Release notes
EPLAN Platform
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
Improvements in the Project Data Backup In the past the data backup of projects had some problems which related to the scope of the backup and the backup of external documents and images. In order to improve the data backup in this context, the settings existing in the Options group box of the dialog Back up projects have either been removed or revised: |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
Improved Solutions for Storing Files Under storing files we understand that documents, image files or hyperlinks are copied from an external source directory into the project. This way these files can be taken into consideration, for example, during the backup and restoring projects. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
Improvements for the Creation of Basic Projects When creating basic projects, previously referenced documents and/or image files were always included in copying to the basic project. The creation of basic projects has been revised so that you can influence this in the future. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Extended Search in the Parts Management and in the Insert Center The following extensions have been realized for this version for the search in the Insert center and in the parts management: |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Extended Property Configuration in the Parts Management, in the Insert Center and in the Property Overview In this version the configuration of the properties in the parts management, in the Insert center and in the property overview has been extended. Previously the configuration was the same for each selected part or each selected object, and a different display of properties was achieved by selecting a different scheme. Now several configurations are as a rule stored in a configuration scheme. The assignment to a desired object (part, function, etc.) and the definition of filters make it possible to always display the suitable properties for a selected object. For example, the property Cable type / Type designation that a PLC part does not require is relevant for a cable. A PLC part in turn has the property PLC type designation that is not required for a cable. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Extensions for the Insert Center The following extensions for the Insert center have been realized for this version: |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
New displayed units of measure for speed The new unit of measure group "Speed" with several new units (m/s, km/h, mph, kn, ft/s) is now available for the display property Displayed measuring unit in the Display or Format tab of the property dialog. The basic unit of this unit of measurement group is m/s. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Button for design mode moved to status bar The button for activating or deactivating the design mode has been moved from the ribbon to the status bar. This way the positioning aids "Object snap", "Snap to grid", "Quick snap" and "Design mode" can now be reached uniformly via the status bar. The button |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Renamed search field in the ribbon You can use the search field in the ribbon to quickly search for commands that can be found in the ribbon or in the Backstage view or that can be inserted into the ribbon when customizing the ribbon. To make it clearer what this search field can be used for, the labeling of the search field has been changed from "Tell me what you want to do?" to "Find command". |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Improved tooltip in the search field of the ribbon In this version, the tooltip that is displayed for the commands searched for in the search field of the ribbon has been improved. This way a tooltip is now also displayed for those commands that are available in the Backstage view or in the status bar or that are available via the buttons for the workspace and for the user profile. In addition the tooltip displays more information in certain cases, for example additionally the "Gallery group" for commands that are arranged as buttons in a "Gallery" or the text "[Customize ribbon... | Further commands (<Category>)]" for commands that are not displayed in the ribbon by default. For commands that have been inserted into the ribbon by the user, the command path to the configured command is displayed in a new line in addition to the default command path. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Assigning shortcut keys for adjusting the column width In the tables of many dialogs you can use the popup menu items Adjust column width and Column width automatic to optimize the display of the table. It is now possible to assign own shortcut keys for these frequently used commands. In order for these commands to be displayed in the Customize shortcut keys dialog in the Commands field, you have to select the "All commands" entry in the Tabs field. The shortcut keys specified in this way can be used in dialogs that can remain open while the project is being edited, for example in message management, in editing in tables or in the list views of the navigators. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
New notification for system messages If a system message is output by EPLAN, this is displayed by means of an error icon in the status bar. Often users are not aware of these system messages, in particular when the icon was already visible. For this reason - when a new system message is output - a notification is now shown in the lower right-hand corner of the screen for a few seconds. Here, in addition to the information that a new system message has occurred, a hyperlink is displayed via which you can branch to the system message dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Highlighting differences to the specified values in the property overview In the property overview the values of specific properties that contain a value deviating from the specification at the part, in the logic model or from the segment template are now displayed with a yellow cell background. This is the case for part reference properties, properties of the connection point logic or pre-planning properties. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Renamed dialog texts for "Spare" Since the term "Spare" does not clearly show which objects are meant, several dialog texts have been renamed.
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Sortable columns in the settings dialogs for connection properties In the project-specific settings for connection properties it is now possible to sort the columns of the tables by double-clicking the column headers in the dialogs Settings: Connection colors and Settings: Cross-sections / diameters. This also applies to the corresponding selection dialogs. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Comments Navigator Available Again and Extended In the new version of the EPLAN platform you now have the possibility again to import comments that were inserted into PDF files, for example by means of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. In addition you can also insert comments yourself in an EPLAN project. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Updating the Project Databases As part of miscellaneous extensions and optimizations, the project databases have been changed in Version 2025. This has the effect that new projects are essentially created with new project databases. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Using zw1 files as templates when creating projects When creating projects you can now also select backed up EPLAN projects *.zw1 as project templates as an alternative to basic projects *.zw9. If you branch into the selection dialog Select basic project by using the button In the EPLAN API the method |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
New Write Protection for User-defined Properties A new setting for the write protection has been added to the user-defined properties for projects and for the parts management. The new check box Write-protected on the user interface in the dialog Configure properties is available to this purpose. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
Displaying Images or QR Codes of the Part at the Device At a component in the schematic you already had the possibility in the past to have the data of a part stored at the device displayed as property placements. With the new version you can now also have specific part properties displayed directly at the component as a QR code or image. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Improved Configuration of Current Transformers with Mechanical Feedthrough A plug-in or bar current transformer is a special device which serves to measure the primary current in a conductor without cutting through the conductor. A connection runs through such a device without a connection point of the device being connected to this connection. The connection point logic has now been extended so that such devices can be configured better in EPLAN in the future. The connections running through the current transformers are now also taken into consideration better during the connection routing process. |
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EPLAN Platform | Message management |
Improved Messages for Routing Connections Various improvements have been installed for routing connections. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
New check run checks part properties in accordance with the EPLAN Data Standard The new check run 501038 is now available in the message class 501 "Part master data" in order to ensure that the values entered in the parts management for part properties correspond to the EPLAN Data Standard. This is, for example, relevant for the mounting data "Width", "Height" and "Depth". |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Harmonizing Structure and Designations in the Translation Settings Selected project texts and also project-independent data such as parts data can be translated in EPLAN. To this purpose different project-specific and user-specific settings are available in the settings dialog. In addition, dialogs for the translation settings can also be called up from the ribbon and from the parts management. In this version the structure and the designations of the project-specific and user-specific translation settings have been harmonized with the tabs in the dialogs Settings: Translation - <Project name> and Settings: Translation. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Updating the Parts Database If you work with several EPLAN versions (e.g., when switching to version 2025) and have in version 2025 an "older" parts database, you will be prompted upon opening parts management to update the parts database. If you answer this prompt with [Yes], the parts database is updated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Optimizing a Parts Database In the parts management you now have the possibility to optimize the current parts database for properties that are used in filters already defined and in the tree configurations. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Extended Tab "Overview" with Macro Preview In the past only an image - if available - of the part was displayed in the preview of the Overview tab. For the new version the Overview tab has now been extended by a preview with three tiles. The macros that are stored at a part are also displayed in this preview. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Summarizing Function Templates of Selected Assemblies or Modules In the past the function templates could only be summarized for all assemblies and modules together. To this purpose the menu item Summarize function templates is available below the button [Extras]. In order to also allow summarizing for individual assemblies or modules, the command is now also available in the tree, list and combination view as a popup menu item. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Breaking down assemblies and modules individually in the parts list In this version the tabs Assembly and Module in the parts management have been extended by the Break up in parts list drop-down list. Through the new setting possibility you can specify individually for each assembly and module part whether it is to be broken up in the "Parts list" report or not. The default value is the "From settings" entry. In this case the settings for the part assemblies in the Settings: Parts dialog are used for the breaking up of assemblies and modules (command path: File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Reports > Parts). If you select a different setting here, it overwrites those specified in the settings. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Adding function templates manually to assemblies Previously it was only possible to manually add function templates to parts and modules. This is done in the Function templates tab by using the |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Protecting accessories during import For the import of parts data it has been possible for some time to protect the properties Part is accessory (ID 22054) and Part number in accessory (ID 22963) against being changed. Now you also have the possibility to protect the entire tab Accessories against changes during importing. To this purpose the check box Protect accessories has been added to the Protect fields tab in the dialog Field assignment. If the check box is activated, all the data of the Accessories tab is protected against changes during the import of parts data. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The space requirement is calculated again from the height and width The functionality for calculating the space requirement removed in Version 2022 is now available again. If values for the properties Width and Height are entered in the parts management, the value of the property Space requirement is now determined again automatically. The menu item to recalculate the space requirement for all parts is not reinstalled. This can be done after exporting the data by editing in Excel. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Revision properties for the list view The revision properties of the parts (such as Creator, Modification date, etc.) are now also available in the parts management, in the part master data navigator and in the Insert center for the configuration of the list view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
Navigation via Block Properties to the Subordinate Device In nested devices it was already possible in the past to call up the data of the superior device at a device by means of block properties. To this purpose the Main function of superior device format element is available in the Format dialog when the block format is specified. In this version the field Available format elements of the dialog Format has now been extended by the new format element Main function of the subordinate device. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data exchange with Harness |
Managing Cable Units Cable units are now also available as new objects in the EPLAN Platform in order to interlink EPLAN Harness proD better with the EPLAN Platform. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Fill surface with different color for closed graphical elements For closed graphical elements such as rectangles, polygons, arcs, etc. and for closed graphics at the comments (rectangles, polylines) it is now possible to set a different color for the fill surface than for the lines of the graphical element. To this purpose the property dialog has been extended below the hierarchy level "Format" by the two new display properties Deviating fill color and Fill color. In the case of comments the display properties are located on the Format tab. In order for a different fill color to be displayed for the fill surface, the Fill color and the Deviating fill color check boxes must be activated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
Adjusting the row height of the header in editing in tables To allow you to read the headings better at the many columns in editing in tables, you now have the possibility in the dialog to influence the row height of the header. The new popup menu item Customize header is available to this purpose. In the subsequent dialog that is then opened, you specify the row height for the header and can additionally emphasize the headings in bold. The settings made here affect all columns of the table and all tabs of the dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
Displaying and editing up to 100 supplementary fields in tabular editing This index allows up to 1,000 supplementary fields to be defined at a function. In the past only the first 20 supplementary fields could be displayed and edited in the edit in table function. As of this version this has been extended to 100 supplementary fields. In the dialog Settings: Edit in table you can now use the index to select up to 100 supplementary fields for the column configuration. These are then displayed in the dialog for in a table and can be edited. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device selection |
Display of further properties in the list view During the configuration of the list view in the device selection, user-defined part properties can now also be selected for the tables Main part and Accessories. The properties Min. bending radius (ID 22063), Outside diameter (ID 22065), and Inner diameter (ID 22128) are also available for cables, connections, etc. when configuring the list view for the Main part table. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Settings for Internet connections removed from the user interface For Version 2025 the dialog Settings: Internet connections with the settings for the proxy server and the connection test to the Internet has been removed from the user interface. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Leave settings for operational sequence sheets empty In the project-specific settings dialog Settings: Operational sequence sheets it is now possible to leave the settings for the group box Symbol for property placement empty. This way you do not have to store a special symbol library for operational sequence sheets for which you otherwise have no use in a project. If settings already exist in this group box, you can remove these by using the newly added button If you have removed the settings and want to place the property texts of functions in an operational sequence sheet via the popup menu item Place functional, the message is displayed that you have to specify a symbol in the settings to this purpose. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
Multiple selection possible for "Assign main function" When converting auxiliary functions into main functions by using the command Assign main function, a multiple selection of auxiliary functions is now also possible. This is useful, for example, if you first draw your schematic in single-line representation during the configuration. This turns all single-line functions into main functions. When you subsequently create the multi-line schematics, the multi-line functions are to become main functions. The extended functionality supports you in this. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
Canceling reporting and updating When reporting a project using the Generate project reports command, when updating reports using the Update command and when updating model views using the popup menu item Update, it was previously not possible to abort the respective process in the dialog with the progress bar. With the newly added button [Cancel] these processes can now be terminated after each partial step. |
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EPLAN Platform | Change of standard |
Using zw1 files as templates for changing standards When changing standards you can now also select backed up EPLAN projects *.zw1 as project templates in the Rotation / flipping tab for the field Basic project as an alternative to basic projects *.zw9. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Multiple selection possible when rescinding the manual object assignment In a macro project you have the possibility to change the object assignment to a macro box. If you want to cancel the manual object assignment again, you can, for example, select the popup menu item Discard manual assignment on the macro box. This is now also possible for several selected macro boxes simultaneously. In previous versions the popup menu item Discard manual assignment was also active at macro boxes at which no manual object assignment existed at all. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Restored column sorting for placeholder object values In placeholder objects, the columns for variables and value sets can now be sorted again in the Values tab as in Version 2.9 SP1 (and earlier). To this purpose the first row of the table was converted again into a "real" column header with fixed designations such as Variable, Value set 1, Value set 2, etc. To be able to edit the value set names, a row with the value set names is located below the first row with the column headers. The position of this row is not influenced by the sorting. If you have carried out an automatic sorting by double-clicking a column header, then columns and / or rows can no longer be moved manually via the arrow buttons above the table. |
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EPLAN Platform | Setup |
Simplified standard installation Installation by means of the EPLAN Setup Manager has been simplified. Here you now have the possibility to select a standard installation when the Setup Manager is started. This way you carry out a simplified installation without extensive settings. If desired, you can also select a user-defined installation and continue to configure your installation individually as in the past. During the user-defined installation you now also have the possibility to install the master data optionally for mm and/or for inch. To this purpose the two check boxes mm and inch are available in the Setup dialog during the installation of the master data below the new Master data formats fields. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master Data |
Master Data: Symbols This section provides information about the new and corrected symbols that are available to you in the master data as of the current version. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Extensions for the PLC Data Exchange in the AutomationML AR APC Format PLC data exchange is possible for different PLC manufacturers in AutomationML format. Different variants exist in the AutomationML format depending on the respective usage. The " |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Highlighting of changed fields after the import of an assignment list After the import of an assignment list, only the changed fields are now highlighted by a yellow background in the dialog Addresses / assignment lists and not the complete lines anymore. This makes it easier to recognize which values have changed. Lines that have been added by the import are not highlighted. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
Improved Configuration of Prefabricated Cables Prefabricated cables have a specific length and are already equipped with suitable plugs. This means that these cables are immediately ready for use without further modifications being necessary. As of this version such prefabricated cables are supported better in the EPLAN platform. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
Improvement of Cable Numbering When numbering cables by means of the command Number cable DT you could previously only select the option Keep existing cable DTs. However, it was not possible to retain the identifiers and only renumber the counter. To this purpose you had to use the command Number DT, which, however, does not support cable-specific format settings. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
New command "Cables: Generate engraving text" By means of the new command Cables: Generate engraving text you now have the possibility to generate an engraving text for cables from the DT of the source and target of the cable. This command is available as an action when customizing the ribbon and generates an engraving text for the marked cables by means of the action |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
"Connect cable connections" command available by default in the ribbon In the past you had to customize the ribbon and assign the command to a user-defined command group in order to use the command Connect cable connections. This command is now available to you by default in the ribbon (command path: Tab Connections > Command group Cables > Drop-down button Edit > Connect cable connections). |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Extensions for Saddle Jumpers If terminals have a saddle jumper option, neighboring terminals of the same terminal strip are automatically connected with saddle jumpers by default. In the process the "saddle jumper" function definition is assigned to the respective connections. In physical terms, saddle jumper-capable terminals dispose of one or more shafts that can accommodate the metal jumper. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Multiple selection when exchanging internal and external terminal connection points In the dialog Edit terminal strip it is now possible to change the setting of the property Internal / External for several marked terminal connection points at the same time. To this purpose the popup menu item Connection point: Swap internal / external is now also available if several cells are marked in the Terminal connection point (internal) or Terminal connection point (external) column. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Connections |
Automatic direct connections between PE terminals If the option Automatically connect PE terminals with rail contact is activated in the project-specific general connection settings, the potential between the PE terminals within a terminal strip is automatically transferred. To this purpose direct connections are now generated automatically between the PE terminals and not internal jumpers as in the past. The direct connections are not displayed in the dialog Edit terminal strip and terminal-specific reports (for example in the terminal diagram). When projects that were created with older EPLAN versions are opened, the internal jumpers are retained. Direct connections are only generated instead when the connections are updated. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Labeling |
Further connection point pattern properties for the output in a connection list During the output of labeling data for the report type "Connection list", connection point pattern properties such as Stripping length, Socket size could already be output. You can now also output the following connection point pattern properties:
To this purpose these properties are available in the dialog Settings: Manufacturing data export / labeling in the Label tab for the two format elements "3D part placement (source)" and "3D part placement (target)" and can be selected by you. These connection point pattern properties can also be output during the output of reports of the type "Connection list". To this purpose you have to adjust the forms for the connection list (*.f27) accordingly. These properties are also available for the format elements "3D part placement (source)" and "3D part placement (target)" in the dialog Placeholder texts - connection list. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
New Interface for the Export and Import of 3D Graphic Data in the JT Format A new interface is now available in EPLAN Pro Panel for the data exchange of 3D graphic data with which you can export and import the data in the format JT |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
New Interface for the Export of 3D Graphic Data in the Open Data Standard IFC In EPLAN Pro Panel there is now a new interface with which you can export geometric data of three-dimensionally designed enclosures of one or more layout spaces in the open data standard IFC |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
New Add-on "PHOENIX CONTACT clipx ENGINEER" for Adding Terminal Accessories A new add-on is available for EPLAN Pro Panel for adding accessories to |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Extended settings for moving 3D models via the middle mouse button in the layout space In the settings for the middle mouse button in the dialog Settings: 3D the option Move only has been extended and renamed to Move and rotate with [Shift]. If this option is activated and you additionally hold down the [Shift] key while moving, moving is interrupted and the 3D model is rotated in the layout space in the direction of the mouse movement. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Transferring the stripping length from the connection point pattern to the connection properties After the routing of a connection the value of the property Stripping length (ID 36096) is transferred from the connection point pattern of a part into the connection properties Stripping length source (ID 31055) and Stripping length target (ID 31056). This information is then also available if you report connection lists or wire enclosures with the EPLAN Smart Wiring Web application. Both connection properties are entered at the routing connection and at the multi-line connection when the stripping length is defined in the connection point pattern at the source or target connection point of the part placement. If the stripping length does not exist in the connection point pattern, the value from the project settings is used. If no value is entered, the fields remain empty. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Messages |
New check runs for the data export in the AutomationML format Two new check runs for the export of AML files have been introduced in the message class 026 "3D mounting layout". AML files are exported, for example, for the data exchange with Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center or with specific add-ons such as PHOENIX CONTACT clipx ENGINEER.
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Komax - Zeta |
Modification / Extension of the Settings Dialog for the Komax - Zeta Export Interface of the Series 6x0 An interface is available in EPLAN Pro Panel for the export of manufacturing data for wire fabrication machines of the manufacturer Komax. The company-specific settings for the export have been extended so that the wire fabrication machines of the series "Komax - Zeta 6x0" are now supported for the export. The wire fabrication machines of this series are equipped with up to eight different process modules that allow fully automatic and highly flexible fabrication of single conductors for enclosure wiring. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data NC DXF |
Exporting of threads during NC DXF export During the NC DXF export threaded holes are now exported with the core hole diameter and not with the nominal diameter anymore. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Smart Production Collection |
Exporting of connection point information of saddle jumpers for "EPLAN Smart Production Collection" The EPDZ file exported for |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Import pre-planning data |
Importing and Exporting of Pre-planning Data via the Object ID During the import of pre-planning data, the object ID can now also be used as the identifying property. To this purpose, you can now also select the property Object identification (ID 2000) in the dialog Field assignment during the property selection. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
Improved Workflow for the PLC Assignment in the Pre-planning The workflow for the assignment of PLC inputs and outputs has been simplified. This way it is now possible to link the PLC inputs and outputs required in the pre-planning with the functions of a PLC overview page and thus, for example, to determine the physical addresses, the channel designations as well as the connection point designations from the PLC overview page. The additional information obtained from the PLC overview page is taken directly into consideration during the subsequent creation of the detailed planning. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment templates |
New column in the dialog "Select segment template" The dialog Select segment template has now been extended by the column Segment definition. This provides you with a rapid overview of the available segment templates during the selection of segment templates in PCT loops, planning objects, etc. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
New Parameter for the Export to Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center By means of the new parameter |
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EPLAN API | Class (API) |
Grouping of 3D objects Grouping of 3D objects in the layout space is now also possible via EPLAN API. These groups can be created by means of the |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Specifying the type of the text box as layer a property The new property |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Assigning variables and values for project properties in placeholder objects The EPLAN API can now be used to query or assign variables and values for project properties in placeholder objects. To this purpose the two classes |
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EPLAN API | Class (API) |
User-defined customizations at the ribbon without flickering A possibility has now been created to create a larger number of user-defined ribbon entries via EPLAN API or via script during the runtime of the EPLAN platform without this causing flickering in the user interface. To this purpose the class |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New methods for placeholder objects When using the EPLAN API it was previously tedious at placeholder objects to find out for which properties of an object a variable was assigned. To this purpose the two new methods GetCurrentValue and |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New methods for exchanging source and target at connections The source and target of connections can now also be exchanged by means of the EPLAN API. The class |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Set monolingual variable texts to "Displayed language 1 - 5" The action |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
New parameter for the action "XPamsDeviceSelectionAction" The action |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method for backing up projects As a result of the modifications in the Back up projects dialog, the |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Closing layout spaces via EPLAN API It is now possible to close one or more layout spaces via EPLAN API by means of the new method |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
New parameter for the "search" action to limit the scope of the search If you perform a search by means of the action |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method for fitting texts in alignment boxes The new |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method for aligning 3D part placements without gaps The new |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
New property for protecting user-defined properties It is now possible to assign a write protection to a user-defined property in the user interface by means of the new property |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method for combining function templates The new method |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
New action for calculating the total weight of enclosures The new action |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method for importing parts By means of the method |
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EPLAN API | Cables |
Consideration of the option "Keep identifier" for cable numbering The settings for cable numbering have been extended in the user interface with the new option Keep identifier. This extension was also taken into consideration in the EPLAN API. To this purpose there is a new overload in the method |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
New property for the visibility of user-defined tabs It was previously not possible to hide user-defined tabs in the ribbon via EPLAN API. In order to switch the visibility of a tab in the configuration of the ribbon on or off, the class |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
The moving of property texts could not be canceled with [Esc]. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
After changing the default directories in the settings dialog for macros, images, documents, etc., data that was imported via EPLAN Data Portal was saved in the old directories until the EPLAN Platform was restarted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
In the property overview a new part can be assigned for a component or a part can be replaced. In the past the data of the part was not transferred to the component. This has been corrected. The selection or the exchange of a part now works in the property overview in exactly the same way as in the Parts tab in the property dialog. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Views |
Busbar connection points could previously not be taken into consideration during the automatic dimensioning of model views, copper unfolds, etc. This has been corrected. In the dialog Settings: Automatic dimensioning the entry "Part placement, busbar connection" is now also available in the Items tab when selecting the items to be dimensioned. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
After an import of parts data with stored macros you always had to update the macro collection before the macros were visible in the Insert center. This has been corrected. In such a case the macro collection is now automatically updated. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
When exporting project pages as DXF or DWG files in the past two identical layout areas were always generated that were visible after an import into AutoCAD. This has been corrected. Now only one layout area is generated during the DXF / DWG export. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When creating or editing a part, you can enter a short name for manufacturers and/or suppliers on the Properties tab in the properties Manufacturer (ID 22007) and/or Supplier (ID 22008). If you enter a short name that does not yet exist there, a new record is now created again - after a prompt - below the main node "Manufacturer / supplier". You have to enter the further data of this record later after editing the part. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
In the past the deletion of an existing revision marker via the popup menu item Delete revision marker was only possible with linear dimensions. Now this also works for all other dimensions such as continued dimensions, incremental dimensions and baseline dimensions. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
For functions in placeholder objects it is possible to replace symbols by selecting value sets. In the past this functionality was missing at the interruption points. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If large image files in JPG format were used as the background image on project pages, certain functionalities (such as zooming) could take a relatively long time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In the past it was possible for a placeholder object that several value sets could dispose of the same value set name. As a result, it was possible that the incorrect values were transferred during the assignment of value sets. This has been corrected. If you now assign a value set name several times during the creation or renaming of value sets, a prompt is displayed. Click [Yes] to change the value set name. If you click [No], the name assigned several times is retained. If several placeholder objects with the same name exist, you can access all already assigned value set names of the placeholder objects with the same name via a drop-down list when creating a value set. To avoid unintentionally assigning value set names several times here, the value set names of the own placeholder object are no longer offered for selection in the list. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If terminal strips with terminal labels were displayed in a terminal diagram by means of placeholder texts, it was possible that these terminal labelings were not always displayed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
It is now also possible to determine the associated mounting points for the mounting levels of an object to be placed (for example mounting panel, door, etc.) by means of the methods FindSourceMate and GetSourceMates from the class Placement3D. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export it was possible that the URL of a hyperlink was changed during the export and thus the link in the PDF did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If the pages of a project with many external documents in the graphical editor were browsed, the browsing took place very slowly. The performance for this and the performance of paging in general have been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the user-defined properties were edited in the tab of the same name after a multiple selection of parts with user-defined properties, incorrect values could be displayed. This occurred, for example, when different user-defined properties were assigned to the parts or the user-defined properties in the table had a different sequence. This has been corrected. In the case of a multiple selection of parts, changed values are now transferred to the respective user-defined property irrespective of the sequence in the table. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If property texts were docked in a layout space in the property arrangement of a 3D part placement by means of the method DockText from the class ContextPropertyPlacement, an error message could occur under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you had navigated from an opened layout space with the shortcut key [Alt] + [Q] into the search field "Tell me what you want to do?", problems subsequently occurred during the entry of letters for the selection of a command. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If forms for the terminal diagram were configured in such a way that a specific number of terminals are output per report page, it was possible under specific conditions that fewer terminals were output per page when updating existing terminal diagrams than when the report was generated again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If a graphic for terminals was output in the report in a terminal diagram by means of the placeholder text "Main terminal part [1] / schematic macro", it was possible that the displays of the terminals overlapped under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device selection |
In the device selection the marking was lost if sorting was carried out by a column. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pre-planning navigator |
If you pressed the [F2] key for a PCT loop or PCT loop function in the pre-planning navigator or selected the popup menu item Rename, an editing frame was displayed. However, a changed PCT loop number was not applied. The PCT loop number composed of several properties can only be changed via the property dialog. For this reason the [F2] key and the popup menu item Rename have been deactivated for PCT loops and PCT loop functions. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
Finding and replacing identifiers in structure identifier management now functions again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
If you had created bundles and bundle groups for routing connections in the list view of the connections navigator, the bundle number entered in the process was not saved immediately. In order for the bundle number to be saved you first had to update the view via the [F5] key or click in an area outside the connections navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
If preceding and subsequent blanks were defined as separators for the display of block properties in the block format, the displayed values were shown in the graphical editor without a subsequent blank. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of manufacturing data for the labeling by means of an Excel template problems could occur if pivot tables existed in the template. Pivot tables are now supported better. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
Optimizations have been carried out for the usage of Excel templates with protected sheets or protected table cells during the output of manufacturing data for the labeling. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If project pages of several projects were opened in undocked windows, an incorrect project directory could be displayed in the title bar. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
During the configuration of the list view in the connections navigator up to 50 part numbers can now be selected in the property selection. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If a macro file was marked in the Windows Explorer, it was possible under certain conditions that this file was deleted during the automatic generation of macros. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
During the import of routing connections in Excel format, an incorrect field assignment occurred if the headers of the Excel file contained empty fields. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Finding |
When deleting results from a search results list, the sorting is now retained. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of manufacturing data for labeling by means of an Excel template, formulas with references to other sheets are now applied correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of manufacturing data for labeling by means of an Excel template it was possible that matrix formulas in the Excel template were changed during the output and thus did not function correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
When using Excel files for external editing, only the data existing in the defined data area is taken into consideration when importing the data. If additional data is added to the Excel file, the cells with the new values are often located outside this data area. As a result the import did not work without the user knowing why. In such a case you now receive a system message with the concrete specification of the cells that are located outside the data area. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
A routing connection was not routed via the defined routing path because the value of a multilingual property in the connection filter was not evaluated correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If model views were generated using a filter, the values could not be copied correctly for different filter criteria such as the "Function definition". Only the pure text without the associated logic was copied, so the filter did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a mounting rail was placed on a mounting panel, the distance to the mounting surface could not be brought exactly to "0" under certain conditions due to rounding inaccuracies. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If a project page was renamed in the page navigator by using the [F2] key, the activated conversion to upper-case for renaming subpages did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When working with two monitors on which a different scaling is set, display problems could occur in the Backstage view when EPLAN had been moved from one monitor to the other. The font was then not scaled in accordance with the setting of the current monitor and was displayed either too large or too small. This effect also occurred when working with only one monitor if the scaling was changed for it. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If the [U] key is pressed to display invisible elements when symbols are inserted into a schematic page, the symbol located on the cursor now remains constantly visible again. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
During the DXF import arcs were imported incorrectly under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If an item with faulty cut-outs was located in a layout space, the PDF export could not be executed. This has been corrected. Now the PDF export functions and corresponding system messages are output for the faulty cut-outs. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
During the export and import of report templates it was possible that the import did not function due to an incorrect form without names. This has been corrected. In such a case the import is now not canceled anymore and no error messages are generated anymore for faulty forms. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
A currency specified in the settings for the parts management was not displayed in the Overview tab. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
The program 7-zip has been updated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Under certain conditions no check boxes could be activated or deactivated in placeholder objects on the Values tab in the Modifiable column. In addition the preview window in the dialog flickered several times at 3D macros. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
In the undocked connections navigator popup, menu items such as routing connections, for example Show routing connections or Hide routing connections could not be executed correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If a report page with multi-line texts was exported as a PDF file, it was possible that the texts in the PDF showed an incorrect text height and were thus moved in the project in comparison to the report page. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | STEP format |
During the export of STEP files it was possible under certain conditions that not all the items were exported. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
If user-defined properties were imported in the dialog Configure properties, the setting Do not use anymore was not imported. After the import a previously selected property was also subsequently no longer selected. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement of a busbar part an unexpected message was displayed although the data was correct, and the busbar could not be placed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a branch was made to the selection dialog in the Accessories tab of the parts management for the selection of a part and the list view was set there, this setting was not saved. The next time this selection dialog was opened, a tree view was displayed again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
For the rack-oriented view of the PLC navigator the command Synchronize selection only worked for main functions. If a PLC box that represents an auxiliary function was selected in the graphical editor, no synchronization was carried out with the PLC navigator if the rack-oriented view was set there. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If an enclosure was inserted as a macro from the Insert center into a layout space, the interior of the enclosure was displayed "twisted". When inserting via drag & drop from the Windows Explorer, however, the enclosure was displayed correctly in the layout space. This has been corrected. The enclosure is now displayed correctly in both cases. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Symbol selection |
In the segment template navigator it is possible, for example, in the case of the segment templates of planning objects, to assign a symbol for a selected function definition via a symbol selection on the Templates tab. If the symbol selection was opened here, a symbol was selected, and then the symbol selection was aborted, this symbol that was not applied was still preset in the symbol selection when the symbol selection was opened again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Subprojects |
When combining subprojects it was possible that links to segments were lost in the respective subproject. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The search in the parts management for the full name of a manufacturer now works correctly again. Both the manufacturer themselves and the parts at which this manufacturer was entered are now found again. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If user-defined commands were added to the quick access toolbar, it was possible under certain conditions that these commands could not be executed there or that incorrect actions were called up. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
In the past the check run 004035 only functioned correctly for the representation types "Multi-line" and "Single-line". Incorrect messages could therefore occur when using other representation types. Now this check run functions irrespective of the representation type. |
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EPLAN Platform |
If image files in TIF format were used in forms or on project pages, these image files were not printed under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | STEP format |
If enclosures were exported in STEP format, items were exported from the interior of the enclosures under specific conditions despite the activated setting Only external representation of the enclosure. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement of accessory parts in the layout space no base point was found under specific conditions, and as a result the accessories were not placed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
During the addressing of PLC connection points, the example addresses displayed as an input aid were not displayed with the correct format in the dialog Address PLC connection points. This has been corrected. The format of the example addresses for PLC inputs and outputs is now oriented to the first identifier set for the type of signal. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the command Synchronize selection is selected for an item in the schematic with the 3D mounting layout navigator open, the schematic page docked and the layout space docked, the item selected in the 3D mounting layout navigator can now be placed again in the docked layout space as expected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
If the color for a 3D part placement was set to the "From layer" setting by means of the interaction XGedIaFormatGraphic, this did not work under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Form editor |
If several forms were opened in the form editor and if the properties of these forms were edited simultaneously via multiple selection in the list view of the page navigator, the modification date was not transferred to all forms. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If properties such as, for example, Graphical macro, Schematic macro are used as filter criteria in the parts management, macros are now also found again if the capitalization differs in the file and directory names. In addition to the properties Part number and Variant, for which upper-/lower-case letters were previously not taken into consideration, the upper-/lower-case letters are now also ignored at all other properties that affect file names. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Although a cable protection was routed over the same routing path or curve as the routing connection, it was possible that the message 026076 ("Cable / tubing protection or cable / tubing tie is not located on a routing path / curve") was output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
During the copying and pasting of nested devices on P&I diagram pages it was possible under certain conditions that the device tags were numbered incorrectly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If several property arrangements were selected in the dialog Configure property arrangements and the value of a display property was changed, it was possible that the values of other, unedited display properties were also changed erroneously. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If one of the main nodes has been marked in the parts management, it could take some seconds, depending on the size of the parts database, until all the data has been collected and displayed in the Info tab. This now takes place faster when an SQL Server database is used. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In the property dialog of placeholder objects it is now possible again to sort the Variable column on the Values tab by double-clicking the header. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If report pages (for example, terminal diagrams) were generated using a next form and values were entered in the page properties of these report pages, it was possible that these values were removed again during updating. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Messages |
If the length of a length-variable item is shortened by using the command Change length, it is possible that cut-outs that were previously placed on the shortened part are subsequently no longer located on the item and "hang in the air". In the past such a case was not covered by the check run 026027 "Cut-out is not completely on a mounting surface". This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | User interface |
If the popup menu item Synchronize selection is executed for a 3D part placement in the layout space or for a device in the schematic, the respective object is now synchronized again with the tree view of the 3D mounting layout navigator. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If the font size was set to the option "From layer" for the placeholder text Cable, external 'level (1-3)' [1] / Cable graphic in a form of the type "Terminal-connection diagram", the graphic was output incompletely. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If an inserted image file no longer exists in the project directory, a rectangle and the file path for the image file are displayed. If the 2D color scheme "Black" was selected in the user settings for the graphical editing, the text for the file path was displayed in black in contrast to the rectangle and could therefore not be read. This has been corrected. The color set for the scheme for the layer "EPLAN205, Graphic.Images" is now displayed again for both elements - rectangle and file path. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
If graphical elements were summarized into blocks on a page and this page was exported as a DWG file, additional elements could be displayed after the import of this page in AutoCAD. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If a connection definition point with assigned part was marked in the graphical editor, the Synchronize selection command did not mark the part in the opened bill of materials navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Although a valid drilling pattern was stored at wire ducts, it was possible that the message 026029 ("The part placement does not have a valid drilling pattern") was output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Revision control |
If a revision was generated after modifications in the layout space, it was possible that the model view updated during the generation of the revision was not displayed correctly. Only after a renewed update of the model view were the settings for showing or hiding 3D objects taken into consideration. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
In the past the deletion of items in the layout space was not recorded as a change in revision projects. This has been corrected. If you now delete an item in a layout space, a deletion marker is generated and the layout space is identified as "Draft" and output in the revision overview. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of manufacturing data for labeling by means of an Excel template in which formulas were used that reference other sheets, it was possible that this reference was not adapted automatically. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
If you execute the Optimize distributed terminals command, the connections are now first automatically updated project-wide. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the legend items of terminal strips were edited in the layout space and renumbered with the setting Automatic, this could lead to incorrect numbering under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated processing |
If a change was made in a scheme for automated processing for the selected action "Export manufacturing data / labeling" in the subsequent settings dialog (for example for the target file), the change was replaced by the values stored in the scheme for labeling when the settings dialog was opened again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If a project was to be output in the alternative, non-displayed language "en_US (English (USA))" during the PDF export, it was possible under certain conditions that not all texts of a plot frame were translated into English. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If the Break up assembly check box was activated in the dialog Settings: Parts (user), modules were also broken up under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If a macro with several representation types was dragged from the info area of the Insert center to a project page via Drag & Drop, placement was only possible on multi-line schematic pages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
For parts from the "Connections" product group it was possible that a value was entered for the non-editable property Technical characteristics. This value changed when in the Function templates tab a different value was selected in the "Conductor / wire" function definition in the Potential type column. This has been corrected. The value of the function template is no longer transferred to the property of the part. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Certain objects such as boxes could still be graphically modified in a protected group. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator |
In the configuration of the tree view of the bill of materials navigator the Type number property was previously not available. This has been corrected. Now the property Type number can also be selected during the configuration of part references in the dialog Format: Block property. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If the placeholder text "Device / placement" was used in the forms for reports such as the summarized parts list, it was possible that partially no values were output for the placeholder. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
A device containing several items could be placed correctly as an accessory in the layout space. During inserting (for example via the Insert center), however, the device did not hang correctly on the cursor and only one item was placed in the layout space. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
If you select a property for the text to be output in the settings for the manufacturing data export / labeling and specify a line break as the format for the setting Separator for index 0, this line break now functions again and the output text is wrapped per index number. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
During the cutting and pasting of an area of a P&I diagram page, it was possible under certain conditions that an error message was output during pasting. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data for the report type "Parts list" different results were achieved for the output parts depending on the selection in the page navigator (project or pages). During the selection of one or more project pages parts that are stored at the connection definition points were not output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Macros |
During the cutting and pasting of multi-line macros it was possible under certain conditions that the assignment to the segments in the pre-planning was lost during pasting. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment templates |
If segment templates with subordinate segment templates were exported in the segment template navigator, it was possible that the subordinate segment templates were exported twice. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
In the dialog Addresses / assignment lists you can now sort the data correctly again in ascending or descending order by double-clicking the column headers. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
During the routing of connections for busbars with busbar connection points it was possible that the position of the routed connections at the respective connection point was not completely correct. This has been corrected. The calculation of the position during routing in the routing path network has been corrected for the connection point patterns. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
For parts to which a user-defined property with a self-extending selection list was assigned, the popup menu item Update selection list did not function correctly. It was possible that new values were not transferred into the selection list despite the execution of the popup menu item. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Layers |
A used layer could be deleted (for example in the layer management) if this layer was assigned to objects without graphic (for example special symbols for potential definition points, connection definition points, etc.). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If a macro with image file was clicked in the Insert center in Version 2024, this image file was immediately stored in the project. This has been corrected. The image file is now only stored again when the macro is inserted on a project page. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If multilingual properties are used for the display of nodes in the tree configuration, all parts are now displayed again in the list of the combination view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
The type of check "Online / offline" could be set for the check run 001008 from the message class 001 "Terminals", even though this check run can only be executed offline. This has been corrected. The type of check "Online / offline" is no longer offered for selection for this check run. If you open a project that was created with an older EPLAN version, the "Online / offline" setting for these check runs is automatically changed to "Offline" in the check run schemes. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The product-group-specific display of the part properties has now been canceled in the Properties tab. Thus, when the button is activated |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
During the definition of calculation properties no indexed properties could be selected as a format element in the dialog Format: Properties, but only the superior node (for example "Parts general" instead of "Part 1", "Part 2", etc.). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If the part selection in the combination view was opened for an assigned part in the property dialog, the first part in the list was selected instead of the assigned part in the list of the combination view. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Mounting points can now be duplicated again without moving the mouse by means of the [D] key and provided with placement options via the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [W]. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
In the dialog Edit cable you can use the popup menu item Collect cable connections to add possible cable connections to a cable. You specify the association of the connections to the cable by means of the property Connection: Association. This now functions correctly again. For the newly added cable connections the connection definition point is now placed correctly again at the height of the cable definition line. A property arrangement for cable connections is now assigned again to the connection definition point. Superfluous connection definition points are no longer placed for the connections that were not added to the cable. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If a project was reported via the GenerateProject method from the Reports class, an unexpected error message was output that an additional license was required. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If a connection definition point in a macro project was assigned to a macro box and a change was made in the property dialog of the connection definition point, it was possible that several hierarchy levels were opened in the tree view of the macro navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
During the export of data for external editing in Excel format it was possible that empty entries were output instead of "0" or "1" for Boolean properties that were not set. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you customized the ribbon and inserted the command Input box on / off there, it was possible that this command was not displayed depending on the context. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
If cable connections to terminals with plugs were routed in the layout space, it was possible that the connections were not routed under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
If two templates with different filters were used during the output of reports of the "Cut-out legend" type, both templates cannot be output. The second report always overwrote the first report. This has been corrected. Now one report is output per template. |
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EPLAN Fluid | Conduits / lines |
If a value is entered in the Length field in the property dialog of a cable definition line, this value is automatically transferred to the part reference property Subset / length on the Part tab. In the past this did not work for the conduit definitions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connection numbering |
If multiple designations were to be avoided during connection numbering, this did not work for specific connection groups. This occurred with connection groups for which the setting Suppress empty properties and/or Suppress properties equaling zero was activated in combination with the associated settings for separators in the numbering format. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Macros |
If a 3D macro was created from grouped objects in the layout space and the handle was placed on a locked area in the process, this handle was not used. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
If texts with special characters such as é, ê, etc. were contained in a DWG file, these special characters were displayed after the import as numbers. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If a filter is set for the property Modification date (automatic) in the page navigator and a date is selected in the field for quick input, the selected date is now applied again directly for the pages in the page navigator. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When creating a user-defined property configuration for the project properties in the Backstage view, the displayed property Type of project could not be deleted from the property configuration. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
If several structure identifiers were deleted simultaneously in the list view of the dialog Structure identifier management, the view of the dialog was repeatedly updated and flickered as a result. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If the popup menu item Rename was selected for a structure identifier in the page navigator and the [Enter] key was subsequently actuated directly without a change, a new structure identifier was generated whose complete structure identifier was made up of the previous structure identifier and the associated structure description. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
If a macro with placeholder object was stored at a planning object and the conflict dialog was opened during the placement for creating the detailed planning and all entries were confirmed unchanged with [OK], the functions had the correct values after the placement (for example connection point designations). If, however, the conflict dialog was deactivated after the first call-up and was no longer displayed, only the first function was placed correctly and the values in the placeholder object were not taken into consideration at all other functions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Macros |
If the layout space property Keep parts at placement was activated for a 3D macro with enclosure and this macro was stored at a part, the layout space property was not taken into consideration during the placement of the part as a device. The part number of the device was entered at the inserted enclosure and not the part number of the enclosure from the macro. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Irrespective of the setting Conversion to upper-case it is now possible again in the Direct editing mode to enter a line break at a component in the editing frame for the displayed DT by using the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [Enter]. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
If a local table with replacement texts was defined for a user-defined property with block format in the Format: Block properties dialog, and an existing operator was replaced by another operator in this table, this change no longer existed when the dialog Replacement texts was opened again, even though all dialogs had been closed with [OK]. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If an assembly with activated setting Distributed placement of assembly was placed in the layout space as a mounting accessory, it was possible that the placement was not completed fully. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If the Terminal strips (block definition) setting was activated in the user-specific 3D settings for graphical editing, it was possible that neighboring devices of terminals were not displayed in a model view with simplified representation. Devices that were placed next to terminals and had the same DT as the terminals, were combined with the terminals to form a terminal block and were therefore not displayed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When updating part placements in the layout space via the popup menu item Update part placement, changes in the local connection point pattern that were made in the macro stored at the part placement were not transferred to the part placement. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the part number was changed in the layout space at a part placement via the popup menu item Properties (global) and the part placement was subsequently updated, the macro stored at the part placement was replaced but not positioned correctly. As a result, the part placement was no longer correct on the mounting rail. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
