parts data CPM variant Parts management version used: integrated Electric P8 or separate CPM RICAD 3D Directory with installation of the RICAD 3D CD
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Ducts/rails
Devices
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Logic check
The routing control center evaluates additional connection definition information in the parts management upon startup to determine if a wire is allowed to be routed to the connection: Q min: Minimum wire cross-section in mm Q max: Maximum wire cross-section in mm Twin: Double sleeve possible? Yes or no Max number of wires: Maximum permissible number of wires
An error is displayed if the assigned wire does not conform to these parameters. This must be corrected before routing can proceed. All errors are stored in a log file that will then be opened in the editor. In case of faulty wire cross-sections, the following information is shown for each wire: ID affected DT Source or target The part number Wire cross-section Central parts management defined value Wire ID in Cabinet Source or target with connection in EPLAN Part number in the Central parts management DT, including the affected contact Part number
If there are too many wires, the following information is shown for each contact:
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Tools | Options | Configuration You can use the configuration dialogue to alter settings for screen sequence screen division color schemes logical drives
Screen sequence
If you have several monitors working with your computer, you can select one of them as the EPLAN Cabinet screen or assign a start screen and a screen for additional drawing windows.
Color schmeme
The colour schemes specify general colour settings such as background colours for windows, cursor colours and selection colours.
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Screen division
The EPLAN Cabinet screen can be split into a maximum of 9 parts. That is up to 3 parts in horizontal and 3 in vertical direction. Tools | Options | Configuration | [Split] This enables you to separate two EPLAN Cabinet windows on two monitors, if you are using a graphical adaptor with one single desktop spreaded over two monitors.
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Project and system organization Configuring EPLAN Cabinet A splitting into 2 vertical and 3 horizontal frames makes EPLAN Cabinet run in 5 different windows on two screens.
Clicking into the margin will split it up into the direction displayed by the marker.
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Project and system organization Configuring EPLAN Cabinet The areas in the preview window have different colours. white grey (hatched) red (hatched) Separated field with a frame number Screen region without splitted frame Intersecting frames
The [Free] button corrects intersecting areas and deletes frames that cannot be released.
Deleting a frame
To delete a frame press [Shift] and click it or right-click into a frame and select "Delete" from the menu.
Undoing steps
The [Undo] button recovers up to 20 working steps.
Confirming settings
After all settings are done correctly, press [OK] to confirm the screen splitting. The new setting will appear after restarting EPLAN Cabinet.
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In the Parameters manager - Cahpter EPLAN, you can assign one of the logical drives defined to each of these sections. If you do not, the start directories' substructure will be used. (S:) - Symbols It is also recommended to assign a logical drive S: to the subdirectory LOGOSYS\ZEI\S in the installation directory. This will be used when placing a project description symbol.
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7.7.2.1
This command displays logical drives and allows you to change them temporarily or permanently. In general, these assignments are stored in the file PARAM\ LOGOCAD.DRV.
Tools | Options | Configuration | Logical Drives Open Drawing dialogue A dialogue box lists the current logical drives:
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Project and system organization Configuring EPLAN Cabinet Click [Search] to browse the directory tree and select a directory.
Install the printers for printing from EPLAN Cabinet on a Windows printer driver using the default Windows printer installation procedure or the manufacturers drivers. All Windows printers found can be selected in the printing dialogue display.
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8.1
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Two tools are displayed when you select the Print command: The print area, determining the portion of the drawing area to be printed:
The print area is available when printing an active drawing. Inactive drawings are printed from the dialogue "Open drawing" without using the print area. The Print dialogue to select a printer and specify printing options:
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Prints the drawing or page. Zoom in Use the left mouse button to pan within the zoomed drawing. Zoom out/display multiple pages Use the left mouse button to zoom in. Zoom factor Sets the zoom factor to multiple pages, single page, or a factor from 150% to 1600%. Go to the first or last page (outer buttons) or the next or previous page (inner buttons).
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Selecting a printer
The selection under Printers lists all printers that are installed in Windows. [Properties] Click [Properties] to open the selected windows printer"s configuration dialogue. The properties are specific to each printer, so the appearance, type and number of settings depends on the printer. [Info] Click [Info] to view the selected printer"s status, type and port.
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Page layout
The preview on the right of the dialogue displays the selected sheet with its horizontal and vertical size ratio. The preview is updated when you change the paper format, orientation, size factor or print area. Depending on the selected Print Method, Drawing, Section, Elements or View is displayed, each with its own colour (Drawing in green, Section in brown, Elements in blue and Views in grey). The text orientation matches the orientation of the paper. The printable area is indicated as minimum margins displayed as dashed blue lines. The minimum margins can be obtained from the printer or set manually in the advanced print options. The current line width adjustment setting is indicated by the width of the border shown in the preview.
Paper format
The selection under Paper Format lists all formats supported by the selected printer. The printer-supported paper size that best matches the drawing format is offered for selection as "Automatic". Meaning of the icons: White Red Possible paper format Possible DIN paper format
The selected printer"s default paper format is additionally indicated by a tick mark: .
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Orientation
The Orientation option specifies whether to print the drawing in portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) format. This option depends on the default paper orientation in the printer"s [Properties]. If the default orientation is portrait, landscape drawings are rotated through 90. In this case, the drawing orientation and the paper orientation are automatically matched. The drawing is only rotated if it would not otherwise fit on the paper. The affects of this settings can be seen in the preview.
Drawer
Many printers have several drawers for different sizes of paper. Some detect the paper format selected in the print settings and automatically load a sheet from the appropriate drawing. The Drawer setting overrides this and specifies a drawer to load paper from, and is useful in situations such as when feeding paper manually.
Zoom
There are several ways of specifying a size factor for the printed drawing or detail: Type a factor in the Zoom box Choose a factor from the list Click the up and down arrows next to the zoom factor to raise and lower the factor in increments of one tenth
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You can also type a line width adjustment factor in the box or use the arrows next to it to raise and lower the factor in increments of one tenth. A factor of 0 prints all lines as hairlines - as thin as the printer can print them. The maximum line width is 1000 pixels, regardless of the factor. The current line width adjustment factor is visualized by the width of the border in the preview.
Print destination
Two print destinations are available for selection: Printer (default) To a file in the same directory and with the same name as the drawing, with a .PRN file name extension button to print to a user-specified file in a directory of your choice.
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Background colour
None: Drawings are printed without a background (default) Other: Click to open a palette and select a colour. Drawings are printed with the selected background colour.
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Calling up
Output Generating reports File | Report center | Generate reports
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8.2.1
Precondition: You have opened an EPLAN Cabinet project. Select the desired configuration file to generate a report based on the criteria defined in a BOM file during configuration of the report scope. The last BOM files loaded are shown in the "Configuration selection" drop-down list. Clicking the [...] button opens a dialog for selecting the configuration file. Select a configuration file here. (*.BOM). Then click [Open]. Name and descriptive text of the selected file show in the "Report center" dialog. The last configuration used is loaded again when the dialog is reopened and when the program is restarted.
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8.2.2
The report center allows "Item oriented" and "Structured" report types. These report types are not part of the BOM file configuration but are rather preselected when the report is generated.
Item oriented
With item oriented reports, the objects found are displayed grouped by item type, e.g. all enclosures, all mounting rails, all devices appear in separate groups, with the individual positions of each item group listed underneath.
Structured
Structured reports subdivide the reported object into organizational units consisting of equipped fields. Under each equipped field, the items on this field are then sorted into groups of the same objects. Graphical views can be displayed before each organizational unit. Example: An enclosure is subdivided into the equipped fields of door and mounting panel. The door carries a mounting panel. The mounting panel carries devices that are listed underneath. The mounting panel carries the component items mounting rail and cable ducts. The associated devices are listed under every item.
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8.2.3
You can define the elements of a project that are to be reported by selecting the report scope in the report center.
Project
The entire project is reported based on all project drawings and all components they contain.
Project drawing
A single project drawing is reported. The currently active drawing has priority. If the project has several drawings, then these are offered for selection in the "Project drawings" drop-down list.
Enclosure
Run a report for a single enclosure in the currently active project drawing. If the drawing has several enclosures, then these are offered for selection in the "Enclosures" drop-down list.
Field
Run a report on a single equipped field in the currently active project drawing. If the drawing has several equipped fields, then these are offered for selection in the "Fields" drop-down list.
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8.2.4
The "Output" settings affect the output when printing a report. The following options can be set:
Plot frame
The plot frame that underlies the report when printing. Plot frames with the description "Standard SL" are provided with the system. If plot frames with a different description are to be used, they must lie in the Zei\S\BOM_Norm directory after setup. Then they will also be available in the drop-down list. See: "Creating your own plot frames".
Language
The language for label texts in the plot frames used. German (DE), English (EN), Russian (RU), and Chinese (CN) are available. The plot frame drawing to be used may be modified after selection.
Paper size
Sizes that have existing plot frame drawings can be selected. DIN A4 and DIN A3 standard paper sizes are provided with the system. Other formats can be created as plot frame drawings and copied into the Zei\S\BOM_Norm directory. See: "Creating your own plot frames". The plot frame drawing to be used may be modified after selection.
Orientation
Orientation of the selected plot frame: Portrait or Landscape. The plot frame drawing to be used may be modified after selection.
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Labeling
The plot frame for the report contains fields that can be filled with labeling text. In this dialog you define the texts that are to appear in these fields: Report name EPLAN project name (automatically adopted from the project variables) Customer (automatically adopted from the project variables) Plant designation (automatically adopted from the project variables) Job number (automatically adopted from the project variables) Enclosure Remark 1 - 4
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The selection in the "Report" area of the report center defines the target where the report is to be output.
Print
[Print] starts the printing dialog. Here you can select a printer, change its properties and make other settings. The print preview shows a view of the printout to be generated. Clicking [OK] sends the report to the selected printer.
Export to PDF
This option generates the report as a PDF file without requiring installation of an additional PDF printer. Enter a name for the PDF file. It is saved in the REPORTS subdirectory of the project directory.
List in file
Generates a text file in the project directory. The name of the configuration file with a TXT extension is preset. You can use a dialog to select any other directory and rename the file. When outputting to a file, the settings (plot frame, labeling, etc.) under "Output" and "Graphics options" will not be available.
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Export to EPLAN
Export to EPLAN generates the report with graphics and lists, depending on the settings, and then directly transfers it to the associated EPLAN project. The desired page number in the EPLAN project is queried after starting the report. The output can be set to be in black and white or in color. After confirmation by clicking [OK], the defined page is generated in the EPLAN project, whereby a separate page is created for every view transferred. For a project based on EPLAN data transfer from a file, you first select the output path where the DXF files are to be written to. This is usually the DXF subdirectory in the EPLAN Cabinet project directory.
Export to DXF
Generates a report file in DXF format. The desired file name is queried after the report is started. The DXF file is saved in the REPORTS subdirectory of the Cabinet project directory.
[Start report]
The [Start report] button generates the desired report in the specified target.
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The "Filter" option of the report center allows the definition of a separate filter for each report. Filtering by manufacturer and supplier is possible. Both filter conditions must be satisfied for an entry to be included in the report. For example, with the setting Manufacturer = A and Supplier = B all parts having A as manufacturer and B as supplier in the master data are included in the report.
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8.2.7
When outputting a structured report, an option can be used to define if graphical information of the reported components is to be included and what form this should take. The graphics options are deactivated for item-oriented reports.
No graphics
Generates only tabular reports without graphical item views.
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The [Further parameters] button provides setting for options that affect the labeling of tables in the output.
Column headings
You can enter your own abbreviations for report table column headers in this field. The designations imported from the configuration file are listed. The "Designation" is always used as the heading if no other text is entered in the "Column heading". Editing column headings Select a row. Clicking [Change] or double-clicking the row opens a dialog where you can assign a column heading text for the designation text. This is usually an abbreviation. The text is accepted by clicking [OK]. When exiting the report center you can save these settings if you wish.
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Output from EPLAN Cabinet Graphical export to EPLAN After the second point has been entered, the area is displayed again and you are prompted to confirm that the correct area is enclosed. Answer "No" if you want to specify the rectangle again. Enter "Yes" to have the selected area automatically exported to EPLAN, creating a graphical page in EPLAN or a DXF file (project type "file"). The page number is requested beforehand in EPLAN Cabinet.
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Specifying a routing range ...................................................................... 9-8 Displaying wires.................................................................................... 9-10 Displaying router errors ........................................................................ 9-10 Display fill levels ................................................................................... 9-11 Displaying routing lists .......................................................................... 9-12 9.3.5.1 Connections list.......................................................................... 9-12 9.3.5.2 Wires parts list ........................................................................... 9-13 9.3.5.3 Remaining parts list ................................................................... 9-15 9.3.6 Applying non-standard routing criteria .................................................. 9-16 9.3.6.1 Excluding a duct from routing .................................................... 9-16 9.3.6.2 Activating a part in routing ......................................................... 9-16 9.3.6.3 Placing outlets............................................................................ 9-17 9.3.6.4 Connecting outlets ..................................................................... 9-18 9.3.6.5 Modifying the wire length of outlet connections ......................... 9-20 9.3.6.6 Placing a blocking line ............................................................... 9-21 9.3.6.7 Deleting a blocking line .............................................................. 9-22 9.3.6.8 Show paths ................................................................................ 9-23 9.3.6.9 Optimizing connections.............................................................. 9-25 9.3.6.10 Item wiring direction ............................................................... 9-26
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Grouping wires......................................................................... 9-34 Exporting the wires parts list to a wiring centre................... 9-36
Wire make-up configuration.................................................................. 9-36 Conductor end treatment ...................................................................... 9-38 9.6.2.1 Conductor end treatment for a Komax machine ........................ 9-39 9.6.2.2 Komax ultrasonic welding conductor treatment ......................... 9-40 9.6.2.3 Conductor end treatment for a Triathlon or CadCabel machine 9-42 9.6.3 Choice of manufacturing stage for export............................................. 9-43 9.6.3.1 Deleting production status values after summarizing ................ 9-44 9.6.4 Print wires parts list............................................................................... 9-45 9.6.5 Export wires parts list............................................................................ 9-45 9.6.6 Exporting to a Triathlon wiring centre ................................................... 9-46 9.6.7 Export CADCabel.................................................................................. 9-47
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The EPLAN Cabinet Routing module allows you to determine the following information: Wire lengths Routing Preparation of wire ends Duct fill levels
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Routing Routing: Basics Wire parts data and connection information is adopted into the project database from the central parts management. The wiring information is transferred during the data import from EPLAN when a project is created. The information is updated when the project parts list is updated. Note: Wire connections and jumpers are adopted and routed from EPLAN electric P8 into the connection lists. If jumpers are not to be routed, then these can be deleted from the wiring list before routing takes place.
