1. Several standard templates for new construction
The symbol library in EPLAN conforms to international standards and is divided into single line diagram and schematic symbol library.
The symbol library conforms to the four major standards of GB (national standard), IEC (international standard), NFPA (American standard) and GOST (Russian standard). The corresponding symbol libraries of the four major standards are GB_symbol, IEC_symbol, NFPA_symbol, and GOST_symbol.
2. What does EPLAN's system master data contain?
- Administration: Contains rights management files;
- Documents: documents in PDF format (product selection manual) and Excel tables;
- DXF_DWG: contains files in DXF or DWG format;
- Forms: Forms containing various types and styles, which belong to the system master data;
- Function definition: a file containing a function definition;
- Images (picture): Contains a variety of picture files;
- Macros: Contains various types of macros, window macros, symbol macros and page macros;
- Mechanical models: Contains relevant mechanical data;
- Parts: Contains a parts database in Microsoft Access format and associated import/export control files. The format of parts management is ".mdb";
- PlotFrames (picture frame): Contains plot frames that meet various standards and belongs to the system master data;
- Schemes: Contains various predefined or user-defined configurations, such as work areas, filters, sorting settings;
- Scripts: scripts with relevant formats (".cs" and ".vb" formats);
- Templates: an exchange file containing project templates, basic project templates and exported project data;
- XML: Contains files in XML format.
3. Project data storage
The EPLAN project is saved in the form of a folder, the file name is ".edb", and there is also a corresponding link file ".elk". When you double-click it, it will start EPLAN and open this project. Among them, ".edb" is the main body of the project, which saves project data in the form of folders.
4. Project backup and recovery
(1) Click [Project] - [Backup] - [Project], and the "Backup Project" dialog box will pop up.
(2) Select the project "Standard Electric Cabinet" to be backed up, select "Save As", and set the storage path to "Desktop". 3 methods of backup explained:
- Save As: The project is saved in another storage format, the file name suffix is ".zw1", and the original project remains unchanged.
- Lock the file for external editing: the project is saved in another storage format with the file name suffix ".zw1", the original project is write-protected, and the ".elk" project becomes a ".els" project, which is saved in the same directory .
- Archiving: The project is saved in another storage format, the file name suffix is ".zw1", the original project is deleted, and the ".elk" project becomes a ".ela" project, which is saved in the same directory.
(3) Click [Project] - [Restore] - [Project], and the "Restore Project" dialog box will pop up.
(4) In this dialog box, the backup directory defaults to the desktop. In the "Project" list, you can see the project "SRYX-Electric Cabinet Teaching" backed up in the previous step. The restored directory is placed in the default "Target Directory", "Project Name" is changed to "SRYX-Electric Cabinet Teaching-Modification", and the single-machine "OK" button is pressed, and the project is restored.