If a multilingual connection property (for example Supplementary field [1]) was specified as a connection filter and the values of this property were marked at the connections as text not to be translated, the connection filter did not function. As a result, no routing connections could be generated when the connection filter was used in the layout space. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If the Match case setting was activated during automatic translation, it was possible that certain texts were not translated even though they existed in the dictionary. This was the case when the dictionary contained several entries of the same name that only differed in upper-/lower-case letters. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated processing |
If an unopened project was backed up in the project management via the dialog Run: Automated processing and the path variable for the project name was used for the backup file name, the project name was not applied for the backup file name. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If the popup menu item Synchronize selection is selected for a connection definition point on a project page, this connection definition point is now synchronized again with the associated connection in the tree view of the cable navigator. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a new part was created in the combination view, the generic product group "Undefined" was assigned to this part - irrespective of the selected part. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If the button of the added command Export Steinhauer PWA was clicked in a customized ribbon, the export dialog was only opened under specific conditions. This has been corrected. The export dialog is now opened immediately. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If a part or device selection is carried out for a cable and a value is entered for the property Technical characteristics at the cable part, this value is now transferred again to the property Technical characteristics in the property dialog of the cable. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center |
If the popup menu item Insert path variable was selected in the dialog Export: Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center during the specification of the output directory or the target file, not all the values of the Project variables tab were displayed in the subsequent dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a part with drilling pattern was stored for a compact enclosure and this enclosure was placed on the mounting panel of a larger enclosure, the drill holes for the compact enclosure were not displayed when the drilling view was activated in the layout space. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
Under certain conditions pages of the "Symbol" page type could be created in the page navigator. These pages could neither be opened nor deleted. This has been corrected. When creating a new page, the "Symbol" page type can no longer be selected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
If the property Connection cross-section / diameter with unit (ID 31007) is used as a filter criterion in the connections navigator and no unit is specified for the value when specifying the filter, connections with suitable values are now displayed again. When using properties of the type "Value with unit" the pure numerical values are now compared if no unit is specified. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When placing a macro from the pre-planning navigator, the planning objects in the pre-planning were assigned to the functions in the schematic in the wrong sequence. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
If user-defined properties with the character "#" in the identifying name were created, the property was displayed as an invalid property when this property was used as a filter criterion. This has been corrected. In order for filters with such filter criteria to function now, they have to be created again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If the content of a model view was moved and a different scheme was subsequently selected for the property Model view: Item labeling, the updating of the reports resulted in the moved content of the model view being centered again on its original position. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
If the property Bus system (ID 20308) was selected for bus ports in the Display tab for the property arrangement, the wrong layer was used by default for this property. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
Connections for which the part property Discontinued part is activated at the part, were previously not taken into consideration by the check run 007024. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
When creating a format for block properties, it was possible under certain conditions that no values were displayed as a preview in the dialog Format: Block properties. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When placing a terminal strip in the layout space, the end cover was not lined up correctly. Instead of being before the first terminal, it was behind the first terminal. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | User interface |
If segments were sorted manually in the tree of the pre-planning navigator, it was possible that newly created segments were sorted incorrectly into the tree (for example at the top position). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If a folder for 3D part placements is selected in the tree view of the dialog Configure property arrangements and a new property arrangement is created, the dialog Function definitions is first opened. If the [F5] key was pressed in this dialog, some function definitions were offered several times for selection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Smart Production Collection |
If the manufacturing data of a project were exported to EPLAN Smart Production Collection, it was possible under certain conditions that no daisy chains were formed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Project compression |
If the setting Reorganize project with extended mode was activated during the compression of a project, the numbering settings in the dialog Configure segment definitions were reset to their default settings again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If more than 19 objects (for example connection definition points of a cable definition line) were selected simultaneously in the graphical editor, no red snap points were displayed at the selected objects. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a text was to be formatted in the graphical editor by means of the action XGedStartInteractionAction /Name:XGedIaFormatText, no breaks in the text could be removed by means of the parameter /adjustframe:128. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Messages |
If drill holes were located within the rectangular grid area around a hexagonal cut-out, this was evaluated by EPLAN as overlapping and the check run message 026095 "At least two cut-outs overlap completely or partially" was erroneously output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If the legend positions for items in a layout space were changed and the associated model view with two embedded enclosure legends was subsequently updated via the reporting of the template, only the first enclosure legend was updated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
If routing connections were imported in Excel format, it was possible that routing connections were routed to the wrong target. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If a project from an older EPLAN version was imported into the current version, it was possible that the model views in the project were identified as not up-to-date. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When placing a terminal strip in the layout space it was possible that the last placed terminal was placed again if further subordinate terminal strips without placeable parts were defined for the terminal strip. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | User-defined properties |
In the past no user-defined properties of the type "Date" could be created in the classes UserDefinedPropertyDefinition and MDUserDefinedPropertyDefinition via the respective method Create. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data for the report type "Summarized parts list" an assembly part was not exported broken up under specific conditions, even though it was specified in the parts management that this part should be broken up. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export of project pages with inserted image files it was possible under certain conditions that the process was canceled with an unexpected error message. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex |
In the dialog Settings: Export Rittal - Perforex BC / Secarex the check boxes for two milling cutters could be activated on the Tools tab, even though only one activated milling cutter must exist at any time. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
When renaming pages in the page navigator, it was possible under certain conditions that duplicate pages were created despite a warning. This has been corrected. If you confirm this message now, you return to editing and can, for example, assign a new page name in the dialog Page properties. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Depending on the pattern length, a "thicker" rectangle or a gap was displayed at the ends of lines or polylines with interrupted line types. The graphical display of lines and polylines has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
After the application of projects in the current version, it was possible under certain conditions that the subordinate DT in the dialog Full DT was divided incorrectly in the case of nested devices. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a new copper bundle was assigned to the busbar of a busbar system in a layout space, it was possible during subsequent copying and pasting that only the busbar and not the associated busbar supports also marked were inserted on the mounting panel. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If the option "Fit" was selected for the scale setting and the option "Shading" was selected for the style in a model view, it was possible that item labelings for items were not displayed if these were displayed as cuboids in the layout space. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
Under certain conditions, user supplementary fields that are configured as user-defined properties and have been renamed were displayed incorrectly as columns in the bill of materials navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project compression |
If the preceding greater-than sign (">") was used in the displayed DT of a device, it was possible that the greater-than sign (">") was removed in the displayed DT when compressing the project with an activated setting Advanced mode. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the multiple placement of a part with a 3D macro from the Insert center, it was possible that the selected macro variant was changed from variant B to variant A after a change of the placement options. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a macro that contained several wire ducts was inserted into a layout space, it was possible that the length could no longer be changed at one of the wire ducts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
For 3D part placements on a busbar, the Line up without gaps command could not be executed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the terminals of a terminal strip had subordinate elements (for example plugs), it was possible that the terminals could not be aligned without gaps within the terminal strip. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a device was placed from the Insert center in the layout space on a mounting point, it was possible that the device was placed with an offset to the selected mounting point. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Distributed terminal connection points that are connected by means of saddle jumpers, internal jumpers or direct connections do not require a connection point designation. Previously the check run 001030 "Used distributed terminal connection point without connection point designation" also reported distributed terminal connection points that are connected by means of direct connections. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
During the DXF export of a project page an unexpected error message could occur if a watermark with the color "Watermark" was contained in the plot frame used. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the import of variants of a part it was possible that the data of a non-imported part variant was changed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
An unexpected error message occurred when calling the GetHashCode method from the Pin class. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
As of Version 2024 Update 3 the PLC data exchange with Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 TIA Portal 18 is possible. To this purpose the "Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 TIA Portal 18" entry has been added to the drop-down list of the PLC configuration program in the dialog Export PLC data. This interface allows the export and import of PLC configuration files in the "AutomationML AR APC V1.3.0" format. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If properties such as the property arrangement were changed in the 3D mounting layout navigator for an already placed part placement, it was possible under certain conditions that the assignment was lost and a new node with an unplaced part placement was displayed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Macros |
If the 3D macro of an enclosure was supplemented with other add-on parts (lamp, accessories, etc.) and a 3D macro was created again from this enclosure, the handle of the add-on parts instead of the handle of the enclosure was used when the 3D macro was inserted again. This meant that the enclosure could not be placed correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Change of standard |
During the change of standard certain master data of the source project were not copied completely into the target project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
If you wanted to use the arrow buttons to move several highlighted rows several times in succession in the dialog Edit terminal strip, this process could take some time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cleaning up a project |
If missing terminal strip definitions or plug definitions were added while Cleaning up a Project, the unplaced functions generated in the process received only a full DT and not a visible DT. Under certain conditions, this could cause subsequent problems. This has been corrected. A displayed DT is now also assigned to the terminal strip definitions and plug definitions generated while Cleaning up a Project. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If the structure identifier contained a point, an unexpected error message occurred while executing the ChangeLocationName method from the Project class. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If, for example, function definitions were filtered during the execution of check runs in EPLAN, it was possible that EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If an assigned part was moved from one row position to another in the property dialog of a terminal in the Part tab, the "Part reference data" category of the Sorting of part on terminal strip property lost its value. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
If a user-defined, multilingual property was configured and default values were specified and translated in a selection list for this property, it was possible that the translated values were not displayed when this property was used. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated processing |
In the dialog Settings: Automated processing the descriptions were not updated for the table Selected actions / description. The description should be adapted if, for example, a new scheme was created or another scheme with a different description was selected in the subsequent dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export of layout spaces it was possible under certain conditions that the process was canceled with an unexpected error message. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If an unplaced terminal was deleted in the tree of the terminal strip navigator, it was possible that the node of the associated terminal strip was closed in the navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
When importing device data via the ImportDevicesExcel method from the DeviceService class, it was not possible to delete existing functions / devices. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
User-defined properties can now be selected again as filter criteria in the project management. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If the row height and/or the font was modified in the project properties via the popup menu item Customize row, these changes were not applied. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
At connection definition points it was possible that the value for the part reference property Subset / length was removed if the value of the part property Length (prefabricated) was changed to "0.00 m" for the part already selected and a new part selection was then carried out. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated processing |
If a PDF export was executed during automated processing, the setting Invert white graphical elements did not function correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Under certain conditions the correct ERP number of the part assigned to the device was not displayed for a selected device in the property overview. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In the connection point patterns it is now possible again to enter negative values for the properties Additional length (default) and Additional length. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a tree configuration with specific properties is defined in the parts management, this configuration now also functions again for the tree of the combination view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Under certain conditions additional superfluous autoconnect lines were displayed at connection symbols such as angles in the graphical editor. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project management |
If the popup menu item Remove from project management was executed for a project in the project management and the project management database was located on another computer or server, this process could take a certain amount of time. This now takes place faster again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In the property dialog of placeholder objects it is now possible again to copy several variables of an object in the Assignment tab and to insert these again into the same properties at several objects of the same type. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
If templates with formulas containing references to the column of a different table were used during the output of manufacturing data for labeling in the Excel format, it was possible that these references did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
Under certain conditions the placement of window macros from the pre-planning navigator via Drag & Drop could take a relatively long time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If the AssignConfigurablePropertiesScheme method from the MDPart class was executed for a part, the values for some user-defined part properties from the scheme were not assigned. This has been solved. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
When the TranslateText method from the Translate class was executed, the dialog Found words was sometimes displayed. This could result in incorrect translations. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
After the selection of the command Insert device (compatibility) it was possible under certain conditions that no filter could be selected or edited in the subsequently opened dialog Part selection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Moving PCT loops |
If PCT loops were moved into a different structure segment in the pre-planning navigator, the PCT loop functions located below the PCT loops were numbered. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
If macros or symbols were placed from a navigator in a project with extensive pre-planning, this process could take a relatively long time under certain conditions. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
If the PLC data was sorted in the dialog Addresses / assignment lists by double-clicking a column header and then the value in a table cell was changed (for example the function text), the changed value was assigned to the wrong PLC address. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
If a module that contained a PLC box was placed as a device, it was possible under certain conditions that an unplaced function was generated for the PLC box that did not superimpose the associated function template. This has been corrected. The PLC box now overlaps the associated function template again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If a new report was generated (for example a terminal diagram) and a manual selection was made, it was possible that the dialog flickered and the moving of entries took a relatively long time, depending on the selection in the dialog Manual selection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
When using user-defined properties with multilingual selection lists it was possible that the translated values of the selection lists were not always displayed. This occurred both at user-defined project properties as well as at properties for functions, parts, etc. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If a language was deleted in an empty dictionary during the usage of an SQL translation database, this could result in it not being possible to carry out further changes in the dictionary afterwards. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
When assigning value sets, the value "0" specified in a placeholder object for the Number of units / quantity property is now transferred correctly again to the part in the property dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
If many sub-identifiers were renamed at the same time in the structure identifier management, this process could take a certain amount of time. This now takes place faster. In such a case a progress bar is now also displayed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
If one of the browser windows for EPLAN Cogineer was opened (Cogineer Designer and/or Cogineer Project Builder) and EPLAN was restarted or the workspace was changed, it was possible that these browser windows remained empty. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
If the project directory was located on a server, it was possible that projects from older EPLAN versions could not be updated for Version 2024, depending on the permissions assigned for the previous directories. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 122.1.120. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Item labelings are now displayed again in a layout space with simplified representation for terminal strips. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the object snap is activated, the end and center points of existing auxiliary lines are now found again during the drawing and placing of 3D objects in the layout space. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
During the import of projects from EPLAN Version 2.7 (or older) into the current version it was possible under certain conditions that the structure identifiers in the dialog Full DT were divided incorrectly at nested devices. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
If segments (planning objects, PCT loops, etc.) with PLC addresses and assigned macro were placed on P&I diagram pages, this process could take a certain time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If a page was opened in the tree view of the page navigator by double-clicking, it was possible that only a gray background was displayed in the graphical preview. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
If you wanted to use the arrow buttons to move several highlighted rows several times in succession in the dialog Edit terminal strip, this process could take some time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If the translation setting Translate on input was activated and a new value was entered and translated for a property whose values are entered via a self-extending selection list, this translation was lost. This affected, for example, the property Quantity unit (ID 22042) in the parts management or the property Engraving text (ID 20025) of functions or also the creation of user-defined properties with self-extending selection lists. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the import of newly created drilling patterns into a different parts database it was possible that only one line was imported for the Cut-outs tab, even though the respective drilling pattern was created with several cut-outs. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cleaning up a project |
If missing terminal strip definitions or plug definitions were added while Cleaning up a Project, the unplaced functions generated in the process received only a full DT and not a visible DT. Under certain conditions, this could cause subsequent problems. This has been corrected. A displayed DT is now also assigned to the terminal strip definitions and plug definitions generated while Cleaning up a Project. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning |
Self-created piping planning objects could not be updated via the functionality Update piping data in the dialog Update detailed planning. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
If Windows system variables were used in the system configuration (such as "%USERNAME%"), the settings were saved in an incorrect directory. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
If structure identifiers were sorted alphanumerically in ascending order in the structure identifier management, the empty identifier was sorted in between the identifiers beginning numerically and the identifiers beginning alphanumerically. This has been corrected. This entry for the pages without structure identifier is now displayed in the top hierarchy level of the tree view or list view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In the property dialog of placeholder objects it is now possible again to copy several variables of an object in the Assignment tab and to insert these again into the same properties at several objects of the same type. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Some missing properties such as Description have been added to the MDUserDefinedPropertyDefinition class as well. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Item labelings are now displayed again in a layout space with simplified representation for terminal strips. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
You can now use the new action XPartsSetDataSourceAction to set the database source in the settings of the parts management to a specific value via a command line call, via a script or via the EPLAN API. You can use this, for example, to switch between different eSTOCK collections via a button in the ribbon. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Documents that are stored as external documents at a part were displayed as hyperlinks in the Overview tab, but could not be opened. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
After importing a ribbon, it was possible that the button for the command Show invisible elements was not displayed anymore when the graphical editor was opened. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the entry of special characters such as ó, é, ü, ç, ã etc. in the search field "Tell me what you want to do?" of the ribbon it was possible that incorrect characters were displayed under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
If a user-defined property with a self-extending selection list was assigned to a part, and this list was extended, for example, via an import, the new values were not displayed immediately in the selection list. In such a case the popup menu item Update selection list is now available in the Value column of the User-defined properties tab. The missing entries can be added to the selection list by means of this popup menu item. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
When the setting Display identifying numbers was activated, the icon for the set option "From layer" was no longer displayed in the property dialog in the View tab for some display properties (such as Invisible). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Scripts |
You can now use the classes of the JSON library "Newtonsoft.JSON" in the scripts for the EPLAN platform. This library is used by EPLAN. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
During the connection routing process in the layout space an unexpected error message was output in the system messages under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
If new parts were created during the import of externally edited parts data, the function definitions of the function templates were not taken into consideration immediately. This way it was possible, for example, that the plug designations in the function templates were only imported during a second import. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
During the import of projects from EPLAN Version 2.7 (or older) into the current version it was possible under certain conditions that the structure identifiers in the dialog Full DT were divided incorrectly at nested devices. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If a fourth variant was to be generated in a macro project in addition to three existing variants by inserting, changing the variant designation and generating macros automatically, a variant was erroneously fetched from the buffer and no new variant was generated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the export of a ribbon, actions that are located as commands in a hidden tab are now also exported correctly again and can accordingly also be imported again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
If a structure identifier is marked in the list of the structure identifier management and moved to a position that lies outside the displayed area (for example at the beginning of the list), the marker is now retained again and the moved structure identifier is displayed after moving. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Planning objects |
Previously PLC multi-function connection points that are placed on an overview page were only assigned as inputs to the planning objects in the pre-planning navigator via the symbolic address. This has been corrected. Now the PLC multi-function connection points are also detected as outputs and assigned correctly. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Smart Production Collection |
During the export of manufacturing data for EPLAN Smart Production Collection a few items were previously not considered. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the import of a ribbon it was possible that commands which had been deleted from the ribbon before the export were imported unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In the parts management the part number of another busbar can now be selected again in the property Busbars: Part number for a busbar system. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If a dictionary was used on an SQL server during the translation of projects with many user-defined properties, this process could take a relatively long time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If a ribbon was imported that contained standard tabs and/or standard command groups with changed displayed names, it was possible that these displayed names were reset to the default again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If multilingual properties are used for the display of nodes in the tree configuration, the parts in the tree are now displayed again even if nodes are empty due to non-existing translations. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project compression |
When compressing projects as of Version 2024, this process took a relatively long time because the usage of user-defined properties in the block properties is also checked under specific conditions. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
The popup menu item Assign function templates could be executed in the parts management even though the associated right in the rights management was deactivated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Interfaces |
During the automated registration of an API add-on by using the parameter /AUTO a sign-in dialog was erroneously opened. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
If segments (planning objects, PCT loops, etc.) with PLC addresses and assigned macro were placed on P&I diagram pages, this process could take a certain time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If user-defined properties were used as filter criteria in the parts pre-filter, it was possible that parts were not found during the search in the Insert center and in the parts management even though the user-defined properties were assigned to these parts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When moving the terminal strips in the simplified representation, the automatically generated handles are now displayed again at the expected positions. This way it is possible again in this display to place two terminal strips flush next to each other. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Block properties |
The format elements "Part reference" and "Part" are now also available again for the segments of the pre-planning when specifying the block format in the dialog Format. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If the translation setting Translate on input: was activated and a new value was entered and translated for a property whose values are entered via a self-extending selection list, this translation was lost. This affected, for example, the property Quantity unit (ID 22042) in the parts management or the property Engraving text (ID 20025) of functions or also the creation of user-defined properties with self-extending selection lists. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
After calling up the Update method from the ViewPlacement class the selection scheme of a model view was changed to "User-defined". This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the import of newly created drilling patterns into a different parts database it was possible that only one line was imported for the Cut-outs tab, even though the respective drilling pattern was created with several cut-outs. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
In the dialog Select that is opened when re-using existing PLC addresses blockwise, it is now possible again to sort the columns of the table by double-clicking the headers. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning |
Self-created piping planning objects could not be updated via the functionality Update piping data in the dialog Update detailed planning. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
It is now possible by means of the new method ChangeFunctionTemplateDefinition from the class MDPart to subsequently change the function definition of a function template at a part in the parts management. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
After a Microsoft Edge WebView2 update, EPLAN Cogineer could not be started in the EPLAN platform anymore. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If properties such as Subset / length are added up during the output of summarized parts lists in the placeholder texts, the values on the report pages are now displayed again with the set correct number of decimal places. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the part reference property Suppress in bill of materials (if filtered) was activated for a wire duct, the wire duct was not exported for machining and was also not displayed in the 2D drilling view. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a filter is defined for a specific product subgroup in the tree configuration, this filter now also functions again for the list area of the combination view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator |
If large data amounts were displayed in the tree of the bill of materials navigator, it was possible that part numbers were only displayed after the update with [F5]. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
If Windows system variables were used in the system configuration (such as "%USERNAME%"), the settings were saved in an incorrect directory. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
If structure identifiers were sorted alphanumerically in ascending order in the structure identifier management, the empty identifier was sorted in between the identifiers beginning numerically and the identifiers beginning alphanumerically. This has been corrected. This entry for the pages without structure identifier is now displayed in the top hierarchy level of the tree view or list view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If a dictionary language was removed from the dictionary when using an SQL server database, all other languages were no longer displayed when the Dictionary dialog was opened again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If the setting for the output of a parts list is that a new page is to be generated when the placement is changed, the pages are now output correctly again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If a property text of a model view is moved and the model view is subsequently frozen, this property text now remains in its position again after the setting Model view: Frozen has been deactivated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 118.6.80. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If a PDF was generated for a project via automated processing and the Update reports when printing and exporting check box was activated in the user settings, the layout space in the project was not exported. This has been corrected. The layout space is now always exported. This corresponds to the behavior during the general PDF export via the Backstage view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 118.6.80. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If a text with activated setting Do not translate automatically was placed on a schematic page and subsequently changed manually via direct editing, this text was translated erroneously. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Some missing properties such as Color, PotentialType, etc. have been added to the MDFunctionTemplatePosition class. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If items with defined mounting clearances are moved when the design mode is activated and mounting clearances are displayed, the handles can now be selected again directly during the moving process. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Outline editor |
If an NC outline record for the machine "Rittal - Perforex BC / Secarex" was generated from an NC outline and the default settings were used in the process, it was possible that an incorrect NC record was generated under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
When updating the macro collection for the Insert center some macros were not included in the macro collection. This affected macros with macro boxes for which the value "0" was set for the width or height. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
User-defined shortcut keys for the commands of the ribbon can now also be imported again by means of the action XSettingsImport. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Macros |
When inserting a page macro with pre-planning structures, the symbolic addresses were not transferred correctly from the associated PCT loops to the PLC connection points under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If several parts were selected in the tree or list view of the parts management or several function templates were selected in the Function templates tab and if further function templates, accessories or drilling patterns were added in one of the tabs Function templates, Accessories or Manufacturing via the button |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Import pre-planning data |
During the import of pre-planning data from an Excel file, the filter set in the file was not taken into consideration and all the values were imported. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you have selected a device in the Insert center and if at the same time a page of the type "Panel layout" is opened, the device is now displayed again in the graphical preview. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If an assembly was only broken up in the reports, it was possible that twice the number was output for the individual, broken up parts in the reports (for example parts list). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data for the report type "Parts list" a filter for the exclusion of mounting rails and wire ducts only functioned if the export was applied to the entire project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If a different value was entered in the property dialog in the Parts tab for an assigned part in the Part variant column without this value being applied, it was possible that EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If 3D objects were activated for displaying or hiding in the list of the dialog Show / hide 3D objects for model views, this could take a certain amount of time. Displaying or hiding 3D objects via the list now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
During the import of projects from EPLAN Version 2.7 (or older), it was possible that all objects of the inner macro box were assigned to the outer macro box at nested macro boxes with manual object assignment. This was the case for objects that were manually assigned to an outer macro box but were located graphically in an inner macro box. This has been corrected. The conversion of old projects with macro boxes has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The menu item Update selection list is available in the popup menu in order, for example, to remove unused entries from the selection list for the macro names in the dialog Property: Schematic macros for company standard of the parts management. However, the command did not function correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Accuracy problems during the definition of mounting surfaces resulted, under certain conditions, in nothing being placed on a mounting surface. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
If you want to edit page names in the dialog Generate PLC schematic, you can use the button [...] to open a selection dialog in the corresponding table cell. After closing the selection dialog, the changed page names in the dialog Generate PLC schematic were only displayed after you had updated the view via the key [F5]. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
The program 7-zip has been updated. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement of accessory parts in the layout space an incorrect placement of the accessory could occur. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Placeholder objects |
If user-defined rails on a mounting panel were deleted in an opened layout space, this could result in placeholder objects that were arranged in the layout space navigator below the mounting panel also being deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a parts database from Version 2023 was set for the parts management in Version 2024, it was possible that the parts database was not updated despite confirmation of the prompt for updating the parts database. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
When generating window macros from macro projects it was possible that user-defined properties for pages were also stored at the window macros. If these window macros were then inserted as page macros, these user-defined properties were transferred to the new pages. This has been corrected. User-defined properties for pages are now removed when window macros are generated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a branch was made to the part selection in the Assembly tab of the parts management in the Part number column via the button [...] and the part selection was canceled, the respective cell in the Part number column was subsequently grayed out. The part selection could not be started in this case anymore. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Several opened projects marked in the page navigator can now be closed again simultaneously by using the button Close project in the quick access toolbar. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If the setting Display identifying numbers was activated, problems could occur during the creation of macros under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
In the tree view of the page navigator, double-clicking a page could, under certain conditions, cause the cursor to jump to the end in the tree view. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | User interface |
At a routing path in the layout space, the full DT can now also be displayed again, for example, by means of a property arrangement. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The selection of a value for the property Product grouping in the parts management can now be confirmed again with the [Enter] key. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
If user-defined properties were also located in the data for external editing, the data modified in the external editing could not be imported into EPLAN again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 116.0.150. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If structure boxes or PLC boxes with interrupted line types were placed next to each other in such a way that the lines overlapped, these lines were displayed as solid lines. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
If user-defined properties with self-extending selection lists were defined, these properties behaved differently for the project and for the parts. This has been corrected. New values for the selection lists are now always sorted alphanumerically and inserted after the predefined values. In addition such selection lists have been extended with an empty entry. This way an entered value can also be deleted in the selection mode. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
While importing parts into the parts management by means of the ImportParts method from the MDPartsManagement class, it was possible that the import was canceled with an unexpected error message. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the transfer of parts data by means of the action XPamArticlesSyncAction from a current parts database into an old parts database of Version 2.9, it was possible in multi-user operation that deleted records (for example connection point patterns) in the parts database to be synchronized were not removed. This has been corrected. All parts data are now synchronized with the new parameter /full:1. The parts data that were deleted in the source database are also deleted in the target database. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the length of a length-variable item was modified by using the Change length command, it was possible under certain conditions that the item was no longer displayed. The item was only visible again after the view was updated via [F5]. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
If block attributes were located in a layout view window in a DXF file, the block attributes were lost during the import in the past. As a result it was possible that certain graphical elements such as item numbers did not exist after the import. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If automatically generated threaded holes of items were partially hidden, the centers of these holes were not captured correctly when carrying out a measurement. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In projects in which many user-defined properties and block properties are used, the opening of the Backstage view took a relatively long time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the transfer of parts data from a new parts database of Version 2023 into an old parts database of Version 2.9 (or older) by means of the action XPamArticlesSyncAction this action could be aborted under specific conditions. This has been corrected. In such a case an error message with the cause of the problem is now displayed and the synchronization is continued. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
After an XML import of parts data from Version 2.9, the Technical characteristics property in the Properties tab was write-protected for mechanical parts and could not be changed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the property Part number in module (ID 22966) or Part number in assembly (ID 22967) was used as a filter criterion, for example in the filter of the parts management, it was not possible to determine the parts that are used in a module or assembly with this filter. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If a text with activated setting Do not translate automatically was placed on a schematic page and subsequently changed manually via direct editing, this text was translated erroneously. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
If the "Generate and / or update macro collection" right was deactivated for the Insert center in the rights management, copying into the Clipboard was no longer possible in the graphical editor. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a routing range in the layout space was to be moved on the Z axis via the dialog Placement options, this was not possible. The Offset Z field was grayed out and the value in this field could not be changed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
If several part properties were accessed rapidly one after the other by means of the Properties property from the class MDPart, it was possible that an exception was output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If items with defined mounting clearances are moved when the design mode is activated and mounting clearances are displayed, the handles can now be selected again directly during the moving process. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Outline editor |
If an NC outline record for the machine "Rittal - Perforex BC / Secarex" was generated from an NC outline and the default settings were used in the process, it was possible that an incorrect NC record was generated under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
When updating the macro collection for the Insert center some macros were not included in the macro collection. This affected macros with macro boxes for which the value "0" was set for the width or height. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Macros |
When inserting a page macro with pre-planning structures, the symbolic addresses were not transferred correctly from the associated PCT loops to the PLC connection points under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If several parts were selected in the tree or list view of the parts management or several function templates were selected in the Function templates tab and if further function templates, accessories or drilling patterns were added in one of the tabs Function templates, Accessories or Manufacturing via the button |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
When assigning value sets, the values specified in the placeholder objects for the Number of units / quantity property are transferred again to the parts in the property dialog. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Import pre-planning data |
During the import of pre-planning data from an Excel file, the filter set in the file was not taken into consideration and all the values were imported. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you have selected a device in the Insert center and if at the same time a page of the type "Panel layout" is opened, the device is now displayed again in the graphical preview. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If an assembly was only broken up in the reports, it was possible that twice the number was output for the individual, broken up parts in the reports (for example parts list). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If a different value was entered in the property dialog in the Parts tab for an assigned part in the Part variant column without this value being applied, it was possible that EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If 3D objects were activated for displaying or hiding in the list of the dialog Show / hide 3D objects for model views, this could take a certain amount of time. Displaying or hiding 3D objects via the list now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
During the import of projects from EPLAN Version 2.7 (or older), it was possible that all objects of the inner macro box were assigned to the outer macro box at nested macro boxes with manual object assignment. This was the case for objects that were manually assigned to an outer macro box but were located graphically in an inner macro box. This has been corrected. The conversion of old projects with macro boxes has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Accuracy problems during the definition of mounting surfaces resulted, under certain conditions, in nothing being placed on a mounting surface. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
The program 7-zip has been updated. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Placeholder objects |
If user-defined rails on a mounting panel were deleted in an opened layout space, this could result in placeholder objects that were arranged in the layout space navigator below the mounting panel also being deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
When generating window macros from macro projects it was possible that user-defined properties for pages were also stored at the window macros. If these window macros were then inserted as page macros, these user-defined properties were transferred to the new pages. This has been corrected. User-defined properties for pages are now removed when window macros are generated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a branch was made to the part selection in the Assembly tab of the parts management in the Part number column via the button [...] and the part selection was canceled, the respective cell in the Part number column was subsequently grayed out. The part selection could not be started in this case anymore. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center |
During the export of manufacturing data to "Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center" it was possible under certain conditions that the export was canceled with an unexpected error message. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
New Field Type "Date" for User-Defined Properties The new field type "Date" has been added to the user-defined properties for projects and for the parts management. In the course of these modifications the drop-down list Input aid has been renamed to Display type. In this drop-down list the two options "Date" or "Date and time" are available for the field type "Date". |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
Deleting User-Defined Properties of Stored Parts In the dialog Delete stored part properties you have the possibility to delete selected properties of parts stored in the project. User-defined properties were previously not taken into consideration. Now user-defined properties of stored parts can also be deleted. To do this, create a new scheme in the dialog Delete stored part properties. Add the desired user-defined properties to the scheme that are to be deleted later from the project. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
Extensions for Calculation Properties In EPLAN it was already possible to create calculation formulas for project data (for example in the form and plot frame editor as well as during the export of manufacturing data or labeling). The calculation properties defined in this way can be output in reports or in files. Now the possibility to create calculation formulas is also available at many further points in the project: |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
Definition of Block Properties as User-Defined Properties Block properties can now also be defined via the user-defined properties for the project. Block properties are used to format and display several direct and/or indirect properties together. The user-defined block properties can be displayed in the schematic and output in forms. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
Further New Features for Block Properties The following extensions have been made for the block properties: |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Importing Selected Commands into the Ribbon When importing a ribbon, it is now possible to specifically select and import individual commands, command groups and tabs. In the process the existing ribbon is only extended and not replaced completely. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
External Programs in the Ribbon Previously the dialog External programs was available to integrate external programs in EPLAN that can be called up from EPLAN. The programs integrated in this way were displayed in the ribbon in the Extensions tab in the command group External programs. This tab was generated automatically and could not be edited via the Customize ribbon command. This behavior has been changed. External programs can now be inserted as commands by means of a new action when customizing the ribbon. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
New popup menu item "Assign" in the Insert center In the dialog Insert center the new popup menu item Assign is now available in the table of the information area. This popup menu item is only available for devices and allows you to assign a part marked in the table to a specific function in the schematic. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
With "Go to (graphic)" open the page in a new window To navigate from a marked object in the navigator to the placement in the schematic, you can use the popup menu item Go to (graphic) in the navigators. If you simultaneously press the [Shift] key while executing the popup menu item, a new window of the graphical editor now opens. This functionality is available in all navigators from which you can open a page (including the search results list, message management and Edit in table view). In the connections navigator this also functions for the popup menu items Go to (graphic, source) and Go to (graphic, target). |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Calling up the eLearning modules in the standard browser In the past the eLearning modules were displayed in an internal browser window of the Platform. Now the eLearning modules are displayed in the Internet browser set as the default on your computer. The language is selected on the basis of the user interface language set in EPLAN. In the course of this modification the command Tutorials has been renamed to eLearning. (The command path is: File > Help > Command group Support > Contents > eLearning.) |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Consent to participate in the customer-focused improvement program has been moved to the EPLAN profile In the past you had the possibility to grant or withdraw your consent to the customer-focused improvement program in the Backstage view Help. This possibility has now been removed and is available instead in your EPLAN profile. After the initial start of the Platform the option to participate in the customer-focused improvement program is offered in the sign-in dialog. If you would like to participate at a later date, a corresponding setting is available in the Management Center under My settings > Data protection after you have signed in to the EPLAN Cloud. This consent then applies to all EPLAN applications. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Additional buttons in the tab for the cloud products Previously only buttons for applications that are opened in the internal browser window of the platform were displayed in the ribbon in the tab for the cloud products. Additional buttons for applications that are opened in an external browser, for example "EPLAN eLearning", are now displayed there. By clicking these buttons the corresponding applications are opened in the Internet browser set as the default on your computer. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Search field accessible via the keyboard In the past it was not possible to use the keyboard to search for the "Tell me what you want to do?" search field in the ribbon. Now the search field can be reached with the ribbon shortcut key [Alt] + [Q]. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Extended tooltip in the search field If you enter a term in the "Tell me what you want to do?" search field, a list with the corresponding commands is displayed below the field. If you move the mouse pointer to a list entry, a tooltip with a description of the command was already displayed in the past. Now the category (tab) and the command group in which the command is to be located by default in the ribbon are displayed additionally in the Tooltip. For commands that are not displayed in the ribbon by default and commands that are located as buttons in a "gallery" (for example connection symbols in the Symbols gallery), only the category is displayed. This information can also be used to find the desired commands faster when customizing the ribbon. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Empty displayed names permitted in the ribbon When customizing the ribbon it is now permitted to leave the displayed name of actions or commands empty. In this case, however, an image must be assigned. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Extended display in the ribbon of undocked editors In undocked editors the context-dependent tabs Insert, Edit and View are displayed as a separate ribbon. In the past only those commands were displayed that are also available by default in these tabs. Now further commands from the categories "Insert", "Edit" and "View" are also displayed there if you have inserted these into the tabs Insert, Edit and View during customizing of the ribbon. User-defined tabs, commands from other categories as well as actions are always hidden in the ribbon of undocked editors. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Changed selection for the insertion of image files The "GIF image file (*.gif)" file type is now no longer available anymore in the selection dialogs for the insertion of image files. This affects, for example, the dialog Select image file for inserting the image file in the graphical editor as well as the selection dialog when assigning an image file for a part in the parts management. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Outdated menu bar removed from the user interface You could have a menu bar with the "old" menus from Version 2.9 shown as a transition help for the ribbon. This possibility is now no longer available to you. To this purpose the command Show menu bar located below the button |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Copying and pasting of property arrangements within a variant In the dialog Configure property arrangement it was previously not possible to insert a copied property arrangement below the same node for a symbol variant or a 3D part placement. Since the identifying name must be unique and can no longer be changed subsequently, two property arrangements with the same name are not permitted. The insertion of copied property arrangements within a symbol variant or a 3D part placement is now possible. To this purpose the identifying name of the copy is incremented with a counter beginning with "1". You can edit this identifying name until you apply the new data. |
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EPLAN Platform | Layers |
New Layers in Layer Management In the layer management, new layers are available for working in accordance with the EPLAN Engineering Standard as well as for usage in the fluid power field. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Updating the Project Databases As part of miscellaneous extensions and optimizations, the project databases have been changed in Version 2024. This has the effect that new projects are essentially created with new project databases. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Display of the duration of check runs In the backstage view Information the most recently executed check runs with status and number of generated messages are displayed in the Status tab. (A possible command path to this tab is: File > Information > Command group Project properties > Status.) Here the total time in milliseconds that was required to execute the corresponding check runs is now displayed in the new column Duration for each message class. Click [...] to open a subsequent dialog in which the individual times of the check runs performed are listed. Only values for check runs that were actually executed are displayed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Filtering by file type during project selection If you select a specific file type from the drop-down list in the Open project dialog, for example "EPLAN project (*.elk)", only projects with this file type are now listed in the dialog. The selected file type is saved and is preset the next time the dialog is opened. This is the same behavior as in Version 2.9. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Action for reorganizing projects available in the ribbon When customizing the ribbon the action Manage project ( |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Harmonized behavior of the "Last EPLAN version used" In the past there was a non-uniform behavior for the properties Last EPLAN version used and Last EPLAN build number used in the EPLAN Platform. If an old project (for example from Version 2.9 SP1) was opened in EPLAN Version 2023 and updated in the process, the properties Last EPLAN version used and Last EPLAN build number used still had the value of the old EPLAN version. If a project was copied in the project management without opening it beforehand, these properties were changed and the data of the version with which it was copied was displayed. The behavior has now been harmonized. The current version is now also entered for the two properties when updating a project. When updating a project, the properties for the "Last editor" and the "Modification time" remain unchanged (for example Last editor: Sign-in name (ID 10022), Modification time (ID 10047), etc.). To clarify the behavior, the two properties mentioned above have been renamed in EPLAN version of the last modification or update and EPLAN build number of the last modification or update. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Display of the most recently opened and pinned projects In the Backstage view Open, the most recently opened and pinned projects are displayed in two lists in the Last used area. In the user settings for the user interface you specify how many recently opened projects are to be displayed in the Number of recently used projects field. (The command path for the settings dialog is: File > Settings > User > Display > User interface.) |
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EPLAN Platform | Subprojects |
Modifications and extensions when filing off subprojects Overlapping defined working sections can now be filed off in the dialog Subprojects. (You access the dialog via the command path File > Collaboration > Command group Subprojects > Store / file off > Store / file off subprojects.) Multiple selection is possible in this case. In the course of this change the overlapping sections are now identified with the icon |
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EPLAN Platform | Database technology |
New driver for SQL databases All SQL databases of the EPLAN Platform now use the current Microsoft ODBC driver 17 for SQL Server. If you use SQL databases in EPLAN and this driver is not installed on your computer, a corresponding message with a hyperlink to a Microsoft download page is shown. In the course of this change the settings dialog Settings: Driver for SQL Server and the possibility to set an alternative driver for SQL Server were removed from the user interface. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated processing |
Outdated import of scripts removed In the Settings: Automated processing dialog for automated processing it was still possible to import scripts that were created with an older EPLAN version (Version 2.1 or older). The outdated functionality with the associated icon |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
Changed data exchange at the text formats If data for external editing were exported in a text format, backslashes "\" in the directory specifications were converted into double backslashes "\\" and line breaks into "\n". This behavior has now been changed for the purpose of standardization with other interfaces. Backslashes "\" in the directory specifications are now not changed anymore. Line breaks are now exported and imported as "¶". These modifications only apply to the text formats of external editing. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
Display of the user names The users and user groups are listed in the left-hand section of the Rights management dialog. The description is now additionally displayed in brackets behind the identifying name. This way the plain-text names of the users can now be recognized immediately. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
Search field for rights A search field that supports you in the search for specific rights is now available in the dialog Rights management. This makes it easier to assign editing rights to a user group. The search field is displayed when you have selected a user group. If you enter a text into this field, the corresponding matches are displayed in a list below the input field. If you select an entry in the list of matching results by mouse-click, then this term is applied to the entry field and search started. Subsequently only the respective right is displayed in the Rights field in the tree view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Revised settings for the displayed units of measure The settings in the dialog Settings: Displayed units of measure of existing settings for decimal places do not only apply to lengths, but also to weights. The dialog has now been redesigned to make this clearer. You now specify the decimal places in the new group box Decimal places. The fields mm / kg and inch / lb are available here. (The command path for the settings dialog is: File > Settings > User > Display > Displayed units of measure.) |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Arrow display possible for all line types It is possible to activate an arrow display in the property dialog for the starting and end points of lines. In the past this did not work for line types that are provided for the application in P&I diagrams. With the new version the arrow display is now possible for all line types. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Improved display of the editor tabs For more than one opened project, the project names are now also displayed in brackets for opened layout spaces on the tabs of the graphical editors behind the layout space name. In addition, the edge of the tabs is now displayed in the project group color if a specific color was assigned to the projects via the project group assignment. |
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EPLAN Platform | Hyperlinks |
Use of project variables during the document selection for hyperlinks In the property dialog for hyperlinks you can now also access project variables when specifying the document to be linked. For the Document field you branch via the popup menu item Insert path variable into the dialog Select path variable. The Project variables tab is now also available for the hyperlinks here. This extension has also been carried out for the document selection at the following points:
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EPLAN Platform | Device numbering (online) |
Modifications and extensions in the dialogs for the definition and selection of identifier subclasses In the dialog Identifier subclasses the Subclass task column has been renamed to the Purpose or task of the object. In addition the dialog now disposes of the new columns Examples for products and Comments in which further information can be stored. (You access the dialog via the command path File > Settings > "Project name" > Devices > Numbering (online). In the dialog Settings: Numbering (online) click [...]). |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Message with number of connections when source and target are exchanged If you use the Exchange source and target command to exchange the connections marked in the graphical editor or in a project data navigator, a message with the number of connections to be exchanged is now displayed. This way all connections in the project or below a node are no longer exchanged accidentally. (The command path is: Tab Connections > Command group Connections > Source and target). |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
New check run for user-defined property arrangements The new check run 022062 "Object has user-defined property arrangement" is available in the message class 022 "Other". With this check run you can check in a project to which objects a property arrangement with the name "User-defined" is assigned. The check run can be used to determine all objects that have user-defined property arrangements in order to assign a standardized property arrangement to these objects. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
New check run for connection point designations of devices The new check run 007034 from the message class 007 "Devices" allows you to check whether the value of the connection point designations of a function of a device placed in the schematic matches the value of the connection point designation at the associated function template of the part. In this check run, for example, exchanged connection point sequences at device functions can be determined. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
Extended check run for identifiers The check run 017003 from the message class 017 "Device" now also considers defined identifier subclasses in the device tag in addition to identifier sets. Previously only the correct identifier of the identifier set was checked. Now an additional check is carried out whether the correct identifier subclass was used when entering longer device tags. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
New placeholder elements for terminal diagrams The following new placeholder elements are now available in the dialog Placeholder texts - Terminal diagram for terminal diagram forms:
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Calling up the translation settings from the ribbon The settings for the translation can now also be called up from the ribbon. Use the command path Tab Tools > Command group Translation > Drop-down button Translate > Settings to open the dialog Settings: Translation - <Project name>. This dialog displays both the project-specific translation settings (in the tabs Project, Extent, and Translatable pages) and the user-specific translation settings (in the tabs User and Project-independent). |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Deleting multiple keywords simultaneously Multiple selection of keywords is now possible in the Dictionary dialog in the tabs Edit words and Select words. (A possible command path is: Tab Tools > Command group Translation > Dictionary.) This way several entries can be deleted simultaneously. For security purposes a message with the number of entries to be deleted is displayed before the deletion. In the course of this change the Find field has been removed from the tabs. To search for a keyword, simply enter the initial letters of the searched keyword in the keyword list. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
AutoComplete without upper-/lower-case letters being taken into consideration If you have activated the AutoComplete option in the user settings for the translation, translatable words are automatically added during typing. (A possible command path is: File > Settings > User > Translation > Dictionary.) The words have to be in the dictionary already. Word suggestions are found irrespective of the upper-/lower-case letters in the process. When you apply the suggestion (for example, with a mouse click, the [Enter] key or switching to a different field), the displayed text is adapted to the upper-/lower-case letters in the dictionary. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Updating the Parts Database If you work with several EPLAN versions (e.g., when switching to version 2024) and have in version 2024 an "older" parts database, you will be prompted upon opening parts management to update the parts database. If you answer this prompt with [Yes], the parts database is updated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Combination view for the parts management The parts to be managed can now be displayed again in a combination view in the left-hand area of the parts management and in the part master data navigator. Such a view shows the parts in a combined representation of the parts tree and parts list. You can switch to the combination view by using the new button The popup menu item Configure representation always acts simultaneously on the tree or list and combination view. For example, changing the configuration for the list also changes the list area of the combination view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Taking into consideration the template group for assemblies when combining function templates Previously the template group identifiers of the function templates of the individual parts were not entered at the function templates in the assembly when combining function templates for an assembly. Now the template group identifiers, supplemented by the part positions at the assembly, are entered into the function templates of the assembly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Opening external documents in the overview External documents are now displayed in the Overview tab as hyperlinks and can be opened immediately with a click. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Configuring the representation of tables for assemblies, modules and accessories The tables of the tabs Assembly, Module and Accessories now dispose of the popup menu item Configure representation. You can add further columns for part properties to the tables and customize the order of the columns as you wish. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data exchange with Harness |
New property "Cable unit" The new property Cable unit (ID 31162) is now available for the data exchange with EPLAN Harness proD. The property specifies the association of a component (function, connection, cable, etc.) to a cable unit in EPLAN Harness proD. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data exchange with Harness |
Data exchange with EPLAN Harness proD extended by two properties During the data exchange between the EPLAN Platform and EPLAN Harness proD the property Connection description (ID 31009) and the property Part description (ID 31014) are now also taken into consideration. The exchange file for the export and import of wire harness data (*.hpdex) has been extended accordingly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Change of standard |
Importing of supplied schemes for the assignment of symbols In the dialog Settings: Symbol assignment you can create assignment schemes for assigning symbols or select one of the provided schemes. The supplied schemes are now no longer contained by default in the drop-down list of the Scheme field. These schemes are now located in the default directory for schemes and can be imported from there. (The default directory is either the program-specific default setting <Program drive>:\<Program directory>\Schemes\<Company code> or the directory specified in the settings for schemes: File > Settings > User > Management > Directories.) |
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EPLAN Platform |
Master Data |
Master Data: Symbols This section provides information about the new and corrected symbols that are available to you in the master data as of the current version. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Improvements in the Dialog "Edit terminal strip" With this version the dialog Edit terminal strip has been revised and improved. The popup menu item New terminals (devices) known from the strip terminal navigator is now also available here. Alignable accessories and multi-level terminals can now be disconnected separately. This ensures that multi-level terminals are retained when the accessories are disconnected. In addition you now have the possibility to check the current terminal strip directly without leaving the dialog. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Highlighting of the terminals marked in the project in the "Edit terminal strip" dialog If you have marked terminals in the graphical editor or in the terminal strip navigator and open the Edit terminal strip dialog (for example, via the popup menu item Edit in the terminal strip navigator), these terminals are now also marked there. This allows the desired terminals to be edited immediately. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals / plugs |
Display of the part variant In the dialogs Edit terminal strip and Edit plug you use a scheme to specify which properties are displayed in the tables for editing. In these schemes the indexed property Part variant is now also available. As with the part numbers, the index can be used to display up to 10 part variants. The part variant refers to the part number with the same index value. Indexed properties (for example, Part number, Part variant) are now displayed in a combined form in the Property selection dialog. Schemes from older EPLAN versions are automatically transferred into the new format. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Plugs |
Filtered function definitions when generating pins in the dialog "Edit plug" If you use the popup menu item New functions in the dialog Edit plug to generate pins, only function definitions that match the current plug definition are now offered. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
Connecting Missing Cable Connections If a cable connects two terminal strips with each other and not all cable connections were configured, you now have the possibility to automatically generate and connect the missing cable connections. The spare terminals required for placing these connections are also generated automatically. The new command Connect cable connections is available to this purpose. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Connection numbering |
Highlighting changed connection designations If you designate connections (command path: Tab Connections > Command group Connections > Enter designation), you can have the results of the connection numbering displayed in the dialog Designate connections: Preview of result. In this dialog new connection designations that deviate from the current connection designation are now highlighted by a yellow background. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Display of Example Addresses when Addressing PLC Connection Points During the addressing of PLC connection points, an example address is now displayed in the dialog Address PLC connection points as an input aid in the input fields for the start value of the addressing. In the course of this modification the dialog Readdress PLC connection points has been renamed to Address PLC connection points. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Modifiable Sequence of the Identifier Blocks in the Generated Symbolic Address In the PLC-specific settings you can specify that symbolic addresses are generated automatically. In the tab Format of symbolic address of the dialog Settings: PLC-specific you could in the past also specify identifier blocks that are a component of the symbolic address and replace the associated preceding signs in the assignment list by other characters. Now you additionally have the possibility to change the sequence of the identifier blocks within the symbolic address. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
New bus system "KNX" The bus system "KNX" is now additionally available at bus ports. "KNX" is the successor of the bus system "EIB". |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Filtering by the type of signal in the PLC navigator In the PLC navigator the Connection point logic: Type of signal (ID 20371) property is now additionally available when a filter is created. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
New interface for the PLC configuration program "Omron Sysmac Studio" An interface for the PLC configuration program "Omron Sysmac Studio" is now additionally available for the PLC data exchange. This interface allows the export and import of PLC configuration files in the AutomationML AR APC format. In the dialog Export PLC data the "Omron Sysmac Studio 1.50 or later" entry has been added to the drop-down list of the PLC configuration program. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Modifications and extensions for the export and import of assignment lists The export and import of assignment lists is now additionally possible in Excel format (*.xlsx). If you open the subsequent dialog Select folder in the dialogs Export assignment list (entire CPU) and Import / synchronize assignment list in the File name field, you can select the "Assignment lists (*.xlsx)" file type from the drop-down list there. A filter set in the dialog Addresses / assignment lists only affects the display. During the export all PLC I/O connection points of the CPU are always exported. To make this clear, the command Export assignment list and the corresponding dialog title of the export dialog have been renamed to Export assignment list (entire CPU). |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
New check run for bus systems in the logical network The message class 004 "PLC" has been extended by the new check run 004122 "The logical network <x> is connected via different bus systems". This check run is used to determine bus ports within the same logical network that are assigned to different bus systems. The bus ports assigned to the properties Configuration project, Physical network: Name and Logical network: Name must always have the same value. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
PLC properties that are no longer used were removed For Version 2023 PLC properties for racks that were only required for the PLC data exchange via the outdated, no longer supported interface "Rockwell Studio 5000 Architect 20/21" were identified with the supplement "(do not use anymore)" and grayed out. However, the properties still existed internally and, among other things, had an influence on the display sequence in the navigator. Now these properties are automatically deleted when opening and updating old projects:
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Changing 3D Views in the Layout Space Using the Navigation Cube Previously you could only change 3D views of the layout space via the commands of the drop-down list Rotate viewing angle in the status bar or by means of specific shortcut keys. In the current version it is now possible to generate all the views by means of a navigation cube that is displayed in the upper right in the opened layout space. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Lining up 3D Part Placements without Gaps Incorrect placement or subsequent removal of mounted devices or items results in gaps on mounting rails, C horizontal rails or horizontal rails. To close these gaps on rails, the Edit tab of the ribbon in the command group Arrange is now available with the command Line up without gaps. The command lines up 3D part placements with gaps so that they are lined up next to each other on a rail. This command also makes it possible to line up 3D part placements at the ends of a rail if gaps exist between the items and a rail end. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
New settings for rotating and moving 3D models in the layout space In the past you could only move 3D models in the layout space with the middle mouse button. Now you can also perform rotation actions via the middle mouse button. To this purpose the dialog Settings: 3D in the user-specific settings has been extended by two new options with the Middle mouse button group box. (You access the dialog via the following command path: File > Settings > User > Graphical editing > 3D.) |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Move grouped 3D objects using a superior handle If you have grouped 3D objects in the layout space, you can now define a superior handle for this group. After pressing the [V] key, the group can then be moved easily to the desired position in the layout space by means of this handle. As soon as you ungroup the grouping, the superior handle is removed automatically and the handles of the individual 3D objects take effect again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Extended settings for connection filters In the project settings for routing connections the number of fields for the entry of filter values has been extended from 15 to 100 fields in the Connection filter tab of the dialog Settings: General (command path: File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Routing connections > General > Tab Connection filter). The extended fields are thus also available to you in the property dialog of wire ducts and routing paths in the layout space (property Layout space: Connection filter) as well as in the property dialog of topology routing paths (property Topology: Connection filter). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Removed functionality of the part migration for Rittal TS8-based projects The functionality Migrate part has been removed. With this functionality the Rittal baying system TS8 could be migrated to the Rittal baying system VX25 in existing EPLAN Pro Panel projects. In this context the following elements have also been removed from the user interface:
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
"Function text" property now also available for components in the layout space In the past the function text of components in the layout space such as enclosures, mounting panels, doors, side panels and wire ducts could only be edited in a table. With this version the property Function text (ID 20011) is available in the property dialog of these components on the first tab in the Properties group box. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Total enclosure weight |
New Functionality for Calculating the Total Weight of Enclosures In EPLAN Pro Panel it is now possible to determine the actual total weight of each enclosure placed in a layout space project-wide. The actual total weight of an enclosure is calculated from the enclosure weight and the sum of the weights of all parts and routed connections placed in the enclosure. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Smart Production Collection |
New Export Interface to "EPLAN Smart Production Collection" EPLAN Pro Panel now has a new interface for the export of manufacturing data to |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Athex |
Removed interface to Rittal - Athex The automatic Rittal - Athex equipment system is no longer offered by Rittal. For this reason the command for the export of the manufacturing data to this equipment system has been removed from the Backstage view. The action "Export to Rittal - Athex" is available by customizing the ribbon so that the manufacturing data can still be exported. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Configuration of segment definitions |
New Properties for Building Automation In the case of a norm-compliant display of the designation and the symbolic address for the building automation in accordance with the standard VDI 3814 the two properties Segment definition: Separator symbolic address (ID 44090) and Segment definition: No blank space before the number (ID 44091) are available during the configuration of segment definitions. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Configuration of segment definitions |
Extended Numbering for Structure Identifiers You carry out the settings for the numbering of segments during the configuration of segment definitions in the tab Numbering / availability in the dialog Configure segment definitions. For this version the new option "From designation" has been added to the table Write protection and numbering for structure identifier in the Number column. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | PCT loop functions |
Selection of parts at PCT loop functions You can now also store parts at PCT loop functions. You specify which tabs are available at which segment in the dialog Configure segment definitions - <Project name> in the tab Numbering / availability. For the segments measuring function and consumer function you can now also activate the check box Part in the group box Available data. This means that the Part tab is available in the corresponding property dialogs and parts can be stored. This way PCT loop functions that represent a device or part of a device can be configured better. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Import pre-planning data |
Selection of part reference data during the field assignment for the import In the past only a few part properties were available in the dialog Field assignment during the import of pre-planning data (Part number, Part variant, Number of units / quantity, etc.). Now it is possible to also select part reference data during the import. These are, for example, properties such as Subset / length or also user-defined properties for parts that are defined as part reference properties. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment templates |
Extended tree structure in the segment template navigator Segment templates can contain subordinate segment templates. In the tree of the segment template navigator this is only identified by the icon |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Outdated method for synchronizing parts data Since Version 2022 it is no longer possible in the EPLAN Platform to overwrite an existing part property at a part during synchronization from the project into the parts management. For this reason the overload of the method |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
"XEsSetPropertyAction" action now also for placements of segments The |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method for exporting manufacturing data to To be able to export the manufacturing data of a project for |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
New action for preparing macros If you want to prepare macros of a macro project via EPLAN API, you must have previously used the action |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
New parameter for updating backed up projects When updating backed up projects ( |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Event handling before deleting objects With the new methods |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Adding commands to a user-defined command group In the |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Determining mounting points of mounting levels New overloads have been added for the methods |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Exporting Manufacturing Data for EPLAN Smart Production Collection The |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Taking other record types into account during the synchronization of parts The new method |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Removal of outdated methods and properties Due to the ongoing improvements to the EPLAN Platform, some methods and properties of the EPLAN API are no longer needed. For the new version of the EPLAN API, numerous methods and properties that were already identified as outdated for Version 2.9 SP1 have been removed. |
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EPLAN API | PDF export |
Invert white graphical elements via EPLAN API In order to now also specify the setting Invert white graphical elements via EPLAN API during the PDF export, the In addition the |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If several projects or pages of different projects were marked in the page navigator and a page was additionally opened in the graphical editor, the associated project was only recognized as an active project when an object was marked on this page. This has been corrected. In such a case the active project is now determined from the editor (graphical editor, form editor, etc.) that was last active in the main working window. The associated editing commands are then available for this project in the Backstage view. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
The InstallationSpacesToStep method from the Export3D class did not export a STEP file under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated processing |
If automated processing was performed for an unopened project from the project management, the used project variables did not function for the "Back up data" action. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Change of standard |
After a change of standard in which a symbol library was also replaced, an auxiliary function that was placed on a different page was no longer assigned to a placeholder object. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If texts had to be scaled during the output of reports, such as terminal diagrams, the generation of the respective report took a relatively long time. The performance of this action has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
After importing externally edited parts data, changed values for the technical characteristic were only displayed correctly in the "Overview" tab. Only when the parts management was closed and opened again was the new value also displayed correctly at the property and at the function template. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Education | User interface |
In EPLAN Education no information about symbol libraries, plot frames or forms was displayed in the selection dialogs for opening files. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The generation of parts from schematic data with subdevices did not function when a PLC box was used for the device. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The sizes of the page navigator and the graphical preview were changed when the tabular editing was opened and closed again. This has been corrected. The window sizes and positions of the navigators and of the graphical preview are now adapted in percentage terms when switching off and on. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
If a project contained both multi-line and single-line configured network structures, check run 004109 previously reported a difference in the bus ports, even if they were different network structures. This has been corrected. The check run now only compares bus ports in the multi-line and single-line representation of the same network structure. To this purpose the bus ports are identified on the basis of the DT, the bus interface name and the plug designation. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If several check boxes were marked and selected or deselected together in the tables of certain specific dialogs (such as Settings: Parts management or Settings: Translatable pages), this setting was not retained. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
No information about the column was output in the "Parts list" report for the placement for terminals to which an assembly was assigned as a part. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you had marked a table row in the Parts tab of the property dialog and wanted to cut out the contents by using the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [x], the part selection was opened erroneously. This behavior also occurred in other tables if the selected table row contained a check box. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If a PDF was generated for a project via automated processing and the Update reports when printing and exporting check box was activated in the user settings, the layout space in the project was not exported. This has been corrected. The layout space is now always exported. This corresponds to the behavior during the general PDF export via the Backstage view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the last entry in the table was deleted in the parts management in the Function templates tab, the focus was lost and the |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
The routing of connections now takes place again as quickly as in Version 2.9. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When switching from a workspace with user-defined commands to the standard workspace and back again, it was possible under certain conditions that the Tooltip and description of a user-defined command were exchanged with the Tooltip and description of another user-defined command. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If you had shown additional page navigators (for example, one additional page navigator each for a schematic project and a macro project), the filter set in one navigator influenced the behavior when browsing in another navigator. This has been corrected. Now the main page navigator always specifies the sequence when browsing. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If you have selected a collapsed device node in the device navigator and place the device via drag & drop on a schematic page, the node of the device is no longer expanded. |
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EPLAN Platform | Editing in table |
If you insert several spreadsheet cells copied from Excel into the tabular editing, all entries are now inserted again where possible. If the clipboard contains more entries than there are cells in the table, the existing cells are filled and the superfluous entries are ignored. In addition, a message is displayed that not all data from the clipboard can be inserted, and you can cancel the insertion if required. |
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EPLAN Platform | Finding |
If all representation types of a function were listed for a function via the functionality Go to (all representation types), no placements of the type "Device-connection diagram" were found. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the search in the parts management (and in the Insert center) the values of the technical characteristic and of the attributes are now also found again without your having to enter a "p" before the search term. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
If you used the arrow buttons in the Edit terminal strip dialog to change the level number in the Level field and then clicked another cell, the dialog flickered. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you entered an invalid shortcut key for a command in the dialog Customize shortcut keys, the command then no longer functioned. All keyboard commands had to be reset for the command to function again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Editing in table |
If you had sorted the values according to a column in the Edit in table view and then edited a value in a table cell, the sorting was subsequently lost. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The search in the parts management now also takes assemblies, modules and accessories into consideration again. To search for a part number in these components, enter a "p" before the part number (for example "p:EPL.12345"). |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Reports |
When updating reports of the type "Planning object plan", partially empty report pages were generated because the incorrect planning object was taken into consideration for the update. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex |
If the generation of subdirectories was specified during the manufacturing data export for Rittal - Perforex BC or for Rittal - Perforex LC, the incorrect property was displayed in the export settings after successful and correct output under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If all hierarchy levels of the project were expanded in the page navigator (by means of the [X] key in the numerical block), the creation of new pages or the deleting of pages resulted in the vertical scroll bar changing its position in the page navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Additional columns for part reference data can be configured in the left-hand section of the table in the Parts tab of the property dialog. If you had marked a cell for a part reference property in such a column and deleted the value by using the [Del] key, the entire row with the part was deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
User-defined ribbons that contained commands without labeling could not be imported without errors. This now functions, the import has been revised accordingly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
If the Counter page number (ID 25020) property was selected for connection definition points in the dialog Format: Block properties, a value was displayed for the property in the dialog, but not at the connection definition points in the schematic. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
An unexpected error message was displayed when the actions XEsGetPagePropertyAction, XEsGetProjectPropertyAction and XEsGetPropertyAction were used to query the value of a write-protected property. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Functions |
During the placement from the device navigator it was possible that an additional character was inserted in the visible DT of shields under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a configuration without the Manufacturer property was set for the record type "Parts" in the tree configuration, no manufacturer could be selected at the part as of Version 2022. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Fluid | Reports |
During the report generation for hose lines, it was possible that the sequence of parts data changed under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In Version 2023 strings within quotation marks ("search term") were not found correctly during the search in the parts management. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When a part is imported into the parts management, this part is now marked again in the tree or list view. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a macro that contained a mounting panel with wire ducts was inserted into a layout space and one of the wire ducts was placed again by copying and pasting, the length at this wire duct could no longer be changed. Changing the length was only possible after the macro name was deleted in the properties of the wire duct. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
User-defined part properties could be displayed in the information area of the Insert center in Version 2022 via a customization of the scheme for the Overview tab of the parts management. After modification of this information area for Version 2023 into a configurable table it was no longer possible to display user-defined part properties there. This has been corrected. Now user-defined part properties are also available here during the property selection for the dialog Configure representation. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Under certain conditions no axes could be aligned for the activated mounting surface of an enclosure. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a DWG file was dragged via drag & drop onto a project page, the graphic at the cursor was initially correct. When placing on the page, representation problems occurred that were only eliminated after the view was refreshed with [F5]. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the drill type of a drilling pattern was changed in the Cut-outs tab (for example to "Rectangular"), the [Apply] button first had to be actuated before the cells in the columns were enabled or locked for the dimension. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Navigators |
During the copying or moving of segments in the tree of the pre-planning navigator the "skipped" segments (for example PCT loops) in the tree were opened completely. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Editing in table |
If only the project name was selected in the page navigator, a user-defined property for connections could not be edited in the tabular editing. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device selection |
During a device selection with the setting Minimize unused functions the preset values were not taken into consideration for cables. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Plot frame editor |
The docking of specific texts was not saved in the plot frame editor. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
If a user-defined property with the same identifying name existed in the project as in the parts management for a part, the user-defined property in the project was overwritten with the data of the user-defined property for the part. This has been corrected. A user-defined property with the same identifying name but a different assignment can no longer be created. If such a user-defined property is to be imported, the import is now not possible and a system message is also displayed. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If the EPLAN Data Portal was docked within the EPLAN platform as a tab and a part is to be inserted as devices on a project page, the device was not displayed at the cursor during inserting. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Graphical pre-planning |
If segments with unplaced subordinate segments were deleted on pre-planning pages, the subordinate segments were still displayed in the list view of the pre-planning navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If a workspace from Version 2022 was exported and imported into a newer EPLAN version, it was possible that hidden tabs were visible again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
During the assignment of parts data at the macro box it was previously not possible to access the user-defined properties for the parts in the Parts data assignment tab. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Numbering |
In the dialog DT selection it was not possible to assign the next free connection point designation for busbar connection points and device connection points by using the [Next] button. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Setup |
As of Version 2024, EPLAN program updates can be displayed and uninstalled by means of the EPLAN Setup Manager and the EPLAN Downloads Manager. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
The performance for rotating items on panel layout pages has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
When placing a device via drag & drop from the device navigator, it was possible that the references existing in the macro were lost on user-defined layers. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Preconditions |
Processors with the instruction set extension AVX2 are required for the operation of the EPLAN Platform 2024. Therefore hardware components such as the used processor are also checked for compatibility during the start of EPLAN. If processors are found that use outdated instruction sets that are unsuitable for EPLAN, a corresponding error message is displayed and EPLAN is not started. Processors with unsuitable instruction sets are usually older than approximately 10 years. If EPLAN is to run on virtual computers that use the Microsoft Hyper-V component, you must deactivate the two processor options "CompatibilityForOlderOperatingSystemsEnabled" and "CompatibilityForMigrationEnabled". |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If a workspace from Version 2022 was exported and imported into a newer EPLAN version, it was possible that the sequence of user-defined tabs in the ribbon as well as the sequence of the command groups in these tabs changed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Numbering |
If segments with nested structures and subordinate functions were numbered in the pre-planning navigator, this could result in the functions receiving an incorrect device tag. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The shortcut keys with [Alt] + [Letter] in the user interface now function again as expected. In the property dialog of the devices you can, for example, use [Alt] + [H] again to re-activate or deactivate the check box Main function. |
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EPLAN Platform | Editing in table |
If a project was marked for editing in tables and a specific selection was made in the editing in tables dialog (the entire table, a column, etc.), it was possible that not all table cells were recorded during the subsequent action (copy and paste, delete, etc.). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When customizing the ribbon the message management could not be added to the quick access. This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Commands and actions that are assigned to a user-defined tab in the ribbon can now be added again to the quick access toolbar. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device concept |
Different functions that can also have parts as auxiliary functions are now no longer inserted as main functions when inserted as devices (for example via the Insert center). This correction applies, for example, to busbar connection points but not pins. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If the variants of a specific symbol were placed on a P&I diagram page and the representation type of these components was set to "External" in the properties, some of the variants were not drawn completely as an external symbol. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
In order to have the currently selected scheme for the system configuration displayed and, for example, to be able to prompt in scripts, the dialog Select path variable in the Program variables tab has been extended by the new path variable $(CFG_SYSTEMCONFIGURATION). |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
During the drag & drop of an object from the tree view of a navigator into the graphical editor the window contents of a navigator now no longer move to the right or left. Since this scrolling is prevented, possible graphical errors no longer occur (for example at colored navigators due to defined project groups). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
The calculation of the cable length during routing has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Finding |
Duplications could occur at the names in the directory path if a search was carried out in a macro project with the setting All properties of all components and a name was replaced in the directory path for the found properties in the search results list. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If the Update reports when printing and exporting setting was activated, only the selected layout space was output during a PDF export (for example via automated processing) despite the activated setting Apply to entire project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If objects (such as devices, interruption points, etc.) were located in the tree view of a navigator in an area that was previously not visible by moving the scroll bar, it was possible that the selection of these objects with the keyboard did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
As in Version 2.9 all icons are now displayed again in the tree view of the macro navigator (for example for the macro type, the placeholder object, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Device selection |
During a device selection for a cable with associated plugs the pin descriptions were not transferred from the function templates to the plugs. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the selection dialog was opened in the parts management for external documents in the Property: External documents dialog, the current directory of the external documents was not always displayed in this dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
If parts data with existing technical characteristics were changed during external editing, the technical characteristics could not be imported correctly again under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If items were placed for which 3D part placements with the same DT already existed in the layout space, it was possible that the connection points at the new 3D part placement did not exist and could therefore not be generated during routing. This has been corrected. During the placement of such items the connection points are now generated from the function templates, in as far as they do not already exist at a different part placement with the same DT. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Numbering |
For nested black boxes with assigned planning objects the "inner" black box was also numbered during copying and pasting, even though this was not set in the numbering formats for online numbering. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Changed user-defined properties for parts were detected in the Synchronization of parts dialog as new "system parts", but could not be synchronized with the user-defined properties stored in the project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
In summarized parts lists the total length of all the functions (for example cables, connections, routing paths, busbars, etc.) with the same part can be output by means of the property Total length with unit of the project (ID 20513). The value of this property was always output in the unit "meter", even if a different unit was specified in the project settings. This has been corrected. Now the unit of length specified in the project settings is used. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If configured properties (Connection point designation [1], Connection point description [1], etc.) were copied for a symbol in the Property arrangement dialog in the Connection points tab, these properties could not be inserted at any other symbol even though the corresponding popup menu item or the button were active. This now functions when a symbol has the corresponding connection point. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If a simplified representation is selected for a model view, the default property arrangement is always used for terminal strips for the property arrangement. Although the DT (displayed) property was selected in this property arrangement, the full device tag was displayed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If at first the control keys and then a key for changing the angle symbol were pressed for an angle symbol at the cursor (for example [F4]) and or the view was updated with [F5], the symbol was not visible at the cursor and was only displayed again when the cursor was moved. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Using the CompressProject method from the ProjectManagement class could result in the object of the "Project" type transferred as a parameter becoming invalid and having to be determined again by the user. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Optimizations have been carried out for the PLC data exchange in the AutomationML format.
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
If several bundles were directly connected with each other by means of bundle connection points, it was possible under certain conditions that too few connections were generated during updating of the connections. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Problems occurred during the copying and pasting of values for the property External documents (ID 22369) in the Properties tab. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If several items (mounting panels, doors, etc.) were located on the same hierarchy level during the automatic dimensioning of model views, this could result in the dimension help lines at these items being too long despite the activated setting Up to the hierarchically highest item. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the export of parts data in XML format the property Certification: UL Category Control Number (ID 22368) was not considered. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a device was to be placed on a mounting surface using the orthogonal function, the mounting line of a busbar was used instead of the originally selected mounting surface when the cursor was moved over this mounting line. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If an item is placed several times on the mounting line of a copper rail using the orthogonal function, it was possible that the second item was placed on a mounting surface of the item placed first. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
In the past it was not possible to use the ProjectManagementDatabase property from the ProjectManagement class to set a project management database of the type *.db as the current project management database. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
During the system configuration, environment variables (such as $(ENVVAR_USERPROFILE)) for the directory for rights management could not be used as path variables since these were only loaded later. This has been corrected. The environment variables are now loaded earlier so that they can also be used as path variables. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a black color scheme is set for the color settings, a yellow border is now displayed again during the insertion of image files or QR codes while the border is expanded for the definition of the corner points. |
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EPLAN Platform |
If a scaling greater than 100% was set in the Windows settings, images on the project pages were also output scaled during printing in specific cases. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If new values were added for specific properties (for example Wearing part, Spare part, Service time, etc.) in the parts management or during editing in tables, these values were not sorted in alphanumerically but rather attached to the end of the self-extending lists. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Preconditions |
As of Version 2024 the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1 is now required for the operation of the EPLAN platform. Further information and the current version of this Microsoft component are available for download from the Microsoft website. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
When updating model views via the dialog Model views for the management of model views, the filters existing in the templates were not taken into consideration. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
Under certain conditions it was possible that the jump areas in the generated PDF files were very small. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a busbar with outline was placed, this length-variable item was drawn slowly, and representation problems occurred during this action. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
During the export of pages for external editing the pages were output unsorted. This has been corrected. The pages are now exported in the same sequence as in the list view of the page navigator. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
If you want to export an assignment list in the dialog Addresses / assignment lists, you have to set a filter so that only the PLC addresses of one CPU are displayed. In the process PLC I/O connection points that are placed in a black box are now filtered out again and are no longer displayed in the dialog. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a texture was used for the front of a 3D part placement, the connection points and the connection point designations could not be recognized from the front after selection of the command Connection point designations (view). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
In an exported PDF document the jump by means of the [F] key between two cross-referenced structure boxes did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If hyperlinks (for example for external documents in the parts management or in the graphical editor) contained specifications for executable files, the quotation marks (") in these hyperlinks were moved by EPLAN to another location in the hyperlink or directory path. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If externally edited parts data were imported, it was possible that parts with variants that were longer than three characters were also imported. This has been corrected. During the import for external editing, the number is shortened for a part with a variant number that is too long and the next free variant number is assigned. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If parts are found by means of the search in the parts management and the first found part is marked in the list view, the associated data of the part are now displayed again in the right-hand section of the dialog on the Properties tab. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
The type of check "Online / offline" could be set for the check runs 005044, 005045 and 005069 of the message class 005 "Connections", even though these check runs can only be executed offline. This has been corrected. The type of check "Online / offline" is no longer offered for selection for these check runs. If you open a project that was created with an older EPLAN version, the "Online / offline" setting for these check runs is automatically changed to "Offline" in the check run schemes. |
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EPLAN View | Data backup |
Projects that have already been backed up are opened for viewing in EPLAN View. Since a data backup does not make any sense in this context, the Back up command has been removed from the Backstage view of EPLAN View. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If only function templates were displayed in a navigator by means of a filter, the selection of a superior node resulted in too many functions being displayed in the subsequently opened tabular editing. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If two (or more) projects were open, this could result in the set fonts of another project being used in a project under certain conditions. If different fonts were set and no automatic updating was carried out (Always update cross-references setting was deactivated), this could result in texts being moved to project pages when the view was updated, since the correct fonts were displayed again after the update. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In placeholder objects no check boxes could be activated for the values during the editing of variables under specific conditions on the Values tab. During the transfer of old projects (for example Version 2.9) to the current version it was possible that the settings for check boxes activated in the Values tab were lost and could also not be activated anymore for variables of placeholder objects. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
When using user-defined project properties with multilingual default values for the selection list, only the displayed language was applied during the selection in the placeholder object and the values in the placeholder object were therefore not translated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the functionalities Exchange parts were executed for an enclosure, it was possible that specific items were deleted. This has been corrected. The functionality has been adapted correspondingly. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the "Prevent errors" type of check was set for the check run 026012 "Part placement collides with restricted placing area", and if a device was placed on a mounting panel in such a way that it protruded into a restricted placing area, the placement was not prevented. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If a QR code for the hyperlink of an external document was to be output in a device tag list and a new placeholder text for a QR code was placed in a form of the type "Device tag list", the output of the QR code did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a busbar was placed as a component of a terminal strip in the layout space, the length of this busbar could not be changed by using the command Change length. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Part selection |
If a branch was made in the property dialog of a 3D part placement via an assigned part into the part selection and this was closed with [OK] without a change, it was possible that the conflict dialog was opened without any apparent reason. An incorrect connection point pattern occurred after the confirmation of the conflict dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the transfer of parts data by means of the action XPamArticlesSyncAction from a current parts database into an old parts database of Version 2.9, it was possible in multi-user operation that deleted records (for example connection point patterns) in the parts database to be synchronized were not removed. This has been corrected. All parts data are now synchronized with the new parameter /full:1. The parts data that were deleted in the source database are also deleted in the target database. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
If connections of busbar connection points were routed in a project, it was possible under certain conditions that the check run message 026015 "Connection point '<x>' exists more than once" was output even though the associated device in the device navigator only had one connection point. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the length of length-variable items was modified by using the Change length command, it was possible under certain conditions that the item was no longer displayed. The item was only visible again after the view was updated via [F5]. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If pages in the graphical editor on which very large images were placed were reduced in size by zooming, it was possible that the images were no longer displayed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When customizing the ribbon you have the possibility to assign actions as commands to a user-defined command group and assign an image to each of these actions. If an action configured in this way was added to the quick access toolbar, only a circle was displayed there as the image. This has been corrected. The image assigned to the action is now displayed in the quick access toolbar. The associated default image is always displayed there for the commands from the main tabs or commands of the "Further commands" category. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If characters with an illegal character set encoding were used on a graphical page, this resulted in an unexpected error message during the PDF export and the PDF file was not created. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If the archiving format PDF/A is used during the PDF export, linked documents are not taken into consideration by default. If a linked external document (for example an Excel file) was already in the export directory of the PDF export, a page with an "apparent" link was generated in the PDF file during a PDF export in the archiving format PDF/A for a project page with linked external document. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
If several part placements were combined as a block on an enclosure layout page, these part placements could not be aligned by means of the command Align horizontally. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a font occurred in several variations (italics, bold, etc.), it was possible that these fonts were not displayed as in Version 2.9. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
Depending on which selection was made in the list view of a navigator, problems could arise during the subsequent sorting of a column. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Interfaces |
If the interface IEplActionEnable was used in the EPLAN API, there was a delay under specific conditions during the display of buttons in the ribbon. This performance has been improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If busbar systems were placed on a mounting panel, this resulted in the check run message 017001 being output during a subsequent check run for the mounting surfaces of the busbars. This has been corrected. These mounting surfaces are now also taken into consideration during the DT determination. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
If you double-clicked a column header in the dialog Suggested identifiers for sorting, it was possible that no data was displayed in the dialog afterwards. This has been corrected. In Version 2.9 the designation of a column could be changed by double-clicking in the cell with the column header. This is no longer possible through the redesign of the user interface for Version 2022. The popup menu item Rename is now available to this purpose. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
The UserDefinedPropertyDefinitions property from the MDPartsDatabase class has output an exception in the case of invalid entries during the configuration of user-defined properties for parts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
In the past some properties of function templates (Plug designation, PLC subdevice: Index, etc.) could not be accessed via EPLAN API for parts in the parts management. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment templates |
It is now possible to create a user-defined property configuration for the segment templates in the segment template navigator. This is done in the second tab of the property dialog in the "Properties" table as usual by using the popup menu item "Configure". User-defined property configurations that were created at the segment are available at the associated segment definition and vice versa. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
The generation of terminals in the dialog New terminals (devices) using a numbering pattern has been improved. Thus, for example, with the numbering pattern "1,1,1,2-4" three terminals with the designation "1", three terminals with the designation "2", three terminals with the designation "3", but only one terminal with the designation "4" were generated in the past. Now three terminals with the designation "4" are also generated in this case. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Views |
In the past only busbars with bending positions were considered during the automatic generation of copper unfolds by means of templates. This has been corrected. "Straight" busbars can now also be used during automatic generation. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
During the import of a PLC assignment list that contained function texts with line breaks, the line breaks were imported but not displayed on the project page. For the line breaks to be displayed, the property dialog first had to be opened once and closed again for each PLC connection point. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data for the report type "Summarized parts list" it was possible that the incorrect quantity was output for a broken-up assembly depending on the selection made (the entire project or only the assembly in the device navigator). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Defined working sections |
If a connection list was updated when working with defined working sections, it was possible that the report page was deleted even though connections from the current defined working section were in this list. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Defined working sections |
If model views are generated via the templates in the tab of the same name of the dialog Model views when working with defined working sections, model views were also output for non-selected defined working sections. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
If a DT was renamed in the device navigator by using the [F2] key and the subsequently opened dialog of the DT syntax check was closed with [Cancel], it was possible that EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Calling up the action partsmanagementapi sometimes resulted in a system message even though parts were imported. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Korean texts with the alignment "Center right" are now displayed correctly again in the graphical editor. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
If value sets were moved to the left or right in the property dialog of placeholder objects in the Values tab by using the corresponding button, the translation existing for the text was lost. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a user-defined rail with outline was placed, it was possible under certain conditions that EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly when the length from another item was applied. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If a device was to be inserted on a specific page by means of the CreateDevice method from the DeviceService class, this did not work for multi-level terminals. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If both a texture and a 2D schematic macro were entered at the part for 3D part placements placed in the layout space, the 3D part placements without texture were displayed as soon as the simplified representation was activated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
If the colors of a symbol were specified by means of user-defined layers, the layers, colors and line thicknesses were not transferred correctly during the DWG export under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In the past only part reference properties and no part properties could be selected as filter criteria in the reports and during the export. This also applied for user-defined part properties. The setting Also validate for part references had to be activated during the configuration of the properties so that these properties were available as filter criteria. This has been corrected. All part properties and thus also user-defined part properties that are not defined as part reference properties can now be selected as filter criteria in the dialog Criteria selection. To this purpose the "Part" node with all the part properties is now available during the criteria selection. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the export and import of parts data for external editing, problems with the values of assigned user-defined properties could occur during the import into a parts database with the same parts. This has been corrected. For this to work, the user-defined properties must first be imported into the second parts database before the parts data are imported. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If an object is selected in the tree of a navigator and then a filter is deactivated or activated, the marking in the tree is now retained again. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If no layout space was open in EPLAN, an error message occurred under specific conditions when the ShowConnections method from the Edit3D class was executed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If an alignment box was activated for the cross-reference (main / aux. function) property in the property arrangement of a PLC box, this could result in the cross-references not working. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | User interface |
If a placed property was deleted for a property arrangement at a 3D part placement in the layout space (such as legend item), this property was displayed again after the property arrangement was saved. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
If routing connections in Excel format were imported and a layout space was opened at the same time, it was possible that EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly after confirming the dialog Synchronize routing connections. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When drawing auxiliary lines by means of the command Line through 2 points, the end points and center points of existing auxiliary lines are now found again when the object snap is activated. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | User interface |
At the segments in the pre-planning there were problems with user-defined property configurations that were set as the category for the properties in the Properties group box. Selected user-defined property configurations are now retained for the different segment definitions and are displayed again as a selected category during the next opening of the property dialog for the same segment definition. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If an SQL server database was set for the parts management, it was possible under certain conditions that the password of the SQL database was displayed instead of the database name in the dialog Settings: Parts (user) in the SQL server field. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
The property for the signal range (SignalRange) that did not exist previously has been added to the class MDPlcTemplatePosition. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If the colors of macro components were specified by means of user-defined layers, it was possible that the wrong colors were displayed for the macros in the preview tiles of the Insert center when these macros were used in other projects. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you had assigned a different symbol for a black box in the property overview, the box drawn on the schematic page still behaved like the original symbol. If, for example, a rectangle was changed to a polyline, only the size of the rectangle could be changed subsequently, but not the shape of the polyline. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
If block attributes were located in a layout view window in a DXF file, the block attributes were lost during the import in the past. As a result it was possible that certain graphical elements such as item numbers did not exist after the import. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If several functions were selected in a navigator and already placed functions were assigned in the schematic, the assignment did not function correctly if the same functions were located in the set of selected functions and in the set of placed functions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If texts in different languages were to be output in reports about the usage of placeholder texts with formatted properties, it was possible that translated texts were not output, depending on the setting in the dialog Format: Block property. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform |
If the Keep aspect ratio setting was deactivated in the Settings: Print dialog, incorrect print margins were displayed in the print preview. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export no device pages were output from devices that are only placed in layout spaces. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If automatically generated threaded holes of items were partially hidden, the centers of these holes were not captured correctly when carrying out a measurement. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
If a data backup was carried out for a project and values were entered in the dialog Back up projects, the values for the description and for the backup directory were no longer available or incorrect after the upload to eMANAGE and subsequent restoring from eMANAGE. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Multi-user operation |
If the structure identifier management was opened in multi-user operation, the popup menu item Enter in search results list could not be executed in the past and no popup menu items were available below the [Extras] button. This has been corrected. In such a case the popup menu item Enter in search results list can now be executed and below [Extras] the popup menu items [Check usage] and [Find] are now available. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Block properties |
Improvements have been carried out for the usage of block properties in the pre-planning:
To this purpose the format elements "Segment data" at structure boxes and "Structure box" at structure segments are now available during the specification of the block format in the dialog Format. |
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EPLAN Platform | Multi-user operation |
If several users have accessed the same EPLAN parts database in multi-user operation, the users could branch to the dialog Configure properties and there press the buttons |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | STEP format |
If STEP files with the degrees of detailing "Medium" and "High" were imported, it was possible that no level placement area could be created in the layout space on a mounting surface. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When changing the scheme for the parts database by means of the action XAfActionSetting, the representation of the part master data navigator was not completely updated despite the key [F5] being actuated. This has been corrected. The representation is now automatically modified in accordance with the specified scheme. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the part master data navigator was pinned as a flyout and a part prefilter was used, updating of the display took a relatively long time each time the flyout was opened. This now takes place faster again. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If the associated macro was selected in the Insert center after the import of a part from the EPLAN Data Portal, initially no image of the macro was displayed. The image was only displayed in the preview tile after the macro had been inserted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
In the list view of a navigator (3D mounting layout navigator, 2D panel layout navigator, bill of materials navigator) the marking was lost if sorting by a column was carried out. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a terminal was placed as a main terminal and distributed terminal in the schematic and additionally as a 3D part placement in the layout space, the jump to the counterpiece in the layout space by means of the functionality Go to (counterpiece) did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If an embedded form was specified for the contact image in the settings of a project, the set alternative output languages were not output correctly under specific conditions during a PDF export. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the object snap is activated, the end and center points of existing auxiliary lines are now found again during the drawing and placing of 3D objects in the layout space. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
In the settings for the PDF output size the setting for the paper format Landscape format was not saved correctly and instead the setting Portrait format was displayed the next time the dialog was opened. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In projects in which many user-defined properties and block properties are used, the opening of the Backstage view took a relatively long time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
If there were empty properties on a page, the page size was not transferred correctly under specific conditions during the DXF export. As a result, the DXF file could not be opened in AutoCAD. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
If templates with formulas that contained references to other spreadsheets were used for labeling in the Excel format during the output of manufacturing data, incorrect values were output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If an item with drilling pattern was duplicated with the design mode activated and subsequently placed in the layout space using the placement option With reference to original position, it was possible that the drilling pattern was not generated at the duplicated item. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the property Part number in module (ID 22966) or Part number in assembly (ID 22967) was used as a filter criterion, for example in the filter of the parts management, it was not possible to determine the parts that are used in a module or assembly with this filter. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
If the Insert from macro as unplaced property was activated for a function in a macro, an unexpected error message occurred during the placement of this macro on a P&I diagram page and placement in the existing pre-planning structure. The macro could then not be placed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform |
If the format property Underline is activated for a text in the graphical editor, the underline is now also printed again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Licensing |
In preparation for future changes in the licensing we are making the new version of the EPLAN License Client 2024.0.1.207 available to you with this update. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In drop-down lists it is now possible again to scroll in the list by using the mouse wheel or the keyboard. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If reports of the type "Terminal-connection diagram" were generated or updated, it was possible that the target information for terminal strips was displayed twice during a page change. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Message management |
Opening the message management with very many messages could result in EPLAN no longer reacting. This has now been solved. The message management for a project with extensive messages is now opened faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
During the import of DXF files filled areas are now imported correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of manufacturing data for labeling by means of an Excel template, various problems could occur during the usage of formulas, conditional formatting and templates. This has been corrected.