Routing toolbar
The routing commands are on the EPLAN Cabinet Routing toolbar:
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The wiring list is usually transferred directly from the schematic into the Cabinet project. This happens automatically when the Cabinet project is set up. A wiring list is generated directly and written by EPLAN for "electric P8", "EPLAN5" and "EPLAN21" projects, in accordance with the current version of the schematic. For "File" projects, a wiring list (VDR_ECD_TRIGA4.txt) is loaded from the same directory as the parts list. This manually created or modified wiring list cannot be imported via the "Update routing master data" function, because here the already cleaned wiring list is automatically updated once more from within EPLAN. There is a special function for importing any desired wiring list into EPLAN Cabinet. Routing | Import wiring list Routing Toolbar The VDR_ECD_TRIGA4.txt file is automatically read from the same directory as the project-based parts list file.
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9.2.2
The basic data for wires are taken from the parts management database where possible. This applies to these data fields: Part number (General tab) Designation 1 (General tab) Designation 2 (General tab) Core cross section (Cable Data tab) External diameter (Cable Data tab) (value is squared and stored in space requirement for cable)
The parts management database normally contains cables (with multiple conductors) that are not used for routing. Wires are only taken from the database if their number of conductors (Cable Data tab) is given as 1. For this reason, it is not possible to take the colour from the parts management database because this must be assigned to individual cores. Besides the colour, routing also needs data for allowed material, priority and CADCabel cable code. It is therefore useful to store wires master additionally for all projects in the NC parts database. To make the data stored here editable, it can be saved for all projects in the edit dialogue for wire master data. If this option is not selected, clicking OK only saves the data for the current project; if it is, clicking OK additionally saves the data in the NC parts database. An update to the routing master data involves the following in the background: 1) The wire master data in the NC database is compared with the parts management database. If a wire in the NC database is not yet known, the fields listed above are copied and a fixed value is assigned to the "allowed material" field so that the wire can be used for routing. If a wire is known, only the listed fields are overwritten; changes in the other fields are retained. 2) The wire master data table in the project is deleted, a new one is created and all wire data from the NC database is copied into it. 3) All contact data is updated.
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Routing | Routing centre Routing toolbar The routing control centre is the command centre for routing input and output. The dialogue covers: Selecting a range Select range to be routed (selection, mounting panel, enclosure, project) Perform routing
Display List of routing errors Wires Duct fill levels Connecting, wire and remaining parts lists
Actions Activate parts Insert and delete blocking lines Assign material to wires Display routing in drawings Optimize connections
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Routing | Routing centre | Routing range The routing range settings in the routing control centre determine the scope of routing.
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Routing Routing control centre Click inside or next to the box to confirm your selection. Clicking inside selects all parts inside the box. Clicking next to it selects all parts inside or touching it.
The selected parts are highlighted and you can confirm your selection or use [Elements] to add or remove parts from it. Wires are only routed for the selected parts. Once the area has been selected, routing starts automatically and all routing information is determined for the selection.
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Routing | Routing centre | Display wires Once the selected area is routed, all NEWLY routed wires are graphically displayed in the drawing.
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Routing | Routing centre | Display fill levels The fill level is shown by a circular symbol on each duct segment free of crossings. In the middle of the channel, wires entering and leaving the duct segment are added. Size of fill level markings Circle spans width of duct: Duct is full Circle wider than duct: Duct is overfull Circle half width of duct: Duct is half full Less than 80% fill level: Green Over 80% fill level: Red
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Connections list
The connections list contains information on connections needed between connection points on parts: Wire number From Device 1 with unique device tag From Connection Point n on Device 1 To Device 2 with unique device tag To Connection Point n on Device 2 Connection part number
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The wires parts list contains information on connections between devices, the wires used, their routing and their length. Wire number (which wire?) From Device 1 with unique device tag From Connection Point n on Device 1 To Device 2 with unique device tag To Connection Point 2 on Device 2 Connection part number Wire length Starting direction from the connection point on Device 1 End direction to the connection point on Device 2 Bunch number Remarks
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[Delete]
This deletes one or more selected items from the list and hence from the database. The wire will no longer be included in the printed wires parts list. For example, you might want to delete a wire to stop it from being exported to and made up by a wiring centre.
[Display]
This displays one or more selected wires in the drawing. The selected wire is graphically displayed in the layout and you can see its path.
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Routing | Routing centre | Display connections/wires list The remaining parts list contains all items in the connections list for which lengths have not yet been calculated.
[Delete]
Removes a selected item from the remaining parts list.
[Route]
Recalculates the routing data for the selected connection and adds it to the wires parts list. Note: As with the wires parts list, it is useful to issue the remaining parts list together with the made-up wires. The wiring technician can see what is theoretically left to do in order to finish the control panel, and has the full set of information generated from EPLAN. Between them, the wires parts list and the remaining parts list contain all connections within a given control panel.
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9.3.6
In an unprepared project, the selected routing range is automatically routed in accordance with the program"s built-in rules. In many cases, however, you will want the routing to follow specific criteria. EPLAN Cabinet has a number of features that allow you to control and display routing.
9.3.6.1
You can specify that a duct is not used for routing by disallowing its use in the duct definition. Right-click the duct and choose "Information" on the context menu. duct | Information In the dialogue that opens, select Do not use for routing and click OK. The duct is then excluded from wiring, length calculation and routing display.
9.3.6.2
Routing | Routing centre | [Activate component] The control centre includes an exclusive activation feature for components, allowing you to switch to a suitable view in routing. This is useful for example when you want to insert a blocking line on a mounting panel in front view.
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Placing outlets
Generally, the problem of length calculation can be solved with a two-dimensional enclosure or working surface layout. There are, however, situations that cannot be handled in this way - for ex-ample if a wire is to be routed straight to a side panel from a mounting panel. This means routing the wire out of the duct at one point and into a duct another. These points are outlets.
Routing | Place outlets Routing toolbar An outlet can only be placed on a duct. Select the command and then click the duct you want to create an outlet in. The outlet moves with the cursor until you click again to set it down at the precise location you want. You are then asked to name the outlet:
Type a name and choose [OK]. For each outlet, two inlets - two branching points - can be specified and assigned. Note: All these objects are included in global length calculation. If any routing fields are specified, they are only included if the outlets and matching inlets are in the specified fields.
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9.3.6.4
Connecting outlets
To assign an outlet to an inlet, open the context menu by right-clicking the outlet in the drawing or in the Navigator and choose "Assign". Routing | Connect outlets Routing toolbar Click the first and second outlet on an edge. This dialogue is displayed:
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Routing Routing control centre The dialogue has 4 regions: Upper left: Selection of the first outlet point of a connection Upper right: Selection of the the second outlet point of a connection. Middle: Display of the theoretical connection lenghts; input of wire lenghts, create the connections Bottom: Display of the connections created and delete connections
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Deleting a connection
To delete an existing connection between two outlets, click the connection in the bottom dialogue region and press [Delete].
[OK] / [Cancel]
All operations in the dialogue are finally done.in the data structure by pressing [OK]. [Cancel] closes the dialogue without creating or deleting a connection.
9.3.6.5
The wire length needed for outlet connections can be modyfied in two ways.
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9.3.6.6
Blocking lines can be used to influence the length calculation. Blocking lines are laid across, inside or parallel to ducts and block a duct or a wire's path between a device and a duct. Routing | Place blocking line Routing | Routing centre | [Place blocking line] Routing toolbar Example 1: Layout without blocking line
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Routing Routing control centre Example 2: Layout with blocking line: Wire is not allowed to pass
9.3.6.7
Routing | Routing centre | [Delete blocking line] Routing toolbar This removes a blocking line from the layout and releases the route for use.
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Show paths
This command can be used before or after routing. It displays all paths available for routing in the layout, allowing an appraisal of the constraints and free routes available for routing wires through the duct system. This provides a means of checking the routing network in cases where areas are not routed because a duct is not found or ducts are wrongly dimensioned and are not joined within the allowed tolerances.
Voltage types
When you select "Show paths", the text labels specified as parameters are displayed in a dialogue. Select the voltage type you want and click [Display].
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Routing Routing control centre All paths that can be used for the selected voltage type are displayed in the layout.
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9.3.6.9
Optimizing connections
Routing | Routing centre | [Optimize connections] The optimization relates to minimum wire lengths. This feature optimizes all connections that are connected directly by shared connection points and so are subject to the same potential, provided that all connections for the potential are routable (that is, all parts are placed and ducts can be found for each part). If the connection points can be connected by a shorter, shared path, all wires for the potential in question are deleted and new wires are created in the connections list, but not yet routed. The optimization routine takes account of compatibility between ducts and wires, and of the configuration of the layout (ducts, blocking lines, etc.). Once optimization is complete, the program displays how many potentials have been optimized, how many wires are affected, and the total wire length before and after optimization. Note: Optimization is not always possible. If the wires are already routed using the shortest possible paths due a favourable arrangement of ducts and devices, the optimization feature will not result in any improvement.
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9.3.6.10
The direction of wires leading away from item connections to cable ducts is defined in the connection definition in Parts management. This definition is used as default routing, but can also be individually specified for one or more items.
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Routing occurs in accordance with the definition after setting a direction option. If necessary, routing occurs beyond the item, which can be seen in the wire path display. If no exact connection position is defined in the parts management and routing must be done beyond the item, then the connection point is moved from the upper edge of the item to the lower edge. This ensures that the wire is sufficiently long.
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The "Connection-wire assignment" dialogue has three parts: Top left: Top right: Bottom: Connections imported from the EPLAN wiring list without a part assigned to them Specified wires that have been assigned to connections Assigned connection/part combinations
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Manual
To assign a connection to an existing wire, select a connection on the left of the Connection-Wire Assignment dialogue and a suitable wire on the right. You can also select multiple connections and assign them all to the same wire. [Ctrl][A] selects all connections. Click [<=>] to create the assignment and move it as a part to list of parts at the bottom of the dialogue. The connection is no longer shown in the connections list.
Unassign
The [Unassign] button removes the assignment from connections selected at the bottom of the dialogue and moves the connections back to the list at the top left. It can be used with both manually and automatically created assignments.
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9.4.2
Add/delete wiring
Changes made while laying out an enclosure in an EPLAN Cabinet project are not usually contained in the underlying EPLAN project. As a result, the wiring list does not contain wiring data for the affected components. To include such new components in routing, wiring can be added and entered in the project database. The new wiring is then assigned to parts and can be routed.
Add wiring
Routing | Routing Control Centre | [Wire assignment] | [Add wiring] Clicking [Add wiring] opens a dialogue ready to enter data for new wiring: From unit/location/device tag/connection point To unit/location/device tag/connection point For terminals: From number/layer/direction For terminals: To number/layer/direction
Click [OK] to add the wiring to the database and to the list of connections not yet assigned to parts. You can then assign these connections to parts manually or automatically. The new wiring is not added to the EPLAN project.
Delete wiring
Clicking [Delete wiring] removes wiring selected in the list from the database and the list.
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9.4.3
It is possible to print a list of wires removed from the project. The parts list for removed wires contains all wires, that already have been manufactured (manufacturing stage > 0), but were deleted or modified in the schematic or in the layout later on, as a result of displacing a wire duct or a device. If a routed wire is deleted, the wiring property is immediately set to "not manufactured". In addition, the wire is transferred to the parts list for removed wires, if it already has been manufactured. This is necessary for two reasons: One is to make sure that the wiring list will be in a deleted state after an update transfer from EPLAN. On the other hand, the information that a manufactured wire has been deleted, must be forwarded to the wiring technician. This is to make sure that a wire that does not exist in the documentation anymore, will not exist in the plant installation as well, which otherwise might cause severe functional errors. Routing | Print parts list for removed wires The print dialogue appears. Select a printer and set the printing options. [OK] will send the parts list for removed wires to the printer. Parts list for removed wires (cutout)
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9.4.4
Wire parts are fully defined in the parts management. These cannot be created in EPLAN Cabinet. Changes only apply to the use of the part in Cabinet, they are not written back to the parts management.
The following data relevant to Cabinet is assigned to wire parts in the parts management:
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Routing Assigning materials to wires More wire master data refer to the machine that is used to produce the wires. Enter these values in the 'Wire make-up configuration' dialog on the machine's tab.
Edit wire
Select a wire in the list. Routing | Routing centre | [Material assignment] | [Edit wire] A dialogue opens for you to modify the wire. Click [OK] to save the changes to the wires list.
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9.5
Grouping wires
The ability to group wires that are to be laid one after another or in parallel for labelling and routing accelerates the wiring process and rationalizes enclosure production as a whole. Assignment of wires to bunches is done using the Wire Bundling dialogue.
If more than two wires are connected to a connecting point or if there are more than two connection points with exactly one wire, as many bunches are created as possible. The odd wires are listed in the router errors.
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Bundling wires
Fiter by The three selections under 'Filter by' determine which devices belonging to wires that have been routed but not yet grouped are listed underneath under 'Filtered devices'. Material: Shows the part data for wires that have not yet been grouped; the number of wires of the same type that are still to be processed is shown in brackets. Field 1: This allows you to select a field containing devices (such as a mounting panel or a door). All wires whose start and target devices are on the selected field are filtered and their device tags shown, along with the number of wires in brackets. Twice as many wires as expected will be listed because each wire is counted at both the start and the target device. Field 2: If a field is selected under 'Field 1', selecting a second field under 'Field 2' causes only those wires (or their devices) to be displayed which connect the two fields.
[OK] copies the bundle data to the database and closes the dialogue. [Cancel] discards all selections and closes the dialogue without saving any changes.
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9.6.1
Before exporting data for the first time, the machine must be selected and an export directory specified for the generated data. This is done in the 'Wire make-up configuration' dialogue. It is also possible to specify multiple machines from a single manufacturer and select them as the target machine before exporting.
