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As soon as you mark a row with a routing connection in the connection list, the field of the respective row expands and offers a detailed display of all existing connection point information and routing information. In this detailed view the routing connection is visualized by connection point symbols of the source and target as well as by a connection symbol. The routing connection can be edited by assigning an installation status at the source connection point and at the target connection point. Other buttons in the detailed view enable you to visualize the wiring situation in the mounting layout in the 3D viewThe 3D view is a separate display area in EPLAN Smart Wiring. This is always visible when 3D information is available in the loaded project., and call it up in the form of schematic pages or for example send a Connection comment in case of an error. From the detailed view you can also print connection properties of routing connections for the labeling of wires (single conductors), wire jumpers or hoses.
Manufacturing relevant additional information in the detailed view
With the loaded project file the engineer can store additional manufacturing-relevant information at each routing connection. They become visible for you after the detailed view has been opened.
The following information can be displayed at routing connections, which are assigned to the connection types Wire, Wire jumper or Tube:
- Displayed DT and connection point designation source / target
- Connection designation
- Length with unit
- Wire termination processing source / target
- Connection: Type designation
- Remark
- Routing direction source / target
- Minimum tightening torque
- Maximum tightening torque
- Socket size.
Buttons and display elements
To receive more information about the user interface in the detailed view, click or the tap the individual buttons and display elements between the two red lines on the graphic displayed below.
Detailed view during selection of the connection type "Cable"
If you have selected a layout space in the project that contains cables, and have selected the connection type Cable in the search and filter bar of the connection list, all available cables of the layout space are displayed in the connection list.
By using the arrow at the left-hand margin of a list entry you can open the detailed view of the respective cable and have the individual connections of the cable (cable wires) displayed.
The following manufacturing-relevant information can be contained in the detailed view of the cable, provided that they were stored in terms of construction in the project file:
- Source: Stripping length
- Target: Stripping length
- Length (full)
- Number of connections
- Mounting location: Description
- Remark.
In the detailed view of cables it is possible to lock and unlock the cable and the cable connections contained in it with the lock for the assignment of an installation status. In addition the connection situation of the routed cables can be visualized in the 3D view.
If you mark one of the cable connections contained in the cable, the detailed view of the individual cable connection with all functionalities opens that you also have for wires (single conductors), wire jumpers and hoses.
Tracking routing connections in the 3D view
EPLAN Smart Wiring offers the possibility to track the routing track of the selected routing connection in the 3D view:
Preconditions
- You have opened or continued a project of the type *.EPDZ or *.XLSX / *.XLSX.
- The connection list shows the connections of the selected layout space, an enclosure in the layout space or a mounting site in the enclosure. (This only applies for projects of the type *.EPDZ.)
- A routing connection is marked in the connection list, so that the detailed view of the routing connection is opened.
Procedure
- In the detailed view click or tap the button at the connection symbol of the source or of the target.
- In the 3D view the connection situation at the source or target of the marked routing connection is displayed in the mounting layout of the selected layout space.
- Click or tap the button at the connection symbol of the source or target.
- In the 3D view an animation is started that shows the complete routing track of the routing connection in the mounting layout from the source to the target or from the target to the source respectively.
- While the animation is running the symbol of the button () changes.
- Click or tap to stop the running animation at any point.
- The button takes on the previous state again.
- Click or tap again to continue the animation.
- If you want to view the complete wiring situation of the routing connection from source to target in the 3D view, click or tap the button.
Tip
Use the button also when viewing special connection situations, for example when tracking a routing connection from the front / rear of a mounting panel to the rear / front of a mounting panel located behind it. With the button you always receive an optimized viewing angle in the 3D view on the routing connection in the layout space.
Tracking routing connections on schematic pages
If you are editing an EPLAN Pro Panel project with a 3D mounting layout that contains schematic pages, it is possible to have the schematic pages with the form of the routing connection displayed as an additional guidance.
Note
Note that only schematics of EPLAN Pro Panel Version 2.8 or higher can be displayed.
Preconditions
- You have opened or continued a project of the *.EPDZ type.
- The connection list shows the connections of the selected layout space, an enclosure in the layout space or a mounting site in the enclosure.
- A routing connection is marked in the connection list, so that the detailed view of the routing connection is opened.
- The project has schematic information, which can be seen at the selectable button in the detailed view.
Procedure
- In the detailed view click or tap the button.
- At the right-hand margin of the screen the Schematics flyout is displayed.