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If you remove the name of a filter setting in the Templates tab of the Reports dialog for the Filter settings field, the set filter is now actually deleted again and the "Empty" scheme is set again automatically. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the Variant (ID 22024) property was used as a filter criterion for the filter in the parts management, filtering could only be carried out by numbers, but not by characters. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
If EPLAN is started with an own system configuration via the command line parameter /SystemConfiguration, this system configuration is now saved again and is also used without this parameter during the next restart of the EPLAN Platform. If you want to use a temporary system configuration, you can do this by additionally specifying the new command line parameter /UseSystemConfigurationTemporary in the call. In this case the last saved system configuration is used during the next restart of the EPLAN Platform. As of Version 2024 the new command line parameter is specified as follows: /UseSystemConfigurationTemporary:1. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
When changing the system configuration with different directory settings for macros, problems occurred with the macro database (macro collection). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Database technology |
If a script with a trigger that reacts to the creation of databases was used during the creation of SQL parts databases, this could result in the SQL parts databases not being created. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
If several parts were assigned simultaneously to a function by means of a placeholder object, it was possible that parts data was transferred incorrectly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If parts were imported from the EPLAN Data Portal with one of the options for updating the records, it was possible that existing ERP numbers were deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If the device data of a connection was updated by means of the UpdateDevice method from the DeviceService class, all parts except the first part were deleted for this connection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
If the color of an autoconnect line was to be changed by means of a placeholder object, this did not work with the color "Black" (color number "0"). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When supplementing several function templates in the Function templates tab in a step via the button (New) |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
If a function text is entered in a cell of the Function texts column in the dialog Synchronize function texts, you can transfer this function text to all the functions of the device by double-clicking another cell of this row. This now also functions again for function texts that are entered in the first row. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
If two black boxes were placed as polylines on a project page and in part had the same edges, it was possible that the wrong black box was recognized as the inner box. As a result, incorrect device tags were assigned. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If block editing was carried out for several functions and a comprehensive modification was carried out in the Parts tab (for example number of units edited), this modification could not be carried out. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In the property dialog of a placeholder object you can enter variables or also fixed values in the Assignment tab in the Variable column. If you wanted to translate a value entered there by using the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [L] and in the subsequent dialog Translate had confirmed your selection with [OK], EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When importing parts data in XML format with the setting Add new records only, new records are now added correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If a function with the "Pair cross-reference" representation type was assigned again from the device navigator to the function already placed in the schematic, the number of connection points was set to "0". This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Through the assignment of value sets from placeholder objects it is now possible again at a function or connection to modify the part allocation for a part stored there. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Drilling patterns with several cut-outs that were generated automatically in a macro project could not be imported correctly again after an export in the XML format and subsequently only had one cut-out. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If no specifications for the creator / creation date exist during the XML import of parts data in the XML file, values for the creator and the creation date are now also entered automatically again during the generation of new parts. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of manufacturing data for the labeling by means of an Excel template with several sheets, the data are now output again as defined in the template on the second sheet and the first sheet is retained. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
When the action export /TYPE:PDFPAGESSCHEME was called up, the message "Access denied" was displayed under specific conditions even though PDF files were output successfully. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If model views were evaluated using templates and the existing pages were updated in the process, it was possible that pages with the model views were generated twice when a filter was used. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
When assigning value sets from placeholder objects, the quantities of parts were not transferred correctly to the functions. Only after the same value set had been assigned again did the unit quantities agree with the functions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the Unit for connection cross-section / diameter (ID 22068) property was used in a scheme for the configuration of the tree view, the internal value was displayed instead of the unit (for example the value "1" for "mm²"). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
If "XML file (*.edc)" is selected as the file type in the export settings for external editing, XML files are now also output again if the ".XML" file name extension is specified for the target file. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If you had opened and converted an SQL parts database from an older EPLAN version, it was possible that the function templates of modules were not combined correctly. This has been corrected. During the conversion of an older SQL parts database, the function templates of modules are now combined correctly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
User-defined part properties could only be used as filter criteria in the 2D panel layout navigator and 3D mounting layout navigator if the setting "Also validate for part references" was activated during the definition of these properties. This has been corrected. Now user-defined part properties that are not defined as a part reference property can also be used as filter criteria in these navigators. |
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EPLAN Platform | Licensing |
In preparation for future changes in the licensing we are making the new version of the EPLAN License Client 2024.0.1.207 available to you with this update. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In some table cells numerical values can be entered by using two arrow buttons, for example in the Parts tab of the property dialog in the Number of units / quantity column. Under certain conditions the numerical values entered this way were not correctly saved when the dialog was closed with [OK]. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a text box with leader line is drawn for a text in the graphical editor, the starting point of the leader line is now on the line of the text box again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Licensing |
In preparation for future changes in the licensing we are making the new version of the EPLAN License Client 2024.0.1.207 available to you with this update. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement of accessory parts in the layout space it was possible that an unexpected error message was displayed and placement was not possible. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
Consistent behavior when placing on schematic pages If a macro and a part were stored at a planning object, inconsistent behavior occurred during the placement for the creation of the detail planning. The macro is normally used for the placement, but the part was previously used for the first placement. This behavior has been changed - the macro is now always preferred consistently. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
Various improvements have been made for the export in Excel format by means of templates:
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 110.0.250. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN eBUILD, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If the option Translate on input was activated in the translation settings and a text that occurs several times in the dictionary was entered in a multilingual field, the dialog Found words was displayed twice under specific conditions. When confirming both dialogs with [OK], EPLAN was unexpectedly terminated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN Cloud |
Security-relevant optimizations have been carried out for the products of the EPLAN Cloud. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If new connection point patterns were created in the parts management and exported in the EDZ or XML format, only one connection point per connection point pattern remained during a subsequent import. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If values in the property table were edited in the property dialog of 3D items in the Connection point pattern tab, these values were not always saved correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
If it was specified in the rights management for a user group that these can only enter texts that exist in the dictionary, the respective users could not enter values in user supplementary fields. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If nodes with structure identifiers were opened and closed in the page navigator when working with several projects, it was possible that the pages of a different project were displayed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
With the new methods AddPreRemoveHandler and RemovePreRemoveHandler from the ProjectEventsProvider class you can now toggle event handling before deleting objects. In the past, event handling was only possible after deleting. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a text box with leader line is drawn for a text in the graphical editor, the starting point of the leader line is now on the line of the text box again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
If a second part with auxiliary functions (NO contact, NC contact) was assigned to a device via a placeholder object, the connection point designations of the main function were overwritten under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The copying of function templates in the Function templates tab now functions again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
If a different part variant was assigned to a device via a placeholder object, the existing part number was removed under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
If the size of a black box in a placeholder object was changed by assigning a value set, it was possible that the assignment of the device connection points located in the black box changed, but that the DT of the device connection points was not modified. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Display problems occurred during the selection of properties in the property dialog of placeholder objects in the Assignment tab. All selected properties were only displayed after the dialog was opened again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you jumped from an undocked graphical editor to the counterpiece in the main window using the Go to (counterpiece) functionality, no properties could be edited anymore on the page in the main window. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Values for the Technical characteristics property can now be deleted or changed again for parts from the "Mechanics" generic product group. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The shortcut keys now also function again in undocked graphical editors. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the "Manufacturer" (short name) property was used in a tree configuration, it was possible that the manufacturer name (full name) was displayed in the nodes of the parts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If new parts were created during the import of externally edited parts data, no values were assigned automatically for the creator and the creation date, in as far as these were not already specified in the import file (for example via the property Creator / Creation date (ID 22902)). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
After the installation of Version 2023 Update2 it was possible under certain conditions that no EPLAN Cloud products and no browser window were displayed when you clicked the EPLAN Cloud tab of the ribbon. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning |
The button [...] is now available again in the property dialog for piping definition points for the selection of a pipe class in the field of the same name. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Labeling |
If a specific selection was made in the page navigator or in the pre-planning navigator, this was not taken into consideration during the output of labeling data for pre-planning reports. All project data was always output. If a corresponding report type (for example "Pre-planning: Planning object overview") is now selected for the output of labeling data, the selection made is taken into consideration. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the Variant property was used as a node in a tree configuration, it was possible that not all parts were displayed in the tree anymore. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of manufacturing data for labeling by means of a write-protected Excel template no reports were generated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 110.0.250. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN eBUILD, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN Cloud |
Security-relevant optimizations have been carried out for the products of the EPLAN Cloud. |
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EPLAN API | Interfaces |
When updating add-ons, an unexpected error message occurred if the add-on contained more than one API add-in. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If new connection point patterns were created in the parts management and exported in the EDZ or XML format, only one connection point per connection point pattern remained during a subsequent import. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you had inserted actions as commands into the ribbon and later deleted these commands, these commands were found nevertheless during a search via the search field "Tell me what you want to do". In addition, additional entries for these commands were generated in the search list during each restart of EPLAN. This has been corrected. If you now delete such commands from the ribbon, the corresponding entries are deleted from the search list and the commands are no longer found during the search when EPLAN is restarted. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
With the new methods AddPreRemoveHandler and RemovePreRemoveHandler from the ProjectEventsProvider class you can now toggle event handling before deleting objects. In the past, event handling was only possible after deleting. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 110.0.250. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN eBUILD, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN Cloud |
Security-relevant optimizations have been carried out for the products of the EPLAN Cloud. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
With the new methods AddPreRemoveHandler and RemovePreRemoveHandler from the ProjectEventsProvider class you can now toggle event handling before deleting objects. In the past, event handling was only possible after deleting. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If user-defined workspaces were exported as an XML file via the settings and were imported again, it was possible that the text "No value set" is displayed for these workspaces in the Settings: Workspace dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The shortcut keys now also function again in undocked graphical editors. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Deactivating anti-aliasing in case of blurry representation In the graphical editor some graphical elements were displayed blurred at a scaling of 100% under certain conditions. In order to eliminate the problems during the representation you can deactivate the anti-aliasing performed by default. The new user-specific setting Deactivate anti-aliasing is available to this purpose. (The command path for the dialog Settings: 2D is: File > Settings > User > Graphical editing > 2D.) If this check box is selected, anti-aliasing is not performed. As a result the graphical elements representation in the graphical editor becomes sharper. For certain graphical elements (such as circles, oblique lines) this can, however, lead to a "pixelated" representation or to so-called "stair steps". |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Formatting of connection definition points As of Version 2023 the Settings: Connection numbering dialog extends the Display tab with the check box Use default. With this check box you specify that the connection designations of the automatically placed connection definition points are formatted in the same way as manually inserted ones. In the past the "Default value (connection)" property arrangement was always assigned to the automatically placed connection definition points in this case. Now the property arrangement is assigned to the connection definition points that you have specified as the default for the used symbol variant of the connection definition point (for example, in the dialog Save property arrangement). This way it is now possible to format manually inserted and automatically placed connection definition points uniformly with a user-defined property arrangement. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
Extended replacement texts for project properties Using the Block property: Replacement text project property, you could previously define up to ten tables for replacement texts (via the index). You can now define up to 100 tables for replacement texts. You can use these tables to replace the values of block properties. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
Different improvements have been made for the export in Excel format used for the output of labeling data by means of templates:
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
By default subdirectories are now considered again when searching for outlines during the master data synchronization. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
As of Version 2022 there were two rights in the rights management for editing the settings of the parts management. The right "Parts management > Settings: Parts" only applied to a specific callup possibility of the settings dialog and has now been removed. As in the past you can edit the settings using the right "Settings: User > Management+Parts". |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data for the report type "Parts list", different export results occurred for busbar connection points depending on whether the items were marked in the bill of materials navigator or on a schematic page. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
The numbering of the displayed DT after the placement of devices in the layout space has been optimized. As a result the performance while placing has improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the export in the EDZ format the data of the "Manufacturer" record type are now considered again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
If you opened the part selection in the Edit in table view and selected a part that was not yet stored in the project, the dialog flickered. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The sorting of the list view was lost during the update. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
During the addressing of PLC connection points an unexpected error occurred under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If pages were scrolled in the graphical editor when the graphical preview and the Insert center were open, scrolling took place very slowly. The performance of this action has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
If you had sorted the values according to a column in the Edit in table view, the [Tab] and [Enter] keys then no longer jumped to the expected cells. This has been corrected. With [Tab] the next cell on the right is now selected again and with [Enter] the next cell below. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Connections |
As of Version 2023 you can specify in the project settings for connections that PE terminals with rail contact are connected automatically. If the Automatically connect PE terminals with rail contact check box was activated and PE function templates, that were not overlapped by any function, existed in the project, problems occurred during the update of the connections. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the selection dialog was opened at a part for the properties Manufacturer or Supplier in Version 2023, it was not possible to create a new manufacturer or supplier via the popup menu in this dialog despite the activated setting Modification allowed during selection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export an unexpected error message occurred under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
It is now possible again to assign a specific part variant to a device via a placeholder object. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If a property text was moved in a model view by using the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [B], the text at the cursor was not visible during moving. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If externally edited parts data were imported in the parts management, it was previously not possible to create both new main objects (for example parts) and subobjects (for example function templates) simultaneously during an import. The simultaneous creation of main and subobjects is now possible in one step. To this purpose the object ID of main and subobjects must be set to "0". For example, a new function template is created by entering "99/117/0/0 (117/0:99/0)". |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
With activated object snap it was not possible under certain conditions to snap onto the handle of a device that is already placed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The scaling of the texts was not adapted to the display setting of the computer in the dialog Device selection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
The collision check during the placement of length-variable items did not function correctly. Only after the first length-variable item had been placed and then moved or its length changed, did the collision check react correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During measuring in the layout space the snap point in the center was not snapped as a measuring point for manually inserted cut-outs. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the respective selection dialog is opened in the parts management for stored files (image files, macros, etc.), the current directory of the stored files is now displayed again in this dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In the dialog Property: External documents it was possible that the data were moved into other rows or columns within the dialog during the editing of data or during the migration of parts databases from Version 2.9. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When using an SQL parts database, marking all entries in the list view by using the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [A] took a relatively long time. The performance of this action has been improved. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Since Version 2023 the insertion point of the respective symbol was erroneously always also included when determining surrounding rectangles ("Bounding boxes") by means of the GetBoundingBox method from the Placement class. This led to undesired results for some graphical elements (such as arcs). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
During the import of Excel templates defined filters for spreadsheet cells were not applied to the new Excel format. Leading zeros for structure identifiers and page names were also not applied. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
For certain project properties, the value can be selected from a self-extending list. If you had opened the value list in the Backstage view of Information for such a project property and then pressed the [Esc] key, EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
When copying and pasting from the editing in a table to Excel, data were lost in Version 2022. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export of project pages with inserted GIF files, unexpected error messages occurred and the image files were not displayed in the output PDF file. GIF files are now converted into PNG files during the PDF export. We recommend that you no longer use GIF files in EPLAN. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
The revision data are now displayed correctly again in the revision overview. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When customizing the ribbon you can insert actions into the ribbon that are controlled via a command line. If you had subsequently edited such an entry (for example, changed a parameter in the command line), it was possible that the originally entered tooltip and description were deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project management |
If an SQL Server database was set for the project management, it was possible that no values were displayed for "User supplementary fields" in the project management. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
When using user-defined properties, for which the value is selected from a selection list, the first list entry could not be selected. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data PHOENIX CONTACT clipx ENGINEER |
The interface for the AutomationML export and import of manufacturing data for PHOENIX CONTACT clipx ENGINEER has been removed from the user interface for Version 2023 Update2 and is now available as an add-on. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
During the export of PLC connection point data for external editing not all project languages were output for block properties if the multilingual property of another block property was determined via the block property format. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator |
If a new filter was created for the bill of materials navigator and a property was selected as a criterion for this filter, the check box for the quick input was subsequently no longer available in the Filter dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Interfaces |
When updating add-ons, an unexpected error message occurred if the add-on contained more than one API add-in. This has been solved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
If a cable duct was selected during the execution of the command Entry point into routing path network, the cancelation of this action by means of [Esc] could result in EPLAN no longer reacting or being terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Multi-user operation |
During master data editing a symbol can now only be opened again if the associated symbol library has not been exclusively locked by another user. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
When creating a filter for a navigator, values that were selected for the filter criterion Mounting site (describing) are now saved again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a 3D macro was placed several times on a mounting panel and the format property Transparency was changed at one of these macros in the property dialog, this change was applied to all placed macros. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If devices with defined mounting clearances were placed on a mounting panel and subsequently hidden when the mounting clearances view was activated, the mounting clearances were still displayed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
If you edit the properties of several PLC connection points at the same time, it is now possible to change the entries in the fields Address and Symbolic address again in the PLC connection point tab of the property dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator |
If user-defined properties for parts were used as filter criteria in the bill of materials navigator, these did not yield any results. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a mounting rail was placed on a mounting panel from right to left or from bottom to top, the alignment of the mounting rails was no longer correct. In this case the mounting rails were placed in opposite directions. If parts were placed on these mounting rails, the parts and their device tags were displayed rotated by 180°. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Pages |
If pages were copied in the page navigator and inserted via the clipboard, it was possible that changed page names and page descriptions were not applied in the subsequent dialog Adapt structure. This was the case when switching to the DT tab after the change. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
During the manual net optimization of routing connections the coloring was lost under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN Cloud |
Since Version 2023 Update1 no contents were displayed in China for the EPLAN Cloud tab of the ribbon. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
During the manual translation of texts by means of the popup menu item Translate it was possible under certain conditions that the translated texts contained too many line breaks. This occurred in particular when you specified in the translation settings that texts should be translated word-for-word, and in addition the check box Line breaks: Text-based was activated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
In comparison to Version 2.9 the pasting of copied elements from the clipboard into the graphical editor could take some time. Pasting from the clipboard now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
The display of the grid has been optimized with Version 2023 Update1. At certain screen resolutions this resulted in the grid points being displayed too large. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | User interface |
Segments of external documents and/or project pages can be assigned in the Documents / Pages tab of the property dialog. If a document was selected here, the name and file path of the document were only displayed after the [Apply] button was clicked. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When screens with high resolution (for example 4K) were used, problems could occur under certain conditions during the display of icons. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
The manual entry of several values separated by semicolons now functions again for the quick input of the filter in the navigators. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If properties with the field type "Bool (True / False)" were used in a tree configuration (for example Part is accessory), it was possible that the sequence of the nodes was exchanged compared to Version 2.9. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a PNG image file, in which a pattern was used for the letters, was stored on a project page, this image file was displayed with representation errors. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device selection |
In the list of the device selection Selected parts: Functions / templates the correct icons are now displayed again. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In the Backstage view (File > Help > Command group System information) the sign-in name is now always displayed in upper-case letters, even if it was entered in lower-case letters. This is done to ensure harmonization with the rights management. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
By importing externally edited parts data, an existing ERP number could be transferred to several parts even though a system message was output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a device, that was placed rotated by 180°, was duplicated with the design mode activated, the duplicated device could have an incorrect rotation after the placement. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
If data for external editing were exported in the Excel format, the width of the cells in the target file was not adapted to the text. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the selection of workspaces where the main window extended over several monitors, it was possible that the main window was only displayed on one monitor. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | User interface |
If a layout space was open, a part marked in the Insert center was not displayed in the graphical preview. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
For large data amounts the search in the parts management could take some time. This now functions faster through optimizations for the manufacturer name and the supplier name. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 105.3.390. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If several structure boxes were placed as polylines next to each other on a project page, it was possible that structure boxes were erroneously recognized as placed within other structure boxes, depending on the position of the corner points. The device tags of these boxes were then nested accordingly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
The graphicallayertable action for the export / import and for the import of layers only worked when the layer management was also open. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Under certain conditions, shortcut keys could not be executed or reassigned. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During a restart of EPLAN it was possible that the position and/or the width of dialogs changed for a workspace. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The performance has been improved for the Info tab of the parts management when using an SQL parts database. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If the elements were combined into a block during the creation of macros for the 2D panel layout, used image files (for example *.JPG or *.PNG) were not embedded in the macro. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cable |
In the cable navigator the list view can now be sorted again by double-clicking one of the column headers. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If you wanted to generate a part from a device in a macro project and had previously changed the macro name entered at the device, the new macro name was not transferred to the part. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 105.3.390. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
The graphicallayertable action for the export / import and for the import of layers only worked when the layer management was also open. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Under certain conditions, shortcut keys could not be executed or reassigned. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
When the part selection was opened, a part stored in the Parts tab was not marked under specific conditions if the combination view was selected for the part selection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The display of the grid has been optimized for high-resolution monitors. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In the dialog Configure property arrangements, it was previously not possible to select a node in the tree view and to export or delete the property arrangements located under this node. This is now possible. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Under certain conditions, lines, connection elements and symbols were blurry in the graphical editor. The sharpness of their display in the graphical editor depends on the monitor size in connection with the set screen resolution and the scaling in the Windows settings. The change in this update achieves improvements when using a scaling of greater than 100%. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When customizing the ribbon, different texts were sometimes displayed for the same commands in the Customize dialog. The headers of the tooltips were shown for the available commands below the Select commands drop-down list and the displayed names were shown for the assigned commands in the Main tabs field. Uniform texts are now displayed in the two fields. For each command, the displayed name is shown here. This is also displayed later below the configured button. As a result of this change, identical texts are now displayed for some commands in the Select commands drop-down list. To differentiate between these commands, please look at the tooltips, which appear when you move the mouse pointer over the corresponding entry. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
The graphicallayertable action for the export / import and for the import of layers only worked when the layer management was also open. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Under certain circumstances, navigation through the tree view was slowed down considerably, in particular if there was a very high number of parts and parallel entries of parts in several tree structures. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Under certain conditions, shortcut keys could not be executed or reassigned. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When placing a busbar adapter in the layout space, a displayed DT was erroneously written to the mounting surfaces. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Calling up the EPLAN Cloud Dashboard in the EPLAN Cloud tab of the ribbon is now no longer carried out via the command group Dashboard, but via the command group EPLAN Products. In addition, the symbol for calling up the dashboard was changed from |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If a part selection was canceled using specific settings, an incorrect message was issued. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
If the length of a busbar was changed by means of an API action, this did not have any effect on the length of the busbar in EPLAN Pro Panel. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
The performance when translating and deleting translation texts has been improved in the dialog Assignment list. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During multiple placement from the 3D mounting layout navigator onto a mounting rail, the devices were not arranged correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you worked with an undocked graphical editor and synchronized master data, EPLAN was unexpectedly terminated under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
Under certain circumstances template files in Excel format that contained images could not be transferred correctly into a new Excel file during export. Furthermore, an error message appeared when an attempt was made to output the path function texts of the entire project. Both errors have been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
An empty selection dialog was displayed for the Pipe class property in the parts management. This dialog is no longer needed and has therefore been removed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
When outputting manufacturing data for labeling using an Excel template it was possible in individual cases that an applied formula in the Excel file was not applied correctly anymore as of a specific row. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a part with user-defined properties was imported and a user-defined property had the field type “Bool", the entry "[No value set]" was displayed for the value of this property next to the check box. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Structure identifier management |
Renaming structure identifiers in structure identifier management took a long time if certain pre-planning objects existed in the project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
If a user-defined structure was renamed in the structure identifier management, problems occurred when updating the identifiers in the project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 105.3.390. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Views |
The associated layout space could no longer be opened via the popup menu item Open 3D view of a model view. This behavior also occurred at 2D drilling views and copper unfolds and has now been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If a project that was created with an older EPLAN version was opened in Version 2023, all model views were marked as not up-to-date. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
During external editing in Excel format it is optionally possible to specify whether the column designation is to be output as well. If this option was selected and no template was used during the export, the column designation was not included in the output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cable |
In the cable navigator the list view can now be sorted again by double-clicking one of the column headers. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
The mounting clearances of a device were not displayed during the placement and were only visible after the item was placed on the mounting surface. This has been corrected. The mounting clearances are now displayed again as soon as the mounting surface is active. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
Various improvements have been made for the export in Excel format by means of templates (for example during the output of manufacturing data for labeling or during external editing):
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In the parts management and in the part master data navigator of Version 2022 no values could be entered or selected for the "Record type" filter criterion in the Filter dialog. This has been corrected. Since the filter is only valid for parts, only the values "Component", "Assembly" and/or "Module" could be selected using a subsequent dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If - while translating a text - you have selected a text in the dialog Multilingual input and open the dictionary using the [Dictionary] button, this text is now automatically entered in the Find field. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
After synchronization with the EPLAN Harness proD Library an SQL parts database of the EPLAN platform could under certain conditions not be synchronized anymore via the action PamArticlesSyncAction with a parts database of Version 2.9. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data exchange with Harness |
During data exchange between EPLAN Electric P8 and EPLAN Harness proD the property Function text (ID 20011) is now also taken into consideration. The exchange file for the export and import of wire harness data (*.hpdex) has been extended accordingly. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
In the layout space navigator you can edit the legend item via the corresponding popup menu item. If you had sorted the displayed data in the dialog Edit legend item by double-clicking a column, it was then no longer possible to move a line with the arrow buttons. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
If a different filter was selected in the dialog Settings: Messages and checks for a check run in the Filter column using the […] button, it was only displayed after the dialog was updated with the [F5] key. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If the GetProjectDataCompatibility method from the ProjectManager class was applied to projects of Version 2.9, an exception was output under specific circumstances. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
If the connections of several layout spaces were routed at the same time, a faulty routing of the connections could occur. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If the Active check box for the handle was activated or deactivated in the property dialog for macro boxes in the Settings tab, this could result in EPLAN being terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If you enter translation texts manually in the Multilingual input dialog and then use the Dictionary button to open the Dictionary dialog, it is now possible again to transfer the entered translation texts immediately into the dictionary by using the Save button. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Extensions for the Insert Center In the improved information area of the Insert center the most important properties for all preview tiles contained in the preview are displayed by row in a configured table. Depending on the object type in the selected preview tile the table columns show different properties. With the popup menu item Configure representation you can show further properties and determine the display sequence of the properties. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Optimized Adjustment of the Column Width In tables (such as property tables) the popup menu item Column width automatic adjusts the width of the columns in such a way that the table is displayed within the overall available area. Previously this option could only be deactivated by the selection of the popup menu item Adjust column width. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Renamed dialog for customizing the ribbon The Rename dialog which you use to change the names of commands, user-defined command groups, etc. while customizing or which you can use to assign an image file to commands and actions has been changed from Rename to Edit. The associated button and corresponding popup menu item are also renamed. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
"Customize" dialog has been extended with commands of the EPLAN Cloud products The commands of the EPLAN Cloud products are now also available in the Customize dialog. They can be assigned to user-defined command groups during customization of the ribbon. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The selection of commands for quick access has been extended with "All commands" When customizing the quick access toolbar the "All commands" entry is now also available in the Quick access tab of the Customize dialog in the drop-down list Tabs. When this entry is selected, all commands of the ribbon which are available for quick access are displayed in the field below. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Property preview for projects in the Backstage view Apart from the recently opened projects, a property preview is now also shown in the Backstage view Open. For the project marked in the list the values of some project properties such as Project description, Company name, Last editor etc. are displayed there. In the property preview the same information is displayed as in the preview window of the Windows Explorer. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Extension of the Tooltips for properties The display of the Tooltip has been extended for the properties in the property tables. In addition to the property name, a property description is now also displayed. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Improved insertion via drag & drop from the list views and tables To drag a function via drag & drop from the List view of a navigator into the graphical editor, it was necessary in Version 2022 to position the cursor exactly on the frame of the marked row. Otherwise the function could not be dragged. This has been improved. If a row is marked, the cursor for the drag & drop can now be positioned everywhere in the marked row. If a table such as in the part master data navigator or in the Insert center is write-protected, the entire row instead of the individual cells is marked. Since the information area of the Insert center is now designed as a table, an object (macro, symbol, etc.) can be marked there with a click on the line and dragged directly via drag & drop into the graphical editor. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Improved usage of the keyboard in tables You start the processing mode in a table cell by double-clicking or with the [F2] button. If you then press the [Enter] key, the cursor jumps to the next cell downwards and not to the right. This behavior enables faster editing of values within a column in the list views of the navigators and in tables (for example when editing in tables). |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Consideration of Company Standards and Standards for Schematic Macros Under schematic macros we understand 2D macros which can be placed as window and/or symbol macros for the configuration of schematics, for example on schematic pages. |
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EPLAN Platform | Database technology |
Internal Database Format Replaces Access Databases In the course of a modified database technology the old Access databases (*.mdb) were already replaced for Version 2022 in the Parts management by an internal EPLAN format. This replacement is now been continued in the entire EPLAN Platform. Therefore a new internal database format (*.db) is available instead of the Access databases for the Project management (project management database) and for the Dictionary (foreign language database). |
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EPLAN Platform | Data exchange |
New Excel interface For the current version the Excel interface in the EPLAN platform has been replaced. Nothing has changed for the actual export and import of data by means of this format. In comparison to older EPLAN versions, minor visual differences may occur if special technologies such as, for example, rule-based formatting or free illustration from MS Excel are used in the Excel templates used. The Excel file format *.xlsb is not supported anymore. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Updating the Project Databases As part of miscellaneous extensions and optimizations, the project databases have been changed in Version 2023. This has the effect that new projects are essentially created with new project databases. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts Management |
Updating the Parts Database If you work with several EPLAN versions (for example when switching to Version 2023) and have set an "older" parts database of Version 2022 in Version 2023, you will be prompted when opening parts management to update the parts database. If you answer this prompt with [Yes], the parts database is updated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts Management |
eSTOCK Collection as new Data Source You now have the possibility in the parts management to use a collection of parts from |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts Management |
Summarized Display for External Documents The fact whether indexed part properties belong together, such as, for example, External document: File / hyperlink [1-20] (ID 22280) and External document: Designation [1-20] (ID 22279) was previously difficult to determine in the property table on the Properties tab of the parts management. A joint display of the respective representation pairs was only possible in the list via a corresponding configuration of the properties. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Parts pre-filtering has been extended with product group and trade properties The parts pre-filtering can be used to pre-filter the parts of the parts management, of the part master data navigator, of the part and device selection and the devices of the Insert center on the basis of specific properties. The properties Generic product group, Product group and the properties for the trades (for example the Trade 'Electrical engineering') are now available as further filter criteria in the criteria selection of the associated settings dialog Settings: Parts pre-filtering. This way, for example, it is possible to only display devices from the generic product group "Mechanics" in the Insert center for the engineer of the mechanical elements. (The command path for the settings dialog is: Options > Settings > User > Management > Parts pre-filtering.) |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Same technology as during the search in the Insert Center The technologies during the search in the parts management and in the Insert center have been merged. When entering search terms in the Find field of the parts management, you can now use the same operators and placeholder characters as during the search in the Insert center. During this search only the most important part properties are now considered by default, such as part number, type number, manufacturer, etc. If you enter a "p" before the search term (for example p:motor), the search is again carried out for all properties. In this case, however, the search takes longer. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Improved performance when opening parts management and Insert center If, for example, the last graphical editor or the parts management has been closed, the parts databases and the macro collection are not directly closed now but remain open for one more minute. If one of these databases is accessed again during this time, it does not have to be opened again. As a result, reopening of the parts management and the Insert center takes place much faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Improved import of externally edited parts data with user-defined properties In the past the XML import of externally edited parts data with user-defined properties only functioned when the user-defined properties were already previously assigned to a part. It was not possible to use the import to assign user-defined properties of another part (for example by changing the part number in external editing). Now during an XML import of externally edited parts data the user-defined properties are automatically assigned to the parts to which they are assigned in the import file. Through this change it is now possible to transfer old, free properties in the external editing into user-defined properties and then import them again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
Highlighting of changed pages when numbering pages When numbering pages in the dialog Number pages: Preview of result in the Target table, the table cells that would change in contrast to the original when numbering are now highlighted with a yellow background. This affects both the page names as well as the structure identifiers. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Shortcut keys with [Shift] for ungrouping possible If you previously wanted to assign your own shortcut key for the command "Ungroup", it was not possible that this shortcut key included the key [Shift]. This key is used in the EPLAN Platform to deactivate the grouping briefly. In the dialog Customize shortcut keys you can now also use shortcut keys such as, for example [Shift] + [G], to ungroup. Depending on the tab opened in the ribbon, ungrouping also sometimes did not function via shortcut keys. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
Exporting graphical connections via action using external editing Graphical connections were only output under specific conditions during the export of connections via external editing. Such connections are not exported anymore in the future using the user interface of the external editing. So that the export of connections with the representation type "Graphic" via external editing remains possible the associated action |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
Renamed setting for completion of pages In the Description of page modification dialog the setting Generate report when completing pages has been renamed into Update when completing pages. With this setting the selected report pages are updated and the reports are not generated. (A possible command path for this setting is: File > Revision control > Command group Modifications > Change tracking > Complete pages.) |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
Output of information on the wire harness in a connection list When outputting a connection list for wire harnesses you can now also output information on the wire harness and its parts. To this purpose you have to adjust the forms for the connection list (*.f27) accordingly. For the placement of corresponding placeholder texts in the forms, the dialog Placeholder texts - connection list has been extended with the new elements Wire harness, Wire harness part reference and Wire harness part. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Improved copying in placeholder objects When you edit the properties of placeholder objects in the Placeholder object tab of the property dialog you can now insert copied values from other table cells (for example the names of properties) into the Variable column again. The values inserted this way are now automatically supplemented with angle brackets (<>) and a variable with this name is generated. This behavior applies for all field types with the exception of multilingual fields. No angle brackets are added in multilingual fields. |
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EPLAN Platform |
Master Data |
Master Data: Symbols This section provides information about the new symbols that are available to you in the master data as of the current version. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
Improved behavior of shields Different improvements have been made for working with shields. Shields can now be placed with drag & drop from the navigator dialogs. During subsequent drawing of a shield it now automatically assumes the DT of the associated cable. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
Improved Dialog "Edit cable" With this version the dialog Edit cable has been revised and improved. In the new dialog Edit cable you can now – in addition to assigning the cable connections to the function templates of the cable part – also view and edit the device-specific properties of a cable. To this purpose the information on the cable and cable connections are clearly displayed in two tables arranged on top of each other. Similar to the dialog Edit terminal strip specific information is now graphically visualized in separate columns, for example connection color, shields or pair index. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Moving PLC Inputs and Outputs In the past, if you wanted to assign several configured PLC connection points to other physical PLC connection points of the PLC device, meaning that you wanted to "move" the PLC connection points, you had to call up the property dialog for each individual PLC connection point and change the respective properties (such as Plug designation, Connection point designation, PLC address). As of this version the new dialog Move PLC inputs and outputs in which you can perform such moving actions from a central point is now available in the ribbon. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Extensions for the PLC Data Exchange in the AutomationML AR APC Format Version 1.3.0 PLC data exchange is possible for different PLC manufacturers in AutomationML format. Different variants exist in the AutomationML format depending on the respective usage. The " |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Network properties are only still visible at bus ports Since Version 2022 the following network properties can only be edited at bus ports: |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
The input of the configuration project at bus ports has been moved to property table At bus ports the input of a configuration project is usually not required since this is automatically determined by the associated PLC box. For this reason the Configuration project field in the Bus data tab of the property dialog has been removed. To enter a configuration project deviating from the PLC box, the Configuration project (at PLC boxes and bus ports) property is instead available in the group box Properties of the network interface. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Renamed property "TemplateIdentifier" To prevent confusion with the property PLC station: TemplateIdentifier, the TemplateIdentifier property has been renamed to PLC device: TemplateIdentifier. These properties can be used for the exchange of device-specific configuration values during the PLC data exchange in AutomationML AR APC format. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Displaying the representation type in the dialog "Use existing PLC connection points blockwise" In the dialog Use existing PLC connection points blockwise, the representation type could previously only be displayed in the To table in the left area of the dialog. This table displays the selected, placed PLC boxes and connection points. Now the representation type can also be shown in the From table in the right area of the dialog as an additional column. This table shows the PLC boxes and connection points that you selected for re-use. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Properties no longer required for rack The following properties were only required for the PLC data exchange via the outdated "Rockwell Studio 5000 Architect 20/21" interface: |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Connection Numbering |
Extended Settings for the Connection Numbering The Settings: Connection numbering dialog has been extended with a filter for the potential type for this version. In addition, you now have the possibility to format the automatically placed connection definition points in accordance with the default property arrangement for manually inserted connection definition points. (A possible command path to this dialog is: File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Connections > Connection numbering.) |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Connections |
New setting for the potential extension between PE terminals with rail contact In the project settings the dialog Settings: General (for connections) has been extended with the setting Automatically connect PE terminals with rail contact (Command path: File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Connections > General). If this check box is activated, the potential between terminals with the function definitions "PE terminal with rail contact, x connection points" (whereby x = 1 ... 9) is automatically extended within a terminal strip. To this purpose the terminals are connected automatically with internal jumpers on the terminal strip according to their sequence. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Connections |
Using the user-defined property arrangement as the default for cable connections When saving a user-defined property arrangement for connection definition points you can specify that this is to be used as the default for cable connections. During the generation and placement of the connection definition points for cable connections, the property arrangement specified in this manner was, however, not used. Instead, the property arrangement was used that was specified as the default for "normal" connections. This has been corrected. In the course of this correction the check box Default for cable connections has been added to the dialog Configure property arrangements - <Project name>. This check box is only available for connection definition points. Through this extension you can now also specify a property arrangement as the default for cable connections at a central point. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Renamed popup menu item in the dialog "Edit terminal strip" The popup menu item Alignable accessories following in the dialog Edit terminal strip was misleading and has therefore been renamed to Enter alignable accessories at upper main terminal. With this popup menu item you specify at which main terminal the part of the alignable accessories is entered. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Removed animation when switching a 3D viewpoint The animated rotation when switching a 3D viewpoint has been removed. The 3D view is now switched without movement. In the course of this change the user setting Rotate when changing the viewpoints which has become superfluous has been removed. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Steinhauer - PWA |
Changed character set coding of the export file During the export of wire fabrication data in the "Steinhauer - PWA" format the character set coding of the export file has now been changed for all languages from "ANSI" to "Unicode". The conversion as of Version V4 is supported by the machine software "PWAControl". |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center |
Extended settings for the export as scheme technology For this version the interface to the manufacturing planning and control program Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center has been extended in such a way that the settings for the export are now saved as a company-specific scheme. To this purpose the dialog Export: Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center has been extended with the drop-down list Scheme and further fields (Command path File > Export > Command group Manufacturing data > Machining > Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center). In the settings to which you branch with the […] button you can now also make specifications on the file names and the subdirectories in addition to the output directory - as is usual with other export dialogs. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data EPLAN Smart Wiring |
Extension of the export data with connection properties As an extension for the export of wiring data for EPLAN Smart Wiring the values of the four connection properties Connection dimension source (ID 31096), Connection dimension target (ID 31097), Source: stripping length (ID 31055) and Target: stripping length (ID 31056) are now exported additionally. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Placeholder Objects |
New setting for the consideration of placeholder objects in the pre-planning In pre-planning placeholder objects are used in the macros to vary the data during the generation of schematics or on the generated schematic pages. The new check box Consider placeholder object in the pre-planning is now available in the property dialog of the placeholder objects in the Settings tab so that you can control the behavior of placeholder objects in pre-planning. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Messages |
Checking Pre-planning after Missing Detailed Planning As a rule the projects in the pre-planning are very comprehensive. If, for example, pre-planning structures are added via an import, it was previously very difficult to check whether a detailed planning was created for all segments. New check runs and an extended filter in the pre-planning navigator are now available to search for unfinished detailed planning. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Data transfer |
Removed data transfer from EPLAN PPE After the menu items for transferring EPLAN PPE projects were already removed for Version 2.7 this data transfer has now been irretrievably removed from the EPLAN Platform. An automatic data transfer of PPE projects does not take place anymore now and PPE projects can also not be opened in the EPLAN Platform anymore. |
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EPLAN Education | PLC |
PLC data exchange in the "EPLAN Education for Classroom" license The export of PLC configuration files in the AutomationML format is now possible in the "EPLAN Education for Classroom" license for Version 2023. The import of PLC configurations files in the formats supported by the EPLAN Platform is now possible again. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
New parameter of the "renumber" action to restrict the scope of numbering If you use the action |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Filter for part properties during parts export The action |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method for removing image files when customizing the ribbon The new method |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
New properties for the currencies stored in the settings of the parts database By means of the new properties |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
New action for the AML export to "RiPanel Processing Center" By means of the new action |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
New parameters for the "generatemacros" action for the preparation of macros The |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) |
If the selection of a group was determined, not all objects in the group were locked. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
When backing up completed projects it was possible that users were not deregistered from the list of active users and thus listed several times in the dialog Show user. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
If a complete terminal strip was to be placed on the mounting panel of a panel layout page, it was possible that the terminals could not be placed. If the terminals were selected individually, the terminals could be placed correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
The import of data from external editing into the *txt format resulted in specific data of terminal strips being lost. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If pages were copied in the page navigator and inserted using the Clipboard, it was possible in the subsequent dialog Adapt structure that the structure identifiers were not reset to the original value via the [Reset] button in those cases where the output pages have empty structure identifiers. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Fluid | Numbering |
When numbering conduit packages the conduit definition was numbered correctly, but the associated hose lines retained the original numbering if the device tags were not unique before numbering. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Pages |
If the sub-identifiers of functions were changed in the Adapt structure dialog, it was possible that these sub-identifiers were generated as main identifiers and were displayed in the structure identifier management accordingly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
For free texts in placeholder objects you now also have the Angle property available in the Assignment tab during property selection. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If a filter was activated for an additional navigator (for example a page navigator), this also influenced the default navigator. As a result, for example, scrolling using the keys did not work anymore in the "normal" page navigator. This has been corrected. The additional navigators now have their own filters, own tree and own list configuration. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
When inserting modules, problems occurred with the display of subordinate function templates when the respective module was inserted into a structure box. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
If a property arrangement with a user-defined property was imported into a target project using the functionality Synchronize project data, the user-defined property was displayed as an "Invalid property" after selection of the property arrangement at the function even though the user-defined property already existed in the target project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
An inserted QR code can now be changed by means of placeholder objects by using the property Block property: Format. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
If sub-identifiers were moved upwards in the sequence in the structure identifier management so that they preceded their superior structure identifiers in the sorting, a faulty display in the page navigator occurred after updating the project. Project pages with structure identifiers that were located below the sub-identifier after moving were no longer displayed in the page navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
For the output of the structure identifier overview the properties Structure description Supplementary field (ID 1009), Structure description 2 (ID 1007) and Structure description 3 (ID 1008) are now additionally available as filter criteria. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If the coordinates of the surrounding rectangle of a symbol in the schematic were determined via EPLAN API using the method GetBoundingBox from the Placement class, then an exception occurred under specific conditions with this method for symbols without graphic. This has been corrected. In this case the coordinates of the insertion point are returned. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
During a device selection using the XPamsDeviceSelectionAction action it was possible that the connection data was not updated depending on the selection made. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Reports |
For parts that were entered with a number of units greater than 1 at the planning object in the pre-planning and that were also assigned to the associated main functions in the detailed planning, the incorrect quantities were output under specific conditions in part assemblies such as parts list, summarized parts list, etc. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If multiple objects were selected in the list of a navigator (for example the connection navigator) and these objects were then sorted by double-clicking a column header, the previously specified selection was not retained. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
The check message 007014 is now not output anymore at a distributed placement of distributed terminals with the same representation type. |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
In tabular editing the properties Connection: Length with unit (ID 31003), Wire termination processing source (ID 31051), Wire termination processing target (ID 31052), Source: Stripping length (ID 31055) and Target: Stripping length (ID 31056) are now also available for the column configuration. In addition these properties can be selected in the connection and cable navigator during the configuration of the representation of tree and list and are available as filter criteria in the connection navigator. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
When generating reports of distributed terminals that were located on different pages, it was possible that the terminal diagram only displayed the correct result after the report page had been updated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If page properties of a high number of pages were edited simultaneously, this could take a certain time. Saving the page properties now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When creating the detail planning, the description of segments should be transferred to the generated pages by means of placeholder objects. The format element used in the value set could previously not transfer the special characters "{}" existing in the segment description. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | PCT loops |
When placing a PLC address the values for the property Symbolic address (single component) were not transferred from the superior structure segment to the PCT loop. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Numbering |
During the offline numbering of mechanical items an incorrectly displayed DT was assigned to the mounting surfaces of busbar supports. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
During the import of device data it was possible that enclosures were created correctly, but the associated accessories were assigned to the wrong device tag. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Device data can now be imported again by means of the method ImportDevicesText from the class DeviceService. In the user interface this corresponds to the behavior of the following commands: Tab Devices > Command group Devices > Drop-down button Navigator > Import. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If EPLAN was used with a Korean user interface, specific effects (such as a jumping cursor) could occur during text inputs in Korean when using the [Tab] key. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Placeholder objects |
In placeholder objects which contain PCT loops or PCT loop functions, variables could previously also be selected for the properties PCT type, Implementation and Activation site and specific values for the graphical display could be selected for these variables on the Values tab (such as for example, "General - Measuring station" for the "PCT type"). However, if a value set was selected at a later point for the affected placeholder object, the graphical representation of the PCT loop or the PCT loop function in the P&I diagram did not change. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
In the Value field of the page navigator the filter with the quick input did not function on user-defined structures if the "#" character was used in the search term. This was, for example, the case when user-defined structures with substructures were selected with a click on [...] in the subsequent dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In the tree view of the placeholder object navigator only non-placed placeholder objects could be deleted by using the [Del] key in the past. Now all placeholder objects can be deleted by means of this key. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Reports |
If cable parts were stored at planning objects in the pre-planning, it was not possible to output the total cable length for these cable parts in the summarized parts list. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device selection |
Despite an activated setting Change symbol if function differs, the symbol was not changed during a device selection when a part with a different function definition was selected in an accessory list. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
The values of the properties Number of pages per property (ID 11062), Page names per property (ID 11063) and Page counter per property (ID 11064) can now be changed in the dialog Page properties and via the external editing and can also be deleted accordingly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Numbering |
While copying and pasting terminals in structure boxes, problems with the numbering of the terminals occurred under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data editor |
When the properties were edited at the master data (forms, plot frames or outlines) the original directory path was not considered when saving the modifications. Instead the file was always saved in the master data directory. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
When outputting labeling data for the report type "Parts list", it was possible under specific conditions that incorrect values were output when using user-defined properties as format elements for the calculation. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project compression |
If all saved data backup directories were removed by means a project compression for a project which had already been saved once, entries subsequently still existed in the Data backup: Backup directory property. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Numbering |
When using a filter scheme for the numbering of devices it was determined that the auxiliary function of a cable was numbered even though the filter scheme should have actually prevented this. The cause for this was the connection definition points of the cable that were taken into consideration as main functions during numbering. In the future, connection definition points that have a superior object (cable, conduit, etc.) are no longer handled separately when numbering, but the numbering depends on the superior object. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
If the part was selected instead of the main function when placing a device from the device navigator, it was possible that the wrong symbol was placed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
While restructuring the list view for navigators in tables with partially editable cells the rights management was not taken into consideration. In the rights management the "Device navigator [dialog]" right from the topic area "Graphical editor / Navigator" was extended to the list views of all navigators and renamed to "Property editing in navigators" for this reason. The page navigator and the navigators in the pre-planning are not controlled via this right, since own rights are already available for these navigators. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
If a terminal strip with very many terminals was placed on the mounting panel of a panel layout page, this process could take some time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
When calling the PDF export via the "PdfPages" method from the "Export" class in an API offline program, the color having the color number 8 was not correctly inverted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If more than 129 property arrangements were created for a symbol variant, the saving of these property arrangements did not function correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Reports |
If an assembly was assigned to a planning object in the pre-planning, the broken-up parts of the assembly were calculated incorrectly during the output of the parts list. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Multi-user operation |
If a project was opened on a computer in multi-user operation and simultaneously closed on a different computer, this lead to the message that the data of the project has to be checked when the project was opened again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
When generating macros from a macro project by means of the action generatemacros, page macros were written into the wrong target directory under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
During the automatic export of page macros from macro projects by means of the action generatemacros the parameter PAGEMACRODIR was not correctly evaluated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
If a part was selected in the property dialog of a connection in the Part tab, this part was not transferred to the associated connection definition point under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In the tables of the user interface (such as property tables) it is now possible again to perform multiple selections for columns of a table and adjust the width of all selected columns by using the column separator at the right edge of a column. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
If a cut-out legend was output for 2D drilling views, it was possible with manually inserted cut-outs that no values were displayed for the legend items and/or for the coordinates in the cut-out legend. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