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Separator The character specified here is used as the separator for labelling options if you specify other labelling options in addition to the source and target, e.g. the routing direction. Example: Separator _, output: Source/target and routing direction Output: <Source>_bottom left / <Target>_top right
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9.6.2
The [...] button opens the list of defined types. Here you can enter new texts with conductor treatment designations and add them to the selection, or remove them by deleting the texts.
Machine tabs
Each machine specified in the machine definition has a separate tab in the dialogue, containing the identification for the conductor end treatment for that machine. The available operations depend on the machine type.
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9.6.2.1
Data on the terminals used is passed as text to the Komax machine. The TerminalKey parameter specifies the form in which the names of the sleeves to be used are passed to the machine. One identifier is usually needed, but placeholders for the cross-section can also be used to address the sleeves precisely. The terminal end treatment is controlled by entries enclosed in two $ signs. The $strip$ entry strips and removes the insulation. The strip and pull-off length are specified in the general master data for the wires. $xsection$ is replaced by the cross-section. $xsection.$ and $xsection,$ use a dot or a comma as decimal separator. A number after the dot or comma specifies the number of decimal places. Examples: The cross-section in all examples is 2.5. Text in database AEH $strip$ AEH_$xsection$_blue AEH_$xsection,$_blue AEH_$xsection,2$_blue TerminalKey in Komax output AEH Strip and pull-off length AEH_2.5_blue AEH_2,5_blue AEH_2,50_blue
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9.6.3
All export commands generate lists of routed wires that are then passed on to a machine or supplier. Subsequent changes to a schematic can result in wires being added to an enclosure. These must be made up in a separate manufacturing job. This makes it necessary to identify the differences between the manufacturing stage reached so far and the changes. To determine whether newly routed wires have already been made up, each connection is given "manufacturing stage", "manufacturing date" and "comment" properties. The available manufacturing stages are listed for selection in the dialogue for each export format. Each manufacturing stage contains the list of the wires exported at that stage. A separate directory containing a parts list file is created for each manufacturing stage. Data is exported for all wires whose "manufacturing stage" property matches the selection. Newly routed wires are always exported. Each time you export data, you add a comment that will be saved in the database and can be used to identify the manufacturing stage on future occasions. The new manufacturing stage will be included in the list next time.
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Routing | Print wires parts list Routing toolbar The wiring list is output to a printer. You may first select an existing production status. Printing the wiring list does not create a new production status. Production processes See: "Choice of manufacturing stage for export"
Routing | Export general wires parts list Routing toolbar All calculated wire data in the project is written to a file wirebom<manufacturing level>.csv in the project directory. This is a comma-separated text file. It can be used by cutting and stripping machines that interpret this format.
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9.6.7
Export CADCabel
A separate export command is provided to generate production data for the CADCabel wiring service.
Routing | Export CADCabel Routing toolbar All calculated wires in the project are written to a file CADCABEL<Manufacturing level>.csv in the project directory. This is a comma-separated text file. It controls the wiring machine at CADCabel. Manufacturing stages A manufacturing stage can be selected before starting the export.
Export parameters
The parameters are machine-specific and are pre-set to values matching the CadCabel machine. Minimum wire length: Minimum length that the machine needs to process a wire as specified (230 mm). Shorter wires are specified in the data passed to the machine as having this minimum length. Maximum wire length: Wires longer than the specified length cannot be processed on the machine (15,000 mm). Maximum conductor cross-section: Maximum wire cross-section that the ma2 chine is able to process (6 mm ). Maximum number of wires per bundle: Maximum number of wires that can be combined in a bundle (32). Maximum sum total cross-section: Maximum figure for the sum total cross2 section of all wires (80 mm ).
Exporting data
The [Export] button exports the data to a file, CADCABEL.csv, in the project directory.
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9.6.8
Export Komax
This export command provides operation data for Komax cable customizers. The machine cuts and strips wires, prints placement informations, bundles and provides preparations for wire ends.
Machine configuration
Before exporting data to Komax for the first time, the Komax machine must be specified in the Wire Make-Up Configuration dialogue and an export directory must be chosen for the generated files. You can also specify multiple Komax machines and select one when exporting.
Tools | Wire make-up configuration The wire labelling options to be used when exporting data to Komax are described under "Wire make-up configuration".
Export
Once all Komax machines are specified, you can open the Export to Komax dialogue.
Routing | Export to Komax If multiple Komax machines have been specified, you must first select the machine for the data export and then set up the export parameters. Manufacturing stages A manufacturing stage can be selected before starting the export.
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Export parameters
The parameters are machine-specific and are pre-set to values matching the Komax machine. Minimum wire length: Minimum length that the machine needs to process a wire as specified (240 mm). Shorter wires are specified in the data passed to the machine as having this minimum length. Maximum wire length: Wires longer than the specified length cannot be processed on the machine (3,000 mm). Maximum conductor cross-section: Maximum wire cross-section that the ma2 chine is able to process (6 mm ). Maximum number of wires per bundle: Maximum number of wires that can be combined in a bundle (50). Maximum sum total cross-section: Maximum figure for the sum total cross2 section of all wires (80 mm ).
Exporting data
The [Export] button exports the data to two files in the selected export directory: Job.dds: Job data Article.dds: Wire data
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Connections on terminals
Connections on terminals are not always fully specified in EPLAN projects. For exact routing, however, the physical connections to each terminal must be exactly known. A general distinction is made in EPLAN projects between "internal" and "external" connections on terminals. On multi-layer terminals, it is also possible to label the different layers. Connection a b c d e ... Internal/external External Internal External Internal External ...
In EPLAN Cabinet, connections are identified as internal or external graphically rather than by using their labels. Connection labels are therefore mostly ignored; they are, however, used in the parts management database. More letters can be used for this purpose in EPLAN Cabinet than the letters a to d that are supported by Eplan 5.
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In the device browser, a multi-level terminal"s device tag is made up of all terminal numbers assigned to the multi-level terminal, separated by commas. Example: =A+O-X11:4,5,6 Level 0 1 2 Terminal no.: First (example: 4) Second (example: 5) Third (example: 6)
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9.7.1 Making terminal connections match between layout and parts management database
Connection points on a normal terminal can be named "a", "b", etc., or using other letters according to the naming system is used. The letters "a", "b", etc. are not used here to distinguish between the internal and external sides of the terminal; this is done (usually automatically) in the EPLAN Cabinet drawing by one side of the terminal being marked as the external side. If a connection point is not in the wiring list, the corresponding letter is ignored and routing is done using the geometric arrangement of contacts combined with the specified direction. To make sure a multi-level terminal"s connection points match its connections in the parts management database, name the connection points with the level and, say, a letter, separated by the at sign. On the terminal in our example, the connection points would thus be 0@a and 0@b, 1@a and 1@b, and 2@a and 2@b. This clearly indicates that the terminal has three levels (potentials), each with two connections. If all connections on a multi-level terminal were on the same potential, the connection points would be named as follows: 0@a, 0@b, 0@c, 0@d, 0@e, 0@f
Initiator/actuator terminals
Initiator terminals can be dealt with in the same way as multi-level terminals, by assigning a new level for each "potential". Example: Terminal with PE (one, pointing down); (one, pointing down), +24V (one, pointing down), This could be solved as follows: 0@a, 1@a, 2@a, 3@a and 3@b
Normal connection point with two connections, one pointing up and one down: The assignment of potentials to levels is a secondary issue and may need to be checked and modified by the user. Note: On complex terminals like this, the contacts must be specified exactly by the user. This cannot be done automatically.
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9.7.2
There is a special command for identifying the internal/external side of terminals and terminal strips.
Routing | Terminals internal/external Click the terminal you want or select several in rectangle mode. The command marks the external side of the terminals, allowing the terminal"s direction to be reversed. Terminals are automatically treated as follows unless otherwise specified: Horizontal terminal strips Above the board centre: external side is up Below the board centre: external side is down Right of the board centre: external side is right Left of the board centre: external side is left
The external side is always taken as being towards the nearest board edge.
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10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5
10.5.1 NC output dialogue ........................................................................... 10-9 10.5.1.1 Machine and material selection.............................................. 10-9 10.5.1.2 Tool selection for drillings....................................................... 10-9 10.5.1.3 Tool selection for thread cutting ........................................... 10-10 10.5.1.4 Tool selection for milling....................................................... 10-10 10.5.1.5 Exporting NC data ................................................................ 10-12 10.5.1.6 Exporting NC drilling data to DXF......................................... 10-13
10.6
10.6.1 10.6.2
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10 Drilling/NC
EPLAN Cabinet Drilling/NC allows you to print 1:1-scale drilling patterns for enclosure parts. These templates can be used for quick and accurate manual drilling of mounting panels. EPLAN Cabinet transfers data for machining mounting panels, doors and side panels directly to drilling and milling machines. The program has built-in interfaces to most usual NC machines. The result is a set of fully assembly-ready enclosure parts and major time savings in production.
Method
Drilling patterns are defined in the Central Parts Management (CPM) database and assigned to parts by name. Each drilling pattern matches one part. The coordinates always relate to the bottom left corner of the part. Drilling patterns are extracted from the CPM database and copied to the project database when EPLAN Cabinet is running.
The holes can be any size, but limits are set in practice by the available and selected tools. Information on general machine properties, tool data and materials is contained in the project database. The main NC output dialogue has options to specify what the machine should do if it is unable to perform an operation as instructions.
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Drilling/NC Create drilling template The command works automatically. For each populated panel in the project, it generates a 2D drawing with drilling points and their coordinates, and saves it in a subdirectory of the project directory named after the component (for example MOUNTING PANEL). Drilling template for an entire mounting panel
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Drilling/NC | Specify blocking surface for drilling Drilling/NC toolbar If required, blocking surfaces can be added to the master data for the mounting panel. You are asked if you want this when you finish specifying a blocking surface. To create a blocking surface, specify the two corners of a box. You can also specify the first point and then enter X and Y coordinates for the second point as numbers. The new blocking surface is shown under the mounting panel in the Navigator. To delete a blocking surface, right-click it and choose Delete on the context menu.
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Drilling/NC | Export drillings to machine NC toolbar Choose the machine type you want. The supported formats are: Perforex drill (*.PPR) Steinhauer drill (*.CNS) Standard DXF (*.DXF), machine-independent
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Drilling/NC Export drillings to machine Protruding parts on certain types of enclosure Protruding parts on certain types of enclosure (e.g. AE and CM enclosures) can prevent the enclosure from being inserted to its outer edge into the machine. On AE/CM enclosures, the door rebate causes this problem. The data export interface cannot modify the data to take account of parts of this kind, so allowance must be made for an offset from the edge of the machine. Checking the orientation in exported data After a data export, it is advisable to check the orientation of the parts to be machined and if necessary rotate the machine fittings accordingly.
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Material
Selecting a material causes a code to be sent to the machine that determines machining speeds and depths for the workpiece.
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Rough borer
Tool diameter for drilling the start of the milling cut.
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Steinhauer format
For the Steinhauer machine format, one NC data file is generated with a CNC file name extension. All necessary data are contained in the one file.
Perforex format
For the Perforex machine format, six files are generated in a subdirectory called "Kiesling". The files contain the material, machine and drilling data separately.
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General
AutoCAD version: Using the AutoCAD version to select the format to be used for writing DXF data. Codepage: Defines the character set to be used. The default is the Windows character set CP_ANSI_1252.
Panel
Mounting panels are represented as geometric forms in the DXF file and are assigned specific layers and colors. The default layer name is PANEL.
Item silhouettes
Silhouettes of 3D items show their spatial limits in addition to the basic contours and extrusion paths. They can be output on separate layers and receive a color assignment. The default layer name is ITEM.
Holes
Holes are represented as geometric forms in the DXF export and are assigned specific layers and colors. Always output as hole The hole is generated as a DXF circle element with a center. The circle is assigned a separate layer (default name is HOLE) and a color. A text with a prefix (e.g. "Drill with ") can be alternatively or additionally defined for output with the hole, this also receives a separate layer (default HOLE TEXT) and color.
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Drilling/NC Export drillings to machine The machine finds the position of the hole via the center of the hole circle in the DXF file. The information defining the diameter to be drilled at this point is in the descriptive text placed at the center of the hole circle. Always output as contour The hole is generated as a contour description. From n mm diameter, output as contour Up to the value specified here, holes are output as holes. The layer names and colors for circle and text are definable. If the diameter of a hole exceeds this value, then it is generated as a contour description.
Thread
Threads are generated in largely the same manner as holes. They can be generated as circles with assigned layer names and colors or as text with a prefix (default: M) + diameter in mm
Contours
Contours, e.g. drilling contours, are output on the default layer CONTOUR.
[OK]
The generated DXF files are stored in the NcDxf subdirectory of the project directory.
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Drilling/NC NC configuration
10.6 NC configuration
Use this command to configure the NC machine used.
A number of sample NC machines are included in a standard installation. You can modify this data to suit your needs.
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Drilling/NC NC configuration You do not have to specify a new machine, but can choose to modify an existing one instead.
Processing modes
According to the machine uses, specify whether if it is a drill, thread tapper and/or milling cutter.
Transfer directory
Select a directory where the export data will be saved in addition to the project directory. The machine shop workstation must have access to this directory.
Material ID
You can specify up to three different material IDs. These are selected when exporting and transferred to the machine. These settings must be checked against those on the machine.
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Drilling/NC NC configuration
Heights
A height of 0 here always means the top edge of the workpiece. Height over material Height at which the cutter travels above the workpiece: the height to which the cutter tip is raised when the tool is not cutting (e.g. for a fin). Working level 1/working level 2 Cutter penetration depth (beneath the top edge of the workpiece). The cutter varies between the two values so that it wears more evenly. The machine manufacturer recommends the values -4 and -7.
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Drilling/NC NC configuration Example: Select a rounded rectangle at the left of the dialog as the original hole to be replaced and set the size values. The rectangle is to be replaced with the slotted hole with the required sizes selected at the right of the dialog.
Click [OK] to enter the defined drilling exceptions into the "Drilling exceptions" dialog.
Clicking [OK] in the "Drilling exceptions" dialog saves the definitions for this machine and closes the dialog.
