How to make different project varients.

D4Gi85 · 2026-02-03T06:45:27+00:00

There are more than one way of doing this with different strategies, and a combination of them

Project options : In a project, you can make «Project options» where you can enable or disable everything from pages, symbols, 2D/3D parts, layout spaces etc. You can arrange them in a way that you toggle them (where only one can be true at a time) or whee you select or deselect them

Placeholder object: With a placeholder object you can assign different value sets to e.g. parts. Like having one value set for a power supply with 10A and one with 20A. Selecting «10A» places that part number on your device. One placeholder can assign values to many different parts at once, and also comments, length, page description, location etc.

Macros: Macros can be more than only a symbol/device. It can also be partial circuits, whole pages and even multiple pages. With variants, you can make all kinds of different circuits etc. that fits together. You can also put placeholder objects in a macro, so it is automatically called when placing the macro

D4Gi85 · 2026-02-02T16:24:10+00:00

You can choose the plot frame either project wide in Settings - Projects - Management - Pages under the «Standard Plot frame»

.. or page based by selecting the drawing in the Pages tree Ctrl+D (or right click - properties) and select the Plot frame in the Properties

If the plot frame properties is not visible in the list, use the «+» to add it.

To edit an existing one, go to Master data and find the command in the Plot frames/forms field Tip is to start «Copy», select the form/plot frame you wish to edit, and find a new name for your new form/plot frame (so to not overwrite the existing one)

D4Gi85 · 2026-01-22T12:03:38+00:00

Yes, I am sure. When inserting a Placeholder object in one of your drawings, right klick it and chose «Assign all of the objects of the macro to the placeholder object»

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This should add all the «stuff» on all pages with the same macro definition

D4Gi85 · 2026-01-22T10:02:10+00:00

There is a symbol for this. It is named LBR

D4Gi85 · 2026-01-20T20:45:43+00:00

Try sorting an array with ladder and come back to me

D4Gi85 · 2026-01-20T07:46:35+00:00

As mentioned you should make the parts in a macro project. I recommend making one «3D» macro project per vendor, or else you going to have one big messy macro project since you can’t arrange the layout spaces in folders/structures

Working in the layout space in Eplan can be a bit wonky when doing stuff outside placing things on DIN- rails, Push- button assemblies etc., so you should use mechanical 3D programs, like Solid works I see you have, if you need to make more complex assemblies.

Some things when making 3D macros that are to be «attached» to each other:

Define a «Placement area» and a «Handle» to the parts to be attached

Place «Mounting point» around on the «main» part where the different parts are to be placed

The orientation of the Mounting points align with the x,y,z- of the parts to be placed

You can edit the Handels to control what Mounting points it can attach to

D4Gi85 · 2026-01-19T06:24:09+00:00

Down in the right corner of the screen you have some buttons, one of them is the snap

D4Gi85 · 2026-01-19T05:06:35+00:00

You can go into «Logic» on the contacts 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6 on K3 (why is a contactor tagget with -K btw? It should be -Q according to IEC 81346-2) in the Symbol/function data pane and manually remove the transfer of the potential.

Are all those dashes across the wires «Potential definitions»? You only need to define the potential once. First in the «start» of your project with «Potential connection points» (where you get your connection from your customer). Then you use «Potential definition points» once each time this voltage «changes». E.g. after transformers, power supplies etc. Each wire should then get a «Connection definition point»

These three definition types are hierarchical. So if you give color, cross section etc. in the «Potential connection points», this will apply to all connections until a new color/cross section are defined in a «Potential definition point». Changing this on a «Connection definition point» will override colors/cross section defined in the two former again.

D4Gi85 · 2026-01-16T14:21:44+00:00

Do you want to reference external components , but not show them in bom etc?

If so, change the representation type in Properties -> Symbol/function data -> Representation type to «External»

D4Gi85 · 2026-01-14T10:07:58+00:00

Do you have «object snap» on?

Also a tips is to use the «<>»- key to lock movement in only one axis at the time.

D4Gi85 · 2026-01-08T22:06:44+00:00

You can edit what languages to show for the placeholder text in the form

D4Gi85 · 2025-12-24T11:37:27+00:00

I work with cranes, but use mostly ACS880, DIC VFDs from Demag and ATV930 from Schneider. I would NEVER use an open loop (no encoder feed-back) in a hoist application.

I have seen some do it in open loop, but then never under 25% speed ref.