During the import of externally edited parts data by means of the action XMImportDCArticleDataAction, a dialog with the number of added parts was previously shown until the action was completed. This dialog can now be suppressed by setting the new, optional parameter SHOWIMPORTMESSAGES to the value "0". |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
A multilingual text was assigned to a path function text using a placeholder object. This text was displayed not only in the selected displayed language but rather in all project languages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Numbering |
Depending on the numbering format selected for the functions of a macro, the visible device tag of a contact was displayed or not. This has been corrected. The calculation of the displayed DT has been optimized in such a way that the structure in the numbering format of the macro no longer plays any role. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a wire duct with outline was placed, the item labeling subsequently showed an incorrect alignment under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
A placeholder object with a high number of value sets could not be opened. This has been corrected. Because of changed basic technologies we recommend distributing placeholder objects with a high number of value sets (> 1000) on several placeholder objects. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
The property Deactivated I/O connection point (ID 20438) is now available both in the filter of the PLC navigator as a filter criterion and in the report and labeling filters for the report type "PLC diagram". |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
Problems could occur during the output of labeling data if user-defined properties were used in the schemes for the export. This has been corrected. Older schemes with user-defined properties, however, may have to be created again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If an assembly with activated setting Distributed placement of assembly was placed in the layout space, the action was terminated after the first placement process. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In the Customize shortcut keys dialog the shortcut keys (for example [Ins] for "Insert symbol") assigned for the commands of the insert center were not displayed and could be assigned to other commands. If this new assignment was removed, the shortcut key for the original command did not work anymore. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If a user-defined property with the field type "Bool" was entered in a form for the form property Regenerate header after change, no new data header area was generated on the output report page (for example in the table of contents) if the value of this user-defined property changed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
The Layout space description (ID 20235) property could be edited in tabular editing. However, the modifications were not applied. Since editing this property only makes sense at the layout space itself, the property can now no longer be edited in tabular editing. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The performance for switching between tree and list views has been improved for large data amounts for the parts management. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Placeholder objects |
If a grouped macro with placeholder object was deleted in a layout space, the placeholder object remained in the layout space navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Functions |
If the Connection point logic dialog is opened for several selected functions, the character string <<…>> is displayed for properties which have different values at the functions. Such entries could not be changed immediately to a different common value. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
In contrast to the property dialog and the property overview, the individual connection point descriptions of the property Connection point description (all) were previously separated in the tabular editing dialog by semicolons and not by paragraph marks. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
In the model view of a terminal box inclined by 45° the horizontal dimension help line of an automatic dimensioning did not end at the hierarchically highest item despite the setting Up to the hierarchically highest item. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If model views are generated using the templates in the tab by the same name of the Model views dialog, the report pages were generated in the same sequence as the templates are sorted. When reporting a project using the command Generate project reports, the pages with the model views were output in a different sequence, however. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In the property dialogs of devices, pages, etc., the Paste properties / values popup menu item is now available again in the respective property table. In addition this popup menu item is now also available in the Property overview dialog and in the Properties tab of the parts management. By means of this functionality you can paste one or several properties, including their values, that have been copied from another object. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
In the device navigator it was not possible to filter for the value of a user-defined property which was defined as a part reference property with multilingual selection list. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator |
If a part which was assigned to a connection was deleted in the bill of materials navigator, the part in the property dialog of the associated connection definition point still existed and was displayed again in the bill of materials navigator after the connections for the entire project had been updated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
In Version 2022 it was possible under certain conditions that no scheme could be assigned with the method AssignConfigurablePropertiesScheme from the class MDPart. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
So that the default shortcut keys can also be executed and operated with an English keyboard the shortcut keys for the command Generate project reports have been changed from [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [<] to [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [,] and for the command Update reports from [Ctrl] + [<] to [Ctrl] + [,]. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout navigator |
If product aspects were used for structuring and the structuring had more than two hierarchy levels, sometimes not all part placements were displayed in the tree view of the 3D mounting layout navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If a part with the same variant was added multiple times via the EPLAN API by means of the method AddPart from the class MDPartsDatabase this lead to the parts database having the part with the same variant multiple times. This has been corrected. Now a part variant can only be added once via EPLAN API. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Up to now it was not possible to set the representation type of a function to the value "Not defined" by means of the property ManualPlacementType from the class Function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a user-defined scheme was selected for the tree configuration in the settings for the parts management in Version 2022, the parts management first had to be closed and reopened so that the new tree configuration could be applied. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
During the DXF export of a symbol which was output as a block, the further placements of the symbol in the DXF file was displayed incompletely. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During a PDF export documents which are linked with the project and which are located in the project document directory (<Project_Name>\DOC) are also copied in the output directory. If the documents are modified, they were not updated in the same output directory during a repeated PDF export. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
When assigning a scheme for free properties at a part using the "AssignFreePropertiesScheme" method from the class "MDPart", an exception was output under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If a command was found using the "Tell me what you want to do?" search field in the ribbon which only had subordinate points, the subordinate points could be executed, but not the command itself. This occurred, for example, when Routing connections in the layout space and has now been resolved. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
An error message occurred under certain conditions during the creation of a layout space by means of the "Create" method from the "InstallationSpace" class. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If a user-defined tree configuration with specific properties was set for the parts management, only the first respective part of the specific main node was displayed in the breadcrumb trail of the Insert center at devices for these properties. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When starting EPLAN by means of command line parameters, the parameter "/User" now also takes into account the setting for the user interface design. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
The display property Zero as blank could not always be activated as normal for properties with numerical values in the property arrangements. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
If the routing track - while routing connections - only covered two routing paths, this could result in routing connections which went to the point of origin of the layout space and back. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
For drill holes which were inserted manually on an item without DT, no X- and Y coordinates were displayed in the associated cut-out legend. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If the properties of an object were changed in the tree view of a navigator, this could lead to the cursor in the tree jumping to the last changed object and the tree view changing accordingly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The parts could not be filtered for function definitions in the parts management of Version 2022. If the filter criterion Function template in the part / function definition (or a similar criterion) was set in the Filter dialog, the [...] button in the Value column did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Subprojects |
When updating a filed-off subproject, an unexpected error message could occur and the pages in the updated original project were subsequently not write-protected anymore. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If special characters such as accent marks were entered in the ribbon in the "Tell me what you want to do?" search field, these were not correctly displayed in some languages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If a search for parts was carried out in the Insert center which have no variant with the variant designation "1", no part was found even though such a part was available in the parts management. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The macro variants of macros were displayed multiple times in the Insert center under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a filter is activated for the parts pre-filtering, this is now displayed again in the title bar of the parts management and similar dialogs (with a percentage sign "%" in front of the name of the parts database). |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning |
An unexpected error message occurred when copying and pasting piping interruptions on P&I diagram pages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
When a page is opened, the connections are updated. In projects which contain many shields this procedure could take some time. This now functions faster for the connection update thanks to optimizations. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
When synchronizing functions (Tab Tools > Command group Synchronization > Drop-down button Functions > Multi-line --> all representation types) the property Symbolic address: Group (ID 20610) was not considered. This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
If a page on which a placeholder object is located was not changed through the placeholder object when assigning a value set, it was possible that no other pages were changed either through the placeholder object. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When exporting a user-defined ribbon it could happen that commands were exported multiple times. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
When browsing project pages in the page navigator (for example by using the keyboard or by means of a double-click) it was possible that the crosshair in the graphical editor was only visible again after a movement with the mouse. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a scheme with user-defined properties is assigned to a part in the parts management, the values of previously assigned user-defined properties are now not overwritten anymore by the values from the scheme. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Steinhauer - PWA |
During the export of wire fabrication data in the "Steinhauer - PWA" format an incomplete export file was output when a Russian user interface was used. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN Cloud |
If windows of EPLAN Cloud products were undocked and closed later, this could result in other EPLAN Cloud products not being opened again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
In Version 2022 it was possible using the rights management to prevent the call-up of the EPLAN Cloud solutions. This is now not possible anymore since the corresponding entry has been removed from the rights management. The access rights to the EPLAN Cloud solutions are now only managed via the sign-in with the EPLAN ID. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
For the action Assign function templates, shields which did not exist were entered for the conductors of cables in the Function templates tab. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout navigator |
If a bill of materials group was changed in the bill of materials navigator using the popup menu item Edit part, this could result in already placed part placements in the 3D mounting layout navigator being displayed as not placed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When inserting a module as a device in a layout space, the assigned 3D macro was placed with a 90° degree rotation. If the 3D macro is selected as an individual part for the insertion as a device, it is placed correctly. Now the 3D macro is also placed correctly as a module. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
It is now possible again in the parts management to select several parts and to perform an accessory selection on the Accessories tab for all parts at the same time. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If an SQL server database was set for the parts management of Version 2022, the password of the SQL database was displayed in addition to the database name in the status bar of the EPLAN Platform. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In the parts management the opening and closing of the Multilingual input dialog without modifications resulted under certain conditions in the data of the parts management being considered as modified and the change date being modified after saving. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The part property External document (ID 22210) is now available again for the property arrangements in the Display tab of a function. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
If several rows and columns of an Excel spreadsheet were pasted into the list of the structure identifier management using the popup menu item Paste copied rows, this only functioned after pasting twice. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex |
If empty or incomplete rework outlines were output in the manufacturing data for Rittal-Perforex BC because of non-available fins, this lead to an error message on the machine. This has been corrected. If no fins are generated, no rework outlines are now created either. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When using user-defined property configurations not all properties were displayed correctly in some projects even though the property configurations were available. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If report pages were deleted in a project and the project was reported again, it was possible that the incorrect report type was assigned to pages during report generation. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of the labeling for the report type "Device tag list" it was possible that the visible DT was not output for all devices, depending on the selection made. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
During the output of a model view with automatic dimensioning, no vertical dimensioning was generated for busbars. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
If a counter with hexadecimal number system was used in the PLC address format, it was possible that the connection points were not numbered correctly while duplicating PLC connection points. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If the Generate protected group during insertion setting was activated for a macro box in a macro project, it was subsequently no longer possible to group the macro boxes and the associated objects via the corresponding functionality when preparing the macros for automatic generation. This was intended to prevent groups from being created in groups in macros. The functionality Group macro boxes and associated objects has now been changed so that it functions for all macro boxes. When inserting a macro, the other superfluous groups contained in the macro are removed when the protected group is generated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the data of a part was changed in the Properties tab and you clicked the [Apply] button, the displayed area of the properties moved upward. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform |
Printing with the [Ctrl] + [P] shortcut key is now possible again. When this shortcut key is executed, the Backstage view Print is opened and the |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When placing a page macro from the pre-planning navigator the wrong macro name was displayed in the embedded window macro. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the import of an XML file created with Version 2.9 into the parts management problems occurred with texts which were not identified as to be translated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
When synchronizing distributed functions between different representation types, the configuration project for the PLC boxes was erroneously transferred to other representation types (as of Version 2.8). Since the configuration project must only be available at the main function, such a synchronization resulted in the output of check run message 004046. This has been solved. The configuration project of the PLC box is now not transferred anymore to further representation types during synchronization. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Reports |
If objects were marked on the report pages for the pre-planning, these could not be selected in the pre-planning navigator using the Synchronize selection command. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a hierarchy level with many pages was selected in the page navigator, not all pages were always displayed in the graphical preview. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
If the PLC cards with empty configuration projects were connected within a network, the export generated faulty links. This does not happen anymore now. No links are output anymore in the AML file for such PLC cards that were not exported. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When filtering for texts in the parts management using the input in the "Find" field, various object types such as "Drilling pattern" were not considered in Version 2022. This has been corrected. In addition this filter now also affects the data of the object types "Customer" and "Manufacturer / supplier". |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN Cloud |
If the "Automatic" option was selected in the EPLAN Platform for the User interface design setting, this lead to an undesired behavior in some older Windows versions. This has been corrected. For Windows versions without light or dark mode, the dark user interface design is now also used for the "Automatic" setting in the windows of the EPLAN Cloud products. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator |
All terminals of a terminal strip were displayed in the bill of materials navigator with a set view Bill of materials grouping below a hierarchy level for a bill of materials group even though this bill of materials group was only entered at one terminal. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
If parts were assigned to the main functions in the schematic via a placeholder object, it was possible that in the subsequent conflict dialog for the function overwritten values were displayed which were then not applied though. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
User-defined part properties which are assigned for part references were not - as is usual - sorted according their identifying name in the Parts tab of the property dialog. This resulted in an incorrect sequence. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Interfaces |
When registering add-ons with integrated API add-ins the restriction for specific product variants was ignored in the install.xml. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
When updating macros, property arrangements which are already available in the project are not overwritten. After updating the names of property arrangements that do not match the displayed arrangements anymore were displayed erroneously. This has been corrected. (If the updated property arrangement does not match a property arrangement available in the project anymore, "User-defined" is displayed for this property arrangement.) |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When inserting a mounting grid on a frame profile, a horizontal instead of a vertical grid was erroneously created under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Pages |
If modifications were performed while copying and pasting a high number of pages in the dialog Adapt structure on the Page tab, this could result in EPLAN being terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If a page with a macro box was opened in a macro project, the page was displayed as selected during Generate automatically in the subsequent dialog. However, no macro was generated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If items were placed on a copper rail with a mounting surface and mounting line, these items could subsequently not be moved anymore by using the Placement options dialog when the With reference to original position setting was activated there. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
During the export of a device tag list as a DXF / DWG file it was possible that the connection point designations of symbols were located on the output page below the plot frame. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
It is now possible again to move lines via drag & drop in the list of the dialog Structure identifier management. In the process the position is also indicated again by a thick red line beneath which the moved lines are inserted. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
Automatic scrolling from the visible area is now active again in the tree views of the navigators. This way pages in the page navigator can, for example be moved again with drag & drop in the areas which were not visible initially. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The data of a copied part could previously only be transferred in the tree view to a selected part / variants. This has been corrected. The popup menu item Paste data is now also active in the list view. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In Version 2022 it was erroneously possible that when the shortcut keys were customized, keys which were already used internally for functionalities were assigned to other commands. For example, for the [F1] key this resulted in the command being executed at the same time as the help system was called up when [F1] was pressed. This has been corrected. If an internally used key or shortcut key is now specified in the Customize shortcut keys dialog, the text is shown as "Internally used" and an assignment is not possible. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If an item was placed on the mounting line of a copper rail by using the orthogonal function, a different mounting surface was used instead of the originally selected mounting line when the cursor was moved onto another mounting point. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
After the import of older projects from Version 2.7 into newer Versions (2.9 and higher), the values of user-defined properties which were defined as part reference properties were displayed erroneously in the Part tab of the property dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If pages with device data were also output during the PDF export, only one variant was listed for a part with two variants. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If multiple variants of a part where each variant contains a separate drilling pattern were placed as devices in the layout space using the Insert center, a drilling pattern was only displayed for the first part variant. No other value was entered for the Used drilling pattern property at the other part variants in the property dialog of the part placement. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If instead of the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [Enter] the shortcut key [Alt] + [Enter] was entered in the Function templates tab in the Connection point designations column for inserting a line break, EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If several Clipboards were used while copying and pasting different objects, the plot frame was erroneously displayed in the preview of the Paste dialog in some cases. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Placeholder objects |
If a device to which a macro with placeholder object was assigned was placed in a layout space, the values of the selected value set were changed (erroneously) through the subsequent numbering. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a terminal strip was placed from the 3D mounting layout navigator into a layout space via the popup menu item Place, a filter activated for this navigator was not taken into consideration. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
In channels with several I/O connection points only one may be active at any given time. The further I/O connection points can be identified as deactivated by means of the Deactivated I/O connection point property. Deactivated PLC connection points are treated like power supplies and not considered by check run 004020 and during the export of PLC configuration files. If PLC connection points with the function definition "PLC connection point, variable" were identified as deactivated, they were in the past still considered for these actions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
When selecting variables in placeholder objects, problems occurred with displaying the selected variables in the Assignment tab. The variables were only displayed after the dialog was opened again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
In the dialog Settings: Project groups (definition) the entry "Parts" could be selected by mistake as the type for additional navigators. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If 3D graphic data was exported in the STEP Format from the Export3D class by means of the method InstallationSpacesToStep, specific settings from the export scheme were not considered. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | PLC |
Since some manufacturers of PLC configuration programs have already changed over to the AutomationML standard for Version 2022 in the EPLAN Platform, the converters "PlcDcXMLExchangerBeckhoff" und "XMLRockwellExchanger" have been removed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
A horizontal scroll bar is now shown again in the tree view of the navigators and the project management if the displayed objects and texts do not fit in the dialog width. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If you inserted several macros consecutively in Version 2022, the Variant drop-down list was not updated in the Open dialog. The list always shows the variants of the first macro for all further macros. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project compression |
If unused symbol libraries were removed via project compression for a new project which was created by means of the basic project NFPA_Inch_bas001.zw9, symbol libraries stored in the project, such as the symbol library SPECIAL_en_US were removed as well. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During a PDF export of a project with the Simplified jump function setting, overlapping jump areas result on pages of the type "Panel layout" for specific part placements (such as PLC cards) in the generated PDF file. This partially resulted in jumps to the incorrect PLC card in the schematic. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The selection was lost in the tree or in the list of the parts management when deleting a search term or when deactivating a filter. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
The page properties Checked by (ID 11082) and Checked date (11083) are now available as filter criteria in the filter of the page navigator. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When working in the parts management with an SQL parts database, saving after a change in the function templates took some time. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
While addressing multiple PLC cards for which no start value was entered in the Start address of PLC card property, it was possible that the carry over for the first counter was calculated incorrectly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
In a model view the property texts for terminals were not displayed with simplified representation and with the application of the item labeling from the layout space, if in the user-specific 3D settings for graphical editing the Terminal strips (block definition) setting was deactivated in the Apply simplified representation to group box. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The search index was not updated when carrying over parts data via the action XPamArticlesSyncAction from a new parts database into an older parts database for Version 2.9 (or older). Therefore you could not search for updated parts in the old parts database. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Using the action XEsUserPropertiesExportAction no user-defined properties could be exported when the project was opened write-protected or if it was opened exclusively by another user for editing. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
If during the automatic optimization of nets the net contained functions with a subordinate DT (for example, when using module parts), it was possible that connections were missing in the associated net definition point after the optimization. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
The displayed name and the description of a user-defined part property were previously only translated or output during the creation of a missing-word list if the Translate property value check box was activated in the configuration dialog. Since this setting is only available for part properties with the field type "Multilingual text", the displayed names and the descriptions of part properties could not be translated with other field types. This has been corrected. The displayed names and descriptions of the user-defined part properties are not translated in accordance with the settings for the scope (dialog Settings: Parts management). |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If the Suppress in bill of materials (if filtered) property was used as a sorting criterion during the output of a summarized parts list, incorrect sorting and an incomplete summary of the parts was the result. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When placing a terminal strip from the 3D mounting layout navigator with an activated collision check, a collision check was only carried out when the first terminal was placed. The further terminals were placed despite collision. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device selection |
During device selection the selection of the accessories from an accessory list takes place by means of the Select accessories dialog. In this dialog the Technical characteristics (ID 22017) property is also available for the column configuration. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export of project pages via a command line call with the output in "Black and white", white lines were displayed on a white background for autoconnect lines with the EPLAN color number 7 in the generated PDF file. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the Modification allowed during selection setting was activated for the parts management, modifications to the individual parts of an assembly could be made during a part selection for this assembly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If you entered properties from the "Revision" category in a form for the Combine in a line by form property (such as, for example,Revision name (change tracking)), the data on the respective report page (for example in the revision overview) were not combined in a line. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
In navigators (such as the device navigator) renaming by using the [F2] button did not work under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Messages |
For planning objects the check run message 028014 was displayed even though no part was stored at the planning objects. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If property texts of symbols were moved in the graphical editor, some symbols could subsequently not be moved via drag & drop. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If more than 16 characters were used in the parts management for the short description of manufacturers, not all parts were displayed in the tree view for the node of the same name. This has been corrected. Now 30 characters are possible again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a zooming in or zooming out several times consecutively by means of the mouse wheel took place for an opened project page with many image files, this could result in EPLAN being terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
While duplicating objects on P&I diagram pages the assignment to the structure segments was lost for structure boxes in the pre-planning. As a result the structure boxes and the objects located within the boxes were numbered incorrectly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
In the dialogs Use existing PLC connection points blockwise, Use existing PLC addresses blockwise and Move PLC inputs and outputs the performance when moving table cells has been improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
The import of routing connections has been improved. For terminals an assignment of source and target is now also possible again via the terminal and connection point designations. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If several opened project pages in the graphical editor were assigned in several tab groups, the tab was positioned on the ribbon after closing a project page as if no project page was open. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
While generating a connection list an incorrect sorting was output when the Connection: Cross-section / diameter with unit property was used as the sorting criterion. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a tree configuration with specific properties was set for the parts management when working with a SQL parts database, this could result in parts being displayed double in the tree view. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If you specified in the translation settings that texts should be translated by word, and in addition the check box Line breaks: Text-based was activated, it was possible that no line breaks existed in the translated text. This behavior occurred when the entire sentence was found in the dictionary. In this case the entry is not translated word-by-word, but rather used for the entire sentence. Line breaks from the source text are lost. This has been corrected. If the entire sentence is found in the dictionary during the word-by-word translation, the line breaks are now set at a similar position to that in the source text. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
In the dialog Number pages: Preview of result a conflict for the page names was no longer displayed with a selection when numbering pages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
While inserting dash-dot or point lines in the graphical editor the points were not displayed anymore if the line thickness was set to the value "0.00 mm" in the properties of the line. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals / plugs |
In the dialogs Edit terminal strip and Edit plug the marker of the currently selected table cells was lost during specific actions (part selection or selection of a level). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a part was selected in the list view of the parts management and the Edit externally dialog was opened via the popup menu item Export data, the selection was ignored and the check box Apply to entire parts management was activated in the dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
The execution of the changeLayer action for changing layer properties took significantly longer during the customizing of many layers than the manual customizing via the layer management in the user interface when several project pages were open. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If elements with numerous objects or extensive graphics were selected and moved or duplicated in a 2D editor, this process could take some time. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the Manufacturer property was used for the tree configuration in the parts management and if this was not the last node in the tree view, the parts below the last node were displayed double or incorrectly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In some drop-down lists, for example for the selection of a line type or a color, the selection with the keyboard did not function. If a selected value was confirmed with the [Input] button, it was subsequently not possible anymore to change the table cell with the cursor buttons. Instead the values of the drop-down list were run through. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials |
During the export of the bill of materials list in XML format a part was listed under an incorrect DT under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a specific language was selected in the parts management in the Filter dialog for a filter criterion in the [Language] column, this setting was not saved under specific conditions and reset to the "All project languages" entry. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If the properties for two model views which are located on one project page were edited together and specific 3D objects were hidden in the property dialog via the [Toggle] button, this was only implemented for one of the model views. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
After property texts had been moved in the graphical editor, it was possible that the icon for the set option "From layer" was not displayed anymore in the View tab of the property dialog for the display property Angle. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a filter for specific product subgroups was created in the parts management (for example "Plug: Switching jumper"), it was possible that a different value (for example "Terminals: Switching jumper") was displayed in the Filter dialog than in the value selection. This occurred for properties which are used in multiple product subgroups. Now the subgroups are listed behind the property name in brackets both in the Filter dialog as well as during the value selection (e.g. "Switching jumper (terminals, plugs)"). for such properties. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In some table cells numerical values can be entered by using two arrow buttons, for example in the Parts tab of the property dialog in the Number of units / quantity column. Under certain conditions the numerical values entered this way were not correctly saved when the dialog was closed with [OK]. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
The "Arial Black" font was displayed incorrectly in the editors. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If the property texts of functions (such as the engraving text) were edited when the options Direct editing were activated, the available values could be selected via a selection list but not applied. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When inserting texts copied from MS Excel into a property table of the EPLAN platform, the last line break is now not inserted anymore. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If a macro is selected in the parts management at a part, the last used macro directory is now preset again. This behavior also applies for the selection dialog when inserting page macros in the page navigator. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If values were entered in the User-defined properties tab for a user-defined property and then a changeover to a different tab of the parts management carried out, the entered value was deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Previously the commands Format and Copy format could not be inserted into the quick access toolbar. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - PWA |
During the export of manufacturing data for wire fabrication in the "Steinhauer - PWA" format an error message was output when an attempt was made to export items that, from a data processing point of view, are not length-variable items (for example rails on busbar adapters). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If the translation setting Translate on input was activated, an automatic translation was also performed when manual translations were entered in the Multilingual input dialog. If the entered text did not exist in the dictionary, the translation is deleted. This has been corrected. The automatic translation is now only performed again for direct inputs in input fields or table cells. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If a page filter with the filter criterion "Function on page / product (main identifier)" was used during the PDF export, no pages were output during the export even though pages with this activated filter were displayed in the page navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When synchronizing a newer parts database from Version 2022 with a parts database of Version 2.9 no functioning progress bar was displayed for larger data amounts and longer duration. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In the part property Cable assignment diagram form it is now possible again for parts of the "Cable" product group to select a form using |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
A change of the SQL parts database in the settings of the parts management resulted in a system error and no parts were displayed in the part master data navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If the extended clipboard of Windows 10 was used for editing property texts with an activated option Direct editing, a text could be selected but not inserted anymore. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In placeholder objects the column width of value sets could not be adjusted via the column separator using the mouse on the Values tab under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
If all EPLAN colors are set to a CAD color (for example 2 = yellow) in the scheme for the DXF / DWG export, all displayed elements of this color are now displayed again in the exported DXF / DWG file. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Layout space navigator |
If two or more layout spaces in the graphical editor were open in separate windows, the names of the layout spaces were not highlighted in bold anymore in the layout space navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In the property dialog it was possible during longer work with EPLAN that a time lag occurred while opening the tabs Display or Format. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
If the action XMExportConnectionsAction was performed for the export of connection properties for external editing as a command in the ribbon, the project specified via the ProjectName parameter was opened write-protected so that the externally edited target file could subsequently not be imported into the project. If a project is now specified in the command line of the command with /ProjectName and immediate importing after external editing is specified via /ExecutionMode:2, the project is opened editable and the externally editable target file is imported again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Views |
When 2D drilling views with threaded holes are output, the core holes in the 2D drilling views are now displayed norm-compliant. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
It was not possible in the Settings tab of the Settings: Manufacturing data export / Labeling dialog to remove the value set for the Filter setting setting by means of the [Del] key. Even if nothing was displayed, the previously set filter was still active. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When values with decimal places were displayed, inconsistent rounding occurred in the parts management. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
When EPLAN was started with activated rights management, the start screen was closed as soon as the sign-in dialog was opened. After confirming the password with [OK], the EPLAN icon was no longer displayed in the task bar. It was therefore not clear for the user whether the start procedure was continued. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In placeholder objects it is now possible again to exchange symbols via the selection of value sets. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
After a page had been deleted in the page navigator the marking was not placed at the next page in the tree, but the marking was lost. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
While routing connections from an item to a terminal strip, saddle jumpers on the terminals meant that no entry into the routing path network could be determined so that as a result a correct route was prevented. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | STEP format |
When STEP files with activated check box Only external representation of the enclosure were exported, it was possible that not all items of the external representation for a layout space were exported under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a text on a project page was copied by means of the popup menu item and inserted again, the text to be inserted was only visible again after a movement with the mouse. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 99.2.120. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Functions |
When using existing functions, problems could occur at complex macros, which resulted in not all device tags being assigned correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
When calling up the CopyTo method from the Page class, the progress bar was always displayed even without the use of the Progress class. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
While inserting diagonal connections on project pages, the arrows displayed at the cursor while drawing the diagonals were always displayed in black for each set color scheme. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
When placing items from the 2D panel layout navigator onto the mounting panel of a panel layout page using drag & drop, problems occurred if a multi-line page was opened in an undocked window. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a multilingual property was used for a user-defined tree configuration in the parts management, this could result in parts being displayed below an incorrect node and no value being displayed for this property in the list view if values of the respective property were identified as not translatable. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If several objects were selected below a device in the device navigator, the graphical preview remained empty if a part for which no image was stored was located below the selected objects. This has been corrected. Now objects for which no preview is possible are ignored and a preview is displayed for the other objects. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Edit in table |
The properties CPU: Name [2] to CPU: Name [128] could be edited in tabular editing even if the respective PLC box was marked as a CPU. This has been corrected. Furthermore the property CPU: Name [1] is now always write-protected in tabular editing and can only be edited in the property dialog of the respective PLC box. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
During the automatic generation of macros from a macro project, path variables in the Macro definition tab resulted in no macros being generated and error messages being output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
If you carried out the action Adopt variables in the property dialog of placeholder objects in the Assignment tab via the popup menu, this process could take a long time. This now runs faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier navigator |
When moving structure identifiers with subordinate structures in the structure identifier navigator, the subordinate structures were not sorted correctly, depending on whether the tree or list view was selected. This has been fixed._. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
During the placement of macros via drag & drop from the pre-planning navigator, the wrong macro name was entered at the macro box of the placed macro under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a macro is selected in the parts management using the dialog Select macro, a correct preview is now displayed again in the dialog Graphical preview for the selected macro. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If an AutoCAD file was imported as a project page during the DXF / DWG import, it was possible under certain conditions that filled polylines were displayed incorrectly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform |
If you have selected a project in the page navigator and want to print only the filtered pages of an active page filter, it is now possible again to activate the Selection option in the Print dialog. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
When the source and target of a routing connection were exchanged, the routing direction did not change, i.e. the properties Routing direction source (ID 31114) and Routing direction target (ID 31115) were not exchanged. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project options |
If a section is selected for project options in the navigator, it is displayed in the graphical preview. By double-clicking the graphical preview you can now jump to the associated project page again. |
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EPLAN Platform |
If you selected a different printer than the default printer in the Backstage view Print and changed a setting in the printer properties (for example the page format), the print preview was not updated. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If several structure boxes were placed as polylines next to each other on a project page, it was possible that structure boxes were erroneously recognized as placed within other structure boxes, depending on the position of the corner points. The device tags of these boxes were then nested accordingly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When the collision check was activated, it was not possible to change the length of an equipped mounting rail since it erroneously always collided with an item placed on the mounting rail. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If a part from the device list was inserted as a device in the schematic, the sorting of the parts in the device list was lost. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export of report pages, specific format settings for placeholder texts for the output of symbol graphics in reports were not considered. As a result the output symbol graphics in the generated PDF were always displayed in the original size. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The color specified for a project via the project group assignment was displayed under specific conditions as a border for the graphical editor even if the pages of a project without project group assignment (i.e. without color) were opened in this editor. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
When deleting unused variables for placeholder objects by means of the DeleteUnusedVariables method from the PlaceHolder class in the EPLAN API used variables were also deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Parts management |
If an "older" parts database of Version 2022 was opened by means of the EPLAN API, this parts database was automatically updated. This has been corrected. As was the case up to Version 2.9 SP1 old parts databases are now not updated automatically anymore, but opened write-protected. The EPLAN API now provides the UpgradePartsDb method from the MDPartsManagement class and the UpdateScheme method from the MDPartsDatabase class for targeted updating of parts databases. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When customizing the ribbon it was possible under certain conditions that the tooltip and the description were not saved for an added command. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
The functionality Synchronize project caused an error during the second synchronization if the source project was renamed or deleted beforehand. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
The import of connection data from external editing resulted in new connection definition points being created for unchanged data under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If the [Esc] key for the Cancel action command was removed in the Customize shortcut keys dialog, this shortcut key could not be reassigned. This has been corrected. The [Esc] key can no longer be removed. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If the ribbon of an undocked graphical editor was minimized, it was possible to move the tabs of this ribbon up or down with the mouse wheel. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If pages were scrolled in a graphical editor, it was possible under certain conditions that the contents of a model view were no longer displayed. After the view was updated via [F5], the model view was visible again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
In the list view of the part selection, sorting by double-clicking a column header now functions again. If this procedure takes some time, a progress bar is now displayed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
When specifying an optional coordinate base point by using the Base point shift functionality, the displayed elements disappeared on the project page in specific situations. Only when the view was zoomed or updated via [F5] were the elements visible again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If data (parts, accessory list, etc.) were renamed to an old parts database of Version 2.9 after synchronization, this resulted in both the renamed and the original record being available in the old parts database during a renewed synchronization. This has been corrected. During the synchronization a check is carried out whether a record was renamed and if this is the case, the record with the "old" designation is deleted in Version 2.9. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the synchronization of a newer parts database from Version 2022 with a parts database of Version 2.9 the activated setting of the Alignable property for terminal parts was not transferred correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Previously the commands Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete from the Home tab of the ribbon could not be inserted into the quick access toolbar. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If several projects were open, the name of the project opened first was always displayed in the graphical preview, regardless of which project was selected in the page navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
In the device navigator, texts (displayed DT, etc.) were not converted to upper-case letters during renaming, even though conversion to upper-case was activated in the settings. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Customizing the ribbon in undocked windows resulted in problems. The menu item Customize ribbon is therefore now only available in the EPLAN main window. Exporting and importing a ribbon is now also only possible in the main window. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
If the connection cross-section was specified with the unit "AWG" at a connection definition point, the check run 005093 erroneously returned a message, even though no values had been entered for the connected terminals in the Terminals: AWG from and Terminals: AWG to properties. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
When outputting labeling data, for example for the report type "Summarized parts list", the data of the mechanical devices were only exported if the setting Apply to entire project was activated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If the visible device tag of interruption points was filled with subsequent blanks for formatting purposes, the device tags were represented indented differently than in Version 2.9 in the graphical editor. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In property tables (for example in tabular editing) or in the list views of the navigators, it could happen that property values were not inserted correctly when cutting and pasting. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If several parts were moved in their position on the Parts tab of the property dialog, this process could take some time under certain conditions. This now takes place faster. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Views |
If in the Unfold dialog the Show drilling pattern property was activated and if cut-outs were located on item edges, these item edges were not always drawn completely in the copper unfolds. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the search in the property overview and in the Properties tab of the parts management it was not possible to search for the identifying numbers of the properties or for their index values. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
The index values of user-defined properties were not displayed in the Selected format elements field in the settings for external editing. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When moving an item in the layout space, it was possible in the activated design mode that the cursor jumped to an incorrect position after defining the starting point and entering the X, Y and Z coordinates. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Moving PCT loops |
In pre-planning, functions were numbered when moving PCT loops even though the identifiers at the PCT loop had not changed and the identifiers for the functions were not relevant or not valid. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When working with a Chinese keyboard it was not possible to enter Chinese characters into the activated field in the processing mode in the property tables or in the list views of navigators. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
If data for external editing was exported and path variables for the project properties $(PROJPROP_<ID>) were used in the Edit externally dialog when specifying the target directory, these path variables were not resolved during the export. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
During the copying and pasting of project pages with frozen model views it was possible under certain conditions that the item labeling was missing for model views on the inserted project pages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Parts were selected incorrectly in the tree view of the parts management if the superior node was selected in addition to the first selected parts in a node. This has been fixed._. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Macros |
When inserting a pre-planning object by means of a macro, the system message "Invalid type conversion" was output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Plot frame editor |
If a graphic whose lines intersected the point of origin was to be moved in the plot frame editor via drag & drop, the point of origin was erroneously located at the cursor and EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If a filter was opened in a navigator (e.g. the "Function designation" filter in the page navigator) and the last entry was selected and moved up with the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [Alt] + arrow key [Up], an unexpected error occurred. This has been fixed._. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Wire Terminal WT |
During the export of manufacturing data to "Rittal - Wire Terminal WT" a cable connection that had the value "Line" for the Connection: Association property caused an unexpected error message. This has been corrected. In the future, not only cable connections but also phase busbar connections, line connectors and conduit connections will be excluded from the export. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
Display problems could occur in large projects with many pages when browsing through the tree view of the page navigator. The selection jumped back from the last selected page to the originally selected page so that the active page was no longer visible. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data exchange with Harness |
During data exchange between EPLAN Electric P8 and EPLAN Harness proD the property Function text (ID 20011) is now also taken into consideration. The exchange file for the export and import of wire harness data (*.hpdex) has been extended accordingly. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
When copying and pasting P&I diagram pages with linked pre-planning segments into another project, PCT loops were erroneously numbered when the designation of the PCT loops ended with a letter. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you had created a button in a toolbar using the Check project command and selected a different image for the button, EPLAN had to be restarted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
If the greater-than sign (">") was used in the displayed DT for extended reference identification, it was possible that EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
After a Microsoft Office 365 update (e.g. build number 16.0.15028.20160), it was possible that the EPLAN platform automatically restarted after it was exited. This has been corrected. A workaround has been implemented in this EPLAN update. According to information from Microsoft, this issue will be addressed in another Microsoft Office update in the near future. |
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EPLAN API | Interfaces |
When registering add-ons with integrated API add-ins, problems could occur under certain conditions when customizing the ribbon. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
After a Microsoft Office 365 update (e.g. build number 16.0.15028.20160), it was possible that the EPLAN platform automatically restarted after it was exited. This has been corrected. A workaround has been implemented in this EPLAN update. According to information from Microsoft, this issue will be addressed in another Microsoft Office update in the near future. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 99.2.120. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
The new action partsmanagementapi now makes it possible to export parts under consideration of an existing filter scheme (FILTERSCHEME parameter). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | STEP format |
The export of STEP files lead in Version 2022 to some faces not being displayed correctly in the generated STEP file. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the import of parts data the values of some properties (for example ERP number) were overwritten even though a protection was specified for these properties in the scheme for the field assignment. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the import of multiple property arrangements in the property dialog it was possible that this procedure was aborted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
An infinite loop could occur during the PDF export of large projects. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If an action was performed (such as, for example, selecting pages) in very large projects with an open graphical preview in the page navigator, this could lead to EPLAN only responding again after a few seconds. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Wire Terminal WT |
During the export of manufacturing data for the wire fabrication in the "Rittal - WireTerminal WT" format the values for the Dual sleeve prescribed property were exchanged under specific conditions for connections that existed as daisy chains. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If EPLAN Data Portal is arranged as a flyout within the EPLAN Platform, the filter settings used for the import of a part are now kept if the flyout is opened again afterwards and another part is to be imported. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If a connection list was output as a report while working with project groups and the name of the project selected in the Connection list (Total) dialog in the Page navigator field, EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When creating a user-defined property configuration for project properties it was possible that EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If parts data was exported as an XML file and later imported again into a parts database, it was possible that after the import variants without function templates had the same function templates as the first variants of the parts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If an SQL server database was set for the parts management, the filter did not work. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
When calling up the Create method from the Component class, the nMacroFromArticleVariant parameter was ignored. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform |
If the dialog for printing was called up for a project without pages, EPLAN was terminated unexpectedly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If several texts which contain line breaks were copied from another program (for example Excel) and inserted in EPLAN in multilingual fields of a table (for example for tabular editing, in the dialog Addresses / assignment lists, etc.) these line breaks were displayed as paragraph marks but not interpreted as a line break. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the search for values with blanks in the parts management problems occurred if there was more than one blank in the value. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
Selecting a page in the tree of the page navigator by entering the first number of the page name now also functions again when the number block of the keyboard is used. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
If identifiers were moved by one position by means of the arrow buttons |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
If a QR code with a specific block property that contains format elements for the page was inserted in a form, the QR code on the generated report pages was calculated incorrectly in the project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the Manufacturer property was used for the tree configuration in the parts management and if it was not the last node in the tree view, not all parts were displayed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
In Version 2022 Update2 the display of the path division in the graphical editor did not work when the command Schematic paths was used. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the parts database was used by a further user, the import of parts from EPLAN Data Portal was not possible. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When exporting parts data in the EDZ or XML format the values of user-defined properties with the field types "Bool", "Integer" or "Decimal" were not exported. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the [...] button was used to branch into the Configure properties dialog in the parts management during the selection of a scheme for user-defined properties, an unexpected error message was displayed in the system messages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 99.2.120. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
For terminals to which an assembly is assigned as a part, no terminal designation has been output in the "Summarized parts list" report when a terminal strip definition was simultaneously available for the respective terminal. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
The value of a user-defined property which is defined as a part reference property is now output again in the parts list for terminals to which a broken-up assembly is assigned as a part. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
There was a problem during the updating of stored device data when using the part selection via API. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
The project was not closed correctly if EPLAN was terminated by the user signing out from their Windows session. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
The import of layers using the parameter TYPE:IMPORT of the action GraphicalLayerTable did not function when one or more layers already existed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the import of multiple property arrangements in the property dialog it was possible that this procedure was aborted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
When calling up the Create method from the Component class, the nMacroFromArticleVariant parameter was ignored. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the Procurement property was selected as a further column in the parts management during configuration of the list, no parts were displayed in the list afterwards anymore. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
When opening a project with a more recent hotfix / update version, the Modification date property was changed because the internal build number changed due to the update of the project. In the future, this will no longer be the case. The date will only be changed if any data changes due to the update of the project. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
For terminals to which an assembly is assigned as a part, no terminal designation has been output in the "Summarized parts list" report when a terminal strip definition was simultaneously available for the respective terminal. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
There was a problem during the updating of stored device data when using the part selection via API. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
In the tree of the page navigator you can now select a page again by entering the first number or the first character of the page name. This also applies for the selection of other objects (layout spaces, devices, etc.) in the respective navigators. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The performance when working with the new parts management has been improved (for example with large data amounts, for the filtering by part numbers, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
The project was not closed correctly if EPLAN was terminated by the user signing out from their Windows session. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During a parts data synchronization from a SQL parts database Version 2022 into an older SQL parts database Version 2.9, the values for the property Cable type / type designation (ID 22030) were not updated in the old database but rather deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
If a part number was entered manually in the Edit terminal strip dialog or when editing in tables for a terminal it was possible that the part variant had an undefined value. Now the part variant is set again to the default value "1" in this case. |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) |
If a check run derived from the class FunctionVerification was created by means of the EPLAN API, it did not function when no filter was set for the function category. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The selection of a device in the Insert center took place much slower when an SQL database was used for the parts management instead of an EPLAN database. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
When customizing the ribbon via API using the AddIcon method from the RibbonBar class, the images can now not only be transferred as file names of a SVG file but also the complete contents of an SVG file as a character string. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a differentiation between upper-/lower-case letters was configured for the SQL server which is used for the parts database of the parts management in Version 2022, no connection could be established from the EPLAN Platform to the SQL server. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If a user-defined tree configuration with multilingual property was used for the part selection, a part which was already assigned to a function was not pre-selected in the tree during the part selection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If an accessory list was selected in the Accessories tab of the parts management, only accessory lists could be selected for a further accessory selection, but not parts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the export of a user-specifically modified ribbon this was saved as an XML file with the coding "UTF-8". In the process display problems occurred in some languages. This was solved since the XML file is now saved with the coding "UTF-16-LE". To use existing user-specific ribbons you can, for example, convert these in the default text editor (Notepad) into the format "UTF-16 LE". |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
Only a limited number of values could be copied from Microsoft Excel and pasted for editing in a table. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
If macros with structure segments are inserted in the P&I diagram, the connection between a placeholder object in the macro and the structure segments now remains, in as far as the structure segment were recently inserted and not previously available in the pre-planning of the project. This way the values of structure segments in the P&I diagram can also be changed subsequently by assigning placeholder objects. For assigned structure segments which already existed in the pre-planning, the connection to the placeholder object is removed. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Links |
When inserting macros with the "P&I diagram" representation type, existing links between the segments are not inserted as well. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
The import of parts data after external editing using the action XMImportDCArticleDataAction did not work when a graphical editor was opened. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
In the dialog Format for block properties, the two fields Navigation and Preview are now adapted to the size of the dialog. This means that with longer texts you do not have to work with scroll bars anymore to fully read this information. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If table cells were copied in the property tables, it was possible that the column headers were copied as well even though they were not marked. This has been corrected. Now the column headers are only copied into the clipboard if they are also marked. As part of this change the contents of the clipboard are now saved in HTML format when copying table cells. This way the column header is also inserted by default when a copied table cell is inserted in Excel. If you want to insert only the text of the table cell, you have to insert the contents of the clipboard as text without formatting by using the "Paste Special" command in Excel. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In the Insert center tags with a dot in the name were not saved correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Assignment of user-defined image files when customizing the ribbon When you customize the ribbon and assign actions and/or commands to user-defined command groups, you now also have the possibility to use own image files for these functionalities. The dialog Rename which allows you to assign an image file when customizing the ribbon has been expanded for this purpose with the buttons
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
User-defined Tooltips and descriptions for actions in the ribbon When customizing the ribbon, a Tooltip and a description can now be specified for actions. To this purpose the Rename dialog for actions should be extended with the corresponding fields. In Version 2022 Update1 the designations of these fields are only displayed in English. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Extension of the class "RibbonCommandGroup" for the assignment of user-defined images New overload functions have been added in the "RibbonCommandGroup" class for the "AddCommand" method which allow you to assign own images (*.svg) to commands in user-defined command groups as well as to add Tooltips and descriptions for actions. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 94.4.50. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If multiple layout spaces were copied in a project and inserted into another project using the Clipboard and existing layout spaces were overwritten in the process, it was possible that items such as, for example, a mounting panel were not displayed in a copied layout space even though they were available in the layout space navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
It is now possible to query and specify the field type for user-defined properties in parts management by means of the new property "FieldType" from the class "MDUserDefinedPropertyDefinition". |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Specific context-dependent commands (such as, for example Image file, DXF / DWG, Hyperlink, QR code of the Insert tab) are not available anymore to customize the quick access toolbar. Because such commands are assigned to different command groups depending on the context (opened editor), problems arose when such a command was added to the toolbar. |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) |
If methods from the classes for the ribbon were used in API offline applications ("RibbonBar", "RibbonTab", "RibbonCommandGroup", "RibbonCommand"), an exception was issued. This has been solved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
When an individual macro is created using the command Create window macro / symbol macro (shortcut keys [Ctrl] +[ F5]), the macro collection is updated. In the past all macros were checked. To accelerate the macro collection update, the update now only takes place for the new macro. The remaining macros of the macro collection are not checked. |
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EPLAN API | Scripts |
In scripts you can now also access the parts management and, for example, edit the properties of parts. In the name space |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
When a device is placed on a mounting panel in the 2D panel layout the dimensions stored at the part are now considered again for the setting Macro and dimensions from parts master data when the macro of the part does not contain the correct representation type. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Using the BasePoint property from the ContextPropertyPlacement class it was previously not possible to specify the respective base point in the property arrangements for part properties and/or part reference properties. This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
During the part selection a part can now be transferred again to the property dialog with a double-click. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If you jumped to different operating elements and commands in the Backstage view by using the shortcut keys [Shift] + [Tab], it was possible that a command (e.g. Exit) was executed, without the [Enter] key or the [Spacebar] being selected. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If a hierarchy level with many parts (> 7700) was opened in the tree of the parts management, EPLAN was unexpectedly terminated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If block editing was performed for several main functions or connections and a part number was entered manually there, a memory access violation occurred under specific conditions. This lead to the selected part only being entered at the first main function or connection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Change of standard |
During the change of standard symbols which were partially outside the plot frame were not taken into consideration. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
The graphic at the cursor is now visible again immediately when symbols are inserted by means of shortcut keys (e.g. [F3] for "Angle (down, right)"). |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When using an SQL server for the parts database it happened under specific conditions when the parts management was opened that the SQL database was set to the single-user mode and remained in this mode. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
The performance when assigning parts data has been improved for the Synchronize devices dialog which is opened during the import of device data. If this procedure takes some time, a progress bar is now displayed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 93.1.140. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
During the DXF export of terminal diagrams an incorrect display of jumpers occurred on the output pages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When placing accessory parts, an incorrect placement occurred under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN ePULSE |