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Graphical editor
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11.1.1 11.1.2 11.1.3 11.1.4 11.1.5 11.1.6
11.2
11.2.1 Line ................................................................................................. 11-11 11.2.1.1 Auxiliary drawing line............................................................ 11-15 11.2.1.2 Centre line ............................................................................ 11-15 11.2.2 Rectangle ........................................................................................ 11-16 11.2.3 Circles and arcs .............................................................................. 11-17 11.2.3.1 Circle (centre point and radius/diameter) ............................. 11-18 11.2.3.2 Circular arc (centre point and radius/diameter) .................... 11-19 11.2.4 Dimensioning .................................................................................. 11-20 11.2.4.1 Dimensioning types .............................................................. 11-22 11.2.4.2 Editing dimensioning ............................................................ 11-24 11.2.4.3 Editing dimensioning text ..................................................... 11-24 11.2.5 Text: Overview ................................................................................ 11-25 11.2.5.1 Entering text ......................................................................... 11-25 11.2.5.2 Placing text ........................................................................... 11-26 11.2.5.3 Setting default text parameters............................................. 11-27 11.2.5.4 Editing text............................................................................ 11-30
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11 Graphical editor
EPLAN Cabinet has a Graphical editor mode that enables you to create standard sheets and part drawings for use in graphical macro commands. Before switching to the Graphical editor, close all project drawings. The Graphical editor has a special menu bar and a toolbar that contains drawing functions. Tools | Graphical editor Switch back to EPLAN Cabinet To work on project drawings again, close all part drawings and switch back to EPLAN Cabinet. File | Finish graphical editor
Open drawing
Sketch
Close
Save as
Circle
Circle
Arc
Arc
Move
Rotate
T-trim
A-trim
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Freehand symbol The [Sketch] option creates a new, temporary drawing. A dialogue opens for you to specify the drawing format and standard sheet.
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Drawing format
The Format tab has these settings: Sheet type A drawing can be created: Without a standard sheet With the EPLAN Cabinet default standard sheet
Format Formats A0 to A4 are listed for selection by default. Alternatively, you can specify a custom format in drawing units or mm. Portrait Select this option to have the drawing oriented in portrait format. Scale Select a value or type a custom value, for example 1:1.5. Units The available units are km, m, cm, mm and inches.
Drawing properties
You can also enter information in the various fields for drawing properties. The items marked *** must be filled in if a standard sheet is used.
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Freehand symbol The active drawing is saved. The active drawing is the one whose title bar is active. The drawing is then no longer open for editing and is not displayed on the screen. The Close dialogue is also displayed if you click the [x] button at the top right of a drawing"s window and when you exit EPLAN Cabinet.
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11.1.4 Save as
File | Save As
Freehand symbol This command is used to save the active drawing under a new name. You can change to a different drawing drive and must enter a new drawing name. A drawing name can be up to 200 characters long.
Output Parameters
Depending on the format, the following settings are available in the Output parameters dialog: Color: Color output / black & white / gray scale Paper color: if it is not specified by activating a field, it will be white. Other colors can be selected below the arrow button. 3D drawings with shading are saved with the color specified as the shading background. Points / inches (for all graphic formats): resolution in dpi; default value: 150. Larger values generate larger files. Quality (for JPG): degree of JPEG compression, default: 90. ranges from 1 100; smallest values: small files, low quality; large values: larger files, high quality
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Graphical editor Editing sketches and drawings Compression (for TIF): TIF compression for minimizing file size o o o o Without: no compression, full file size Packbits: postscript level 2 method RLE / RLEW: reduction of 25%, slow method CCITT3 / 4: compression and conversion to black & white image
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Save Save the drawing (not available for sketches) Save as Save under a new name typed in a dialogue (available for sketches as well as drawings) Discard Close drawing without saving Close Close the drawing. If it has been modified, you are asked if you want to save your changes. Retain Do not save and do not close the drawing. Clicking one of the icons applies the corresponding option to all drawings. Click OK to perform the selected operations.
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Tools | Drawing Origin The drawing origin is not the same as the absolute origin, which is at the bottom left corner of the sheet when a drawing is first created and cannot be changed (although it may move if the drawing format is changed).
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11.2.1 Line
The Line command has a selection of modes. These can be used in any combination: Lines in Normal or Right Angle mode Parallel lines or full lines relative to any base line Perpendicular lines or full lines relative to existing lines or circles Tangents on circles or arcs
Elements | Line Toolbar Freehand symbol When the Line command is active, a dialogue box shows the current mode. Press [Return] or click the appropriate option to toggle between Normal and Right Angle or between Parallel Line/Parallel Full Line and Perpendicular Line/Perpendicular Full Line. The available options in this dialogue depend on how the command is selected and can vary.
The instruction window shows what inputs are allowed. Similar information is provided for all subsequent steps. You are thus kept informed at all stages in your work about the possible alternatives and the results they produce. Inputs Entering points and numbers, picking elements or pressing [Return] produces different results depending on the sequence and combination of inputs. After each step, EPLAN Cabinet indicates possible inputs and the results to be expected in the instruction window.
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Graphical editor Elements for creating components The possible inputs for the Line command are as follows: <Point> <Element> <Line> <Circle> <Arc> <Number> Point inputs, either made freehand with the pen, with the pen and search command, as coordinates or as a reference point Picking (Ctrl-Tapping) elements Picking (Ctrl-Tapping) lines Picking (Ctrl-Tapping) circles Picking (Ctrl-Tapping) circular arcs Typing a number (angle or distance)
Normal line
A line is defined by a start point and an end point.
Right-angle line
Elements | Line Toolbar Freehand symbol After selecting the Line command, press [Return] to activate Right Angle mode. Like a normal line, a right angle line is defined by entering a start point and end point. A right-angle line must begin at the start point and run parallel or normal to the coordinate system. As the end point of the line is always projected on a line parallel to the coordinate axis, the end point need not be placed on the line; it can also be placed above, below or beside the line. You can also type numbers to specify a different angle and a different length. Doing so cancels the requirement that the angle must be a right angle.
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Full line
A full line is a line extending over the full format of the drawing.
Elements | Line Toolbar Freehand symbol To draw a full line, specify an angle relative to the coordinate system. You can then specify the precise orientation of the line by entering any point on it. Alternatively, Ctrl-tap a circle to draw a tangent to that circle at the selected angle. You can toggle between the Parallel Line, Full Line and Perpendicular options by pressing [Return]. Entering two numerical values specifies a full line with the specified angle, parallel to and separated by the specified distance from an imaginary full line through the absolute origin. Positive values place the full line "above" and negative values "below" the imaginary line.
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Graphical editor Elements for creating components An arrow shows what direction the parallel will be drawn in if you enter a positive distance. Parallel centred between two lines Parallel through a specified point Parallel at a specified distance
Once you have picked an existing line, you can draw several parallel lines or pick a new reference line.
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11.2.2 Rectangle
Elements | Rectangle Toolbar This command provides a simple way of drawing rectangles and squares. It has four modes that you can switch between by clicking them or by pressing [Return]: Centre Left: the rectangle starts at the midpoint of the left side; you are prompted for a length and height. Bottom Left: the rectangle is drawn by specifying a box, starting at the bottom left corner; you are prompted for a second corner or a length and height. Bottom Centre: the rectangle starts at the midpoint of the bottom side; you are prompted for a height and length. Centre: the first placement point is the centre point, after which you are prompted for a corner or a length and height.
Inputs
In either mode, the length and height can be specified by entering points. The entered values are interpreted as distances in X and Y from the first point entered for the rectangle. Continuous input Once you have drawn one rectangle, you can make the last selected point the first point of another: immediately after typing the two numbers for the first rectangle, enter the lengths for the second. A rectangle is not created as a single element, but is made up of four separate lines.
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When you select a circle command, a dialogue shows the inputs you can make. Similar information is provided for all subsequent steps, giving possible alternatives and the results they produce.
Inputs
The various circle commands respond to: <Point> <Element> <Number> Point inputs, either made freehand with the pen, with the pen and search command, as coordinates or as reference points Picked elements (picked by Ctrl-Tapping with the pen) Numerical input (angle and radius for an arc, radius for a circle)
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Freehand symbol When you draw a circle, a dialogue opens for you to choose between entering a radius or a diameter. Sequence of inputs: <Point> <Point> Specify the midpoint Point on circle or
<Element> tangential element or <Number> type a number for radius/diameter, in accordance with dialogue setting
Modifying circles
Ctrl-Tapping a circle does one of two things. If you have just selected the circle command, Ctrl-Tapping a circle selects it for modification. If you have already drawn something with the circle command, Ctrl-Tapping a circle creates a new circle with one parameter the same. The point depends on which circle command you are using: With Circle (Centre Point), the centre of the Ctrl-tapd circle becomes the centre of the new circle. With Circle (Periphery), a point on the periphery of the Ctrl-tapd circle becomes a point on the periphery of the new circle. You specify the two other parameters for the circle in the Circle (Periphery) command as usual.
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11.2.3.2
Freehand symbol The Circular Arc (Centre Point) command specifies an arc by using a centre point and various other inputs (radius, diameter, start points, end point, tangential elements, arc angle). Sequence of inputs: <Point> Optionally: <Number> Specify radius/diameter as a number, as selected in the arc dialogue <Point> Start point or <Element> tangential element <Point> End point or <Element> tangential element, or <Number> Arc angle as a number Specify centre point as a point
Direction
By default, arcs are drawn anticlockwise from the first point specified. You can switch to "clockwise" in the arc dialogue by clicking or pressing [Return].
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11.2.4
Dimensioning
EPLAN Cabinet"s dimensioning commands are semiautomatic. To add dimensioning, you simply pick one or two points or elements and specify the position of the dimension text. EPLAN Cabinet then generates dimensioning from your input. The same command covers almost all types of dimensioning based on the input method and sequence. For example, Ctrl-tapping two lines produces angle dimensioning, while Ctrl-tapping a circle creates diameter and radius dimensioning. Alternatively you can use various presets in the dimensioning dialogue (vertical, horizontal etc. dimensioning).
Freehand symbol
Dimensioning elements
Dimensioning is made up of: Dimension text Dimension prefix (if used) Dimension suffix (if used) Dimension line Dimension auxiliary lines Dimension symbols
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Dimensioning parameters
Each dimensioning element has dimensioning parameters in addition to the general attributes such as layer, colour, width, line type, identifier. These parameters include the text height, dimensioning symbol, etc.
Dimensioning types
The following types of dimensioning are available: Linear dimensioning Angular dimensioning Circle and arc dimensioning (radius dimensioning, diameter dimensioning or arc length dimensioning)
Dimensioning direction
The direction setting is only relevant for linear dimensioning. The available settings are: Auto Horizontal Vertical Parallel Fixed angle Horizontal, vertical or parallel dimensioning depending on where you position the dimension text. Linear dimensioning parallel to the X axis of the selected coordinate system. Linear dimensioning parallel to the Y axis of the selected coordinate system. Dimensioning along a line. Dimensioning at right angles to a line. Stroke the line first.
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11.2.4.1
Dimensioning types
Linear dimensioning
This dimensioning command is used for dimensioning a distance or a line. Pick: <Point> <Point> Specify a direction for the linear dimensioning (X, Y or simple offset) in the dialogue box. If you select 'automatic', all types are dragged with the cursor and their direction is finally determined when you place the text point.
Angular dimensioning
Relative angular dimensioning shows the angle between two picked lines. Pick: <Line> <Line> Note that the angle is always measured anticlockwise. Which line you pick first determines which of the two possible angles is used.
Pick: <Circle/Arc> Picking a circle/arc selects circle/arc dimensioning. The available options can be toggled by pressing [Return] or selected under Interactive Mode in the dimensioning dialogue.
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Dimensioning a radius
Pick: <Circle/Arc> [Return] Radius dimensioning measures the radius of a circle or an arc. The dimension line can any length and runs from the circle or arc to the dimension text. The dimension text can be inside or outside the circle or arc. The default dimension prefix is R.
Dimensioning a diameter
Pick: <Circle/Arc> To dimension a diameter (for example of a drilled hole), pick the circle or arc and place the dimension text inside or outside it. If you want to place the dimension text outside, be sure the centring option in the dimensioning dialogue is not selected.
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11.2.4.2
Editing dimensioning
[Style parameters]
Modifies dimension and text parameters Font Line width in mm Text height in mm Text width scale factor in %
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Edit | Edit Dimension Text Right-click dimension text | Edit Dimension Text Pick an existing dimension. The Edit Dimension Text dialogue opens. You can modify the dimension text, prefix and suffix. Tap a dimension to copy the modified text to it. You can apply the modification in this way to any number of dimensions as along as the dialogue is open. Change dimension text With normal dimensioning, the Dimension Text option is set to "Measurement"; that is, the dimension text is the measured dimension. As an alternative, you can use Change Dimension Text to specify a different value or select a different appearance for the measured value. Editing dimension prefixes and suffixes Pick an existing dimension. You can now edit the prefix and suffix of the existing dimension in the Prefix and Suffix boxes on the Edit Dimension dialogue. Dimension prefixes and suffixes can be numbers, special characters or text. Click the arrow next to the Prefix or Suffix box for a selection of symbols and text. You can also type a user-defined text. Display options for the suffix The suffix can be set to Raised/Small, Centred/Small, Lowered/Small or Normal.
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11.2.5.1
Entering text
Elements | Text
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11.2.5.2
Placing text
Placement point
Text is entered and placed in two steps: Enter the placement point Type the text in the text box on the Text dialogue and press [Return] to confirm. You can first specify the position of a text or text block by entering a placement point, and then type the line(s) of text you want to appear at the specified point. The text is immediately placed in your drawing. If you are not sure about the placement point, type the text first. The text moves with the cursor until you place it by entering a point.
Use the Undo command if you want to remove text you have placed. The lines are removed in reverse order.
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11.2.5.3
Font
Text parameters can be modified on the Font and Position dialogue tabs. The various parameters are explained in the sections that follow: Text width Text appearance Text angle Line spacing
To modify a parameter, select it in the dialogue box. Type a value or select one from the list. Text parameter settings apply for an entire text. Individual words or lines in a text cannot have different parameter settings, though you can alter the vertical alignment of individual characters or selections.
Font
Elements | Text | Font The Font parameter offers a selection of all installed printer and TrueType fonts. PostScript and Adobe fonts cannot be used.
Text height
This parameter offers default settings of 2.5, 3.5, 5, 7 and 10 mm. You can also type a custom height.