- Depending on the form of the routing connection different numbers of schematic pages with the complete page name are listed in this flyout.
- Click or tap the desired page name in the flyout.
- The schematic page is opened in a separate display window.
- The item that is the source and / or the target of the routing connection is highlighted by a red rectangle.
- At the right-hand margin a preview for further schematic pages of the project appears, if the selected routing connection is part of these pages.
- If necessary, open a further page by marking it in the preview.
- Close the display window by clicking or tapping the cross in the title bar.
- Hide the flyout by clicking or tapping the arrow symbol or in the detailed view of the routing connection again on the button.
Editing routing connections
Preconditions
- You have opened or continued a project of the type *.EPDZ or *.XLSX / *.XLSX.
- The connection list shows the connections of the selected layout space, an enclosure in the layout space or a mounting site in the enclosure. (This only applies for projects of the type *.EPDZ.)
- A routing connection is marked in the connection list, so that the detailed view of the routing connection is opened.
The editing of a project in EPLAN Smart Wiring is based on changing the installation status of all the routing connections from "Not installed" to "Installed". The status assignment is carried out by means of the connection symbols in the detailed view. Depending on the working method in your manufacturing team EPLAN Smart Wiring supports the following procedures:
- Separate installation of the wire terminations of the routing connection at the source and the target
- Install the complete routing connection, without consideration of the installation status at the source and the target.
Installing the wire terminations of the routing connection separately
Procedure
- In the detailed view of the selected routing connection click or tap the connection symbol of the source.
- The installation status changes from "Not installed" to "Installed" .
- The complete routing connection that is represented by the button at the right-hand margin of the detailed view changes its installation status from "Not installed" to "Partially installed" .
- Click or tap the connection symbol of the target.
- The installation status also changes from "Not installed" to "Installed".
- The complete routing connection now takes on the installation status "Installed" .
- The detailed view is closed, and the detailed view of the next routing connection is automatically opened for editing.
- Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for all further routing connections.
- Confirm the message coming up after the completion of the installation work.
Installing a complete routing connection
Procedure
- In the detailed view of the routing connection click or tap the connection symbol on the complete right.
- The installation status of the complete routing connection and the connection symbols at the source and target change from "Not installed" to "Installed" .
- The detailed view is closed, and the detailed view of the next routing connection is automatically opened for editing.
- Repeat the step for all other routing connections and confirm the message after completion of the installation work.
Locking / unlocking routing connections
If a connection in an enclosure cannot be installed - for whatever reasons - the associated routing connection in the detailed view can be locked. In that case an assignment of the installation status "Installed" or "Not installed" at the source or the target of the routing connection is still possible but not for the whole routing connection.
Procedure
- In the detailed view click or tap the button.
- The lock symbol at the button changes ().
- The status display of the routing connection and the button at the right edge of the detailed view take on the color white.
- Click or tap the button again, if you want to unlock the routing connection.
Printing connection properties for the labeling of wires
EPLAN Smart Wiring makes it possible to print the properties of each routing connection to place the data for the labeling at the wire really to be installed, for example in the form of a label. The printing functionality can be called up via the printer symbol from the detailed view of the selected routing connection.
Preconditions
- You have opened or continued a project of the *.EPDZ type.
- The connection list shows the connections of the selected layout space, an enclosure in the layout space or a mounting site in the enclosure. (This only applies for projects of the type *.EPDZ.)
- The output data, the font size and the font for printing are specified in the Settings for the labeling of connections.
- A routing connection is marked in the connection list, so that the detailed view of the routing connection is opened.
Procedure
- Click or tap the button with the printer symbol .
- Select the next dialog of the printer, the page range and the number of the copies to be printed.
- If necessary, specify further printer settings.
- Click or tap Print.
- Printing begins
Further information
Sets / shows the status of the routing connection at the source.
Sets / shows the status of the routing connection at the target.
Sets / shows the status of the complete routing connection.
General routing direction from the source to the target.
Locks / unlocks the routing connection for the status editing.
Enables sending a comment about the routing connection to the receiver.
Enables the display of schematic pages.
Shows the connection situation of the routing connection at the source.
Starts an animation, which tracks the routing track of the connection from the source to the target.
Shows the connection situation of the routing connection at the target.
Shows the connection situation of the complete routing connection.
Starts an animation, which tracks the routing track of the connection from the source to the target.
Starts an animation which tracks the routing track of the connection from the target to the source.
Enables printing connection properties for the labeling of labels.