When inserting macros from the ePULSE EPLAN Data Portal, the correct representation type was not taken into account, but only the macro with the "Multi-line" representation type was inserted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When repeatedly importing property arrangements in the Configure property arrangements dialog, property arrangements were created multiple times under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When inserting accessories, 3D macros with only a variant B were ignored. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Access to EPLAN Cloud Products in the Platform In the new Version 2022 an EPLAN ID which is linked to a company organization is required to use the solutions of the EPLAN platform. A sign-in dialog is now opened when starting EPLAN. There you enter your e-mail address and the password you specified when creating the EPLAN ID. If you do not have an EPLAN ID, click the "Create EPLAN ID now" hyperlink in the sign-in dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
The new Insert center for Symbols, Devices and Macros The new Insert center allows you to insert different objects such as symbols, devices as well as window and symbol macros directly via a shared dialog onto project pages or into layout spaces. In addition the dialog provides various quick access possibilities which allow you to accelerate the design stage. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
New Setting Option for Light and Dark Design You can now choose between light and dark design for the user interface. To this purpose the user settings for the user interface have been extended with the setting User interface design (command path: File > Settings > User > Display > User interface). |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
The New Ribbon Commands for the navigators and graphical editors are now no longer selected via menu and toolbars, but by means of a ribbon. This ribbon is similar in functionality and structure to the ribbons known from Microsoft Office products. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
New Dialog for Customizing the Ribbon As part of the redesign of the user interface with new elements such as the Ribbon and the Quick access toolbar there is also a new dialog Customize to make user-specific customizations at these elements. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
New Dialog for Customizing the Shortcut Keys The specification of shortcut keys is now no longer carried out by means of a settings dialog but while customizing the ribbon or the quick access toolbar. To this purpose you can branch to the new subsequent dialog Customize shortcut keys by using the button [Customize] in the Customize ribbon tab of the Customize dialog. The previous settings dialog has been removed. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Selecting workspaces via a button in the ribbon The selection of a workspace now takes place via a button in the ribbon. By clicking the |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Showing the menu bar as a transition help You can have a menu bar with the "old" menus from Version 2.9 shown as a transition help for the new ribbon. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Defining undocked editors as the main working window Previously the pages, layout spaces, etc. were only opened via the popup menu item Open in new window in a docked editor. Now you have the possibility to also define undocked editors as main working windows. The popup menu item Main working window is available to this purpose in the title bar of the respective editor. An editor activated as a main window is highlighted by a blue frame. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Backstage View The solutions of the EPLAN Platform offer the Backstage view as a new feature - the functionality to comfortably edit, back up, organize, print and pass on your projects. You are already familiar with such a Backstage view from Microsoft Office products. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Where do I find my known functionalities in the Backstage view? As part of the redesign of the user interface different functionalities that refer to the work with projects were moved to the Backstage view. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
New File Selection and Directory Selection Dialogs In the course of the redesign of the user interface many dialogs in which you select a file or a directory (for example Open project, Open form, Select folder) have been adapted to a modern Windows "look and feel". Opening these dialogs now instead takes place by using the button [...] via the buttons |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Optimized Display for Tables As part of this redesign of the user interface the appearance and behavior of the tables has partially changed. To optimize the display the new popup menu item Column width automatic is available in many dialogs, and in some dialogs with property tables (e.g. first tab of the property dialog, Properties tab of the parts management) the new popup menu item Customize row. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Changed behavior for the icons in the status bar In the course of the new user interface the behavior of the icons in the status bar has also changed. For example, one click on the |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Renamed terms in the project structures Several terms which are used in the project structures and structure identifiers have been renamed. The identifier block "Higher-level function" is now called "Function designation" and the identifier block "Mounting location" is called "Location designation". |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Shortcut keys for inserting now open the Insert center With the familiar shortcut keys [Ins], [Ctrl] + [Ins], [M] and [Alt] + [Ins] you no longer call up the selection dialogs for inserting symbols, macros and devices, but rather the new Insert center with which you can easily insert all these objects into the project by using drag & drop. After opening with these shortcut keys the cursor is located in the search field of the Insert center and you can start immediately with the search. The executed shortcut key determines which folder (Symbols, Devices or Window macros / symbol macros) is displayed after a successful search as directly opened up. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Removed symbols navigator In the course of the redesign of the user interface, the symbol navigator has been removed and is now also no longer available as a command. In addition the part master data navigator is only available as a command in the Customize dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Changed behavior with drag & drop The behavior has changed for different drag & drop actions. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
New buttons for displaying the properties In the Property overview dialog you can specify the display of the properties by means of the buttons |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Changed color settings for project groups In the dialog Settings: Project groups (definition) the standard colors for the coloring of defined project groups were changed so that these colors match both the light as well as the new dark user interface design (command path: File > Settings > User > Display > Project groups (definition)). As part of these modifications only the editor of an opened page / layout space receives a colored border and the tab is not colored anymore. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Basic Projects instead of Project Templates Projects are now only created on the basis of basic projects (*.zw9). Basic projects offer the advantage that they amongst others also contain master data (for example forms and symbols) or referenced data (for example image files) stored in the project. The creation of projects on the basis of project templates (*.ept and *.epb) is not supported anymore. Project templates can no longer be selected or created. Accordingly the Create project template dialog has been removed. In addition, the Template field has been renamed to Basic project in the Create project dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Updating the Project Databases As part of miscellaneous extensions and optimizations, the project databases have been changed in Version 2022. This has the effect that new projects are essentially created with new project databases. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Removed menu item "Publish" In the course of the redesign of the user interface, the menu item Publish has been removed and is now also no longer available as a command. The associated dialogs have also been removed (dialogs Publish and Settings: Publish). EPLAN eVIEW is available for the review and commenting of EPLAN projects in an Internet browser. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Removed menu items for comments The menu items for redlining of projects via PDF comments have been removed (Comments navigator, PDF comments) and are now also no longer available as commands. EPLAN eVIEW is available in the cloud for an improved redlining workflow. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Predefining Functions as the Source / Target of the Connection You can now also determine the source and target of connections manually. To this purpose use the new Source / Target connection property at the connected functions. This property is available to you in the property dialog of functions in the subsequent dialog Connection point logic. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Extended Settings for the Reset Area of the Connection Numbering In the settings for the connection numbering you have the possibility to specify a reset range for the counter. The command path to these settings is: File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Connections > Connection numbering. Depending on the criteria specified there, the counter starts again with the start value if the page or a structure identifier, for example, has changed. Now you additionally have the possibility to have the counter reset when the schematic path changes. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts Management |
Revised Parts Management The previous database technology for the parts management was outdated and has been revised for the current version. There are now new parts databases in the internal EPLAN format *.alk with the associated directory *.adb. These databases replace the old Access databases (*.mdb). Because of the changed table structure, new SQL databases have to be used when SQL Server is used. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts Management |
Data Exchange of Parts Data via External Editing To exchange data it is now possible to use external editing in the parts management. To this purpose the new menu item Edit properties externally with the two submenu items Export data and Import data is available in the parts management below the [Extras] button. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts Management |
Migration of Old Parts Databases Because of a changed database technology, parts databases from older EPLAN versions (Version 2.9 or older) cannot be used in the current version. However, it is possible to transfer "old" parts databases into new databases in the parts management. To this purpose you can select old databases in the Settings: Parts (user) dialog during the selection of the database source. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Removed part settings In the course of the restructuring of the parts management, the user-specific setting Use SQL Server full-text search that is no longer needed has been removed from the Settings: Parts dialog. In addition the two settings Function definition library for template selection and List / tree sorting have also been removed in the following dialog Settings: Parts management. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Removed connection to the Festo product catalog The connection to the Festo product catalog has been removed in the EPLAN platform. Therefore it is no longer possible to open the Festo product catalog in the new parts management. The popup menu item Festo shopping basket has also been removed in the Device list dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Removed functionalities for prices and currencies The two functionalities Calculate prices and Convert currencies have been removed in the course of the redesign of the parts management. Therefore the two menu items Prices and Currencies are not available below the [Extras] button. The two menu items Space requirement and Update search index are also removed in the course of redesign. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Dialog for free properties No tab, but rather a dialog, is now available in the parts management for the maintenance and management of free properties. This dialog is accessed from the tab User-defined properties by using the button [Free properties]. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Downloading of parts data only via the new EPLAN Data Portal Solely the EPLAN Data Portal is now available as the exchange portal for downloading parts data. In the course of this change the old EPLAN Data Portal has been removed from the user interface of the EPLAN Platform (Dialog Settings: Data Portal, popup menu item Update via Data Portal in the parts management, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Extended configuration of the tree view By means of a configuration of the tree view you can specify in the parts management which additional information is to be shown to you for quicker identification of parts. In the new version such a configuration is not only possible for parts but for other objects (accessory list, drilling pattern, etc.) as well. In addition further information can now also be shown for the part variants. To this purpose the Configure representation dialog has been extended with the configuration possibility for objects such as "part accessory list", "part drilling pattern", etc. and for the "part variant". |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
New check runs for checking ERP number at parts The ERP number entered at a part must be unique as the part number of an external ERP system. Even though the ERP number is checked for uniqueness during the entry and import of parts data, same ERP numbers are still possible at different parts or variants as a result of editing via the EPLAN API. The new check run 501021 in the message class 501 "Part master data" is available to find the relevant part. In addition it is thus also possible that different ERP numbers are available for the variants of a part. The new check run 501036 is available to find the differences between the variants of a part. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
"Generate part" takes subdevices into consideration The Generate part command allows you to create a part from the schematic data. The subdevices are now also considered and the device data of the subdevices is transferred into the part. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Renamed an new properties The Macro property which was previously placed on the Technical data tab has been renamed to Schematic macro. This means that this property can be more easily differentiated from the property Graphical macro where, for example, 3D macros for the layout space are placed. Both properties are now located on the Properties tab. The Schematic macro property in the Data hierarchy level and the Graphical macro property in the Mounting data hierarchy level. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
"Function templates" tab for mechanical parts as well For parts from the "Mechanics" generic product group you also have the Function templates tab available instead of the Function definition tab. For a mechanical part you can only specify one function template here. Accordingly, only one line with the columns Function definition and Item is available for such a part. This line can neither be deleted nor can other lines with function templates be added. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Changed classification of a part in a product group The classification of a part into "Generic product group", "Product group" and "Product subgroup" is now carried out with the new property Product grouping (ID 22367). In this property from the "General" hierarchy level the classification is shown like a directory path in a breadcrumb trail (e.g. "Electrical engineering > Cable > General"). To change the classification, click the Properties tab for the property Product grouping in the column Value and on [...]. From the drop-down list with the product groups double-click to select the desired product subgroup (e.g. "General"). After application of the modifications the new product grouping is also displayed for the hierarchy levels in the tree. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Renamed menu item "Summarize function templates" The menu item Sum up function templates below the [Extras] button has been renamed to Summarize function templates. With this menu item you can summarize the function templates of the individual parts for assemblies and modules and enter them at the assembly / module. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Filtering for data of the function templates In the parts management it is now possible to filter the parts according to function definitions and other data of the function templates (e.g. technical characteristics). For this reason the criteria selection of the filter has been expanded with the following entries:
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
Change for the project-specific part selection At a project-specific part selection, only those parts are offered which are stored in the project. If such a part selection was set in the Settings: Part selection dialog in the "Project" option, an mdb database was previously created as a file for the parts stored in the project. This file is not required anymore. When using a project-specific part selection you now work directly in an internal project parts database with the parts stored in the project. |
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EPLAN Platform | External Editing |
Changed File Format During the Export and Import of Excel Files During the import and export of Excel files, the Excel file format *.xlsx is now used as the default. Restrictions exist with the old Excel file format *.xls with regard to the amount of data (for example, number of columns and lines). |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Change of graphical display to a new technology The quality of the representation of objects on pages has been improved decisively by a change to a new technology in the graphical output in the 2D section: The speed while drawing, marking and selecting components, graphical elements and texts has increased significantly. Thanks to the improved graphical representation the texts are now easier to read. Zooming and moving of schematic objects has also been significantly increased. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Removed scroll bars The scroll bars in the graphical editor and the associated user-specific setting Display scroll bars have been removed. An enlarged or reduced window pane of an editor can still be conveniently moved with the mouse (mouse wheel or middle mouse button). |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
Removed manual page sorting The possibility to specify manual sorting of the pages for list views has been removed. The popup menu item Manual page sorting in the page navigator, the subsequent dialog by the same name as well as the associated project-specific setting in the Settings: Pages dialog are now not available anymore. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Settings in the Backstage view The settings of the EPLAN Platform can now be accessed via File > Settings in the Backstage view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Removed user-specific settings for graphical editing In the user-specific dialog Settings: 2D, the settings Minimum font size and Display crosshairs when placing symbols and macros have been removed (Command path: File > Settings > User > Graphical editing > 2D). |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Removed settings for the terminal server As a result of the improved graphical display the optimization settings for the terminal server are now superfluous and have been removed (Command path: File > Settings > Workstation > Display > General). |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Additional connection tests for EPLAN Cloud products Some of the URLs required for EPLAN Cloud products are now additionally checked in the Connection test tab of the dialog Settings: Internet connections. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Removed setting "Zoom in text" In the dialog Settings: Compatibility the setting Zoom in text has been removed (Command path: File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Management > Compatibility). |
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EPLAN Platform |
Printing with preview in the Backstage view Printing project pages now takes place via the Print Backstage view. As part of these modifications the Print dialog has been revised. The print preview has been integrated into the Print dialog and is not called up anymore as a separate dialog. In addition only those pages are now displayed in the print preview which are also printed. |
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EPLAN Platform |
Printing of attached documents in the Backstage view Printing of attached documents now takes place via the Print Backstage view. Accordingly the menu item Print attached documents has been removed and is now also not available as a command anymore. The Print attached documents dialog has been redesigned and renamed into Select attached documents. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Number of placeholders in the keywords increased to 100 The number of the placeholders that can be used in the keywords of the dictionary has been increased from previously 10 to 100 now. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Double-clicking the icon opens the "Multilingual input" dialog Since Version 2.9 multilingual entry fields were by default identified with a preset icon ( |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
Identification of pages with deleted objects as "Draft" If an object on a page is deleted in a revision project, the page is now identified as "Draft", irrespective of the project setting While deleting create deletion markers and list deleted pages. This page can thus be completed and provided with a revision index. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
Other usages for user-defined part properties The user-defined properties for this part are now also available to you in the parts management for the configuration of the tree view and list view. In addition these user-defined properties can now also be used as filter criteria for the parts pre-filtering. Furthermore these user-defined properties can now also be selected in the bill of materials and in the 3D mounting layout navigator as filter criteria in the Criteria selection dialog below the hierarchy level "Part". |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
User-defined part properties without definition If you import parts from Version 2.9 with assigned user-defined properties for parts or schemes for the user-defined properties, it is possible that you will add user-defined properties to the parts database which are not defined in the Configure properties dialog. A corresponding message is displayed in the system messages in this case. |
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EPLAN Platform | Message management |
Additional column for PLC connection points in the message management In the Message management - <Project name> dialog you can now show the Connection point designation (with plug designation (automatic)) property as an additional column. This makes it easier to find PLC connection points that are reported by the message class "PLC / Bus". If a PLC connection point, bus port or device connection point was reported as faulty during the check, the combination of plug designation and connection point designation of this connection point is displayed here. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG Interface |
Extension in the selection dialog In the DXF / DWG file selection dialog, that is for example opened during the DXF / DWG import of pages, the "AutoCAD drawing files (*.dxf, *.dwg)" entry is now additionally available for the File type field. During the selection of this entry, both DXF and DWG files are displayed in the selection dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG Interface |
Added format versions for the export scheme In the dialog Settings: DXF / DWG export and import the AutoCAD formats "AutoCAD 2020" and "AutoCAD 2021" are now available in the Export tab in the drop-down list Format version. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
Removed functionalities for sending e-mails The functionalities for sending projects as e-mails have been removed from the user interface. Accordingly the menu item Send by e-mail has been removed (for example in the project management), and is now also not available as a command anymore. Even when backing up projects and master data as well as different exports (DXF / DWG, PDF, etc.) the E-mail option is no longer available as a storage or export medium. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
Removed functionality for the project packing The packing of projects in order to reduce storage space is generally not required anymore. The Pack menu item in the project management has been removed accordingly and is now also not available anymore as a command in the EPLAN Platform. As a rule all projects and other data are still packed during the EPLAN data backup. Packed projects (for example from previous EPLAN versions) are now automatically unpacked while opening a project in the Backstage view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
New dialogs for backing up and restoring master data To back up and restore Master data one dialog is now available instead of numerous menu items and dialogs. These new dialogs are located in the Backstage view Extras (command path: File > Extras > Command group Organize > Master data). The master data to be backed up and restored, such as, for example, "Parts data", "Basic projects", "Forms", etc. is selected in the two dialogs above the drop-down list Master data type. The other fields and settings are otherwise familiar to you from the previous dialogs for backing up and restoring from previous versions. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
Removed settings for default settings of the data backups The default settings for the data backup of projects became superfluous since projects are now only created on the basis of basic projects (*.zw9) and the affected settings are contained in the basic projects. Accordingly, the Settings: Projects dialog in the user settings has been removed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated processing |
Descriptions for actions with the same name You can now store informative descriptions for the selected actions in a scheme for the automated processing. This is of interest if you want to perform multiple similar actions for a scheme (for example multiple actions for the output of labeling data for different output types). To this purpose a new Description column is now available for the table with the selected actions in the Settings: Automated processing dialog. The text entered here is additionally displayed in the Run: Automated processing dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated processing |
Input option for the name of the backup file Previously it was not possible to specify the name of the backup file for the action "Back up data" in automated processing. The project name was always used as the backup file name. To be able to specify the name, the field Backup file name including a subsequent dialog for file selection has been added to the dialog Back up data. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cleaning up a project |
Renamed and removed settings for the project correction In the course of the introduction of the Backstage view the functionality Correct project has been renamed to Clean up project. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project compression |
Summarized functionalities for compressing and reorganizing projects In combination with the introduction of the Backstage view the functionalities for compressing and reorganizing projects were combined. The menu item Reorganize has been removed accordingly in the project management. The reorganization now takes place during the project compressing. To this purpose the dialog Settings: Compression below the hierarchy level Reorganize project has been extended with the setting Advanced mode for the correction of the project database. Furthermore the filter in the Compress project dialog has been removed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project compression |
Removed compressing settings In the case of the compressing of projects the two hierarchy levels Symbols and Comments with the settings located below have been removed from the dialog Settings: Compression (check boxes Remove unused alternative symbol variants, Remove unused symbol variants and symbols and Remove comments). |
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EPLAN Platform | Help system |
New layout of the help system In accordance with the redesign of the user interface, the layout of the help system has additionally been customized for this version. The help has been designed more reader friendly by using a larger font size and uniform formatting of elements such as notes and tips. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Removed graphical macro selection and insertion of macros using drag & drop Macros are now inserted by means of the new Insert center. In the course of this extension the Graphical macro selection as well as the associated settings have been removed from the user interface. Inserting macros from the macro navigator via drag & drop and the associated popup menu item Insert macro in this navigator have also been removed. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
Changed default setting for the application of the dimension data Numerous feedbacks have shown the demand to change the settings for the default 2D panel layout setting Macro and dimensions from parts master data in the available default setting. Therefore the Macro from parts master data option is now set as a default for the application in the Settings: 2D panel layout dialog. With this option the macro entered in the part is placed using its original dimensions. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
Page-oriented Determination of Cable Source and Target Source and target of a cable are determined according to specific rules in EPLAN from the DTs of the functions that are connected to the individual cable connections. Alternatively to this, source and target of a cable can now also be determined through the source and target of the cable connections. The new project setting Determine source and target of the cables via the cable connections is provided to this purpose. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Structure of PLC Addresses for Numbering with PLC Data In the settings of the format for numbering with PLC data, you can access individual components of the PLC address. The address is broken down into different levels. In the past the individual levels were identified by means of separators. Now the address format that is set in the PLC-specific settings is evaluated for the structure of the PLC addresses. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Extensions for the PLC Data Exchange in the AutomationML AR APC Format Version 1.2.0 PLC data exchange is possible for different PLC manufacturers in AutomationML format. Different variants exist in the AutomationML format depending on the respective usage. The " |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Automatic Generation of the Start Addresses of PLC Cards The start addresses of the PLC box can now be automatically generated by means of the data length entered there. The new Generate start addresses of the PLC cards dialog is available to this purpose. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Additional columns for the assignment list In the Addresses / assignment lists dialog you can now show further properties of PLC connection points and PLC boxes as columns in the assignment list, such as Position / (slot / module) (indirect), PLC card is placed on rack ID (indirect), Plug designation (automatic) etc. This makes it clear to which PLC card an I/O connection point belongs and on which rack and slot / module this PLC card is located. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Extended filter possibilities of the assignment list The filter possibilities in the Addresses / assignment lists dialog have been extended. When filtering the assignment list, many other properties are now possible as filter criteria, such as Data type, Channel designation, Direction, Symbolic address etc. This way the assignment list can for example be filtered for inputs via the Direction property. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Customizations for the bus system "IO Link" for PLC data exchange The bus system " |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
New bus systems The following Ethernet-based bus systems are now also available at bus ports: " |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Simplified selection of the format when importing PLC data During the import of PLC configuration files the format of the import file is now automatically detected for many common PLC configuration programs and does not have to be selected manually anymore. A file selection dialog is now displayed before the Import PLC data dialog. Depending on the PLC configuration file selected, the matching format is then preset in the Format of import file field. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Extension for address-oriented view of the PLC navigator In the address-oriented view of the PLC navigator a preset icon |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Display of the function text in the rack-oriented view of the PLC navigator In the rack-oriented view of the PLC navigator you can now additionally display the function text of the PLC box at the rack. To this purpose the new "Function text: PLC box (rack-oriented view)" object is now available in the Configure representation dialog. For this object click [...] in the Block format field to specify the desired format and, if necessary, a separator. In the Format dialog, double-click in the list of available format elements on the entry "General function" and select the "Function text (automatic)" entry in the subsequent dialog Format: Block property. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
New properties for the safety addresses The property Safety address (ID 20439) has been renamed into Safety address: Target. In addition three more properties are now available for safety addresses: Safety address: Source (ID 20615), Safety address: Upper value (ID 20616) and Safety address: Lower value (ID 20617). |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
New property "Standard gateway" At bus ports the new property Standard gateway (ID 20613) is now available. Here you can enter the standard gateway (for example, a router) to which bundles that cannot be directly delivered within a LAN are sent. To differentiate, the old properties for the standard gateway, that are only available for reasons of compatibility to older EPLAN versions, are identified with the supplement "Do not use anymore". |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Removed entries for outdated PLC interfaces As of Version 2022 some outdated interfaces to the PLC configuration program are not supported anymore since the manufacturers are changing over to the new AutomationML standard. Therefore the associated entries are no longer available during the export and import of PLC data: |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Network properties can only be edited at bus ports Network structures and bus interfaces are defined via the bus ports. The entry of bus data at the PLC box is not required. Therefore the following properties can only still be edited at the bus ports: Physical network: Bus ID / item number (ID 20311), Physical network: Bus ID / item number 2 (ID 20386), Physical network: Name (ID 20413), Subnet mask (ID 20446), Bus system (ID 20308). |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
New "REAL" PLC data type The " |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Message management |
New check run for blanks in symbolic addresses By means of the new check run 0041130 from the message class 004 "PLC / bus" you can now check whether the symbolic address of a PLC connection point contains a blank, a tabulator or a line break. According to standard IEC 61131-3 these characters are not permitted in a symbolic address. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Alignable accessories are always visible The alignable accessories of terminals and terminal strips are now always visible in the dialog Edit terminal strip and cannot be hidden. Accordingly the popup menu item Alignable accessories visible has been removed. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Copper DXF |
Transferring DXF Data for Copper Rails to the During the copper DXF export of manufacturing data for the machining it is now also possible to transfer DXF data for busbars made of copper to the |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - RiPanel Processing Center |
New Interface for the Manufacturing Data Export to There is now an interface for the export of manufacturing data to the manufacturing planning and control program |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal Configuration System |
New Interface for Data Exchange of Rittal Parts Data with the A new interface is available for the bidirectional data exchange of Rittal parts data with the configurator software |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
New block properties for 3D part placements When determining the format for block properties the new format element "3D part placement" is now available in the Format dialog for functions below the "Function" entry. By means of this format element you can access properties of the 3D part placement during the definition of block properties (for example Layout space description, Item designation, etc.). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Busbar supports snap onto the guide rails Placement of busbar supports on user-defined rails has been made easier. The busbar supports now also snap onto the guide rail of a user-defined rail. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Placement options available when inserting locked areas When inserting locked areas (restricted placing areas, restricted cut-out areas) the Placement options dialog is no longer available. As is usual with other placements in the 3D mounting layout, the placement options can be called up during the insertion by using the familiar popup menu item Placement options or via the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [W]. You can determine the distance between cursor and placement point for the start and / or end point of a locked area by means of the fields available here Offset X and Offset Y. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Removed check box "Write back dimensions to part" Before placing parts (for example by inserting as a device from the Insert center) you can manually enter the part dimensions of the parts (for example via the Insertion as a device function from the Insert center) to be placed in the Dimensions dialog. Writing back of the entered values in this dialog into the new parts management is not possible anymore. For this reason the Write back dimensions to part check box has been removed. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Improved performance when rotating the viewing angle and when moving When rotating the viewing angle or when moving the selected items in a layout space associated multi colored part placements are now displayed during the action with one single color for a short time. This way the performance could be improved during the rotation of the viewing angle and while moving. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Renamed locked area for cut-outs The functionality Restricted drilling area has been renamed to Restricted cut-out area since these locked areas prevent any type of cut-out. In the ribbon you can insert such locked areas with the following commands Tab Insert > Command group Locked areas > Cut-out. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Improved routing for PLC devices If PLC devices were placed on bases with the same DT, problems with the routing occurred because connection points existed double in the connection point patterns. A connection point pattern was generated from the function templates at the part of the PLC device, a connection point pattern was stored at the part of the respective base. If multiple items are now placed that have the same DT, a check is carried out whether one of these devices has a connection point pattern. If this is the case, no connection point pattern is generated from the function templates of the other parts anymore. Therefore routing in the layout space is now also possible for such PLC devices. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
Excluding model views for the output of labeling data for enclosure legends The Suppress generation of the enclosure legend property in the model views now also has an effect on the output of the labeling. If the check box is activated, the respective model view is not taken into consideration during the output of the labeling for the report type "Enclosure legend". |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Automated processing |
Automatic NC export of DXF files With automated processing the manufacturing data for machining at NC machines can now be automatically exported as DXF files. To this purpose the new "NC DXF" action is available to you in the Settings: Automated processing dialog. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data EPLAN Smart Wiring |
Only required schematic pages exported During the export of manufacturing data for EPLAN Smart Wiring only the required schematic pages are now exported into an EPDZ file. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data EPLAN Smart Wiring |
Extension of the export data with connection properties To receive a better overview of the wirings in EPLAN Smart Wiring, the values of the two connection properties Potential type (ID 31006) and Potential value (ID 33003) are now exported in addition. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex |
New setting for the export scope when exporting for Rittal - Perforex Both export interfaces for Rittal - Perforex do not only output data for machining of housings and flat parts to the respective Perforex system but also data for cutting wire ducts, mounting rails and C horizontal rails to the Rittal Secarex AC 18 cutting center. You now have the possibility to specify the export scope in both exports. To this purpose the drop-down list Extent has been added to the respective General tab in the dialogs Settings: Export Rittal - Perforex BC / Secarex and Settings: Export Rittal - Perforex LC / Secarex. With this you determine whether corresponding data shall only be transferred to Rittal - Perforex, only to the Rittal Secarex AC 18 cutting center or to Rittal - Perforex and the Rittal Secarex AC 18 cutting center. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the Detail Planning |
Influencing Page Names when Inserting Page Macros A new setting is now available in order to influence the page names of the generated pages when placing page macros from the pre-planning navigator. To this purpose the general settings dialog for the pre-planning has been extended with the check box Keep page names when inserting page macros (command path: File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Pre-planning > General). |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Delete unused structure identifiers The new |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method for flipping placed objects Through a new overload of the |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Switching the SQL Server database for the dictionary The new method |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Switching over an SQL Server database for project management The new |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Free Routing of Connections Through a new overload of the |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Closing an opened page The new method |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) |
New class for the connection category By means of the new class |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
New parameters for the action "Edit" If a project is opened with the parameter |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Creating a new project management database The new |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Storing Subprojects The |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Extended method "GenerateProject" During "Generate project reports" with the |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Listing user-defined layers of a macro The |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Requesting or specifying a new property "Source / Target" The IsSourceOrTarget property is now available in the Pin class. This allows you to request the new connection property Source / Target via the EPLAN API as well or to manually specify it. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Determining the currently selected layout space You can now also determine the currently selected layout space by means of the |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Determining functions output by a report You can now determine which functions of a specific function-related report are output by using the new property |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Determining a connection point pattern at the part You can now determine which connection point pattern is stored at a part by means of the new property |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Determining or changing the rotation angle or offset of 3D objects You can now determine the rotation angle or the coordinates of an offset at 3D objects in a layout space by means of the new |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New methods because of the removal of the e-mail functionality For the methods |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Obsolete method for publishing projects In the current version the menu item Publish as well as the associated dialogs for publishing projects have been removed from the EPLAN Platform. In the course of this redesign the |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Specifying the record type when creating a stored part If a stored part is created for a project by means of the |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) |
New class for the change of standard By means of the new class |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Extended export of the missing-word list The |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method to place functions The new |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method to transfer a selection list In the |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) |
The new ribbon in the EPLAN API The selection of the commands for the navigators and graphical editors in the user interface of the EPLAN Platform now takes place by means of a ribbon. The following four new classes are available in the namespace
As in the user interface. you can only add own commands to a user-defined command group. You can export and reimport a user-customized ribbon by means of the two new actions The classes that have become superfluous for the menu bar and the toolbars as well as the associated actions for the toolbars were identified as outdated ( |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Export and import of parts data via external editing By means of the new action |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New method to filter parts The |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Determining filtered parts in the parts management The |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
New methods for exporting and importing parts data The export of parts now takes place via the |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Property for the selection of the parts database By means of the property |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Outdated methods for the parts management A separate API has been created for the new parts management of the EPLAN platform. In the course of this change methods from the class |
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EPLAN Platform | Master Data |
Master Data: Symbols This section provides information about the new symbols that are available to you in the master data as of the current version. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master Data |
Master Data: Plot Frames and Forms This section provides information about the most important modifications for the plot frames and forms. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master Data |
Master Data: Identifiers In the Suggested identifiers dialog an identifier set for the standard IEC 81346-2 which considers the modifications of Version 2019 is now also available. A new IEC 81346-2:2019 column was added correspondingly to the dialog. (The command path for this dialog is: Tab Master data > Command group Symbols > Identifier sets.) |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 92.0.260. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Apart from the (visible) DT, the properties Name (visible) (ID 20002) and Name (full) (ID 20001) for terminals / plugs / device connection points also contain the terminal designation / plug designation or connection point designation. If only the DT component (e.g. X1) is assigned as values to these properties in placeholder objects, automatic numbering of the terminal / plug or connection point designation now takes place again - when a macro with corresponding placeholder object is inserted. (This is the same behavior as before Version 2.8.) If the DT component and the additional name element are assigned to the properties in the placeholder object (e.g. "X1:17"), the additional name element is not numbered and the name is inserted as specified. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
Specific values were not output in a terminal diagram when the reports for a terminal were divided by a line break. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Reports |
Parts lists can now also be manually placed on pre-planning pages as embedded reports. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
During the DXF / DXW import, faulty elements in the files are now ignored and no longer result in the cancellation of the import. The faulty elements are logged in the system messages. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
Check run 005065 has been extended. A message is output when the "Function definition" (ID 20026) property differs at the different representation types of a connection. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data for the report type "Terminal diagram" an unexpected error message occurred during the usage of a special Excel template which prevented the further export. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
After a connection test in the Settings: Internet connections dialog it was possible that the icons in the "Status" column were dynamically magnified in an undesired way. These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Navigators |
If an object was marked and edited in an undocked navigator (for example the property dialog was opened), the marking subsequently no longer existed in the navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
For the "CreateProject" method from the "ProjectManager" class, the error message that occurs when the method was called with an outdated basic project has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
The objects covered with a fill surface in the graphical editor were partially still visible. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
When Interconnecting devices between direct connection points no direct connections were generated for individual connections but rather connections with the function definition "Conductor / wire". This has been corrected. The function definition of the generated connection is now accepted by the multi-line connection point of the source. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data NC DXF |
Polylines were output incorrectly during the NC DXF export. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connection numbering |
During connection numbering the manual sorting sequence of the pages is now taken into consideration when it is relevant for the set format. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Multi-line texts which had the "Middle center" setting for both the alignment and the base point in the property arrangement were displayed slightly offset in the layout space. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
In specific cases targets of interruption points were not found, if the search extends over multiple interruption points. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
During the export of pages as DXF files and usage of the default scheme it was possible that specific symbols were exported several times. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of the labeling for the "Cable diagram" report type no values were output during the selection of indexed part properties for the source and target part at the "Type number" format element. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
After aligning and formatting connection definition points, the check run 005035 also reported connection definition points which were located on an individual connection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
When assigning value sets the property arrangement specified for a symbol in the placeholder object was not applied. This has been corrected. The symbol (variant) and the property arrangement can now be specified simultaneously via a placeholder object. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
During the report of a terminal diagram a problem occurred with the display of further layers during the display of jumpers for multi-level terminals. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Plot frame editor |
When specific plot frames were opened in the plot frame editor, both the selected plot frame and the plot frame of the opened project were displayed in the graphical preview. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data a language identifier instead of a number is output for the project property Source language (for example en-US). |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
During an export of the missing-word list, no comments were exported for ambiguous texts for which there are different translations. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
If layout display windows with an invisible frame were located in a DXF file, the contents of this display window were previously not imported. This now works. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
The "Enclosure legend" report could not be updated if the view name of the underlying model view contained square brackets "[]". This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
The project property Highest revision index (ID 10098) was not offered for selection during the creation of block properties. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals / plugs |
While inserting a device or generating terminals as a device it was possible that the number of connection points of the function was changed. This problem occurred when a symbol which had fewer connection points than the associated function definition was entered in the function templates of the part and modifications were made in the connection point logic of the symbol. The number of connection points of the function now also remains in such a case. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
If you automatically generate drilling patterns from a macro project and agree to the update during the transfer into the parts management, the existing drilling patterns are no longer generated again, but only updated. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
If a rotation angle was set for the part placement in the settings for the 2D panel layout, the handle was located after the placement at a position that did not take the angle setting into consideration. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If a complete terminal strip was placed in the layout space from the 3D mounting layout navigator, terminal parts with a number of units "0" were also considered. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Problems occurred when an assembly for which a macro with mounting rail is stored was inserted as a device in the layout space. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Connection planning objects |
The assignment of cable cores from the cable navigator behaved differently than the assignment of cable cores from the pre-planning navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform |
Under specific conditions texts combined into a block were not represented correctly during printing. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
The contents of the property IDs for net-based connections (ID 20219) could not be deleted manually, and the property could also not be deleted from the property table. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When placing a macro in the layout space by means of insertion as a macro or as a device, the property arrangement specified as default for the project was not used - even though the "Default value" was specified for the property arrangement of the associated part placement. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
For properties with which the form to be used can be specified (Cable assignment diagram form, Cable-connection diagram form, etc.) it was previously not possible to select a form on the Values tab of placeholder objects. This has been corrected. If a stored form is not used in the process, it is stored in the project when the form is assigned via the value set of the function. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
Under specific conditions, model views were not correctly generated in the desired page structure. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
When updating a model view problems occurred due to hidden items. These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If a QR code included texts with accent marks (such as Czech characters), these characters were not recognized correctly by mobile devices (tablet or smartphone). This has been resolved by the QR code now being saved in UTF-8 format. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data and the "Summarized parts list" report the cable lengths were added up for several cables even though the Do not use cable when adding up cable lengths property was activated for these cables. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
Under specific conditions, pages with model views could not be output together with the associated layout space during the PDF export. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
A protective cover for busbars could not be placed in the layout space if the product subgroup "Busbar cover" was set for the part. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
In the case of repeated part selection of a part whose assigned user-defined properties have changed values, the user-defined properties were overwritten at the function without the conflict dialog being opened beforehand. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
The "GetValue" method from the "PlaceHolder" class could previously not be used if the project was write-protected. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
After the placement of macros which are stored at planning objects, auxiliary functions were no longer assigned to the main function in the macro. This, for example, results in an incorrect designation for connection definition points and device connection points. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout navigator |
Module parts with describing structure identifiers were not filtered correctly in the 3D mounting layout navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
When generating a new SQL database in the Generate SQL server database dialog, the entry for the database could not be inserted via copying and pasting into the Database field. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | 3D mounting layout |
If the size of a mounting surface on which several mounting aids were located was downsized from bottom to top or from left to right, the mounting aids were moved as well. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Planning objects |
When placing planning objects from the pre-planning navigator the symbol stored at the function template was not considered under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The Layout space: Connection filter property used the wrong decimal separators. As a result the connection filter did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement of a part in the layout space by means of the placement options, an entered offset value was not taken into consideration immediately after the [Enter] button was pressed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
If the Potential type property was changed at a potential definition and reset to "Undefined", the potential type entered was overwritten with the "Undefined" value at the associated connection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
If the contents of blocks were queried by means of the "SubPlacements" property from the "Block" class, a message resulted under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex |
The manufacturing data export of a layout space for Rittal-Perforex BC was not possible because of a blank in the name of the layout space. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
During the import of drilling patterns from Rittal - Perforex / Secarex NC files, problems occurred with the specified point of origin. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
The updating of parts placements in the layout space via the popup menu item Update part placement is now also possible when subordinate components such as cut-outs were added to the stored macro. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
Under specific conditions the values of user-defined properties were deleted while Generating project reports. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
In the dialog Export PLC data the file name extension is now automatically added when the file name is entered without file name extension. If a file name extension which does not match the selected format is manually entered a prompt is shown. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Improvements have been added for the Detect decimal numbers option in the user-specific settings for the dictionary. The characters "+" or "-" are not considered as part of a decimal number if they are listed at the end of an entry. For example, for the entry 1-pole only 1 is detected as number. Fractions must have the form "integer/integer" with optical preceding signs (e.g. 3/4, -3/4). For an entry such as, for example, 400V/230V the values 400 and 230 are detected as separate numbers. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
During the output of a rotated model view with automatic dimensioning, specific items were also considered during the zero point determination for dimensioning. This resulted in an undesired offset of the dimension. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
During the DXF export specific graphical elements for which the "Background" color was set were not output. The color assignment in the Settings: DXF / DWG export and import dialog has been extended on the Colors tab so that such elements can now be exported as well. In the corresponding color selection, selection possibilities such as "Background", "Inverse to background", etc. are also available. If a corresponding color assignment does not exist, such elements are exported to the "EPL_ADJUST" layer , and a corresponding system message is output. |
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EPLAN Platform | Finding |
The Connection designation (ID 31011) property can now be changed again via the search results list. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Non-unique device connection points (multiple device connection points with the same DT and same connection point designation) resulted in problems during the PLC target tracking. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
The check run 007016 "Device has duplicate function templates" previously did not consider the contact / coil index for coils. This resulted in an unexpected error message. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the simultaneous placement of several devices from the 3D mounting layout navigator a collision message was displayed for activated collision check even though the devices did not collide. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If the property texts were moved for a scaled symbol on a graphical page, the property texts (for example the visible DT) could not be placed on the desired position. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During a PDF export the line patterns of specific connections were shown differently from the display on the project page. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Messages |
Unplaced items are not checked anymore during check run 026011. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
Embedded enclosure legends on pages of the "Panel layout" type were deleted during the update of the enclosure legend or during Generate project reports under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface |
On a page of the "Panel layout" type the Activate leader line display setting was activated at several part placements for the placed property Legend item. The leader lines were displayed incorrectly during a subsequent DXF / DWG export. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Numbering |
If the option "Like designation" was set in the numbering settings of the PCT loops and PCT loop functions for the product aspect, the product aspects at the PCT loop function were not numbered. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the pre-planning |
If the structure identifier of a planning object was changed by the numbering, this was not transferred to the placed function of the planning object via the popup menu item Update detailed planning. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | User interface |
It was previously not possible to use EPLAN API to determine the RGB values of a color which were determined at a graphical element via the color number. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export the ellipses located on a page were moved. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex |
During the NC export for Rittal Perforex BC the cut-outs of a device were not output because of missing field designations. This has been corrected. Empty field designations, for example because of part numbers which are not available, are now ignored. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
After updating reports, texts in the graphical editor of an opened project were temporarily displayed in the displayed language of a second opened project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Wire fabrication |
If the popup menu item Insert path variable was selected during the determination of the file name in the settings for the wire fabrication, the Project variables tab was previously not available in the subsequent dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
After a part placement in the layout space was updated, an offset occurred during the part placement without the stored macro being significantly modified. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
A faulty, unused structure identifier could not be deleted anymore in the structure identifier management. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
If distributed terminals were placed from the terminal navigator or placed as a device, the properties Connection point description, Connection point cross-section and Connection dimension (all) were not always written at the first terminal connection point. This has been corrected. Like the connection point designations, the values of the connection point descriptions, connection point cross-sections, etc. are now correctly distributed to the individual distributed terminals and respectively written at the first terminal connection point. This correction was also made for using and assigning distributed terminals. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
During the addressing of PLC connection points it could occur that a carry over for the next address part was not considered. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When Updating detailed planning with the setting Place macros again, the functions located in the macros were under specific conditions numbered, even though the option Do not modify was activated in the subsequent dialog Insertion mode. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
Assemblies could not be broken up during the generation and updating of embedded enclosure legends. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Topology |
A topology routing path could not be connected to a topology function when this function was part of a group. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When Updating detailed planning with the setting Value sets of placeholder objects, incorrect parts were entered at specific main functions in the schematic and the function definition of terminals was changed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If the displayed measuring unit for lengths was set to "Inch" and a multiple selection of pages was made in the page navigator and the grid was changed, the changed value was not applied to all pages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If the Convert component into graphic command was executed for a symbol, individual settings in the property arrangement for the Invisible display property were not applied in the converted text. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When placing macros with placeholder objects from the pre-planning navigator the images stored in the placeholder objects were only displayed after updating the value sets. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Under specific conditions the parameters of the "ProjectAction" action were not evaluated correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The assigning of function templates via the popup menu item Assign function templates in the parts management now also functions again for stored macros that do not contain main functions but only main terminals. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
During the placement of a macro on a mounting panel with activated object snap and activated orthogonal function an unexpected error message occurred during the placement via mouse-click. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
An incorrectly positioned item labeling occurred in a model view when the "Hidden lines" style was used. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If several structure boxes or other boxes were placed as polylines next to each other on a project page, it was possible that the DTs of the individual boxes were mixed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export of a project page with a hyperlink that contained Japanese characters, an unexpected error message was shown when trying to open the hyperlink in the exported PDF document. This has been corrected. Such a hyperlink now functions. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
While Fitting rails / wire ducts for mounting rails it was possible that the position of the devices placed on it changed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Graphical pre-planning |
The available, describing structure identifiers were not shown any more under specific conditions after a structure segment was placed on a pre-planning page. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Messages |
Terminals which can be assigned to a planning object are not checked anymore during check run 028009. This resulted in too many messages with the old behavior, since the corresponding device as a rule is a terminal strip and the individual terminals can be assigned to different planning objects. In addition the behavior of the check run for cables has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
Values are now output again for the Main function / Function text (of main function) property used in the property arrangements. This way the corresponding texts are displayed again in the item labeling of model views, where this property is used in a property arrangement for general devices. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
In a model view it was possible that the item labeling was rotated by 90 degrees under specific conditions during the transfer of an item labeling from the layout space. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The property Delivery length (ID 22058) is now available as a filter option in the parts management. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data copper NC / copper DXF |
If the property Multiple cut-out possible (ID 36036) was deactivated for drill holes on copper rails, the drill holes were shortened during the subsequent moving or inserting via the clipboard. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
During the generation of a summarized parts list the measuring units specified in the project-specific settings were not correctly output while the cable lengths were added up (using the placeholder text "Part reference / subset / length with unit of project"). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
During the data transfer of projects from older EPLAN versions (Version 2.7 or older), the macros contained in the project receive a specific type of usage and are thus assigned to the layers "EPLAN326" and "EPLAN327". Since these layers were visible by default, the macro boxes of the macros became visible in the graphical editor. This has been corrected. The Visible setting is now deactivated by default for these two layers in the layer management. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
At an auxiliary function in the schematic it is now possible again to have the technical characteristics of the main function shown again via the placed property "Main function / Technical characteristics (of main function)". |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Terminals |
During global editing of multi-level terminals it was possible that the connection point pattern on the part placement was changed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
When system master data were synchronized, an NC outline was saved in the incorrect directory. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
The model views were not updated after a change of the labeling scheme. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Problems occurred during the usage of the orthogonal function while placing devices on the busbar of a busbar system. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
In a specific case not all jump targets were correctly found after a PDF export of a project with the setting Simplified jump function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cross-references |
At a cable with multiple auxiliary functions only the jump function for the first cross-reference worked in the graphical editor for vertically arranged cross-references for this auxiliary function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | PDF export |
The activated user-specific setting Update reports when printing and exporting resulted during the PDF export in all layout spaces of the project being exported irrespectively of which selection was made. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
During the outline check of an extrusion outline in the outline editor a missing outer outline was reported, even though it existed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
While Numbering devices in the detailed planning, values for the path function text were overwritten by empty values from the pre-planning for the function text. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In the parts management, the property Image file (ID 22058) is now also available for the configuration of the list view. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
While routing connections the entry into the routing path network could not be determined at an item with accessory part under certain conditions and as a result the routing connections could only be generated incompletely. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
The check run message 007010 did not show the defined text at user-defined properties. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
If a routing path was inserted below an item, this could result in the (subsequently generated) routing connections not being routed according to the routing directions in the connection point pattern. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
The "restore" action could not correctly restore filed-off projects. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated processing |
When the action "Back up data" was used during automated processing, no user-defined property could be selected here in the subsequent dialog as the path variable among the project variables. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
To specify a filter in a report block via EPLAN API it is now sufficient to enter the name of the filter scheme for the "FunctionFilterSchemaName" property from the "ReportBlock" class. The "FunctionFilterSchemaData" property is now determined automatically. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
Filtering for automatically entered values of properties was previously not possible, - it now functions. It is now, for example, possible to filter for the value "New page created" of the property Revision description (change tracking). This value is automatically entered with enabled change tracking, when a new page is generated. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
At dynamic symbols the coordinates of the individual connection points could not be correctly determined via the "Location" property from the "Pin" class. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Pages |
An unexpected error message occurred when an object identifier was selected while copying and pasting pages in the Adapt structure dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | User-defined properties |
The values of the fields in the target project were not correctly output when copying layout spaces with user-defined properties which contained multilingual fields. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When placing busbar adapters on a busbar, the adapters could not be placed flush despite activated object snap. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
The user-specific setting Update device data after the storing of parts is now saved in the scheme of the dialog Settings: Parts (user). The setting is deactivated by default when the dialog is opened. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Even during block-by-block placement of items per Drag & Drop in the layout space; the activated filter of the 3D mounting layout navigator is now considered again. This can, for example, mean that the placement of accessories without dimensions is prevented while placing items in a row. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
Under specific conditions the property texts were positioned incorrectly when the setting From layout space was used for the output of the item labeling in the model views. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Problems could occur during the repeated entry of texts with special characters and following blanks when the Translate on input option was set in the project settings. This has been corrected. Entered texts with special characters and the following spaces now remain. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the pre-planning |
If new segments were created when importing pre-planning data from Excel, the structures from the segment template were not transferred. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Under specific conditions a routing connection was not routed middle center through a defined routing path. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Revision control |
During the revision automatically generated model views were erroneously re-generated. In the process the existing model views were overwritten. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Planning objects |
If the symbolic address was removed in the property dialog of planning objects in the PLC tab for a PLC input or output and this change was applied, this change was not displayed anymore in the pre-planning navigator for the PLC address. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When placing a macro with placeholder objects from the pre-planning navigator, a terminal was numbered even though the terminal designation was supposed to be entered via the set value set. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
In projects which contain terminal strips with several terminals in different representation types, the updating of the navigators as well as the placement of the terminals took a long time. This now runs faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
You could not jump between two structure boxes with identical DTs in an exported PDF document using the [F] key. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
If a hierarchy level with multiple, subordinate parts was marked in the tree view of the device navigator, not all parts of the device were exported during the output of labeling data for the report type "Parts list". This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
In macro boxes which were drawn as polygons, inner objects were not always detected correctly when they were grouped. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Numbering |
The offline numbering removed displayed DTs, which were not necessary but were entered on purpose. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
If a planning object with assigned part was placed from the pre-planning navigator, the part reference properties were not transferred to the function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If no value was entered for the Thermal design: Frequency project property, this could lead to a "0" being displayed for this in the reports (e.g. title page). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Macros |
If the handle of a 3D macro was moved by means of the orthogonal function, the handle was moved additionally on the Z axis. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
In case of a multiple placement of female pins on terminals which are placed on a vertically arranged mounting rail in the layout space, it was possible that the female pins were placed spatially incorrectly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In placeholder objects it is now possible to move multiple value sets simultaneously on the tab Values by using of the buttons |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
After re-addressing PLC connection points which occur in different representation types, it was possible in specific cases that the new addresses were not transferred to multi-line PLC connection points. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Plot frame editor |