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Text appearance
The following formatting options are available for text: Italic (-15 slant) Underline Strikethrough
Text angle
Elements | Text | Position The angle of a text is expressed in degrees. The direction of rotation is mathematically positive (anti-clockwise). A number of values are listed for selection. Other values can be entered by typing. The preview shows how the text will appear.
Line spacing
The selection lists five different numerical values and "Normal". With internal fonts, "normal" means twice the text height. Because the line spacing is a mathematical function of the text height, modifying either will change the other in proportion.
Text justification
Text is justified by specifying an append point. The position of a text relative to its append point is specified by a combination of two settings: Horizontal: Left, Centre or Right Vertical: Top, Centre or Right
You can combine any one of the horizontal settings with any one of the vertical settings. Select a horizontal and a vertical setting by clicking the appropriate position buttons. The preview under the buttons shows the horizontal and vertical alignment of the text relative to its placement point.
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Normal/hard
When selecting text justification, you can choose between "normal" and "hard" alignment. With a text block, the alignment setting relates to the first line of the block. Normal alignment leaves a small space left and right between the text and the append point. Hard alignment positions the append point flush with the first character.
Alignment
Individual characters, words or lines of a text block can be given a different vertical alignment to the remainder: superscript, centred, subscript or normal. This is useful for exponents, formulas, comments, etc.
Elements | Text | [Alignment] A vertical alignment setting is indicated in the text box by ^1, ^2, ^3 or ^4 and applies to all text from then on until a different vertical alignment is specified. Text with a vertical alignment other than normal is shown in drawings with a slightly smaller font size.
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Editing text
Click text | Edit text Pick the text block you want. This selects the Text editor and loads the selected text block. You can now edit the text and press [Return] or click [OK] to copy it back to the drawing.
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11.3.1
Measuring
Tools | Measure
Freehand symbol
Measuring a line
Input: <Element> To measure a line, pick it by Ctrl-Tapping <ELM>. The display is the same as for measuring between two points. In this case, P1 and P2 are the start and end point of the line you have picked.
Measuring a circle
Input: <Element> Ctrl-tap the circle you want to measure. The results and variables are listed.
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Freehand symbol The picked section is either automatically deleted or assigned the specified attribute set. The trimmed portion can be selected by any of the following: Two intersection points An intersection point and an end point Two end points
Elements that do not intersect with other elements are thus either deleted or displayed with the specified attribute set.
11.3.3 T trimming
Use T trimming to lengthen or shorten lines and circular arcs. One end of the trimmed element remains unchanged, while the other end is moved to lengthen or shorten the element.
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Arcs
Arc length Specify a numerical value to lengthen or shorten the arc to that value. Angle Specify a numerical value to widen or narrow the arc to that value.
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Graphical editor Editing elements "Right angle" restricts move vectors to vectors parallel to the X or Y axis. Once you have specified the first point for the move vector, you can toggle between normal and right angle move vectors by pressing [Return]. Once you have specified a (normal) move vector, you can toggle between normal, X, Y, or Z by pressing [Return] or in the dialogue under Mode. For example, selecting X means only the X component of the move vector will be applied. This change is shown in the dialogue but can still be altered manually. The last mode you use will be selected again the next time you call up the Move command.
Divide
Divides the move vector by the specified number of copies. The copies are placed at the resulting interval along the vector.
Stretch
Selecting Stretch switches the editing mode to Polygon. You can switch to Rectangle editing mode by using <Search>. "Stretch" means that the Move command only applies to points. The elements that the points belong to change shape accordingly. One end of an element must be inside the polygon. Off If Stretch is off, elements are moved and rotated in their entirety. On If only one end of a line is inside the polygon, only the one point will be moved. The line stretches or shortens to match. Associative As with Stretch, "Associative" only moves points and stretches the lines they belong to, but any tangential transitions in the affected points remain intact.
Size
The size factor resizes elements when they are moved. A factor greater than 1 enlarges the elements; a factor less than 1 reduces their size.
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11.3.5
Rotating elements
Freehand symbol
Angle
A positive angle of rotation rotates elements anticlockwise. If an angle is not entered in the dialogue, the instruction window prompts for the angle"s rotation point. Two points can be picked instead of specifying an angle. The angle of rotation is that subtended about the rotation point by the two picked points.
Copies
If the Number of Copies parameter is greater than zero, the Rotate command generates copies. It then leaves the selected part at its original location in the drawing while creating the specified number of rotated copies.
Divide
On: The angle of rotation is divided by the specified number of copies. The copies are placed at the resulting regular intervals around the rotation point. Off: The angle is not divided by the number of copies and is taken as absolute.
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Stretch
"Stretch" means that the Rotate command only affects points. Selecting Stretch switches the editing mode to Polygon. You can switch to Rectangle editing mode by using <Search>.
11.3.6
Filleting elements
Use this command to round off the corners where two drawing elements meet (lines, circles, or circular arcs).
Edit | Fillet Toolbar To specify the elements you want to fillet: Either tap a <Point> inside the corner to be filleted Or <Element> <Element> to pick the first and second elements
The current fillet radius and trimming parameters are displayed for editing. The radius can be modified at any time by entering a number. This value will then be retained as the default fillet radius.
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Edit | Chamfer Toolbar To specify the elements you want to chamfer: <Point> Either tap inside the corner to be chamfered (this method can only be used to create a symmetrical 45 or 135 chamfer). <Element> <Element> Or pick the first and second elements.
The current chamfer parameters for trimming, spacing, angle and edge line are displayed for editing. These parameters are explained below.
Spacing
Distance of the chamfer from the corner point of one side.
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Angle
Angle of the chamfer to the sides.
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Edit | Extrude Toolbar An Extrusion dialogue opens for you to specify extrusion parameters. The height is the extrusion height. Feature name Pick the contour and any dimensioning in rectangle mode or by using contour search. Tapping near a contour element automatically traces the contour, but not including any dimensioning. Set or <search> for an origin for the contour. Any later modifications to the parameters relate to this origin. Specify the extrusion height. There are four ways to do this: Enter a number: A positive value extrudes the contour upwards in modelling space. A negative value extrudes it downwards. Type a number in the dialogue. Enter or <search> for a point in the drawing (in a suitable view perpendicular to the contour). Ctrl-tap a line to use its length for the height.
Once you have confirmed the entered value with [Return] the contour is converted into a solid. Any dimensioning is "packed" into the solid. Each new solid is given a different colour, in accordance with the default setting in the 3D system parameters.
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11.4.2
Rotating a contour
The 3D rotation command rotates a closed contour, which may or may not be dimensioned, about an axis to create a rotational solid. The default angle of rotation is 360. The angle of rotation automatically becomes a parameter of the feature step.
Inputs
Pick the contour and any dimensioning in rectangle mode. Pick the rotation axis. Set or <search> for an origin for the contour. For a partial rotation, specify the angle. The contour will then be converted into a rotational solid using the specified angle. The rotation axis can also be a straight line on the contour, though not one that cuts the contour.
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11.4.3
Adding solids
Edit | Add Toolbar Pick the solids one by one. The dialogue lets you choose whether the command acts relative to a face on the primary solid or absolutely without a reference plane.
11.4.4
Subtracting solids
Subtraction deletes that part of a solid which is penetrated by the subtractor solid. The subtractor can also be deleted, depending on the selected mode.
Edit | Subtract Toolbar Pick the solids. Two buttons are provided for you to specify that the command should act relative to a face on the primary solid or absolutely without a reference plane.
Delete subtractor
Delete selected Deletes the subtractor, leaving a single solid. Delete not selected Retains the subtractor.
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Edit | Punch Toolbar 1) Solid Pick the solid(s). 2) Contour(s) Then pick the contour(s) to punch through the solid(s). Alternatively, tap near a contour element to select the contour by using the contour search feature. Confirm your selection. Use [Elements] to select more contours to punch through the same solid. Once you have selected all the contours, press [Return] to perform the punching operation. 3) Origin Specify an origin for the contour(s).
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Edit | T-Trim Toolbar First pick the solid to trim. It can be picked by Ctrl-Tapping it with the pen or by using Rectangle or Polygon editing mode. Then pick the trim element. Possible trim elements: Lines Circles Circular arcs Edges of intersecting solids
Arc
This dialogue option controls how keyboard input is interpreted when trimming 3D circles and circular arcs. The options are angle or arc length.
Pick
This option controls whether clicking a 3D line or 3D arc indicates the fixed or variable end. It has no effect on the trimming of solids.
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11.5.1
Changing attributes
EPLAN Cabinet assigns values to each element such as a line, circle, or text. These values are known as basic attributes and specify: Layer (E) Colour (F) Line width (B) Line type (L) Identifier (K)
Right-click element | Element A dialogue opens with three tabs listing system, element type and appearance attributes. If you open the dialogue from the context menu, an element is already selected and its attributes are displayed in the dialogue. If you open the dialogue from the menu bar, you need to pick an element to display its attributes in the dialogue. Modify attributes in the dialogue as required and click [OK] to have them automatically applied to the element(s) picked at the start. Alternatively you can pick elements after modifying attributes to have the modifications applied to those elements.
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The attributes on the right can be modified as follows: By typing over them By selecting or clearing a checkbox to enable or disable them By choosing from a list Or tap an item in the dialogue and type a value: a number for the layer, colour, width or line type attributes, or three letters for the identifier attribute.
Wildcards: Identifiers can include question marks (?). A question mark in place of a letter means retain the letter at that position in the existing attribute. Available/unavailable: Attributes are displayed in grey if they cannot be modified, like the start and end points of a line or the colour of the current screen display. You can deliberately make attributes unavailable for editing by double-clicking them on the left. If an attribute is unavailable, its value is not applied to other elements.
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11.5.2
[Alt Gr] + Tap Tools | Relative Point Input To choose a reference point, Ctrl-tap down near the point you want and then briefly hold down the mouse button or pen. The program leaves normal point-input mode for the duration of one input. You can then specify a new point by specifying its distance in X and Y from the reference point. You can use this command wherever point input is allowed. A pair of X and Y direction arrows appears at the point found. You can then enter a pair of coordinates relative to this reference point, and continue drawing at the point defined by the coordinates. If the coordinate cross appears at a point that is not the one you want to use as a reference point, specify the point you want by using the normal point input method. The reference point must be one that already exists in your drawing.
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11.5.3
A working plane is the XY plane you are working on in 3D space. For example, a working plane specifies the plane on which contours for a feature solid are drawn. In 2D mode, all drawn elements are projected onto the working plane. In 3D mode there is no working plane and all elements are drawn in space. The working plane is the plane defined by the X and Y axes of the coordinate system. That is, the coordinate system points indicates the current working plane.
11.5.4
Shading can be applied to individual surfaces of a solid. The surface must be assigned a colour.
3D Views | Shading & Rendering | Surface Colour The surface at the cursor is highlighted. Click the surface you want. There are two ways to assign a colour: Use colour of solid Click the surface without pressing [Return] to make the surface the same colour as the solid. Assign surface colour Before clicking the surface, press [Return] to select a colour. Then click the surface to assign the colour to it.
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12.2.1 12.2.2
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12.2 Retrieving and selecting standard sheets 12.2.1 Selecting a standard sheet
File | Standard Sheet Navigator: Double-click drawing name Click existing standard sheet | Edit standard sheet The Standard Sheet dialogue allows you to attach a standard sheet to a drawing or to edit the drawing"s existing standard sheet. The dialogue opens automatically when you create a new drawing.
Format
See Chapter 10, "Creating drawings"
Default
Data can be entered for a number of standard sheet variables on the Default tab of the Standard Sheet dialogue. The list depends what items you have assigned to this dialogue tab in the Standard Sheet Manager. See Chapter 6: System parameters: Standard sheets The ID Number, Name and By boxes are labelled *** to indicate that they are mandatory items. If you assign a standard sheet to a drawing, you MUST complete these items.
Revision Control
On the Revision Control dialogue tab, you can specify the name of a source drawing if one exists. The dates in Created On and Last Revised are automatically assigned and cannot be modified. Depending on the configuration, other tabs may be shown on which other standard sheet variables are specified.
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12.3.1
Click the standard sheet | Edit standard sheet drawing The standard sheet drawing is opened for editing. The drawing is read-only. Clicking "Save" saves it on logical drive S:. A standard sheet drawing can also be opened for editing by using FILE | OPEN.
12.3.2
If a standard sheet drawing has been modified, the changes will not be displayed in a layout drawing until the standard sheet has been updated.
Click the standard sheet | Update standard sheet The standard sheet after editing and saving of the standard sheet drawing is reloaded and displayed with the modified properties and content.
Some standard sheet variables do not need to be entered in the Standard Sheet dialogue. They are automatically assigned by EPLAN Cabinet. See "Automatically assigned %T text variables"
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%T text
All standard sheet variables listed in the table below are automatically assigned when used in a %T text variable. %T GENDAT % %T BEARB % %T PRINTDATE % %T PRINTUSER % %T COMPANY % %T STREET % %T CITY % %T CUSTOMER % %T PROJNAME % %T PLANT %T COMMISSI % %T PROJUSER %
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12.5.1
Activate drawing variables for the standard sheet dialogue to edit them in the dialogue. See Chapter 6, System parameters: Standard sheets, under "Edit descriptions of variables"
12.5.2
There is not a fixed maximum. Standard sheet variables are stored as drawing parameters. Space is allocated to the data dynamically, taking into account the length of the variable"s name and its content. More variables like this one can be stored: "NORM.A"="12"... Than like this one: "NORM.DRAWING_CREATION_DATE"="16_01_05" Or this: "NORM.CONTENT"="This is a drawing with a lot of text"
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1. Create a drawing
Open a sketch with these settings: Standard sheet: NONE Format: A4 (or a format of your choice, like 300 x 120 mm) Units: MM Scale: 1:1
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Standard sheet dialogue | Sheet type | Right-click | Edit list B\LISTEN\NORMBLAT.LST Be sure to comply with the naming convention. For example, if you select the Default standard sheet with format "A4" and "Portrait", EPLAN CABINET looks for a file called S:\NORM\DINA4H.ZEI. Add the following line to the NORMBLAT.LST file: 'S:\NORM\NBTEST' "Custom standard sheet" If the drawing for a specific format is missing from the standard sheet series, a message is displayed when you attempt to create a drawing in that format.