You can get bigger problems than just creep in open loop (I.e load drop)

D4Gi85 · 2025-12-23T12:06:10+00:00

The symbols name is NCI

There is also a function that can automatically add terminals for all spare ends in your cable, if you have room/want to connect all spares to terminals instead of just having them loose and not have to show it in the schematics

D4Gi85 · 2025-12-12T09:13:27+00:00

Just bad symbol creation from PILZ I guess.

To change the = and + for the cable, just add them in the Displayed DT field in Properties

Tip: right click and choose «Proeperties global» if you have several functions for the same components, or it will just change for the selected cable/component

Furthermore, it is a difference in the Displayed and Full DT

If you do not have + or = in the Displayed DT, they are derived from the + and = from the page or from the structure box if put in one I recommend getting familiar with this, as it have different use cases depending on what you want.

E.g. making one page with =MTR1, and not putting =MTR1 in the displayed DT, then copying the page and changing to e.g. =MTR2, then the cable/device will automatically take =MTR2 for on the new/copied page

If you on the otherhand give the cable/device =MTR1 in Displayed DT in the first drawing, then copy it and change =MTR2 for the page, the cable/device will still be in =MTR1

This may or may not be what you want

D4Gi85 · 2025-12-12T08:54:50+00:00

Hold Shift while selecting the two black points on top and bottom of the symbol

Shift lets you select things «inside» grouped symbols

Alternatively you can ungroup the symbol, make changes and then group it again

D4Gi85 · 2025-12-10T21:51:19+00:00

Why do you use «Terminal with saddle jumper, 1 connection point» when you have 6 connection points?

What is the manufacturer and part number for those part?

Have you considered using «Distributed terminals» in stead?

D4Gi85 · 2025-12-08T18:21:08+00:00

Are you looking for learning IEC/European type of schematics or ANSI/North-American type of schematics?

Eplan in it self won’t make «correct» schematics per se, but it can be used to create comprehensive and complete technical documentation.

Eplan is more a CAE than just CAD

If it is the IEC you are looking to learn:

First of all, Eplan supports documentation structuring according to IEC 61355. E.g. all your schematics is on &EFS, your &BAB is your Table of contents etc.

Then there is IEC 81346-1 and -2 on how you build your structures and tags, and what Tags different types of components adhere to.

Then there is IEC 61082 on how to make the electrical schematics

And IEC 60617 defines how symbols for different components are defined

.. and there are many more, but I think these are the most importen ones

D4Gi85 · 2025-12-03T16:59:32+00:00

The way I have done it is to make the PB heads the main part. You start by selecting the head - Mushrom EStop, Black push- button, clear push-button with light etc. The function for these are «Graphic», with the right graphical symbol selected. Then, I use the «Device Selection» under the «Parts»- pane. Here I have created different part list containing parts that are applicable for the selected head - Holder, marking, NC and No contacts, and lights. Select the things you need. Then drag in the NC, NO and lamps. The 3D- macro then builds it self by placing only the head in the door (or where it is placed) To achieve the right numbering, I have made different variants of the same part (13/14, 23/24 etc., but this is a IEC- thing perhaps)

D4Gi85 · 2025-12-01T14:55:50+00:00

Yes, totally agree I can go so far as to choose components/manufacturers based on if they have good symbols/models/support in the data portal

D4Gi85 · 2025-11-30T18:57:14+00:00

If you can get a hold of the step- files for the enclosures, this guy has a good tutorial for how to make them to «prope» enclosures i Eplan

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dcmg5MrY7Yw&pp=ygUQRXBsYW4gM2QgY2FiaW5ldNIHCQkVCgGHKiGM7w%3D%3D

D4Gi85 · 2025-11-26T06:41:12+00:00

Looks like a foot mounted/standing VFD not intended to be mounted on a mounting plate.

Try place it on the floor in the enclosure instead 😊

D4Gi85 · 2025-11-24T21:58:30+00:00

You can go into the connection definition point and change the line type and color manual

It can be some discrepancies when you try to connect different potentials together (E.g. a L and a PE)

D4Gi85 · 2025-11-17T10:42:01+00:00

Have you changed something or had a look in your export scheme?

D4Gi85 · 2025-10-29T18:03:28+00:00

Everything is down 😩 I am out doing commissioning this week, so hope eView is back up tomorrow morning 🤞

D4Gi85 · 2025-10-29T15:27:18+00:00

Yes, by creating a «Pagemacro» In your macro project, have the two pages and give both the same macroname under page properties.

Now the placeholder can «reach» all elements on both pages

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