If user-defined project properties were inserted into a plot frame, the respective displayed name was not displayed anymore because of a block of other properties existing there. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
While using the Update detailed planning function, the wire data from the parts was used, even though the wire data was defined in the placeholder object. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Import pre-planning data |
If no properties were available for a segment during the import of pre-planning data in an Excel file, this resulted in the past in system message S181017 being output. Now, if no properties are available for a segment, this segment is ignored , and no system message is generated. If a segment has at least one property, a check is carried out as before whether an identifying name is available. The data which are missing is now specified in more detail in the system message. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
When placing functions from the pre-planning navigator on the P&I diagram pages it was possible that the visible DT from the pre-planning was not applied. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
In revisioned projects it was possible that report pages which contain multilingual properties were displayed as changed after updating the report and were provided with revision markers even though the project was not changed. This was due to the fact that not only project languages were considered during the update but all available languages in the parts management. Now, when updating reports, only the project languages are considered for the multilingual properties. This way, in new projects, no revision markers are generated in unchanged projects when updating reports. When updating reports in projects which were created with older EPLAN versions, revision markers can still be generated, if, for example, the parts used have more properties in the new EPLAN version. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If devices were rotated around the Z axis in the layout space and subsequently moved, it was possible that the device was rotated into the initial position again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data copper NC / copper DXF |
On a copper rail which was placed as a macro in the layout space, the mounting surface on the copper rail between the subsequently inserted bending positions could not be extended. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN View | Projects |
In EPLAN View 2022 you can now open projects from older versions (Version 2.9 to Version 2.6), without these projects having to be updated to this purpose. Starting from the current version, EPLAN retroactively supports the last five EPLAN versions. Projects from even older versions (Version 2.5 or older) must be updated before they can be opened in EPLAN View 2022. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data copper NC / copper DXF |
If a copper rail was inserted as a device, the settings for the part placement in the dialog for the placement options could not be selected. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When Updating detailed planning with the setting Update value sets of placeholder objects the changed values from the pre-planning were not transferred to the placeholder object in the placed page macro. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Terminals can also be entered as distributed terminals by inserting devices in the project. A standard symbol is used if no symbol is specified in the corresponding function template. If a distributed terminal was inserted in this way and subsequently the symbol was changed using the [Backspace], the connection number of the first distributed terminal was set to the value "1". This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Drilling patterns |
During the automatic generation of drilling patterns from a macro project, the page on which the drilling pattern frame was located was used instead of the selected drilling pattern frame. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If parts from the EPLAN Data Portal were renamed or copied, this could result in problems when they were imported again. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Drilling patterns |
In the parts management you can determine in the drilling pattern of a part using the setting Always make that the drill holes specified in the drilling pattern are always generated on the next highest mounting surface. This means that if a part with this setting is placed on a rail or a support, drill holes are generated on the mounting panel in such a case. If parts with this setting were placed on a busbar system, this did not work correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
In the browser window of EPLAN Cogineer you can now also enter line breaks by means of the shortcut keys [Ctrl] + [Enter]. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
Different values for specific placeholder texts were output and placed on top of each other during the output of a terminal diagram. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If symbols are output in a report in a terminal diagram by means of the placeholder text "Terminal / assignment: Property / value to graphic [1]", it was possible that the symbols were moved while updating the report. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Subprojects |
Terminals were removed in the project when storing subprojects. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
For properties with specific filed types the "ToDouble" method from the "PropertyValue" class resulted in rounding errors. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Defined working sections |
With a larger number of editors the assignment of users to workspaces did not function in the dialog Define defined working sections as administrator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
The correct variant was not considered when placing macros from the pre-planning navigator using Drag & Drop. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
If the setting Do not use anymore was activated for a user-defined property in the configuration after an import of user-defined properties into the parts management, all other imported properties were subsequently deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
The menu item / command Multi-user monitor can now be hidden using the rights management. In the Rights field the associated right Call up multi-user monitor is located below the subject area System configuration. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When changing from the normal representation to the simplified representation it was possible that terminal strips in the layout space which are placed on inclined mounting rails were not displayed correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
When using a specific plug housing with insert, problems occurred with the entry point into the routing path network when routing, and the resulting connection was routed incorrectly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
The edge width which was set for a model view did not function in a project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
Instead of a "0", nothing was displayed for a placeholder text with integer value when reporting a device tag list. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
When manually changing the dimension of multiple simultaneously selected model views the scale was only changed for one model view. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment templates |
Problems could occur if the same segment template was entered as a subordinate segment template at a segment template. This has been corrected. It is now no longer possible to create nested segment templates which reference themselves. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
In the case of a mounting rail with multi-level terminals that was mounted obliquely on a mounting panel, an incorrect course occurred during routing for the connections of the middle levels. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Reports |
When generating a cable overview a wrong header was output for a specific cable after switching pages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
The 007018 check run did not correctly consider parts from accessory lists if accessory lists were assigned to a part in the parts management multiple times. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data for the report type "Connection list" the specified sorting for specific properties was not taken into consideration. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Macros |
If the input box was activated when inserting 3D macros, the information in the displayed input box was not updated when the macro variant was switched with the [Tab] key. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
When using AWG values smaller than zero (for example "3/0" or "4/0") it was possible that check run P005093 reported AWG values as faulty even though they were within the permissible range for the connection cross-section of the terminal parts. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data NC DXF |
During the NC export of manufacturing data in DXF format the selection made was not always taken into consideration. In these cases the entire project was output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Parts management |
The "XPamImportCSV" converter has been removed since the different CSV formats are no longer available for exporting and importing data in the new parts management. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
When bundling connections it was possible that not all specified sort criteria were taken into consideration. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Up to 64 property arrangements can be created for a symbol variant in the symbol editor. However, previously only 32 property arrangements could be displayed in the graphical editing in the property dialog for the respective symbol variant. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In the Function templates tab, for plug definitions and terminal strip definitions, data could erroneously be entered for some properties that relate to individual terminals or pins (such as e.g. Terminal / Pin designation). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 91.1.210. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
As of Version 2.9 SP1 Update 7, the following properties are supported error-free in cable overviews: Cables: Target (ID 20377), Cables: Target (with plug designation) (ID 20385), Cables: Source (ID 20376), Cables: Source (with plug designation) (ID 20383). In the past the source and target of the cable could also be output by means of placeholder texts, alternatively to these properties. For example, the placeholder elements "Device (source) / DT (full)" and "Device (target) / DT (full)" can be used in the form to this purpose. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When generating schematics with activated setting Place several macros on one page the placed functions under specific conditions did not apply the device tags from the pre-planning. Instead device tags with subcounters arose. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
If multiple macros are placed on a page during the detailed planning, it was possible that macros which were not assigned to the respective planning object were also updated during Update detailed planning with the setting Update value sets of placeholder objects. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the export of manufacturing data for labeling labels, a specific format element was selected for the label while a scheme was created. After the format element had been edited, however, a totally different format element was displayed instead of the one that was originally selected. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
During macro updating macros the positions of path function texts were swapped. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If several projects were opened, the popup menu item Synchronize selection for a marked function was not executed at an opened search result list. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
In a model view problems occurred during the display of an item labeling which can only be read from below in the layout space. These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
While moving a mounting point, not only the position but also the hierarchy level in the item hierarchy and thus the item allocation were changed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | User-defined properties |
Different problems occurred when copying layout spaces with user-defined properties. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
If a project template was created from a project with macro boxes, it was possible that the created, new projects were incomplete when this project template was used. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Macros |
If a 3D macro was created from grouped objects in the layout space of a macro project, the grouping was not available anymore when this macro was inserted in a schematic project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If a special project filter was used for report templates, that filtered for texts / values not be translated, then subsequently no report could be generated under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Problems could occur when part numbers were inserted via copying and pasting from an external list into the Edit terminal strip dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
During updating of a parts list, the block properties of a part definition point were no longer output. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
Projects with dots in the backup file name could not be saved under specific conditions. This has been corrected. Now a backup is only not possible when the backup file name ends with a dot and 3 digits. Such a backup file name is reserved for partial backups. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data for the report type "Summarized parts list" a different number of plugs was exported depending on the selection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If external documents are displayed as QR code on report pages, these external documents were now copied again to the output directory with a PDF export with activated setting Copy externally linked documents to output directory. |
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EPLAN Platform | Layers |
During the import of user-defined layers in the layer management it was possible that layers were imported several times or not at all. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If a group was marked in the graphical editor and subsequently the popup menu item Synchronize selection was selected, problems occurred with an opened message management. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When a macro is placed, not the entire contents of the macro were assigned to the macro. Therefore already placed consumers were not fully updated during "Update detailed planning". This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
When pages with a page scale unequal 1:1 were output during the PDF export, this could mean at blocks of combined elements (for example rectangles, lines) that the graphic in the output PDF was covered by lines which were too wide. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
If the value set is changed for a placeholder object of a placed macro, the changed plug designation is now transferred again to all device connection points placed next to each other. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
During the execution of the check run 007010 it was possible that different values were reported for the property Suppl. field for CLIP PROJECT data (ID 20090). This indexed property can occur in older projects and is not visible on the user interface. The property is now excluded from the check. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
When the Page sorting dialog is opened, activated settings for the check boxes Use source / target and Use placement are now displayed correctly again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement of a busbar connection point in the layout space, not only the connection point which is entered in the connection point designation of the symbol was generated, but all connection points stored in the connection point pattern. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN ePULSE |
If parts were imported from the ePULSE EPLAN Data Portal into the parts management, they could subsequently no longer be inserted from the EPLAN Data Portal into the schematic. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When a mounting grid was generated on the busbar adapter, the grid was erroneously placed with a 90° degree rotation. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data export |
If source and target were exchanged before the export for the wire fabrication for connections, the affected connections had to be re-routed in the past so that the wire termination processing was taken into consideration correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
The assignment of PLC connection points now also functions again for PLC connection points with a variable number of connection points. (Such PLC connection points have the function definition "PLC connection point, variable".) |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
When you clicked the search field in the browser window during the initial opening of the EPLAN Data Portal the cursor was not visible. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 88.2.90. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
In the parts list the terminal / pin designations of terminals / pins that belong to an assembly are now output again. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Graphical editor |
In the case of autoconnecting lines in the P&I diagram for which an asymmetrical line type was set, it was possible that lines were displayed differently under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
During "numbering devices" in the schematic, functions were also numbered which belong to a planning object without structure identifier. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 88.2.90. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Connection planning objects |
When updating cable planning objects and when placing macros which are stored at cable planning objects, the sequence of already placed cable cores was changed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If a macro which was generated as a protected group was copied and pasted on a schematic page, an unexpected error message occurred. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning |
If the popup menu item Update detailed planning was executed for piping planning objects and the Update piping data setting was activated in the subsequent dialog, this could result in a faulty display of the flow direction. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If placeholder texts with specific formatted properties were used in the forms, no values were displayed for the placeholder texts after the reporting. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Scripts |
If an action with an "ActionCallingContext" was inserted in a script as a parameter, this resulted in a message. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Views |
If a mounting rail was placed in a layout space on a user-defined rail, the drill holes of the mounting rail were not displayed in the output 2D drilling view. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
During the "Generate project reports", new pages of the type "Model view" were generated under certain conditions without the old pages already generated being deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data for the report type "Summarized parts list" no data was output for a terminal marked on a project page. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
In the browser window of the EPLAN Data Portal, the shortcut keys for copying and inserting/pasting ([Ctrl] + [C] and [Ctrl] + [V]) only functioned unreliably. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If a multiple selection was made in the graphical editor and the popup menu item Synchronize selection was selected, problems could occur when the message management was open. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Under certain conditions no part selection could be executed in the placeholder objects for variables which are assigned to part numbers. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Numbering |
Items in the layout space (for example cable ducts, mounting rails, etc.) with the same DT for which no associated 2D functions exist, are now renumbered during offline numbering. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During a PDF export of a project page with the setting "Archiving format PDF/A" images that were located in the project directory were not included in exporting. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When project pages were generated by placing page macros from the pre-planning navigator, conductors were subsequently no longer assigned to the cable in the macro. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the mounting point was selected while placing a cut-out on a mounting point in the subsequent selection list, an unexpected error message occurred. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
By default subdirectories are not considered anymore when searching for outlines during the master data synchronization. As a result the performance while synchronizing master data has improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When placing terminals with accessories on a terminal strip in the layout space, the sequence of the accessories is now considered correctly again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
The routing of connections now also functions again when only the busbar connection points (adapter) are marked in the layout space from the items "Terminals" and "Busbar connection points" which are connected to each other in the multi-line schematic. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 86.0.241. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
A manually placed mounting list was no longer correct after the update. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 86.0.241. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Selection of mounting points and mounting lines When inserting mounting points and mounting lines, it is now again possible to assign a name that is already assigned to mounting points and mounting lines (menu path: Edit > Device logic > Mounting point and Edit > Device logic > Mounting line). The [...] button next to the Name field in the property dialog of these mounting aids is available to this purpose. The selection is carried out in the subsequent dialog in which all names already assigned are listed. |
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EPLAN Platform |
New setting for black and white printing The new setting Invert white graphical elements is now available in the dialog Settings: Print when black and white printing is activated. If this check box is selected, graphical elements which have been assigned the EPLAN color numbers 8, 255, 263, 264 and 266 are output in black. A corresponding setting is also available in the dialogs for the PDF and image file export. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Under certain conditions it was not possible to open a popup menu in a navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Multi-user operation |
If the project properties are being edited by a user and another user opens the same project, the dialog Multi-user conflict is now displayed instead of a message. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN ePULSE |
When an Internet connection was not available, an error message was displayed that the ePULSE service could not be reached, even when the EPLAN ePULSE window was closed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The importing of edz files with user-defined properties could take very long. To speed this up a change was carried out in the creation of the export file. |
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EPLAN Platform | Properties |
The field type was changed at many properties for Version 2.9 SP1. During the entry of values (for example for the Technical characteristic field) this could result in the entered decimal separators ("," or ".") being changed to the separator which is set in the operating system. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
The values defined in a connection filter are now applied again to all highlighted routing paths in the layout space or in the topology. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN ePULSE |
Certain links did not work when called up via the EPLAN Tutorials window or from the EPLAN ePULSE window. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Plot frame editor |
In Version 2.8 the numbering of the column designations was repeated and not continued under specific conditions at alphanumeric column numbering formats. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 84.4.10. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Multi-line plugs from the "SPECIAL" symbol library were not displayed anymore on the page in the graphical editor after the symbol selection. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
The "ExportProductionWiring" action can be used to export manufacturing data into different formats for the wire fabrication. Despite the specified parameter "/MACHINETYPE:9" being used, the export to the "Rittal - Wire Terminal WT" format did not function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
During importing in the AutomationML format, parts are also assigned for which the PLC type designations only differ by a different number of blanks - if there is no part with exactly matching PLC type designation. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN ePULSE |
The contents of an input field in the EPLAN ePULSE window could not be deleted by means of the [Del] key. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN ePULSE |
When an ePULSE account was linked with a Microsoft account within the EPLAN ePULSE window, problems occurred under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cross-references |
After a correction, the setting Display full structure identifier in cross-reference for interruption points in Version 2.9 had an effect on the cross-reference abbreviation rules for functions. This has been corrected. The cross-reference abbreviation rules for functions which refer to the full DT now function again. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN ePULSE |
EPLAN now remembers the EPLAN ePULSE login information for the restart. This means that users do not have to enter login information for every start of the EPLAN platform when they open the ePULSE window. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During synchronization of parts of stored project parts with monolingual user-defined properties into another parts database, existing values were not applied. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
After a modification at an outline (extrusion) problems occurred during the subsequent placement as a user-defined rail. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
When routing connections in a wiring system, incorrect results occurred in some cases during the calculation of the routing direction. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment definitions |
Problems occurred while using user-defined icons and / or image files for segment definitions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 84.4.10. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
When using user-defined toolbars in connection with the rights management it was possible that icons and the associated commands could not be assigned correctly to each other. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
After the part selection of updated parts, data was changed at the functions in the schematic, even though the "Retain" option was selected in the conflict dialog opened in the meantime. In addition an unexpected system error message occurred. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
During routing, a routing direction could not be determined for all routing connections. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data, breaks were output although the Apply line breaks setting was deactivated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
The master data synchronization now also takes into consideration such outlines (NC and Extrusion) that are located in subdirectories of the macro directory. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
While inserting dynamic symbols with polylines problems occurred when the object snap was activated. These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
The determination of the routing direction has been optimized for the routing of connections in a wiring system. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the multiple placement of auxiliary switches on the left-hand side of an associated power circuit breaker it was possible that the auxiliary switches were placed into each other. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
While registering add-ons, master data was not copied under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
If guide rails were inserted as logic elements in the outline editor for extrusions, the counter for the guide rails did not start with "1", as with the other logic elements, but depending on the number of other logic elements (for example mounting surfaces) already inserted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement of a terminal strip with labels on a mounting rail, the terminals were not placed correctly at the first terminal. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
The Highest revision index (change tracking) property is only determined when the project contains revisions. As a result the performance while closing projects has improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
If user-defined NC outlines were edited subsequently, these could not be updated in the projects in which the NC outlines were placed as cut-outs of the type "From drilling pattern". This has been corrected. The NC outlines are now updated after a master data synchronization. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
During the import of PLC configuration data in the AutomationML format the identifier is now automatically added if it is not available in the import file. The identifier is determined from the format for the PLC addresses which is stored in the scheme used for the PLC-specific settings. |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) |
If the "IncludedElements" property was erroneously set for the "ViewPlacement" class, the model view (2D drilling view) of a drilling pattern could not be updated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If devices were placed on mounting rails from extrusion outlines, differences could occur for the placed devices, depending on whether the outlines for the mounting rails were stored in the Mounting data tab or in the Technical data tab in the parts management. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
In a report of the type "Parts list" (cutting list) decimal places were displayed for a length, even though no decimal places were set in the associated placeholder text in the formatting properties. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals / plugs |
If terminals or pins were sorted via drag & drop in the dialog Edit terminal strip or in the dialog Edit plug, problems occurred under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data NC DXF / Copper DXF |
During the export of manufacturing data NC DXF and copper DXF for machining, old AutoCAD versions are now supported again. In the settings on the DXF general tab versions such as AutoCAD 2.5, AutoCAD 10, AutoCAD 12, etc. are now available again in the AutoCAD version field. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
When placeholders with formatted properties were used in forms, problems occurred with the display of decimal separators after the generation of reports on the report pages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
During the export of parts data from the class "PartsService" by means of the "ExportPartsListFromSystem" method no user-defined properties were exported. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN ePULSE |
If scripts were loaded in the EPLAN Platform, this could result in it not being possible to download parts from the new EPLAN Data Portal. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
The values for the property Connection: Cross-section / diameter of cables are now also correctly displayed in the graphical editor if no unit is entered. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of labeling data for the report type "Device tag list", a line break was always output, even if the Apply line breaks setting was deactivated in the associated labeling scheme. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
New setting for updating device data If the parts in the project are older than in the parts database, the newer data is stored in the project during a parts database synchronization. The new user-specific setting Update device data after the storing of parts can be used to determine whether the device data in the project should be updated as well or not. (Menu path: Options > Settings > User > Management > Parts). |
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EPLAN Platform |
New behavior for black and white printing Individual graphical elements were not included in the output for black and white printing. These are graphical elements that are, for example, displayed in white or black when the color scheme setting "Black" is set in the graphical editor. So that these elements also appear in the output, graphical elements with the EPLAN color numbers 8, 255, 263, 264 and 266 are now output in black when the "Print in black and white" setting is activated during printing and during the PDF and image file export. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Menu items created by script are now listed again in the dialog for specification of the shortcut keys under "Select command". |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
The performance during the restoring of projects has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
If the table of contents needs to be updated after a change of the date format, the date is now shown again in the set date format. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
The restrictions with regard to the inclination of texts have been deactivated for the display of the item labelings in the model views. This way the item labelings that were only readable from the top in the layout space are displayed again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
The marking of an object selected in the layout space now remains even after an action abort. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the 3D macro of a placed item is removed and then reselected, the subsequent update of the part placement now does not result in a position change for the item anymore. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the multiple placement of items the assignment of legend positions has been accelerated. This way the placement takes part faster. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
Pages of the type "External document" were under certain conditions not output anymore during the PDF export. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
While opening the Edit in table dialog the selected functions are now displayed faster again - even for comprehensive projects. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
Double entries arose in EPLAN Cogineer during the pasting of copied texts from the Clipboard. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When devices are inserted into the layout space, structure identifiers from the stored 3D macro are no longer applied for the part placements located below an enclosure and the Displayed DT field remains empty. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
During the display of a contact image (for example for coils) the display properties for the first and second part were displayed swapped. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
The placement area in the stored macro is considered again while inserting a module as a device into a layout space. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
When the object snap is activated, only the circle center is found as the snap point again at the handle of a macro box. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
While working in the parts management with an SQL parts database, an unexpected error message occurred while importing translated parts texts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
For the function of routing connections across routing ranges it was previously not planned that the routing range could be located on mounting surfaces that slope. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement of items in the layout space not all available mounting surfaces were automatically activated when the cursor was moved over the surfaces or items under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Since Version 2.9 multi-line bus ports are also taken into consideration during check runs of the class "PLC / bus". These check runs (for example 004039, "Connection between different bus systems") therefore took a long time in projects that contain many multi-line bus ports. This has been improved. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
Menu items that were added to the user interface via the "AddMenuItem" method could not be displayed in some cases. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement of a part the data from the stored macro are now taken into consideration again for the protective cover of a busbar support. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
Objects that are to be exported for the output of manufacturing data / labeling data by means of the "label" action, are now detected correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 83.4.20. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Part master data navigator |
Problems occurred in the part master data navigator while working with the full-text filter. These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
Optimizations for the new Data Portal Under certain conditions, the download of parts data was restricted. This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | Rights management |
When the rights management was used with imported Active Directory groups, problems occurred if the users belonged to other domains. These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
If the "OnSelect" method was used at a "SelectionInteraction" created per EPLAN API, an exception of the "Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.InvalidHandleException" type occurred under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 81.3.100. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Extended settings for the reset area of the connection numbering In the Designation tab of the Settings: Connection numbering dialog you specify the format for the connection designations. A menu path to these settings is: Options > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Connections > Connection numbering. When the format for the counter is specified you now additionally have the possibility to have the counter reset when the schematic path changes. The new Schematic path check box is available in the Settings: Counter reset range dialog to this purpose. |
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EPLAN Platform | Properties |
Changeover of properties to the field type "Value with unit" For many properties (for parts, functions, connections, etc.) the field type was changed from "Monolingual text" to "Value with unit". Therefore the representation of the decimal separators now complies with the settings of the operating system. This means that not the entered decimal separators ("," or ".") but those set in the operating system are displayed. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN ePULSE |
Connection of the new EPLAN Data Portal The new EPLAN Data Portal is now available as a Cloud application under EPLAN ePULSE in the EPLAN Platform. After signing in you also have access to the parts data of more than 300 leading manufacturers in the new EPLAN Data Portal. The user interface of the new EPLAN Data Portal has been revised and completely redesigned. Search results are now shown more quickly through an improved search function. Easily accessible selectors and configurators of leading component manufacturers have also been integrated. With the introduction of the new EPLAN Data Standard standardized parts data are available and can be detected easily. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Updating the Parts Database The parts database of the parts management has been updated for Version 2.9 SP1. If you now open an "older" parts database in the EPLAN platform (Version 2.9 or older), you have to update the parts database before you can edit it. Updated old and new (from 2.9 SP1) parts databases can be opened (for example, for parts or device selection) in older EPLAN versions (Version 2.9 or older) but not edited. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Support of the eCl@ss Version 9.1 During the import of parts data into the parts management the eCl@ss Version 9.1 is now supported in addition to the eCl@ss Versions 9.0 and 10.0.1. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
PLC schematic generation available during importing of PLC data in the AutomationML format During the import of PLC data in the AutomationML format the option Start "Generate PLC schematic" was not available in the Import PLC data dialog in the past. This functionality is now also available for the import of PLC configuration files in the AutomationML format. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Information during the import of files with a higher AutomationML version An import file in AutomationML format is always imported irrespective of the AutomationML version with which the file was created. This means that all the data known for the respective EPLAN version is imported. As of EPLAN Version 2.9 SP1 an information is now displayed when an import file with a higher AutomationML version is created than that supported by the used EPLAN version. In this case it is possible that not all the data contents are imported. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
New "MELSECNET/H" bus system The new bus system "MELSECNET/H" is available in the Bus data tab at bus ports. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
View dialogs extended with Apply button The [Apply] button is now also available in the Model view, Unfold and Drilling view dialogs. This way you can check a modified item labeling or other modifications of the view faster without having to constantly close or open the respective dialog. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment templates |
Subordinate segment templates It is now possible in the segment template navigator to create nested segment templates - this means segment templates with subordinate segment templates. To this purpose the Segment templates tab has been extended with the table Subordinate segment templates. By means of the subordinate segment templates, you quickly create nested structures with subordinate structure segments, planning objects and / or PCT loops and adjust them quickly during modifications. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
Master data: New isolating terminal symbol The standard symbol libraries for the IEC, GOST, GB and NFPA standards have been extended with a new symbol for an isolating terminal: " |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
Master data: New symbols for fluid power The "PNE1ESS" symbol library for fluid power has been extended with a symbol for a valve actuation and two symbols for valve outlines: " |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
Master data: New special symbols Ten new symbols for PLC connection points as well as two other new symbols have been added to the "SPECIAL" symbol library: " |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
The placement of the properties was corrected at multiple symbols in all standard symbol libraries. In addition the symbol graphic was corrected in these symbol libraries for the symbols |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
Master data: New plot frames for the American market Three new plot frames for the American market have been created: " |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
Master data: New basic projects in accordance with the NFPA standard The two basic projects |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
If a part selection is performed for a shield that is defined as a main function, the entry in the Name of shield field is now also retained. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When placing window macros with placeholder objects from the pre-planning navigator, subpages were generated instead of numbered pages. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
The Smart connect now also functions for connections that cross each other but that are not electrically connected to each other. Such connections are displayed by means of the symbols "LBR" or "LBRL" (recess or semicircle for connection crossing). |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
When working with several projects, dependencies between the opened projects occurred during reporting. This has the effect that not all pages were generated for a project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
A device connection diagram placed manually on an overview page was changed during the update even though nothing was changed at the project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Layout space navigator |
In the schematic project, the items of an enclosure in the layout space navigator are now displayed in the same sequence as for the associated macro in the macro project. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
Some cable properties were ignored during the output of labeling data for the "Parts list" report type. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
Problems with superfluous deletion markers occurred when inserting grouped macros into revised projects. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Under certain conditions, several routing connections were generated from a multi-line connection during routing in a project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
For very large projects it was not possible anymore to create a data backup. This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
By default the EPLAN Tutorials window is now opened again as a docked tab. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
During the identification of project groups in the 2D panel layout navigator too many elements were highlighted in color in the tree. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
In Version 2.8 the position of the navigators was not saved when the computer changed to silent mode. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
PLC boxes for which the CPU setting is deactivated and for which no CPU name is entered, are not reported anymore by the 004083 check run. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
For the fourth alignable accessory of a terminal, the type number of the fifth accessory was displayed in the Part: Type number property. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Synchronization of parts |
Differences between the sequence for the stored parts and the sequence of the system parts occurred in the Synchronization of parts dialog when sorting in accordance with the Status column. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Some special symbols (interruption points, macro boxes, etc.) in the symbol selection for the creation of new property arrangements were missing during the configuration of the property arrangements. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Structure identifier management |
The structure identifier management now remembers the last marked structure identifier. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
QR codes inserted on project and report pages are now only interpreted as hyperlinks during the PDF export if an Internet or e-mail address was stored for the QR code. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
An assembly marked in the bill of materials navigator could not be exported broken up during the output of the labeling data, even though it was specified in the project settings that the assembly had to be broken up. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
All terminals are now output again during the output of the labeling for the "Device tag list" report type, irrespectively of whether a terminal strip contains a terminal strip definition or not. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
If remaining lines or remaining gaps occurred for specific line types in the graphical editor depending on the pattern length, the PDF export did not work anymore. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Not all connections were routed during routing in a routing path network of wiring cut-outs and routing ranges. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
In block properties that access the properties of the connection goal, the non-placed connections were not displayed anymore after execution of the menu item Interconnect devices. This now works because the target number (properties Source: Target number and Target: Target number) of the non-placed connection is retained during the deletion of a connection definition point. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data NC DXF |
During the NC export of manufacturing data in DXF format you now also have user-defined properties available for the generation of the file name from the properties. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
During the placement of planning objects via macros on schematic pages, problems with the assignment of device tags occurred under specific conditions. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Pages |
When creating an external document page, the document can be copied into the project document directory via a query. If the stored document was to be opened in the page properties, the set directory for documents and not the project document directory was previously displayed. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Wire Terminal WT |
Line breaks in property texts are now converted into blanks during the export. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Features that were set by eCl@ss to "outdated" are not available anymore in the selection for the property assignment. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
The copying of placeholder objects into a revisioned project previously only functioned when the Retain revision data and revision markers during inserting setting was activated. Now it also functions with a deactivated setting. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
During the symbol exchange via placeholder objects, symbol variants could under certain conditions not be exchanged with each other. This was because previously symbols to be exchanged had to have the same number of logical connection points. Now the symbols to be exchanged must have the same number of symbol connection points. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Structure identifier management |
Main identifiers including the associated sub-identifiers were renamed in the structure identifier management. The sub-identifiers in the pre-planning were lost in the process. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
The performance when updating connections in multi-user operation has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
If modifications were carried out in the project settings, an unexpected error message occurred. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Synchronization of parts |
If a newly added column was clicked during the configuration of the representation in the Synchronization of parts dialog, an unexpected error message occurred. This is not the case anymore. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
Depending on the affected selection, it was possible that the mechanical devices were not completely output during the generation of device tag lists. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the joint placing of devices on mounting rails via drag & drop, incorrect positions, gaps and / or a wrong sequence occurred under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
If the Do not use main terminals property is selected for a terminal strip, alignable accessories have to be entered as a part at the terminal strip definition. Such parts could be selected for a terminal strip definition but not added in the Edit terminal strip dialog. This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project data navigators |
Under certain conditions the structure identifiers for the "mounting location" in the 2D enclosure navigator and in the 3D mounting layout navigator were not displayed anymore. This has now been resolved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
The selected value sets are now saved individually for each placeholder object during the insertion of macros with multiple value sets. The saved value sets are preset in the Select value set dialog during further insertion of the same macro until the action is finished. |
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EPLAN Platform | Change of standard |
After a change of standard with the Project properties from source project setting the 2D panel layout and the 3D mounting layout navigator showed incomplete contents under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
For placeholder objects the name of a variable may now also contain the "@" character. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Assemblies / modules that contain themselves as a part caused an unexpected error message when a summarized parts list was updated. In such a case an update is now performed and the assembly / module is not broken up in the report. The part not broken up is referenced via a system message. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When updating part placements (for example after exchanging the part number at a part placement), the value is taken from the macro of the new part for the Item description property. If the item description of the new macro does not have any entry, the item description of the "old" part remains. If no item description is available in the "old" part or in the "new" macro, the Designation 1 property from the new part is used for the item description. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator |
When editing parts in the list view of the bill of materials navigator, an unexpected error message occurred when certain user-defined properties were referenced to these parts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Threaded holes could not be generated while placing enclosure accessories on the busbars because of an incorrect placement in the hierarchy of the layout space. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
If the Simplified representation popup menu item was selected for the view of an opened layout space in the layout space navigator, the displayed visible DT for terminals was not shortened against the structure identifiers of the current environment (layout space, etc.). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
If the property arrangement was changed from "User-defined" to "Default" at a net definition point, the net connections were lost. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D panel layout |
The "012005" check run from the 012 "2D panel layout" message class has been revised. A different number of translated languages for the Mounting site (describing) property at the mounting panel and at the main function are not reported anymore if the translated texts are the same. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
For the objects displayed in the property dialog of the placeholder objects (for example project, page, functions, etc.), the properties of the "Format" category are now available again during the property selection. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
Problems occurred during the determination of a value for indexed properties if a specific call up syntax was used. These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
For master data directories no directories are replaced anymore through project-specific path variables (for example $(PROJECTNAME)) in file selection dialogs (for example during the creation of macros). |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
When copying and pasting macro variants into a macro project the variant in the Macro box tab is automatically modified ("incremented"). Now the variants Q - Z are also taken into consideration here. |
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EPLAN Platform | Edit in table |
If a part was manually entered into the Part number [1] column for a function during the editing in table function, the parts data were only transferred to the function if an entry for the part variant was also available. This has been corrected. If no variant is now entered for the first part, the part variant "1" is specified. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During the import of parts from the "Fluid power" generic product group, it was possible that the "Hydraulics" trade was automatically assigned to these parts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Placeholder objects |
When placing macros from the pre-planning and assignment of parts data via placeholder objects, the sequence of the wires of a cable from the macro is now considered. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
During the insertion of devices the graphical preview for the selection in the Part selection dialog was not always updated. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The Product subgroup property was missing for the configuration of the list view in the parts management. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Fluid | Messages |
The check run 024018 was displayed for a connection with the "Function overview (fluid power)" representation type, even though a corresponding connection with the representation type "Multi-line" existed in the project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
If it was specified in the user settings for the user interface that multilingual input fields were identified with a preceding icon, the cursor was positioned incorrectly during the direct editing of multilingual texts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
For bus ports it is now possible again in the Bus data tab to create a user-defined property configuration for the properties in the Properties of the network interface field via the Configure popup menu item. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the restart of EPLAN or during the selection of workspaces it was possible that the horizontal toolbars of workspaces were moved. Other problems could occur during the display of the workspaces (for example correct display only during the second selection of the workspace, main window was not displayed on the screen defined in the work area). These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Problems occurred during the registration after the update of add-ons with scripts. These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
If project-specific path variables were used when specifying the target directory via the "DESTINATIONPATH" parameter for the "backup" action, these were previously not applied. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
When calling up the "AlignAndFormatConnectionDefinitionPoints" method from the "ConnectionService" class, the scheme specified via the parameter was ignored and instead the last scheme in the user interface was used. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
Texts that were combined as a block in the graphical editor are not output and displayed enlarged anymore during the PDF export. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
Problems occurred in model views during the display of the item labelings of items on oblique surfaces. These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The properties that all marked components have can be edited together in the property overview. The non-function-specific editing can now also be used to change the structure identifiers together for different functions. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The selected properties can now also be deleted again for all user-defined property configurations in the Configure properties dialog. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
While copying and pasting terminals the displayed DT was hidden if a DT adoption was possible. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
The new "LogonName" property is now available in the "UserInfo" class. The current users of the project can be read out by means of this property ("Project.CurrentUsers"). |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 79.1.350. This component is used for the display of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
During the setting of a black background for the graphical editor, problems with the color display could occur when the background-dependent color 7 (white) was used for graphical elements. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
End covers for busbar supports with the "Protective cover" function definition can now be inserted again into the layout space as devices. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
The handles of inserted macros were output as well for different exports (PDF exports, publishing, etc.) despite contrary settings. This has been corrected. In the context of this correction the standard setting of the layer for handles was changed. The Print check box is now deactivated as a default for the "EPLAN316" layer. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
In projects with many bus ports with empty DT the checks run for bus ports (for example 004039, 004103, etc.) could take very long. To improve the performance for these check runs and during the PLC data export, bus ports with empty DT are now ignored during the search for associated bus ports. This way the determination of the network structures - that is required for check runs - becomes faster if there are many bus ports with empty DT. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cross-references |
Cross-reference of contacts takes contact / coil index into consideration So that a cross-reference display of the contacts to the associated coils is also possible for complex devices (black boxes) with multiple coils, the behavior of the Contact / coil index property has been extended. Contacts with a contact / coil index reference the associated coil with the same contact / coil index and the same representation type since Version 2.9. This cross-reference display now also functions when the coils have no own displayed DT. If these requirements are not fulfilled, the cross-references to the respective main function continue to be displayed at the contacts. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
If the Project properties dialog was opened for a write-protected project (for example a completed revision project) and the Structure tab was brought to the foreground, problems could occur during the opening of the editor dialogs for the project structure. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
If the Do not use main terminals property is activated for a terminal strip, the function templates were displayed additionally and the sequence of the terminals changed in the terminal strip navigator for the part placements of the terminals in Version 2.9. This has been corrected. If the Do not use main terminals property is now activated for a terminal strip, no function templates are displayed anymore for the part placements. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
The item labelings of hidden items were visible in a model view. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects | The preview window in the property dialog of the placeholder objects now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The import of workspaces has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
Block properties that are based on the "Connection definition point" format element did not function anymore. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
External documents can now be opened again in the page navigator by double-clicking. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
The simultaneous execution of multiple scripts for outputting labeling data now functions. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
In connection with a specific license extension, problems occurred the browser window integrated in the platform for EPLAN Cogineer. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
If in EPLAN Data Portal texts and / or part numbers were inserted from the clipboard into the input field of the search via the shortcut key [Switch] + [Ins] double entries were the result. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Labeling |
During the output of the labeling of the "Summarized parts list" report type different results could occur for the mounting panel depending on the selection made. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window |
The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 79.1.350. This component is used for the representation of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Cogineer, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator |
During the export of bills of materials problems occurred under certain conditions. These have been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Actions |
The "partslist" action can now be used again to export bills of materials if this action is stored as button in a toolbar. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
New Dockable Dialog for Editing Properties The EPLAN Platform has been extended with a dockable property dialog for this version. The so called Property overview behaves like a navigator and can be docked at the EPLAN main window at different positions. To open this dialog select the menu items Edit > Property overview. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Expanding All Trees in a Table At the Same Time At various locations in the user interface several tree views are displayed under each other in a table column. You now have the new Expand all popup menu item available in the popup menu of the respective table cells, so that you can now expand all trees at the same time. The Collapse all popup menu item that is also new collapses all the trees in the table column at the same time so that only the respectively top hierarchy level is displayed. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
New Shortcut Keys The following shortcut keys are now available in the user interface of the EPLAN platform by default: |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Tooltips with Project Values during Data Import If differences between the values in the data source and the values in the project occur during the import of pre-planning, device, connection and wire harness data, these fields have a dark-gray background in the respective synchronization dialog (for example Synchronize pre-planning data). In order to recognize the difference between the data source and the project more easily, the current property values in the project are now displayed for such fields in the Tooltips. |
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EPLAN Platform | User Interface |
Popup Menu in Tables Extended with Multilingual Input To access the Multilingual input popup menu item in the property tables of the property dialogs for a value, you previously had to click into the respective table cell to edit. Now this popup menu item is also available for selected cells in the Value column. The popup menu item is also active and selectable if it is a non-editable property. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Synchronization of Project Data Not only the project pages and master data belong to a project but also project settings, report templates and other data such as layers, user-defined properties, property arrangements, etc. By means of a new synchronization dialog you can now specifically transfer the project settings and project data from a source project to another project. In the process these data are copied into the target project. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Updating the Project Databases As part of miscellaneous extensions and optimizations, the project databases have been changed in Version 2.9. These modifications and optimizations make it possible to create new projects essentially with new project databases. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Changed Publishing of Projects With the menu items Project > Publish only data for the EPLAN View App is exported. As of Version 2.9, projects for EPLAN Smart Wiring are exported via a separate menu item. |
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EPLAN Platform | Pages |
Changing the Page Description During the Copying of Pages If you copy pages in a project or insert page macros in a project, you can use the familiar dialog Adapt structure to modify the structure identifiers and page numbers before inserting the pages. Now you can also change the page description for these actions. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF Export |
New Markers for Jump Targets in the PDF In an exported PDF document the jump targets after the jump are now marked by a red, blinking frame. Possible jump targets are for example devices on the schematic pages, generated device pages etc. If the Archiving format PDF/A check box is activated in the settings for the PDF export, no red markers are generated. In addition further improvements for the PDF Export were implemented, such as changed default settings. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical Editor |
Inserting and Outputting QR Code A QR code consists of a square formation of black and white squares. Such a code is, for example, used for a coded representation of Internet addresses, phone numbers, WLAN access data, etc. The tedious typing out of this data is no longer required thanks to photographing of the code with mobile devices and its interpretation via app. In the graphical editor you have the possibility to generate a QR code by means of the new menu item Insert > Graphic > QR code from a text, Internet address or properties, and have it displayed on a project page. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical Editor |
Automatic Detection of Hyperlinks If a hyperlink is entered as a value of a property, this property text is now automatically recognized as a hyperlink while being placed on a page in the graphical editor. This also functions if the text of this property is output in reports by means of a placeholder text. To be able to jump to the linked website, keep the [Ctrl] key pressed and click the hyperlink in the graphical editor. In an exported PDF such texts are also treated as hyperlinks. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical Editor |
Improved Properties and Formatting for Date and Time To be able to display individual components for the date and time in a better way, a project property was corrected, another one added and the formatting possibilities for these properties improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical Editor |
Opening Cross-references in a New Window In the graphical editor it is possible to jump from the displayed cross-references to the cross referenced counterpieces (interruption points, main functions / auxiliary functions, etc.). During this action you can now also open a new window in the graphical editor provided that the respective cross referenced object is located on another project page. The new window opens by clicking the displayed cross-reference while simultaneously pressing the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [Shift]. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG Interface |
AutoCAD Version for DXF / DWG Export At the DXF / DWG export of pages AutoCAD versions that are not supported anymore have been removed in the settings. The two following entries are now available in the drop-down list of the Format version field: |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
Configuring Property Arrangements A new configuration dialog is now available in the EPLAN platform for improved management and editing of the user-defined property arrangements for 3D part placements and components existing in a project. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Inserting Macros from Macro Navigator Using Drag & Drop You can now insert the window and symbol macros of a macro project from the macro navigator to the open project pages of a different macro or schematic project or the same macro project using Drag & Drop. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Simpler Editing of Macro Directories in the Macro Navigator The List view of the macro navigator has been extended to make it more easy to individually edit the macro names and directories of macros in macro projects. In addition to the Macro: File name property, the property Macro: Directory (ID 23015) is now also available. So that you can change the macro name independently of the macro directory, the property Macro: Name (ID 23009) has also been made editable for the list view. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder Objects |
Changing Project Properties via Placeholder Objects The project properties of a project can now also be changed via the placeholder objects. For this reason it is not only the page on which the placeholder object is located but also the project itself is an object that belongs to a placeholder object. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder Objects |
Exchanging Symbols in Placeholder Objects via Value Sets In placeholder objects it is now possible to exchange symbols via the selection of value sets. To this purpose the new property Symbol (ID 20575) is available to you in the Assignment tab for the property selection of functions. If a variable is entered for this property, you can - with a click - open the symbol selection in order to select a different symbol for a value set in the Values tab. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder Objects |
New Settings for Usage in EPLAN Cogineer In EPLAN Cogineer placeholder objects in the macros are used to vary the data during the generation of schematics or on the generated schematic pages. To control the behavior of placeholder objects in EPLAN Cogineer, the new Settings tab is now available in the property dialog of the placeholder objects. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
Transferring Device Data from the Updated Parts into the Project Parts and other master data are continuously updated and are, for example, made available via the EPLAN Data Portal. When in the past the data of the parts stored in the project changed in the parts management, these data were not transfered to the main functions during a parts data synchronization. We have now changed the behavior during the parts synchronization (and similar functionalities) so that the newest information is also transfered to the project. If the parts in the project are older than in the parts database, now not only the newer parts are stored in the project but also the newer device data is transfered to the main functions that these parts use. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project Data Navigators |
New Tabular List View for Navigators For Version 2.8 the list view of the macro navigator was already converted into a table with cells that can in part be edited. For the current version this modification has also been realized for the following navigators: |
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EPLAN Platform | Project Data Navigators |
Tooltips for Icons in the Navigators If you position the cursor on an icon in the tree views of the project data navigators, a short information text (tooltip) about this icon is then displayed. If icons are combined (for example |
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EPLAN Platform | Functions |
Keeping Connection Point Logic when Changing the Function Definition You edit the logic model of the function in the Connection point logic dialog. In the past if user-defined modifications were made for one or more connection points here, the settings were removed again as soon as another function definition was selected in the Symbol / function data tab. So that you can prevent this in the future, you have the new Keep connection point logic of the function check box in the Function definitions dialog. If this check box is activated, the connection point logic of the function is not changed when another function definition is selected. This way user-defined modifications in the Connection point logic dialog remain. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Presetting for Parts at Electrical Connections You carry out project-wide presettings for the properties of electrical connections in the Electrical engineering tab of the project settings for connections. You can now assign a default value for the part to all individual electrical connections via the Part number field. (Menu path: Options > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Connections > Properties.) |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Considering Connection Properties when Exchanging Source and Target By activating the Exchange source and target (ID 31013) property you could previously only reverse the direction of the connection for individual connections (meaning exchange the source and target). You can now exchange source and target including source- and target-dependent connection properties at selected connections. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Extended Settings for the Connection Numbering In the settings of the connection numbering you can specify which connections are to be numbered, how often the connection designations should be placed, and how the connection designations should be formatted. Save these settings in a scheme. A menu path to these settings is: Options > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Connections > Connection numbering. You have the following extended possibilities when specifying the format for the connection designations: |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Deleting Connection Definition Points Without Connections When compressing projects you can now delete connection definition points that have no connections assigned. Such connection definition points can for example occur while copying and pasting schematic sections. |
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EPLAN Platform | Layers |
Extensions in Layer Management The layer management has been restructured for this version into a dockable dialog. All modifications in the new layer management dialog are saved automatically. In addition the layer management has been extended with new functions such as the finding of layers and the changing of the layer allocation. |
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EPLAN Platform | Layers |
Translation of the Layer Description of User-Defined Layers Layers have a layer description from which the hierarchical structure of the tree view is generated in the Layer management - <Project name> dialog. Previously the layer description was not considered for the translation. Now you have the possibility to also translate the descriptions of the user-defined layers during the translation of the project. |
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EPLAN Platform | Layers |
Improved Detection of User-Defined Layers The "501005" check message from the 501 "part master data" message class has been revised. This allows user-defined layers in macros that were stored at parts to be found more easily. As a consequence significantly more check messages are now generated for user-defined layers than before the revision. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-Defined Properties |
Extensions for User-Defined Properties Analogous to the user-defined properties in the project, configurable, user-defined properties are now also available in the parts management. In the context of this new feature the configuration of the user-defined properties has been extended. This applies for both the user-defined properties in the project as well as for the user-defined properties in parts management. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-Defined Properties |
New Setting for New User-defined Properties from Macros Previously new user-defined properties, that were for example inserted into the project by inserting and copying macros, automatically had the Do not use anymore setting assigned to them. These properties were then not visible at the assigned objects and were deleted when the project was compressed again. In the new version you can now decide whether the new user-defined properties are used in the current project or not. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Extended Settings for Internet Connections There are different program components in the EPLAN Platform that establish a connection to the Internet by means of a browser window (for example EPLAN Data Portal, EPLAN Download Manager, etc.). In the settings for the Internet connections you can now delete the browsing data and specify that the proxy settings of the operating system are used. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
Breaking Down Assemblies and Modules in the Enclosure Legends Before outputting enclosure legends you can now specify in the settings that the assemblies and modules in the enclosure are to be broken down in their individual parts. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated Processing |
Automated Processing of Write-Protected Projects Automated processing was previously not possible for a write-protected project. With the new version it is now possible to carry out the following actions for write-protected projects during automated processing: |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision Control |
New Project Property for the Display of the Highest Revision Index If you use the revision control with change tracking, you assign a revision index when completing pages or layout spaces. This revision index is saved at the respective page / layout space in the property Revision index (change tracking) (ID 11071). You can now print the highest revision index in a project by using the new project property Highest revision index (change tracking) (ID 10098). |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts Management |
Updating the Parts Database If you work with several EPLAN versions (e.g., when switching to version 2.9) and have in version 2.9 an "older" parts database, you will be prompted upon opening parts management to update the parts database. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts Management |