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7. Finished
From now on, you can select your own standard sheet from the list and use it like those supplied with EPLAN Cabinet.
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13.1.1 Selecting the parts database............................................................. 13-3 13.1.2 Creating a part .................................................................................. 13-4 13.1.2.1 Manufacturer/supplier............................................................. 13-5 13.1.2.2 Electrotechnical parts ............................................................. 13-6 13.1.2.3 Fluid parts............................................................................. 13-12 13.1.2.4 Mechanical parts .................................................................. 13-12 13.1.2.5 Mechanical parts: Enclosures .............................................. 13-13 13.1.2.6 Mechanical parts: Mounting panels ...................................... 13-23 13.1.2.7 Mechanical parts: Doors....................................................... 13-25 13.1.2.8 Mechanical parts: Ducts ....................................................... 13-27 13.1.2.9 Mechanical parts: Mounting rails .......................................... 13-28 13.1.2.10 Mechanical parts: Cable clamp rails..................................... 13-30 13.1.2.11 Mechanical parts: Busbars ................................................... 13-31 13.1.2.12 Mechanical parts: Busbar holders ........................................ 13-35 13.1.2.13 Mechanical parts: Busbar adapters ...................................... 13-37
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13.2.1 Creating a new drilling pattern ........................................................ 13-41 13.2.1.1 Specifying an individual hole (length-independent).............. 13-43 13.2.1.2 Specifying an individual threaded hole (length-independent)13-45 13.2.1.3 Specifying a rectangular cutout (right-angle)........................ 13-46 13.2.1.4 Specifying a rectangular cutout (filleted) .............................. 13-48 13.2.1.5 Specifying a rectangular cutout (chamfered)........................ 13-50 13.2.1.6 Specifying a slot ................................................................... 13-52 13.2.1.7 Specifying a hexagonal cutout.............................................. 13-54 13.2.1.8 Specifying an octagonal cutout ............................................ 13-55 13.2.1.9 Specifying holes for ducts/rails (length-dependent) ............. 13-56 13.2.1.10 Specifying threaded holes for ducts/rails (length-dependent) ........................................................................................... 13-57
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This document describes how to create a part in EPLAN electric P8. Note: EPLAN electric P8 and EPLAN Cabinet use the same parts management system and can also use the same database. The same user interface is used for creating parts. It no longer matters whether a part is created in EPLAN electric P8 or EPLAN Cabinet. Start the parts management database. Information, Organization and Security | Parts Management Database
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Tip: You can start the parts management database from EPLAN Cabinet or from EPLAN electric P8.
Tools | New Database Specify a directory and a name for the database. You are then asked if you want to open the new database straight away. Choose "Yes". The database is opened.
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What data have to be specified for a given part depends to begin with on the selected generic product group, product group and product subgroup.
This merely means that a contactor has different properties to a duct. This document only describes the data needed for each type of part in EPLAN Cabinet.
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13.1.2.1 Manufacturer/supplier
To add a new manufacturer or supplier, open the context menu (right-click over "Manufacturer/Supplier") and choose "New".
A new manufacturer/supplier is added. The right-hand side of the dialogue has spaces to enter all relevant data.
Tip: If you plan to make the data available to customers (for example as a parts supplier), it is advisable to complete all items.
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A new electrotechnical part is added. The right-hand side of the dialogue has spaces to enter all relevant data.
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Tip: The generic product group, product group and product subgroup properties are automatically assigned according to where you are in the parts hierarchy when you click New, but you can also edit these properties yourself at any time. The properties needed for a part to be used in EPLAN Cabinet are as follows:
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General tab
Generic product group Electrotechnical Product group General Product subgroup General In each of these properties, you can select a group from a predefined list. If you change the product group, the parts are rearranged in the hierarchy in accordance with the hierarchy display options specified under [Tools] > Settings. Part number
The part number is unique, meaning it can only occur once in the hierarchy. This is checked automatically when a part or variant is saved. Part numbers can be up to 50 characters long. Care should be given to the choice of numbering system when assigning part numbers. Example: Manufacturer, Group No., Serial No., Item No.: SIE.3TB.0001 Model number
Unlike the part number, the model number is not unique (especially for cables). If possible, the model number should match the data in the manufacturer"s catalogue. Designation1 Further information on the part can be entered here, for example more data from the manufacturer"s catalogue. This information is not used by the software but it can be included in the printed parts list.
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Designation2 Further information on the part can be entered here, for example more data from the manufacturer"s catalogue. This information is not used by the software but it can be included in the printed parts list. Manufacturer
Click [...] to select a short or long version of the name. The short name can alternatively be entered by hand. The long name cannot be edited. Supplier
Click [...] to select a short or long version of the name. The short name can alternatively be entered by hand. The long name cannot be edited. Order number Type an order number for the article, if possible matching the data in the manufacturer"s catalogue. Note: This document only covers the data items that are passed on to EPLAN Cabinet. If you use EPLAN electric P8, it is recommended that you complete all items.
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By default, a device is placed in EPLAN Cabinet at the middle of a mounting rail (unless a graphical macro is used). You can use this parameter to specify where to place a device other than at the middle of a rail. Positive or negative values can be specified. Cabinet graphical macro
The Cabinet graphical macro associates a part with the Cabinet graphical macro used for graphical representation of the part in EPLAN Cabinet. Click [...] to select an existing graphical macro. The name and directory path for the macro are then copied into the box. Note: It is best not to specify full directory path in this instance. Instead of, say, C:\EPLAN Cabinet\GRAFIKMAKROS\Monitor1.zei, specify just "Monitor1". If you use [...] to select a graphical macro, delete the path part of the name.
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Parts and drilling patterns in the parts management database Creating a part in the parts management database This makes the Cabinet graphical macros independent of your installation. This approach is necessary for example if you make data available to customers, because you cannot know where customers store their graphical macros. The creation of Cabinet graphical macros is described in detail in a separate section.
Mounting clearance width left/right Numerical values in mm Mounting clearance height above/below Numerical values in mm Mounting clearance depth front/rear Numerical values in mm On this tab, you can specify that EPLAN Cabinet should automatically leave additional space either side of the parts concerned when placing them in a drawing.
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On an enclosure of type "body", the three dimensions specify the size of the enclosure body.
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Enclosure tab
Wall thickness Value in mm Spacing when in series This spacing can be included automatically when two or more enclosures are arranged in a row. Profile horizontal height If the enclosure has an extrusion frame (e.g. TS8), this item states the height of the laterals.
Profile horizontal depth If the enclosure has an extrusion frame (e.g. TS8), this item states the depth of the laterals.
Profile vertical width If the enclosure has an extrusion frame (e.g. TS8), this item states the width of the verticals.
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Doors tab
X position X is the distance by which the mounting panel is offset to the right The distance is measured from the bottom left rear corner of the enclosure. If two or more doors are used, a distance must be specified for each door. The X position is then also given relative to the hinge side of the door.
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Parts and drilling patterns in the parts management database Creating a part in the parts management database Y position Y is the forward offset. The distance is measured from the bottom left rear corner of the enclosure. The offset always relates to the inside edge of the door. The value is always negative.
Z position Z is the vertical (upward) offset. The distance is measured from the bottom left rear corner of the enclosure.
Part number Click the [...] button to select a part number for the door. Note: The assigned door must have been previously created as a part in the database. Variant This is always 1.
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X position X is the distance by which the mounting panel is offset to the right The mounting panel is viewed from the front when specifying this item.
Y position Y is the distance by which the mounting panel is offset to the front. The mounting panel is viewed from the front when specifying these items.
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Parts and drilling patterns in the parts management database Creating a part in the parts management database Z position Z is the distance by which the mounting panel is offset vertically upward. The mounting panel is viewed from the front when specifying these items.
Part number Click the [...] button to select a part number for the mounting panel. Note: The assigned mounting panel must have been previously created as a part in the database. Variant This is always 1. Angle This is always "0.00 mm".
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These items determine the size of each field, always relative to the extrusion frame. A positive value means that the part in question projects. A negative value means it is that amount smaller than the extrusion frame.
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The distance determines the position of each field and is specified relative to the extrusion frame. Rear panel: distance from inside of rear panel from outside of frame
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Door top offset Door right offset These items determine the position of the door opening at the front of the enclosure. A value of 0 means the door opening is centred.
General tab
Generic product group Mechanical Product group Housing Product subgroup Mounting panels Part number The part number is unique, meaning it can only occur once in the hierarchy. This is checked automatically when a part or variant is saved. Part numbers can be up to 50 characters long.
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Parts and drilling patterns in the parts management database Creating a part in the parts management database Designation1 Further information on the part can be entered here, for example more data from the manufacturer"s catalogue. This information is not used by the soft-ware but it can be included in the printed parts list.
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General tab
Generic product group Mechanical Product group Housing Product subgroup Door Part number The part number is unique, meaning it can only occur once in the hierarchy. This is checked automatically when a part or variant is saved. Part numbers can be up to 50 characters long. Designation1 Further information on the part can be entered here, for example more data from the manufacturer"s catalogue. This information is not used by the soft-ware but it can be included in the printed parts list.
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Door tab
Type The type is always "default". Hinge Determines whether the door is hinged on the left or the right. Wall thickness Door panel thickness.
Blocking surfaces
X position, Y position The X position and Y position items determine the position of the bottom left hand corner of the blocking surface relative to the mounting panel origin. The mounting panel origin is at bottom left. Front This item determines the position of the blocking surface at the front or the rear of the mounting panel. Width Width of the blocking surface Height Height of the blocking surface Type There are blocking surfaces for placement and for drilling holes.
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13.1.2.8
At least the following properties should be specified for these parts to be meaningfully used in EPLAN Cabinet:
General tab
Generic product group Mechanical Product group Ducts Product subgroup General Part number The part number is unique, meaning it can only occur once in the hierarchy. This is checked automatically when a part or variant is saved. Part numbers can be up to 50 characters long. Designation1 Further information on the part can be entered here, for example more data from the manufacturer"s catalogue. This information is not used by the soft-ware but it can be included in the printed parts list.
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At least the following properties should be specified for these parts to be meaningfully used in EPLAN Cabinet:
General tab
Generic product group Mechanical Product group Housing accessories, internal extension Product subgroup Mounting rail Part number The part number is unique, meaning it can only occur once in the hierarchy. This is checked automatically when a part or variant is saved. Part numbers can be up to 50 characters long. Designation1 Further information on the part can be entered here, for example more data from the manufacturer"s catalogue. This information is not used by the soft-ware but it can be included in the printed parts list.
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General tab
Generic product group Mechanical Product group Housing accessories, internal extension Product subgroup Cable clamp rails Part number The part number is unique, meaning it can only occur once in the hierarchy. This is checked automatically when a part or variant is saved. Part numbers can be up to 50 characters long. Designation1 Further information on the part can be entered here, for example more data from the manufacturer"s catalogue. This information is not used by the soft-ware but it can be included in the printed parts list.
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Busbar systems
General tab
Generic product group Mechanical Product group Busbars
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Parts and drilling patterns in the parts management database Creating a part in the parts management database Product subgroup System Part number The part number is unique, meaning it can only occur once in the hierarchy. This is checked automatically when a part or variant is saved. Part numbers can be up to 50 characters long. Designation1 Further information on the part can be entered here, for example more data from the manufacturer"s catalogue. This information is not used by the soft-ware but it can be included in the printed parts list. Designation2 The various busbar systems can be grouped here. The selection can then be filtered by these groups when placing busbars in EPLAN Cabinet.
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Basic shape = SA_RI_PLS Profile geometry = depth x height (bottom) x height (top) x thickness
Generally: Six parameters can be used in a macro drawing for a rail. In the macro drawing, the parameters are named T, HU, HO, EXT1, EXT2 and EXT3. In the parts management database, the parameters are entered in the same order with an "x" as a separator: TxHUxHOxEXT1xEXT2xEXT3
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Number of rails Specifies the number of rails in the busbar system. Rail spacing Specifies the spacing between each pair of rails.
Distance from rails to mounting panel Distance from the mounting panel to the bottom edge of the rails.
Holder part number Click the [...] button to select a part number for the holder. Note: The assigned holder must already be in the parts database. Holder variant This is always 1. Holder vertical offset Offset of holder centre relative to rails.
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Drilling patterns are generally divided into two types: Drilling patterns for length-dependent parts (e.g. ducts and mounting rails) Drilling patterns for length-independent parts (e.g. devices)
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Parts and drilling patterns in the parts management database Creating drilling patterns The following types of hole or cut are available: Drilled holes Threaded holes Rectangular cutouts, right-angle Rectangular cutouts, chamfered Rectangular cutouts, filleted Slots Hexagons Polygons User-defined contours
13.2.1
To add a new drilling pattern, open the context menu (right-click over "Constructions") and choose "New".
A new drilling pattern is added. The right-hand side of the dialogue has spaces to enter all relevant data.
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All items in the Construction tab should be specified for the drilling pattern to be meaningfully used in EPLAN Cabinet. Note: Always enter "1" for Construction Variant. EPLAN Cabinet currently only processes construction variant 1.
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13.2.1.6
Specifying a slot
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If a device is only assigned a width, height and depth (and not a graphical macro), a rectangular default part with the specified dimensions is automatically placed in the drawing.
A graphical macro is a drawing file specified in EPLAN Cabinet. Each graphical macro contains a single solid. The placement point is determined by the drawing origin.
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Creating and using graphical macros Graphical macros: General Graphical macros are in EPLAN Cabinet: Provide the graphical representations of devices in an enclosure Ensure that devices are automatically positioned at exactly the right place, for example in doors and side panels Make it possible to perform more accurate collision checking
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Cabinet graphical macro: "Makro1" Drawing name: "Makro1.zei" The graphical macro is saved in a specific directory: \ECDTriga4\GrafikMakros\.
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Creating and using graphical macros Drawing a graphical macro in the Graphical Editor
Tools | Graphical editor The menus, toolbars, and Navigator change to show the Graphical Editor commands and features. A graphical macro is created in the following steps: Create the geometry or import a model Add solids Specify the macro's orientation in 3D space Specify the drawing origin Save in the graphical macros directory Test
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File | New In the standard sheet dialog that now opens, you can simply click [OK] to confirm without making any changes.
Note: The format of the drawing does not matter when creating a graphical macro. A 2D sketch is created. Switch to a 3D view (front or ISO view) to turn it into a 3D drawing. Note: An EPLAN Cabinet graphical macro is always a 3D drawing.
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Example:
The following example shows how a graphical macro is created.
Note: The geometry can be created so the graphical macro has the right orientation for fitting in the enclosure from the outset. This is done by drawing in the right view. Alternatively, the orientation can be corrected after completing the geometry (as in this example).
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Switch to 3D view
Switch to a 3D modelling view, such as from above.
View | Viewpoints | From above This can also be done by double-clicking on the "From above" viewpoint in the Navigator.
Coordinate system
A coordinate system is always visible in the drawing. It has three axes: Red = X axis Green = Y axis Blue = Z axis
The X and Y axes determine the working plane. This is the plane that is usually used when drawing. The Z axis extends into 3D space. In the view from above, you are looking along the Z axis.
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Elements | Rectangle Rectangle Draw a rectangle with the dimensions 300 x 200 mm.
Edit | Extrude Extrude Extrude the contour to a height of 30 mm. The first solid is complete. Switch to ISO view.
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Tools | Working plane Click the top surface to select it and press [Return] to finish. The coordinate system moves to a corner of the selected surface.
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The view switches to the surface that has been selected as the working plane.
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Note: The extrusion direction depends on the orientation of the Z axis. If the Z axis is currently reversed, the solid will be extruded in the opposite direction. In such cases, specify a negative value for the extrusion distance or change the orientation of the Z axis. All of these parameters can be changed afterwards.
This completes the basic modelling of the monitor in the example. You can now add further details (fillets, drilled holes, colours, etc.).
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A note on detailing:
Less is most definitely more. The more detail you add to a macro drawing, the larger the drawing becomes and the more capacity is needed for the system to handle it. With this in mind, only add as much detail as is absolutely necessary. This has considerable performance benefits when working with the completed macro. Specifically, this means: No unnecessary fillets/chamfers that are not needed for project work in EPLAN Cabinet. No excessive faithfulness to detail. Use colours sparingly. Assign the right basic colour to the solid from the start.
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Under Viewpoints in the Navigator, click "Viewing plane (on working plane)". The view switches to the front of the monitor.
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On this surface, draw a rectangle of size 200 x 160. The rectangle is 20 mm from the top and the right edge.
Edit | Fillet Fillet Fillet the corners of the rectangle with radius 10 mm.
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Draw circles
Note: These elements add detail to the front of the monitor. Their purpose is only visual and they have no functional effect.
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Recess all the contours just drawn -1 mm into the front of the first solid. Note: The recessing direction depends on the orientation of the Z axis. If the Z axis is currently reversed, the elements will be recessed in the opposite direction. In such cases, specify a negative value for the recess depth or change the orientation of the Z axis. This completes the basic modelling of the monitor in the example. Use "Rotate view" played isometrically. to change the view so that the front of the monitor is dis-
View | Colour to surface Press [Return] to open the colour selection and choose a colour.
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Creating and using graphical macros Drawing a graphical macro in the Graphical Editor Select the inside surface of the round-cornered rectangular cutout and click it to assign it the colour.
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The solid will have the selected colour when it is placed in EPLAN Cabinet.
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Note: All modelling steps can be edited at any time in the Navigator (colours, extrusion height, recessing depth, etc.). Add the different solids to make a single solid:
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Creating and using graphical macros Drawing a graphical macro in the Graphical Editor The XZ plane in the graphical macro is put on the plane of the mounting panel or door on placement. This behaviour is fixed in EPLAN Cabinet and cannot be changed. When creating a graphical macro, you need to make certain that the right surface on the graphical macro (the surface to be placed on the mounting panel or door) is on the XZ plane.
The XZ plane cuts through the solid (as indicated by the blue and red arrows). This is the surface where the graphical macro will be placed on the mounting panel or door.
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Creating and using graphical macros Drawing a graphical macro in the Graphical Editor In the picture below, this surface is shown on a mounting panel or door:
Problem:
The new graphical macro will be at an angle of 90 to the mounting panel or door.
Solution:
The solid must be rotated in the graphical macro drawing. In the monitor example, a -90 rotation about the X axis is needed.
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Creating and using graphical macros Drawing a graphical macro in the Graphical Editor Choose the "Rotate" command.
Edit | Rotate Rotate Select the depicted axis of rotation by holding down the [Ctrl] key and clicking the edge. Type -90 for the rotation angle and click the solid. The drawing then looks like this (viewpoint: "Isometric 1 (ISO)", working plane "XY plane [plan]":
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Elements | Drawing origin Use the "point search" feature to select the origin (click the point and hold down the mouse button for about two seconds). In the monitor example, the origin should be on the surface shown below so that the monitor is always placed at the right depth in the door.
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Creating and using graphical macros Drawing a graphical macro in the Graphical Editor Place the origin at one of the top corners or halfway along the top edge.
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File | Save as
Logical drive
Graphical macros are stored in the directory that is specified in Parameter manager - EPLAN - Data in the "Data" selection field. Default drive is the start directory @:. If the data drive on separate working stations is conneted to the same physical directory in your LAN, each station will access to the same graphical macros.
Subdirectory
Graphical macros are located in the "ECDTriga4\Grafikmakros" subdirectory in the logical drive preselected. From this directory the graphical macros are also called for placement. You can create subdirectories under @:ECDTriga4\Grafikmakros. Even though this is allowed, still make sure that no two graphical macros have the same name. Two or more graphical macros with the same name but in different directories can cause problems. Always choose a unique name.
File name
Under "File name", type a name for the macro. This name can be used in the parts database to associate a part with a graphical macro.
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Creating and using graphical macros Drawing a graphical macro in the Graphical Editor
In the Universal Part dialogue, type the name of the graphical macro you want to test in the Graphical Macro box.
Click [OK]. The graphical macro is displayed at the cursor. Place the graphical macro.
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Creating and using graphical macros Drawing a graphical macro in the Graphical Editor
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15.1
15.1.1 Drawing the base contour for a drilling pattern ................................. 15-2 15.1.2 Saving a base contour as a drilling pattern ....................................... 15-3 15.1.3 Manual contour definition .................................................................. 15-4 15.1.3.1 Placing drilling contours as user-defined drilling patterns ...... 15-5 15.1.4 Saving a contour as a machine-specific production description ....... 15-6
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Tools | Graphical editor Open a new drawing and, working in 2D, draw a contour in the shape you want - for example a rectangle with two rounded corners:
The illustrated dimensioning is provided for information only and is not needed when specifying a drilling contour. The drawing with the base contour is no longer needed after generating the drilling contour, as all information on the contour is saved in the NC parts database. If you wish, you can save the base contour in a folder of your choice, and modify it to create a new contour another time.
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Tools | Save contour as drilling pattern The Contour Definition dialogue has four controls that are activated according to the selected mode and the stage reached in the process. A text box at the bottom of the dialogue displays what options are currently available and what has to be done next. In most cases, you can use the [Retract step] button to return to the previous stage.
Modes
There are two contour definition modes: Contour definition A graphical representation of the contour is defined manually and saved in the parts database. When placed as a user-defined contour in a project, the graphical data are fetched from the database. Machine-specific production description This generates a machine-specific NC program for drilling and milling the contour and saves it in the parts database. When placed in a project, the NC data are copied into the project database (using Update Drilling Patterns). These are then included when creating the machine-specific NC output.
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Select contour elements Now click the contour elements one by one in clockwise sequence.
The clicked elements change colour and are joined to form a closed contour. Geometry elements do not need to touch: the software automatically computes the points of intersection, allowing a closed contour to be created from an inconsistent collection of lines and circles.
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User-defined drilling contours Save contour as drilling pattern Close and save the contour Once you are back at the starting element or have selected the last element, click the [Close contour] button. You can still discard the contour definition at this stage by clicking [Cancel]. Otherwise, click [OK] to save the contour and close the Contour Definition dialogue.
15.1.3.1
So that a new drilling contour can be used as a user-defined drilling in a project, select Update Drilling Patterns in the project to copy the new contour in the project database. You can then select and place the contour as a user-defined drilling pattern of type "contour" under the name assigned to it.
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Select a machine
In the next step, select the machine to be used for machining the contour. The Machine list shows all available machine types, e.g. Perforex and Steinhauer.
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Approach contour
After placing the source contour, you continue working in the dialogue. You can specify in it how the milling cutter is to approach the contour from the initial rough cut. Distance Distance between hole and contour So that the machine does not leave a ridge on approaching the contour tangentially out of the rough cut, the drilling tool is kept at a slight distance from the contour (distance plus half the drill radius). The distance thus determines the tangent of the drilled hole parallel to the contour. Tangentially (arc) The machine approaches the contour from the rough cut tangentially in a semicircle and then contours in the contour. This option is always used if the first contour element is a circular arc. Perpendicularly (straight line) The machine approaches the contour from the rough cut perpendicularly in a straight line and then turns 90 to the right to enter the contour.
Milling depths
The second option in the dialogue determines heights and depths for the milling cutter as it moves above and through the workpiece. Miller over panel Height at which the milling cutter moves when traversing above the workpiece (Perforex default: 4 mm).
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User-defined drilling contours Save contour as drilling pattern Miller in panel Depth range within which the milling cutter travels through the workpiece (Perforex default: -4 mm to -7 mm, allowing the cutter to move in a 3 mm vertical range).
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User-defined drilling contours Save contour as drilling pattern Colour coding Blue: Rough bore (1) Green: Milling cutter above workpiece (2) Red: Milling cutter inside workpiece (3)
Where the milling cutter enters or exits the material, a red and a green circle are shown at the same place. To tell entry and exit apart, the second circle (for the second program step) is shown a little smaller than the first: Large green circle with smaller red circle inside it: cutter entering workpiece (depicted) Large red circle with smaller green circle inside it: cutter rising to exit workpiece
If "Distance between hole and contour" is selected, the settings for the append point are ignored. Place the holes by clicking where you want them in the drawing.
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User-defined drilling contours Save contour as drilling pattern Drill Select the drill to be used in the list. Append points Choice of nine possible append points; these are only used if "Distance between hole and contour" is not selected.
Placing fins
Fins are breaks in the machining process that are placed with a specified width in straight parts of a contour. They are where material is left standing. The necessary rough cut is added automatically. Specifying fin widths and placing fins Type a fin width in the box provided, then click the [Place] button. Click a straight part of the contour to place the fin. Once all fins have been placed, click the [Done] button.
Colour coding Red: Milling cutter inside material (1) Green: Miller cutter above material (2) Blue: Rough cut (3)
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The drilled holes needed in place of a cut can be specified with [Additional holes].
The generated contours are copied to the NC program and included in the machine-specific output files. You will see the contours machining paths in the machine software.
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16.1 16.2
16.2.1 16.2.2
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Creating and using variable rails Creating a contour drawing for variable rails
Create sketch
Create a new 2D sketch. File | New
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Creating and using variable rails Creating a contour drawing for variable rails Draw in DIN A3 format and scale 1:1 in unit mm. You can accept the presets in the standard sheet dialog that shows up next unchanged by pressing [OK].
Draw contour
Draw the contour as you want it using the elements line, rectangle, arc and circle. Use the element functions as described in the 'Graphical editor' chapter to get all lengths and diameters as needed. The dimensioning in the figure of an example contour at below are only for information; they are not necessary for an approprate functionality.
Watch the section points of sequentional elements to be closed. Use the 'Search point' function to avoid gaps (See "Entering points with the mouse") or use 'T Trimming' to correct errors occurred.
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Creating and using variable rails Creating a contour drawing for variable rails Set origin Use "Elements | Drawing origin" to set the origin to a point of the contour that shall be used to move the contour on the cursor when been placed as a rail, a.e. on the rear edge's mid point. You may also set fillets and chamfers on the corners. Contour: Result:
Inner contours inside the base contour will be cut out during the placement. You might create hollow rails this way. Contour: Result:
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Creating and using variable rails Creating a contour drawing for variable rails
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Creating and using variable rails Define logical functions in a contour drawing
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Creating and using variable rails Define logical functions in a contour drawing
Final step
When the contour is finally drawn and all logical items are defined, save the drawing and finish the graphical editor.
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Creating and using variable rails Assigning a contour drawing in the parts management
On the Technical data tab, enter the name of the contour drawing that you want to assign to this part in the 'Cabinet graphical macro' space, a.e. MyCont2. Use the [...] button to open a file selection. Press [Apply] to save your entries in the database. In the 'Variable rail' function started, all general rails can be selected, that are assigned to a Cabinet graphical macro at this place. The contour drawing will be called just like a device's macro from the ECDTRIGA4\Macros directory. In the placement function's browser dialog, all rails are listed by part number, description 1 and contour drawing name.
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Index
A
A(uto) trimming ...................... 11-32 Activating a component............. 3-2 Activating a component exclusively.................................. 3-7 Activating a part in routing...... 9-16 Activating modelling space..... 3-10 Add/delete wiring ..................... 9-30 Adding a new drawing to a current project ....................................... 2-14 Adding a new enclosure to the current drawing .......................... 4-9 Adding a Rittal TS8 enclosure 4-10 Adding a template drawing to the current project.......................... 2-15 Adding solids ......................... 11-43 Adding solids in a graphical macro ...................................... 14-22 Additional information on RiCAD 3D enclosure models ............... 4-75 Additional options for TS 8 enclosures ................................ 4-11 Adjusting the position of a device ................................................... 6-20 Advanced print settings Colour.................................... 8-9 Margins.................................. 8-9 Views................................... 8-10 Applying non-standard routing criteria ....................................... 9-16 Assigning a colour to a surface ................................................. 11-50 Assigning a contour drawing in the parts management........... 16-10 Assigning materials to wires... 9-28 Automatically assigned %T text variables.................................... 12-6 Auxiliary drawing line ............ 11-15
C
Centre line .............................. 11-15 Centring a view ........................ 3-15 Chamfering elements ............ 11-39 Changing a floor group in a drawing..................................... 4-16 Changing attributes............... 11-47 Changing enclosure names.... 4-23 Changing project information/project assignment ................................................... 7-23 Changing the column display in the device browser .................... 6-5 Changing the length of components ............................. 5-41 Changing the location and plant designation/unit ID .................. 6-21 Changing the scale of a view.. 3-17 Checking a drawing................. 7-12 Choice of manufacturing stage for export........................................ 9-43 Circle (centre point and radius/diameter)..................... 11-18 Circles and arcs..................... 11-17 Circular arc (centre point and radius/diameter)..................... 11-19 Closing a drawing.................... 11-6 Closing a project...................... 2-13 Components toolbar.................. 1-5 Conductor end treatment9-37, 9-38 Conductor end treatment for a Komax machine ....................... 9-39 Conductor end treatment for a Triathlon or CadCabel machine ................................................... 9-42 Configuring EPLAN Cabinet ... 7-40 Connecting outlets .................. 9-18 Connections list....................... 9-12
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Connection-wire assignment .. 9-29 Copying a construction item... 5-45 Copying an enclosure.............. 4-21 Correcting the orientation of the enclosure .................................. 4-39 Counting in report configurations ................................................... 7-10 Create drilling template ........... 10-4 Create toolbar............................. 1-8 Create view of parts available for mounting on ............................. 3-12 Creating a contour drawing for variable rails ............................. 16-2 Creating a graphical macro drawing in EPLAN Cabinet ...... 14-6 Creating a new drilling pattern ................................................. 13-41 Creating a new enclosure project ..................................................... 2-4 Creating a new enclosure project by copying .................................. 2-8 Creating a new enclosure project from a template .......................... 2-8 Creating a new project in an existing EPLAN project............ 1-20 Creating a new report configuration .............................. 7-3 Creating a part.......................... 13-4 Creating a part in the parts management ............................. 13-2 Creating a project from a file..... 2-6 Creating a project inside an EPLAN project ............................ 2-4 Creating an enclosure template from a drawing ......................... 4-25 Creating an enclosure template from an imported model .......... 4-43 Creating and editing wire master data............................................ 9-32 Creating and modyfying solids ................................................. 11-40 Creating custom enclosure parts ................................................... 5-32
Creating custom standard sheets ................................................... 12-8 Creating custom views............ 3-14 Creating drawings ................... 11-4 Creating drilling patterns ...... 13-40 Creating mounting rails in parallel ................................................... 5-14 Creating the geometry for a graphical macro ....................... 14-8
D
Define logical functions in a contour drawing....................... 16-6 Defining fields for single properties ................................... 7-6 Defining item types for reports. 7-4 Defining standard fields for reports ........................................ 7-5 Definition of logical rails in a contour drawing....................... 16-7 Definition of population planes in contour drawings..................... 16-8 Deleting a blocking line........... 9-22 Deleting a drawing from an enclosure project..................... 2-17 Deleting a view......................... 3-17 Deleting an enclosure ............. 4-24 Deleting an existing enclosure project....................................... 2-13 Deleting devices ...................... 6-22 Deleting production status values after summarizing.................... 9-44 Detail level for displaying parts in RiCAD 3D.................................. 4-76 Device tag labelling ................. 3-30 Dimensioning......................... 11-20 Dimensioning types............... 11-22 Display drilling view ................ 10-4 Display fill levels...................... 9-11 Display options and input aids ................................................. 11-47
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Displaying component labelling ................................................... 3-30 Displaying device information 6-17 Displaying router errors .......... 9-10 Displaying routing lists............ 9-12 Displaying wires....................... 9-10 Drawing a graphical macro in the Graphical Editor ....................... 14-7 Drawing the base contour for a drilling pattern .......................... 15-2 Drilling exceptions in the NC configuration .......................... 10-19
E
Edit toolbar ................................. 1-7 Editing a duct ........................... 5-24 Editing a duct ........................... 5-25 Editing a mounting rail ............ 5-19 Editing a standard sheet drawing ................................................... 12-5 Editing dimensioning............. 11-24 Editing dimensioning text ..... 11-24 Editing elements .................... 11-31 Editing existing labels ............. 3-27 Editing sketches and drawings ................................................... 11-4 Editing text.............................. 11-30 Electrotechnical parts.............. 13-6 Elements for creating components ................................................. 11-11 Elements toolbar ...................... 1-14 Enclosure views ....................... 3-11 Entering points with the mouse ................................................... 1-23 Entering text ........................... 11-25 EPLAN Cabinet drawings ........ 2-14 EPLAN Cabinet menu bar........ 1-15 EPLAN Cabinet Navigator node ................................................... 1-18 EPLAN Cabinet parameters..... 7-24
EPLAN Cabinet projects ........... 2-4 EPLAN Cabinet toolbars ........... 1-3 Excluding a duct from routing 9-16 Export CADCabel..................... 9-47 Export drillings to machine .... 10-7 Export Komax .......................... 9-48 Export wires parts list ............. 9-45 Exporting NC data ................. 10-12 Exporting NC drilling data to DXF ................................................. 10-13 Exporting the wires parts list to a wiring centre ............................ 9-36 Exporting to a Triathlon wiring centre........................................ 9-46 External enclosure templates . 4-25 Extruding a contour............... 11-41
F
File toolbar ................................. 1-4 Filleting elements .................. 11-37 Finding an enclosure in RiCAD 3D ................................................... 4-68 Fit geometry to view size ........ 3-16 Floor group as an accessory.. 4-16 Fluid parts .............................. 13-12 Freehand symbols ................... 1-27
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General print settings................ 8-5 Global parameter settings for labels ........................................ 3-23 Go to component in EPLAN.... 6-18 Graphical export to EPLAN..... 8-20 Graphical macro drawings in EPLAN Cabinet ........................ 14-4 Graphical macros General ............................... 14-2 Grouping wires ........................ 9-34
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Handling of master data for wires ..................................................... 9-6 Hiding and showing items....... 3-21
M
Machine and material selection ................................................... 10-9 Making terminal connections match between layout and parts management database ............ 9-53 Manual contour definition....... 15-4 Manufacturer/supplier ............. 13-5 Maximum number of extended standard sheet variables......... 12-7 Measuring............................... 11-31 Mechanical parts.................... 13-12 Busbar adapters................ 13-37 Busbar holders.................. 13-35 Busbars............................. 13-31 Cable clamp rails .............. 13-30 Doors ................................ 13-25 Ducts................................. 13-27 Enclosures ........................ 13-13 Mounting panels................ 13-23 Mounting rails.................... 13-28 Modifying devices.................... 6-19 Modifying enclosures.............. 4-20 Modifying mounting panels after placement................................... 5-7 Modifying mounting panels after placement................................... 5-8 Modifying standard sheets ..... 12-5 Modifying the wire length of outlet connections ............................. 9-20 Modifying views ....................... 3-15 Modifying/creating drawing variables ................................... 12-7 Mouse input ............................. 1-22 Mouse stroke input.................. 1-24 Move enclosure........................ 4-20 Moving a structural component . 543 Moving a view .......................... 3-15 Moving an item to an active level ................................................... 5-45
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Importing a 3D enclosure model ................................................... 4-33 Importing a wiring list................ 9-5 Importing parts data ................ 7-11 Importing project parameters . 7-14 Information, Organization and Security toolbar.......................... 1-9 Insert enclosure accessories .. 4-14 Insert mounting panel infill ....... 5-9 Inserting a floor group............. 4-19 Inserting a universal part......... 6-12 Inserting chassis/mounting rail ................................................... 4-12 Inserting partial mounting panel ................................................... 4-13 Installing RiCAD 3D ................. 4-63 Internal and external sides of terminal strips .......................... 9-54 Isometric view of all parts ......... 3-9 Item number labelling .............. 3-30 Item wiring direction ................ 9-26
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Komax ultrasonic welding conductor treatment ................ 9-40
L
Labels........................................ 3-23 Line.......................................... 11-11 Logical drives ........................... 7-44
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Navigator................................... 1-16 Navigator bookmarks .............. 1-19 NC configuration .................... 10-15 NC output dialogue .................. 10-9
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Opening an existing enclosure project ....................................... 2-10 Optimizing connections........... 9-25 Output from the report center . 8-11 Output to a symbol .................. 7-19 Output to an EPLAN Cabinet standard sheet.......................... 7-16 Output toolbar .......................... 1-10 Outputting summations of mechanical processing ............. 7-7
P
Parameters Colours and text .................. 7-35 Drilling pattern dimensioning7-37 Drilling pattern geometry ..... 7-37 Eplan ................................... 7-32 General................................ 7-24 System ................................ 7-26 Voltage types for wires/ducts7-38 Parts selection for universal items ................................................... 6-14 Picking with the mouse ........... 1-22 Place devices again ................. 6-19 Place user-defined holes......... 5-37 Placement options for enclosures ..................................................... 4-4 Placement options when placing devices........................................ 6-8 Placing a blocking line ............ 9-21 Placing a cable clamp rail........ 5-26
Placing a duct .......................... 5-20 Placing a mounting panel ......... 5-3 Placing a mounting rail ........... 5-10 Placing a user-specified component ............................... 5-35 Placing a variable rail .............. 5-31 Placing and modifying a device 6-2 Placing busbar systems.......... 5-28 Placing busbar systems.......... 5-29 Placing drilling contours as userdefined drilling patterns.......... 15-5 Placing enclosures .................... 4-2 Placing outlets ......................... 9-17 Placing text ............................ 11-26 Print parts list for removed wires ................................................... 9-31 Print preview .............................. 8-4 Print wires parts list ................ 9-45 Printer installation ................... 7-46 Printing a drawing ..................... 8-2 Project information.................. 7-15 Punching solids ..................... 11-44
R
Recessing solids ................... 11-45 Rectangle ............................... 11-16 Redo.......................................... 1-30 Relative point input ............... 11-49 Remaining parts list ................ 9-15 Renumbering components ..... 3-30 Report center Configuration selection ....... 8-12 Filter.................................... 8-17 Further parameters ............. 8-19 Graphics options ................. 8-18 Output ................................. 8-15 Report ................................. 8-16 Report scope....................... 8-14 Report type ......................... 8-13 Report configuration ................. 7-2
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Repositioning label text........... 3-31 Resizing a view......................... 3-16 Retrieving and selecting standard sheets........................................ 12-3 RiCAD 3D enclosures .............. 4-62 Rotate enclosure ...................... 4-20 Rotating a contour ................. 11-42 Rotating a user-defined part ... 5-34 Rotating a view......................... 3-35 Rotating elements .................. 11-36 Routing Basics.................................... 9-3 Routing control centre............... 9-7 Running RiCAD 3D from CD.... 4-63 Running RiCAD 3D from hard disk ................................................... 4-63
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Save all...................................... 11-9 Save as...................................... 11-7 Save contour as drilling pattern ................................................... 15-2 Saving a base contour as a drilling pattern....................................... 15-3 Saving a contour as a machinespecific production description ................................................... 15-6 Saving a current drawing as a template .................................... 2-16 Saving a drawing...................... 11-6 Saving a floor group ................ 4-18 Saving a graphical macro...... 14-29 Saving a report configuration ... 7-7 Saving an enclosure as a template ................................................... 4-60 Screen division......................... 7-41 Searching in the Navigator...... 1-19 Selecting a standard sheet...... 12-3 Selecting an enclosure from the database...................................... 4-2
Selecting commands in EPLAN Cabinet ..................................... 1-21 Selecting devices in the device browser....................................... 6-6 Selecting the parts database .. 13-3 Selecting voltage types........... 5-24 Separately editing a floor group ................................................... 4-18 Set grid ..................................... 3-37 Setting a drawing origin for userdefined parts ............................ 5-34 Setting and changing the print area ............................................. 8-3 Setting default text parameters ................................................. 11-27 Setting the drawing origin .... 11-10 Setting working plane on a plane surface.................................... 11-50 Show paths .............................. 9-23 Showing and hiding labels ..... 3-28 Showing and hiding standard sheets ....................................... 12-4 Showing/hiding hidden edges 3-34 Showing/hiding shading ......... 3-33 Specify blocking surface for drilling....................................... 10-6 Specifying a blocking surface 6-16 Specifying a graphical macro for EPLAN Cabinet ........................ 14-3 Specifying a hexagonal cutout ................................................. 13-54 Specifying a octogonal cutout ................................................. 13-55 Specifying a rectangular cutout (chamfered) ............................ 13-50 Specifying a rectangular cutout (filleted)................................... 13-48 Specifying a rectangular cutout (right-angle)............................ 13-46 Specifying a routing range ....... 9-8 Specifying a slot .................... 13-52
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Specifying an individual hole (length-independent) ............. 13-43 Specifying an individual threaded hole (length-independent) ..... 13-45 Specifying an origin for the enclosure .................................. 4-56 Specifying enclosure components ................................................... 4-45 Specifying holes for ducts/rails (length-dependent)................. 13-56 Specifying macro orientation in 3D space....................................... 14-23 Specifying mounting panels in enclosure templates ................ 4-28 Specifying the drawing origin in a graphical macro ..................... 14-27 Specifying threaded holes for ducts/rails (length-dependent).. 1357 Standard sheet variables......... 12-7 Standard sheets Principles............................. 12-2 Starting EPLAN Cabinet ............ 1-2 Stroke and hold movements ... 1-26 Stroke movements without holding ...................................... 1-25 Subtracting solids.................. 11-43 Swap door hinging................... 4-15
Tool selection for mrilling..... 10-10 Tool selection for thread cutting ................................................. 10-10 Tools toolbar............................ 1-13 Totals in report configurations. 7-8 Transferring an enclosure to EPLAN Cabinet ........................ 4-77 T-trimming solids................... 11-46
U
Undo ......................................... 1-30 Updating a standard sheet...... 12-5 Updating EPLAN project parts lists ........................................... 7-11 Updating routing master data... 9-5 Using custom 3D models as enclosure templates ................ 4-32 Using filters in the device browser ..................................................... 6-3 Using graphical macros in EPLAN Cabinet ..................................... 14-5 Using RiCAD 3D data .............. 4-65
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View toolbar ............................... 1-6 Viewing and assigning logical drives ........................................ 7-45 Viewpoints toolbar................... 1-11 Views toolbar ........................... 1-12 Visibility of labels .................... 3-25 Windows printer drivers.......... 7-46 Wire make-up configuration ... 9-36 Wires parts list......................... 9-13
T
T trimming............................... 11-32 Terminals in EPLAN Cabinet... 9-50 Testing a graphical macro..... 14-30 Text Overview ........................... 11-25 Text variables in standard sheet drawings ................................... 12-5 Tool selection for drillings ...... 10-9
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Zoom......................................... 3-18
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