Extensions in eCl@ss Import Since Version 2.6 the EPLAN platform supports the importing of parts data into the parts management in accordance with the eCl@ss Version 9.0. With EPLAN 2.9 the eCl@ss Version 10.0.1 is now also supported. The XML-based format "BMEcat" is used for the import for both versions. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Detection of Decimal Numbers during Translation For the translation of texts that only differentiate in numerical values, you can enter the keywords with placeholders into the dictionary (for example |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Detection of Multilingual Fields A multilingual input is possible for many properties and entry fields in the project or parts management. Such multilingual texts can be translated automatically or manually. Fields for which a multilingual input is possible are now marked by default by a preceding icon in the user interface. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Improvements when Translating with Manual Selection for Terms with Multiple Meanings If the Manual selection for terms with multiple meanings setting is activated in the project settings or in the user settings for the translation, a selection dialog is displayed for words that are stored multiple times with different meanings in the dictionary. With the [Cancel] button in this dialog you could previously only cancel the translation of the current text. Now the complete translation process is canceled when this button is used. To only cancel the translation of the current text, the new [Skip] button is available in the dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Correcting Language-neutral Texts in the Parts Management In the user settings for the translation you specify in the Settings: Parts management dialog which multilingual fields are to be translated in the parts management. You now have the option to convert texts that are excluded from the translation, but for which a translation text was accidentally entered, back into language-neutral texts. This way the texts are still displayed when the source language is changed. To this purpose the [Correction] button, known from the project settings has been integrated in the user settings for the translation. A menu path to this setting is: Options > Settings > User > Translation > Parts management. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Improvement when Entering Texts not to be Translated If you use the EPLAN rights management, you can specify that certain user groups can only enter texts that already exist in the dictionary. This setting previously only applied for all multilingual texts irrespective of whether they are translated or not. Texts that are not translated can now be entered independently of the rights management. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Extended Language Selection for One Language Variable Texts In the project-specific translation settings you specify the displayed language for translated project texts to which you have assigned the property "One language (variable)" in the One language (variable) field. In the drop-down list of this field new entries are now available for the displayed language, such as "Displayed language 1", "Displayed language 2", etc. (The menu path for the corresponding settings dialog is Options > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Translation > General.) |
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EPLAN Platform | Block Properties |
Extended Language Selection In The Block Properties When formatting the properties in the Format: Block property dialog you can specify the language in which the texts of the property are displayed by means of the Language drop-down list. In this list new entries are also available for the displayed language, such as "Displayed language 1", "Displayed language 2", etc. |
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EPLAN Platform |
Further Optimizations for the EPLAN Platform and Its Products The following further optimizations for the EPLAN Platform and its products have been realized in the current version: |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Page-based Numbering of Terminals / Pins as an Alternative to Orientation of Plot Frame When numbering terminals or pins you have the possibility to specify the desired sequence for the numbering in the Sequence field. A menu path is: Project data > Terminal strips > Number terminals. A page-based numbering of terminals / pin could only be carried out according to the reporting direction of the plot frame - via the "Page-based" setting. For example projects according to the IEC standard are numbered by column, whereas projects according to the NFPA standard are numbered by row. With the new "Page-based (as an alternative to orientation of plot frame)" setting option, you can specify that the terminals / pins are numbered by page, with the sequence being alternative to the reporting direction of the plot frame. For example projects according to the IEC standard are numbered by row and projects according to the NFPA standard are numbered by column. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Improvements for Distributed Terminals The following improvements for distributed terminals have been realized for this version: |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Improvements in the Dialogs for the PLC Data Exchange The PLC data edited in EPLAN can be exchanged with the PLC configuration programs of various manufacturers. To do so select the desired PLC configuration program and file format when exporting PLC data. This selection has now been structured more clearly. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Extensions for the PLC Data Exchange in the AutomationML Format The following extensions for the PLC data exchange in the AutomationML format were realized for this version: |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Multi-line Representation of Network Structures In the past bus systems and bus ports had to be in single-line representation so that the network structures were included during the PLC data exchange. The multi-line representation is now also supported for the PLC data exchange in the AutomationML format. The network structure to be replaced is determined from the single-line and multi-line bus ports connected to each other. For all other formats only the single-line representation is taken into consideration. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Preventing a Search for the Channel Designation and Plug Designation The channel designation and the plug designation can be manually entered or automatically assigned at the PLC connection points. During automatic assignment the corresponding values are determined from the graphical arrangement of the PLC connection points. If an automatic assignment of a channel designation and / or plug designation is not desired for certain PLC connection points, you can prevent this by using the new properties Channel designation (automatic): Suppress search (ID 20578) and Plug designation (automatic): Suppress search (ID 20579). |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Association of Functions to Drives Drive systems consist of different components such as motors, converters, sensors etc. Such components belonging to a drive can now be grouped in EPLAN. To this purpose the new, indexed property Drive [1-10] (ID 20576) is available at the functions in the schematic. With this property up to ten drives can be assigned to a function. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Displaying States of PLC Cards and Exchanging with PLC Configuration Programs There are PLC cards that can display states. This way states such as the operating status, error statuses etc. can be signaled, for example, through built-in LEDs. Such a state can be sampled. You can now predefine such states as free symbolic addresses without assignment to a channel or PLC connection point in the assignment list. The free symbolic addresses are exported and imported during the PLC data exchange. After an import you can use the free symbolic addresses in EPLAN. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Exporting the Address Space Assignment In the Addresses / assignment lists dialog (menu item Project data > PLC > Addresses / assignment lists), all inputs and outputs for the PLC controllers in the project are managed. With the new menu item Export address space assignment below the [Extras] button you can now export the address space assignment of a CPU as a list into a file. To do this the address range must be specified on the PLC cards by specifying a start address and the associated data length. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Grouping Symbolic Addresses The new Symbolic address: Group (ID 20610) property is available for PLC connection points. With this property you can group areas of symbolic addresses in the assignment list, for example inputs, outputs, safety addresses, etc. To this purpose, this property can be shown as a column in the assignment list (menu items Project data > PLC Addresses / assignment lists) and entered as a freely selectable designation. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Simplification for Bus Ports With Version 2.9 only bus ports with the function definitions "Network / bus cable connection point, general" and "Network / bus cable connection point, switch connection" are stille used. The other function definitions for bus ports are still supported for reasons of compatibility but cannot be inserted into projects anymore. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Improvements in the Property Dialog for Bus Ports In the property dialog of bus ports you specify the properties that a bus port has within a bus system in the Bus data tab. This tab has been structured more clearly and various improvements have been realized. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Completion of the PLC Data Moved Into Project Correction Below the menu items Project data > PLC > Complete data you previously had multiple actions available to synchronize PLC data and prepare a project for the PLC data exchange. This menu item has been removed. Instead the actions are available to you in the project correction in the new version. Correspondingly the PLC data are now always completed for the entire project. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Extensions for PLC Subdevices Specific PLC devices consist of multiple integrated modules, that each have their own address ranges and start addresses. Such integrated modules within a PLC device can be displayed in EPLAN with PLC subdevices. To this purpose up to twelve PLC subdevices are available. The management of PLC subdevices has been extended for this version. This way you can also replace PLC subdevices that are managed in the PLC configuration program as independent devices. Apart from I/O connection points you can now also assign bus ports to a PLC subdevice. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Improvements in the Dialog for Editing the Rack In the Edit rack dialog, you define the sequence of the PLC cards on a rack. This dialog has been extended with the possibility to edit the PLC card name as well as automatically assign the values for the property Position (slot / module). The PLC cards are positioned on the rack on the basis of this property. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Topology |
Detailed Setting Options for the Routing Track In the Topology: Routing track property those topology routing paths are listed that run through a connection routed in the routing path network or a routed cable. Detailed setting options are now available for the routing track: |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Parts Management |
Mechanical Modules for the 3D Mounting Layout In the parts management it is now also possible to create modules for the parts from the mechanics field. After you have marked the "Mechanics" generic product group, this is done as usual by using the menu items New > Module. In contrast to other modules, mechanical modules may only contain parts and no other assemblies or modules. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Parts Management |
Assigning Outlines via the "Graphical macro" Field In the parts management, outlines of the "Outline extrusion" type can now also be entered on the Mounting data tab in the Graphical macro field. The subsequent dialog for the file selection has been extended with the file type "Outline extrusion" (*.fc2). An outline stored in the Graphical macro field is preferably used in contrast to an outline drawing in the Technical data tab. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D Mounting Layout |
Grouping 3D Objects in the Layout Space If you want to edit multiple 3D objects together in a layout space (duplicate, copy, move, cut, delete) you can now, after marking, combine these 3D objects to a group with the menu items Edit > Other > Group. You can subsequently undo the grouping again with Edit > Other > Ungroup. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D Mounting Layout |
Modifying the Size of Locked Areas, Wiring Cut-outs and Routing Ranges Previously size modifications for restricted drilling areas, restricted placing areas, wiring cut-outs and routing ranges were only possibly by deleting and re-placement. Now the size can be modified in at the placed objects as follows: |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D Mounting Layout |
Changing the 3D Viewpoint of the Layout Space by Means of Shortcut Keys You can now also use shortcut keys to change the 3D viewpoint. As a default the following shortcut keys are available for the menu items below the menu path View > 3D viewpoint: |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D Mounting Layout |
New Connection Categories for Connection Point Patterns In the Settings: Connection category dialog you determine the connection categories which are offered and used as defaults when managing connection point patterns in parts management. New pre-defined connection categories in accordance with the eCl@ss classification are now available in this dialog. We recommend only using the new connection categories for the creation of new connection point patterns. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D Mounting Layout |
Standardized and Simplified Inserting and Editing of Mounting Aids The following points have been improved for the inserting and editing of mounting aids: |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing Connections |
Automatically Generated Wiring Cut-outs for Wiring Combs The wiring combs used in wiring systems are realized in EPLAN as a user-defined rail on the basis of an extrusion outline. To be able to route the routing connections through the wiring comb after inserting such an outline in the layout space, it was previously necessary to manually place a wiring cut-out on the wiring comb. When inserting a wiring comb, a wiring cut-out is now automatically inserted as well. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Views |
Display model view with black item edges The new property Model view: Display item edges in black (ID 36526) is available in the property table in the View tab of the Model view dialog. If the check box of this property is activated, the visible edges of the items are not displayed in the color that is specified for the item in the layout space but consistently in black. This setting does not apply for the styles "Shading" and "Shading / Simplified representation" as well as for texts and dimensionings. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Views |
Generating Pages with Views Using "Generate project reports" When a project is reported via the menu items Utilities > Reports > Generate project reports, pages with views are now also generated (model view, 2D drilling view and / or copper unfold), if the respective report templates with page macros are available in the dialogs for the management of the views. All views that have already been generated are also updated. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master Data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
Changing the Hierarchy Structure in a Layout Space Navigator per Drag & Drop During the creation of master data in a macro project it is now possible to change the hierarchy structure of the items in the layout space navigator per Drag & Drop. This is especially relevant for enclosures and the enclosure components belonging to the standard scope of delivery. This way, for example, an enclosure door in the item hierarchy can not be assigned to the enclosure anymore but to the "Frame profile vertical right front". |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Wire Terminal WT |
New Interface for the Manufacturing Data Export to "Rittal - Wire Terminal WT" For the export of manufacturing data there is now an interface for the wire fabrication fully automatic machine Rittal - Wire Terminal WT. To this purpose the menu item Rittal - Wire Terminal WT is now available below the menu path Utilities > Manufacturing data > Wire fabrication. After selecting the menu item you move into the export dialog where you can carry out settings for the export of the wire fabrication data and save them as a scheme. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data NC DXF / Copper DXF |
AutoCAD Version for DXF Export For the NC DXF and copper DXF export of manufacturing data for machining old AutoCAD versions that are no longer supported have been removed in the settings. The following versions are now available in the drop-down list for the format selection in the AutoCAD version field: |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data EPLAN Smart Wiring |
New Menu Item for the Manufacturing Data Export The new separate, menu item EPLAN Smart Wiring is now available in the Utilities > Manufacturing data menu item for the export of projects for EPLAN Smart Wiring in the EPLAN Platform. The dialog that then opens only contains the relevant setting options for the name and the output directory of the EPDZ file. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Graphical Editor |
Popup Menu Item for the Properties of the Assigned Segment For functions in the schematic or for the piping definition points in the P&I diagram that are assigned to a segment in the pre-planning, the new popup menu item Properties (pre-planning) is available in the popup menu of the Graphical editor. The property dialog of the assigned segment is opened by means of this menu item. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Cross-references |
Cross-references between Graphical Pre-planning / P&I Diagrams and Pre-planning Reports Previously no cross-references to the reports of the pre-planning could be displayed for the placed segments in the graphical pre-planning or placed PCT loops in the P&I diagram. With the new version the cross-reference settings have been extended in such a way that cross-references between a segment placed on the respective logic page and the reports of this segment on the report pages are possible. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Connection Planning Objects |
Exchanging Source and Target for Connection Planning Objects With the new menu item Exchange source and target below the menu Project data > Connections you now have the possibility to exchange the source and target of connection planning objects. To do this the respective segments have to be selected in the pre-planning navigator. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Connection Planning Objects |
Display of Links to Connection Planning Objects and Other Objects in the Pre-planning Navigator The pre-planning dependencies between the different segments are made visible by means of links. In order to detect whether segments are entered as source and target segments for cable and piping planning objects in the pre-planning navigator, you can have the links to the connection planning objects displayed by means of the new Tree view dialog. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pre-planning Navigator |
Updating Data of Placeholder Objects at Segments If you have changed the data of placeholder objects in macros that are stored at planning objects or PCT loops in the Macro tab, you previously had to individually open each segment with this assigned macro and update the data. The new popup menu item Update placeholder data is now available in the pre-planning navigator so that this update can also be performed simultaneously for several segments. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pre-planning Navigator |
Assigning Segments to the 3D Part Placement in the Layout Space From the pre-planning navigator, the segments from the pre-planning can now be assigned to 3D part placements in the layout space via the popup menu item Assign. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
Extending Existing Pre-planning by Graphical Views and P&I Diagrams So that you now extend an existing pre-planning with graphical views or P&I diagrams, you now have the option at all segments to store a window macro with graphical pre-planning or P&I diagram sections. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
Coloring Components and Pipings in the P&I Diagram In order to recognize in the P&I diagram which containers, PCT loops, pipings etc. are linked with segments in the pre-planning you can color these components and objects in the P&I diagram. To do so, select the new property Color for P&I diagram (ID 44086) in the pre-planning navigator in the property dialog and specify the desired color. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
Improvements When Sorting Into the Existing Structure When inserting macros or copies into a P&I diagram you can use the Select structure dialog to integrate PCT loops, PCT loop functions, planning objects etc. that are contained in the macro / copy into the existing structure of the pre-planning. In the current version the selection in this dialog has been simplified and improved at several points: |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning |
Connection Cross-section / Diameter for Piping Planning Objects Analog to the piping definition points the property Connection: Cross-section / diameter (ID 44085) is now also available for the piping planning objects. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning |
Permanently Showing the Flow Direction of the Piping Route The specified pipings in the P&I diagram can already be temporarily highlighted in color by using the menu item Piping route. This also displays the flow direction. In the new version you now also have the possibility to permanently show the flow directions of the pipings and print them. Two new special symbols are available ( |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning |
Piping Interruptions for the P&I Diagram Pipings are displayed with interruptions in the P&I diagram in accordance with the standard DIN 28000-4:2014-07 if the piping course overlaps with another symbol (for example container) or another piping. To insert such interruptions in the P&I diagram, the |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Building Automation |
No Display of the Value "0" in the Automation Scheme For the graphical display of automation schemes for the building automation, property arrangements are used to display the number of used or required PLC inputs / outputs per PCT loop by path or by column. The value "0" is not displayed in the case of a norm-compliant display. To do this, the new display property Zero as blank is available in the Display tab of the property dialog. |
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EPLAN Fluid | PLC |
PLC Functions for the Fluid Power EPLAN Fluid makes new function definitions such as "PLC box (fluid)" or "PLC connection point (fluid)" available with which you can realize PLC items of the fluid power. |
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EPLAN API |
New Features in the " A unified, and especially high-performance, programming interface (API, Application Programming Interface) is available for EPLAN platform products. This extension module – the |
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EPLAN Platform | Master Data |
Master Data: Symbols This section provides information about the new symbols that are available to you in the master data as of the current version. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master Data |
Master Data: Forms This section provides information about the most important modifications for the forms. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master Data |
Master Data: Schemes This section provides information about the most important modifications for the schemes. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
The sequence of the terminal strips in structure boxes is no longer changed when macros are updated. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
When assigning a symbol variant via the "SymbolVariant" property, a changed connection point logic is now retained. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
It is no longer necessary to lock the entire project in order to update a model view via the "reports" action by means of the "/TYPE:UPDATEMODELVIEWPAGES" parameter. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
The 022027 check run now only checks visible properties. So called "alternative" properties that by default are not visible in the property dialog and that are used for rotated connection point designations are not checked anymore. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Reports |
The terminal-connection diagram is now uniformly evaluated both when updating as well as when generating again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Moving contact images with embedded forms via the Move property texts popup menu item now functions correctly. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
For structure boxes the same properties are now available for a selection on the project pages of the "Panel layout" type in the Display tab as for the other page types. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
When outputting a summarized parts list, not all the associated external documents were displayed for the listed parts. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform |
There was a problem with texts in white while printing in black and white. This now works correctly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device concept |
When a value set is assigned in a macro, a displayed DT was entered at a pin instead of a DT adoption from the left. The expected adoption of a DT now takes place in this case. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
If user-defined properties that are set to "Do not use anymore" are still used in forms and other master data, these forms etc. are now also displayed in the search results list. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device concept |
When inserting devices, function templates for part placements are now added, even if there is already a main function. |
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EPLAN Platform | Help system |
When you press [F1] in the Customize dialog, the help with the corresponding help topic is now opened again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
The performance when updating and routing connections in projects with identifying product aspects has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
When entering the project server address in the settings for the Internet connections, the entry is checked and an error message is output in case of a wrong format. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In the Select value set dialog, the entries in the Value set drop-down list are now displayed in the correct alphanumeric sequence. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Terminals are now fully placed (meaning including all stored parts) if the entire terminal strip was placed in the layout space. |
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EPLAN Platform | Pages |
When copying pages there was a problem during the change of structures in the Edit structures dialog. The changing of structures now functions correctly. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
The placement of mounting points on mounting surfaces has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
Differences between the connection numbering in the tree and the list occurred in the connections navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
During a device selection for pipes, hoses or conduits / lines, the connections are now assigned in the same way as the cables. This allows the connection color / number of the selected device (part) to be applied. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
The DT adoption for the activated plot frame property "DT adoption: Only from boxes" now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
The "GetStorableObjects" method from the "DMObjectsFinder" class now also supplies objects of the "Connection" type. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
During the automatic generation of cables via the Project data > Cables > Generate cables automatically menu items, there are different results depending on the selection (project or pages). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If the engraving text of devices was edited during the activation of the options Properties (global) and Direct editing, an error message occurred despite the application of the change. This is not the case anymore. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
If the symbolic address is entered in the "Properties (global)" processing mode at a PLC connection point, it is now transferred to all other representation types of the PLC connection point. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
The generation of a table of contents with the next form results in the output of an empty row. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
The synchronization between the autoconnecting line of an individual connection in the graphical editor and the wire harness navigator does not function anymore. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cables |
When inserting devices, shields with an empty DT are detected and receive the same DT as the cable. This now also functions when a standard cable is determined in the project settings and the cable connections are therefore assigned automatically. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The display of workspaces with windows that consist of vertically docked navigators has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | PDF export |
During the PDF export of a model view for characters in a special font, Chinese characters were then output in the PDF file. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Connection numbering |
During the connection numbering with the Overwrite terminal designations setting, the terminal designations were only overwritten with the connection designations if the terminals already had a terminal designation beforehand. The connection designations are now also transferred to terminals without terminal designations. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
If the "print" action was called up with the "PAGES" value without a page name or page filter being specified, no output took place. All pages are now printed in such a case. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
If values with line breaks were entered for user-defined properties during the entry in the Default values selection list field, these values could not be used later on. This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
During the file selection in the Macro boxes tab you can now select the *.ema or *.ems file types in the property dialog of the macro box. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Subprojects |
The outsourcing and storing of layout spaces with model views as subprojects now functions. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
If the insertion points of macros were located on the lines of other macro boxes, the macros behaved the same as nested macros. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Non-placed terminals with stored parts could not be placed as part macros from the terminal strip navigator if a generated terminal strip definition was additionally available. This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The copying and pasting from the Accessories tab of the parts management to MS Excel now works again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
In a device connection diagram that was generated through manual placement, the connection graphic was faulty for some connection points. A distance calculation for the vertical display of the connection points has been added for the correct display. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
An empty space at the beginning or the end of the user name is now ignored during the entry of a user name for the EPLAN Data Portal in the Setting: Data Portal dialog. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Automatic interpretation |
After an automatic interpretation the mounting points were located at the wrong position. The automatic interpretation has been adapted correspondingly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
During Assign function templates in the parts management problems occurred if connection definition points were contained in the stored macros. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Subprojects |
When filing off subprojects, user-defined property arrangements are now also copied into the subproject. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
During the placement of page macros from the pre-planning navigator the page names of the generated pages are assigned in the way they are saved in the page macro. If the pages already exist in the page navigator, the pages are numbered. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
When placing macros from the pre-planning navigator no main functions arose even though this was stored in the page macro. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
Drill holes are now also correctly evaluated in the 2D drilling view when the item was placed with an "Offset Z" or the placement area of the macro has an offset. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
During the property comparison of projects with the Alternative identification setting, no additional connection definition points are now generated anymore. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
If a change of the macro took place for the placed macro of a planning object by selecting a different value set, the new macro was displayed in the Macro tab of the planning object, but not the associated value sets. Now value sets are displayed here as well. |
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EPLAN Platform | Help system |
When calling up the help via [F1] the help did not open under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
If an alignment box was activated for the cross-reference display of interruption points, the jump function was not available for all displayed cross-references. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
The Manage graphical editors project-specifically setting now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the device selection, the performance for the selection of properties in the dialog Configure representation has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If several projects were opened in the page navigator, a switching of projects could result in the values of a project that was first opened being available during the configuration of the filter (for example the structure identifiers for the mounting location). Now only the values of the selected project are offered during the configuration of the filter. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
When copying projects with an activated option Only header data, the layer information is now copied unchanged into the target project. |
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EPLAN View | Settings |
Settings for the proxy server are now also available in EPLAN View (Menu path: Options > Settings > User > Management > Internet connections). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Placeholder objects |
Values can now also be assigned to the properties of a layout space via placeholder objects at 3D part placements. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator |
During a multiple selection of devices in the bill of materials navigator, a part selection resulted in the entry "<<...>>" in the Number of units / quantity column being replaced with a concrete value. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The translated name of an executed check run scheme is now also displayed in the Test scheme column of the Status tab of the project properties. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During the PDF export of pages with graphical elements that are summarized in a block, the text size in the PDF now corresponds to the text size in EPLAN. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
The performance during editing of placeholder objects with many value sets has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
During the deletion of value set names in the property dialog of the placeholder objects a query is now opened in which only a limited number of the value sets to be removed is displayed. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
The "Location" property now also functions for the "Arc" class. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cross-references |
If the Display full structure identifier in cross-reference setting is activated, the respective preceding sign is now also displayed for "empty" structures for interruption point cross-references. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
In the past the creation and modification data were only modified for parts when copying and pasting in the parts management. Now the properties such as creator, modification date are also adjusted during copying and pasting for all other record types (accessory list, drilling patterns, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The display has been improved for switching between the tabs of different parts from different product groups. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
The placement of terminals with accessories resulted in an incorrect display in the 3D mounting layout navigator. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
The "Update" method from the "ViewPlacement" class now also functions when a selection scheme is used. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
In the case of items with the "Part placement, wire harness" function definition no drill holes could be output for the 2D drilling view or for the NC export. This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
The input in a cell of the column DT ID (previously Module ID) in the Module tab of the parts management is limited to 16 characters. In the past if too many characters were entered for the part of a module, the entire entry was not saved. If such a case occurs now, the entered text is shortened and you receive a system message to this effect. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | DXF / DWG interface |
The DXF / DWG import has been optimized with regard to polylines. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Labeling |
PLC connection points that occur in different representation types in the project are now correctly output during the output of labeling data in which the representation type is used as the filter. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
After a PDF export, the jumps in the generated PDF file did not always result in the right spot. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
The Connection color / number property is now correctly output for all terminal connections during the output of terminal diagrams. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
During the routing of connections between items that are not placed on mounting surfaces, no values were entered in the "Routing direction source" property. In such a case the routing direction is now determined automatically via the location of the item. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
When distributed terminals are used without connection point designations, an incorrect sequence of the distributed terminals arose. This has been solved. The distributed terminals cross-reference has been modified and references either the main terminal, or if no main terminal exists, the distributed terminal with the smallest connection point designation that is not empty. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Dimensioning |
Accuracy problems during the display of drill holes in a drilling view resulted in radius dimensions not being possible under certain conditions. This now works. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Translation |
When translating project texts and during the export of the missing-word list, case sensitivity is now considered first during the search for a fitting keyword in the dictionary. Only if nothing has been found, does the search continue. This happens irrespectively of whether the Match case project setting is activated. The search therefore now delivers the same results for Access databases and SQL databases. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
It is now possible again to create shortcut keys for external integrated programs in the user settings (menu path: Options > Settings > User > Management > Shortcut keys). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
If in the model view the property arrangement for an enclosure is applied from the layout space, the property texts are now positioned correctly. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Planning objects |
When numbering PCT loops, the symbolic addresses of planning objects were not correctly updated. Therefore different values were partially displayed in the pre-planning navigator and in the property dialog. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
If you edit a filter scheme for a check run in the Settings: Messages and checks dialog, these changed settings are now transfered to all check runs that use the same filter scheme. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Placement of enclosures |
Compact enclosures can now be correctly placed as accessories. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
Buttons for the Full-text filter field can now also be used in the Edit words or Select words tab of the Dictionary dialog if the user does not have the "Edit dictionary" right. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
The locked areas of the old enclosure and the support of the old mounting panel were also transferred during the "Exchange parts" for an enclosure. This is not the case anymore. |
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EPLAN Platform | Connections |
When updating connections it was possible that superfluous connections remained in the project and could only be removed in the extended mode via the reorganization of projects. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
The "isPrinted" property from the "GraphicalLayer" class can now also be set in EPLAN API offline programs. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
A busbar system could not be placed because of missing mounting aids. This now works. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Messages |
The 0026015 check run now also ignores mounting rails that are not placed directly on a busbar adapter but rather on a profile level. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Modifications at user-defined toolbars were not applied when the toolbar was stored in a workspace. This now works. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement on a mounting grid, devices were placed rotated by 180°. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Placeholder objects |
In the Values tab of the placeholder objects it is now possible again to select macros and segment templates for planning objects by means of a selection dialog. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data backup |
During the initial backup of a project, the method specified in the default settings is now applied as well. EPLAN notes these settings for each project and offers them again during later backups |
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EPLAN Platform | Project data navigators |
If you switched between the list and tree views while editing several projects in the navigators, this could result in the selected project not being used in the dialog subsequently opened (for example the dialog Reports). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If the window size of navigators was reduced, this size was not applied when a workspace was saved. This now works. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
When routing connections by means of the Entry point into routing path network functionality via curves, routing connections with a 90° angle resulted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
The "XAfActionSettingProject" action now also functions again for project settings with multi-language input possibilities. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device concept |
When placing was carried out from the device navigator, an associated part placement was first placed instead of the marked main function. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The toolbars predefined by EPLAN can now be adjusted again without the menu items changing in the menu bar. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG Interface |
During the DXF / DWG import the ellipses summarized in the blocks are now imported again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
When inserting page macros with drag & drop, the entries for the target in the Adapt structure dialog are now applied again from the position in the tree of the page navigator, where the copied pages can be inserted. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Topology |
The performance when routing connections in the topology has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Displayed properties without values are now also retained in the property tables of the property dialogs when you switch between different tabs with property tables (such as for PLC boxes between the tabs PLC box and PLC structure data). |
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EPLAN Platform | Synchronization of parts |
The synchronization of parts (menu items: Utilities > Part > Synchronize current project) with a scheme that contains the type number now works again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
During the generation of model views with templates without filter settings no double model views are generated anymore. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project options |
A display problem occurred in the graphical editor during the activation and deactivation of project options. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The positions and sizes of the windows and toolbars docked in the main window are now saved again while working with two screens. |
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EPLAN Platform | Automated Processing |
The Project variables tab is now also available during the automated processing for the "Back up data" action when specifying the backup directory in the Select path variable dialog. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Reports |
The representation across lines of jumpers in multiple line terminal line-up diagrams now works correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
For part definition points, a Subset / length entered in the Parts tab could not be deleted anymore. This now works. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
The "Create" method from the "Location" class can now generate structure identifiers, also if no structure identifiers were available beforehand. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project management |
If the project verification in the project management for an opened project was performed several times, the comparison reported differences despite an identical comparison project. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
A write-protected project can now be output in black and white during the PDF export. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Macros |
During the generation of 3D macros, problems could occur with the handle in the finished macro for complex 3D models. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
The position of accessories attached on the left was calculated incorrectly in the case of a multiple placement of items with accessories. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | PCT loop functions |
The placement of PCT loop functions via macros on P&I diagram pages has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
An internal check of the license for the translation occurred under certain conditions during the opening of projects and subsequently an error message was opened. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pre-planning navigator |
The first placements of a segment in the pre-planning navigator were displayed as further placements of the segment under certain conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
As of Version 2.8 the language can be selected for properties such as Macro: Variant. In Version 2.8 it was therefore possible that the property texts were displayed in all displayed languages when projects from older versions were opened. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
During PDF export with the output of the associated 3D models, the representation type for the 3D mounting layout was missing for some functions in the device tag list. Therefore not all jumps to the 3D models were displayed. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
In a macro project with a large number of macros the selection of macros in the macro navigator could lead to EPLAN not reacting anymore. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
During the placement of devices not all mounting points or mounting surfaces could be selected. This works correctly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
When outputting the labeling a print area previously defined in the Excel templates was missing in the Excel target file. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
A device can now also be placed with macro variant B, if there is no macro variant A. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
The "DrawInvisibleObjects" property from the "DrawingService" class produced different results for the preview for displaying and hiding invisible elements than for the Invisible elements functionality in the user interface. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) |
For a write-protected project the callup of the "export" action lead to no result when the "/TYPE:DXFPROJECT" parameter was used. Now the export in the DXF format works for such a project. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Planning objects |
When planning objects are placed via macros on schematic pages, new device tags were sometimes assigned erroneously. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When an enclosure is replaced via the popup menu item Exchange parts, parts of the old enclosure were applied in the new enclosure. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | VRML export |
During the VRML export of projects with length-variable items, they were positioned incorrectly or displayed in a rotated way in the exported file under specific conditions. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
When the Detached representation of substructures setting was activated, an incorrect sequence arose for the project when browsing in the page navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
If a new page was created in a project and the filter for the page navigator was activated, it was possible that the page was not displayed in the navigator, although it should be visible according to the filter criteria. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
When updating model views the filter settings specified are now considered in the Templates tab. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
For a 3D part placement you can now also set the display property "base point" in a property arrangement by using the "BasePoint" property from the "ContextPropertyPlacement3D" class. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout navigator |
Modules for which a DT was assigned to several parts of the module resulted in these parts being displayed several times in the 3D mounting layout navigator. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
When placing terminals with non-alignable accessories, the accessories were placed nevertheless. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
By means of the [Ctrl] key you can now also jump to the "second" cross-reference of an interruption point again. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pre-planning navigator |
Substructures were generated when assigning a planning object to a function with the same designation in the P&I diagram. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data export |
In the case of a device with several drill holes in the drilling pattern, that is amongst others placed above a mounting panel intermediate piece, all drill holes of the device were displayed in the layout space. However, not all were exported during the manufacturing data export. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
The item labeling was not displayed for a side panel with defined property arrangement in a model view. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling |
During the output of a project for the labeling with the standard scheme "Cable" no connection points were output for source and target. So that this is possible now, the existence of 3D connections is now not checked anymore for this output. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
During the creation of a routing track, problems occurred during the usage of rotated, pre-defined curves. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D Panel layout |
When placing a device on a mounting panel, the associated macro is now placed as a block again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
If parts for which a macro was stored were placed in a revised project on a page of the type "Panel layout", revision markers were then displayed on this page, even though this page type should not be considered during the completion of pages (setting Take page types specially into consideration when completing). This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The display property "Text fitting permitted" now also functions for special texts (project / page properties) on project pages. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
While routing connections in a wiring system, the connections were routed via wiring cut-outs to the rear of the individual mounting panels. For the connections, the values of the properties Routing direction source and Routing direction target were in part exchanged. This has been solved because the wiring cut-outs are now ignored during the determination of the routing direction. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
In the past only one macro was always placed for the PLC schematic generation. Now the ladder technology is also supported correctly so that one macro per ladder is placed. So that no macros are placed underneath each other, the popup menu item Calculate pages must be called up in the Generate PLC schematic dialog. In order for all pages to be calculated, all rows must be marked in the table beforehand. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
In specific cases the 026057 check run "Connection cross-section is smaller than specified in the connection point pattern" erroneously also reported connection cross-sections, that corresponded with the minimum cross-section. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The quick snap now also functions if the display of the insertion points is activated at the same time. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
During the generation of schematics with the activated setting Place several macros on one page, planning objects with stored P&I diagram function but without template were not taken into consideration correctly. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project management |
During the output of project information a display problem occurred with Chinese characters. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data NC export |
Drill holes are now also output during the NC export for items with the "Cable / tubing protection" function definition. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
The performance during block editing in the property dialogs and the subsequent application of the modifications with [Apply] has been improved. |
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EPLAN API | Properties (API) |
The "ExistingIds" property from the "UniversalPropertyList" class did not supply all the expected properties. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
When generating a connection list, the automatic generation of daisy chains resulted in a continuous loop under certain circumstances. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
Outlines that only consist of curves were not displayed in the 2D drilling view when the item silhouettes were hidden. This now works. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | DXF / DWG Interface |
During the export of DXF / DWG files the structure boxes are now exported in the right size again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
The properties Approved by and Approved date are now correctly output in the revision overview. Previously only the value of the last index was displayed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
The size of rectangles and boxes in placeholder objects can also be changed through the assignment of value sets. If another function definition was assigned at the same time to the boxes (black boxes, PLC boxes, etc.), this did not work. A size change is now possible in these cases if the graphic of the symbol contains exactly one rectangle. |
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EPLAN Platform | Publishing projects |
The handles of macro boxes were not included in the export when projects were published. This now works. |
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EPLAN Platform | Compressing the project |
An error occurred when compressing a revised project. This has now been solved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
In specific cases the message 026045 "Routing connection does not end graphically at the targets" was erroneously displayed during repeated routing of the connections. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Macros |
In a macro project, grouped 3D items in the layout space were not displayed as a group, the grouping only became visible after the placement of such a macro. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Thermal design |
During the calculation of the power dissipation as well as when viewing the thermal design in the property dialog of a device, problems occurred under certain conditions when using items. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
Properties were incorrectly positioned in the model views if a centering was used in the property arrangements. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages |
The check run 021002 "Placeholder object does not contain object references" no longer reports any placeholder objects that have a page property or project property assigned. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | DXF / DWG Interface |
During the import of DXF / DWG files that contain ellipses, an error occurred in certain cases. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User-defined properties |
When working with multiple opened projects, imported user-defined properties for the property selection were not available. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Drilling patterns |
In specific cases the drill holes of a mounting panel were displayed offset in the 2D drilling view. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
During repeated routing of connections it was possible that the bundle numbers of the connections were deleted. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Labeling |
When specifying the settings for the labeling, it was possible that the dialog for the selection of a property was opened twice in the Label tab. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Drilling patterns |
If drilling patterns with rotated slotted holes are placed as cut-outs, the slotted holes now keep their angle even if no part is stored at the drilling pattern. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
In the Select value set dialog, the description is now displayed in addition to the name of the placeholder object. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
During the property selection for the property arrangements in the Display tab the values of the connection points (connection point description, connection point designation, etc.) were not displayed anymore. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
The extended adoption of path function text for PLC connection points now works correctly again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
Model views of items on oblique mounting surfaces are now displayed correctly again. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) |
In Version 2.8 high values for the "nInsertPosition" parameter at the "AddMenuItem" method from the "Menu" class led to menu items not being created. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
In the case of assemblies with mechanical parts the lengths of the components were not output in the summarized parts list if the assemblies were displayed as broken up. This now works again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
The performance during editing of placeholder objects has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
If further toolbars were imported after the toolbars had been modified, this could then result in actions assigned to the buttons being swapped. This also occurred when registering add-ons with user-defined toolbars. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Menu items that are defined in a registered add-on are now displayed at the right position again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Methods (API) |
The "GetBoundingBox" method from the "ReportBlockReference" class delivered incorrect values for alignment boxes of texts in certain cases. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export |
The performance during the PDF export has been improved. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pre-planning navigator |
The device structure of the target functions is now taken into consideration when planning objects are assigned from the pre-planning navigator. This means that device tags are now only numbered during assignment if this is required. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface | The menu bars and the toolbars predefined by EPLAN can now be modified again. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface | The information on the Copyright / Trademark tab are only displayed in English for all languages. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window | The positions and size of the browser windows for EPLAN Cogineer and EPLAN Data Portal that are integrated in the platform are saved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window | The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 75. This component is used for the representation of contents in the browser windows of the EPLAN platform. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | The behavior of the cursor during global editing of properties has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | The display of properties of the main element at the auxiliary element now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | The size of the text frames is now displayed correctly during zooming. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | At connection definition points, data of the main function can be selected again for the display. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface | The "Student version" message is not displayed anymore during the DXF / DWG import / export. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | An exported PDF file could not be printed with specific Adobe versions. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | When inserting a device with a corresponding stored macro, the parts data assignment now functions again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects | At the placeholder objects there are new settings for usage in EPLAN Cogineer. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | The behavior for the output of labeling data has been harmonized for versions 2.7 and 2.8. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | When outputting the labeling of the "Device tag list" report type, both electrical as well as mechanical items are output. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation | After switching to another than the SQL standard driver, a dictionary created in SQL was empty. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties | Block properties for connection definition points show the same result as in Version 2.7. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties | Block properties for function texts again show the same result as in Version 2.7. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties | Block properties at PLC connection points are displayed correctly again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | The display of freely routed connections in the model views now functions in accordance with the settings. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | When a model view was frozen, the property arrangements were lost. This has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Messages | The check run 026025 now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex | Colons in field designations are now retained during the Perforex export. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | PCT loops | The function text is now retained after changing the symbolic address at a PCT loop. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning | When creating the detail planning from macros, the value sets of the placeholder objects are now transferred correctly. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | PCT loop functions | The placement of PCT loop functions with macros functions now. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) | The "SpExportSubProject" action has been corrected. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) | The "ShowPartSelectionDialog" method now also allows selecting other record types such as connection point patterns. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) | The "SmartLock" method for 3D part placements now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Setup | The problem when displaying the data in the EPLAN Download Manager has been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | The problem when displaying the data of parts that have an empty variant name has been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part master data navigator | Calling up the action "List with preselection" in the popup menu of the part master data navigator now functions without any problem again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | For function definitions with a variable number in the single-line representation, the connection point designations that are stored in the function definition of the part are no longer deleted in the case of a subsequent modification of the angle variant of the symbol. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | During the PDF export with the settings "Generate file names" = "None" and "Update reports when printing and exporting" (under "Settings > User > Display > General") the export of a page is now executed correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | When the setting "Consider macro when generating devices" (under "Options > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Device > General") is activated, a macro (without macro box) is now placed correctly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | For the value set selection the "¶" character is now correctly evaluated as a line break. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages | If multiple projects are opened, the message management is now opened for the selected project. If no project is selected, the message management is opened as empty. |
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EPLAN Platform | EPLAN ePULSE | The problem when opening the ePULSE window has been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cable | During Drag & Drop of the main function the placed connections are now no longer offered for placement again. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Reports | When updating the cable overview the placeholder text values are now displayed again. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Reports | The updating of the parts list now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Placement of enclosures | When placing enclosures the placement area is now taken into consideration correctly. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | The orthogonal routing of connections now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | The collision check now also functions for multiple placements with a large distance. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Terminal line-up | The placement of terminal line-up diagrams now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | NC export DXF | If a "UNC" path is specified for the NC export DXF, the export now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Browser window | The Chromium component "CefSharp" has been updated to the current version 71.0.2. This component is used for EPLAN Cogineer and EPLAN Data Portal. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface | With certain Windows 10 versions, EPLAN was unexpectedly terminated during the selection of the popup menu in the range of the toolbars. This has now been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface | After terminating EPLAN the window size of the graphical preview is restored during a restart. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface | If the scheme is switched in the user-specific settings under "Display > Workspace", the selected workspace is now correctly selected again. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface | The popup menu for customizing the toolbars has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface | The problem when opening multiple ePULSE navigators has been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | Flipping user-defined property arrangements with vertical texts now functions correctly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | The snap points at the object snap in the graphical editor are now correctly displayed for all dimensioning types. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | When selecting areas in the graphical editor the mouse cursor now does not jump to the last position anymore. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | Only the correct text is shown in the status bar during the manual input of coordinates via the input box. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | The shortcut key [F10] for inserting connection symbols of the type "T-node (left)" now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | When macros from Version 2.8 are used in older EPLAN versions, the EPLAN308 layer is now assigned to the macro boxes. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | The macro variants for the "Graphical macro selection", stored in the company-specific settings, are no longer displayed as numbers during the macro selection but through textual variant designations. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | The problem when opening the macro navigator through the mutual referencing of two macro boxes has been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | During the part selection in a placeholder object the currently entered part is now jumped to. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | The user-specific setting "Take the connection point designations into account during the device assignment" (under "Devices > General") now also functions correctly for macros. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | When moving value sets in macros the value sets now remain unchanged. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | The default of a value set when copying schematic sections that contain placeholder objects now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | If the manufacturer name is used in the tree configuration of the parts management, the respective parts are now displayed on the "Combination" tab under the specified manufacturer names. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | The performance when exporting data in the "XML" and "CSV" formats has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties | The preview is now displayed correctly in the "Format" dialog for block properties. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | The behavior for the output of labeling data has been harmonized for versions 2.7 and 2.8. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cable | When dragging a cable definition line with "Drag & Drop" from the pre-planning navigator into a schematic page the cable definition line is now placed correctly. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals / plugs | If the settings for the connection colors are missing in a project, the respective messages are now generated in the message management and the terminal strip processing can be continued as usual. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC | The performance when updating the data in the PLC navigator has been improved. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Reports | The color code and not the color name is now output during the output of terminal diagrams. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Placing of parts | When placing multiple equipment elements on a mounting rail the lined-up parts are not displayed overlapping anymore. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Placing of parts | During the placement of parts from the 3D mounting layout navigator with "Drag & Drop", a defined intermediate space distance is now evaluated correctly. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | Routing connections to components on a mounting rail that is placed on an inclined mounting surface are now routed correctly. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Layout space navigator | The selection of user-defined properties in a property dialog of a layout space now also functions correctly in macro projects. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Reports | The update of the "Pre-planning: Planning object plan" report now also functions when the PCT loop number contains a "#" character. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pre-planning navigator | After the transfer of older projects into Version 2.8 the placeholder texts are now also displayed correctly during the insertion of macros from the pre-planning navigator. |
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EPLAN API | Mate objects | It is now possible to determine selected Mate objects (handles, placement and mounting points). |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) | The display of the menu items inserted with the "AddMenuItem" method now functions correctly again. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Extended User Interface An extended graphical user interface is now used in the EPLAN platform so that the icons and fonts can be scaled in accordance with the resolution (4K or Ultra HD) when screens with a high resolution are used. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Extensions at the Path Variables By means of path variables you can, for example, specify defined values for drive, directory and / or file names. The path variables have been extended for Version 2.8. Path variables for the current date, the current time, for project properties and for environment variables are available. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Filter for Properties in Further Dialogs In Version 2.7 the possibility to limit the number of displayed properties was, for example, added to the dialogs Property selection and Criteria selection. In the new version the Filter field is now also available in further dialogs (for example in the Format: Block property dialog). |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface |
Displaying the Project Name when Working with Several Projects If you have opened more than one project, the name of the corresponding project is displayed in brackets next to the page / layout space name when a page / layout space is opened both in the tab of the graphical editor and in the Window menu. This facilitates rapid orientation. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
Extended Filter for the Page Navigator In order to standardize the filtering of pages in the page navigator and to make it easier to use the two existing possibilities for setting up a page filter have been combined. The page filter that you could set by using the Detailed selection popup menu item is now no longer available. Instead, further filter criteria have been added to the Filter dialog that is opened in the page navigator by using the [...] button. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page navigator |
New Page Type for Overviews in the Fluid Power Thanks to the new page type "Function overview (fluid power)" you can now create simplified overviews of complex fluid power functions in EPLAN Fluid, which you already configured in the Fluid schematic. In the other program variants of the EPLAN platform (for example EPLAN Electric P8) you can open the pages of this type but not edit them. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Determining Automatic Function Texts Via a New Block Property You now have the possibility to create an automatic function text with different properties and separators via a new block property at the functions in the graphical editor. To this purpose the new property Block property: Format (function text, automatic) (ID 20545) is available on the first tab in the property dialog for the properties table. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
Formatting Several Graphical Elements Simultaneously Several graphical elements can be selected and formatted together by using the new menu item Edit > Format graphic or the Format graphic popup menu item. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor |
New Properties for Elements of the Displayed Device Tag Several new properties now make it possible to have a "shortened" designation for the displayed DT displayed at the components on a project page. The following new properties are available to this purpose: |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Distinguishing Macro Boxes and Macros on the Basis of the Type of Usage The setting Type of usage that you set at macro boxes, can be used to specify which of the functionalities typical for macros (Generate macros automatically, Update macros) can be executed and which not. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Protected Groups and Other New Settings for the Macro Box Window and symbol macros can now be generated as a so called "protected group" during insertion. Such a group offers a graphical protection. This means the properties of the macro components can be edited but the macro itself cannot be changed graphically or further broken down. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Settings for Updating the Macros If you select the popup menu Update macro for a macro box or select the popup menu item Update macros in the macro navigator, the new dialog Update macros is opened for you. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
New Setting for the Value Set Selection When Inserting Page Macros Depending on a user setting, the dialog Select value set is opened when window or symbol macros with placeholder objects are inserted, and you can select a value set. The value set selection can also be displayed to you in the new version when page macros with placeholder objects are inserted. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Number of Macro Variants Increased to 26 The number of possible variants for window, symbol and 3D macros has now been increased from 16 to 26 macro variants. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Using the Macro Navigator in Schematic Projects The macro navigator now also supports the display of macros in schematic projects. This allows you to recognize which window and symbol macros were used in a schematic project. Inserted page and 3D macros are not displayed in schematic projects. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Display and Editing of Placeholder Objects in the Macro Navigator The placeholder objects are now also shown in the macro navigator. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Blockwise Editing of Properties in the List of the Macro Navigator For this version the list view of the macro navigator has been converted into a table with cells that can be edited in part. This allows you to blockwise edit in a macro project some of the properties displayed here of the macros as you would in editing in a table. The data of the properties is only displayed a schematic project. In contrast to tabular editing, page and 3D macros can now also be edited in the List tab of the macro navigator. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Display of Block Properties and Cross-References in Macro Projects The new dialog Settings: Representation in macro projects is available in the project-specific settings to also influence the display of block properties and cross-references for the graphical editing in macro projects. (The menu path for the settings dialog is Options > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Graphical editing > Representation in macro projects). |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
New Functionalities for the Preparation of Macros in Macro Projects The new menu item Prepare macros for automatic generation is now available for macro projects in the Project data > Macros menu instead of the previous Group macro boxes and associated objects menu item. Several functionalities for preparing macros before the automatic generation are located in the subsequent dialog of the same name. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros |
Inserting Macros Referencing in Macro Projects If you insert window and symbol macros that already exist into a macro project, you can use the new Insert macros referencing project setting to specify that macros are inserted as a reference. (The menu path for the corresponding settings dialog is Options > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Graphical editing > General.) |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Improvements in the Property Dialog In order to structure the property dialog of the placeholder objects more clearly, the properties table of the Assignment tab no longer displays all the properties, but only the relevant selected properties. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Multiple Selection of Placeholder Objects In the new version multiple placeholder objects can now be selected and - under certain conditions - edited together. This means that a multiple selection is possible both in the graphical editor as well as in the navigators for placeholder objects and macros. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Filter for the Value Set Selection When assigning value sets it is now also possible to limit the number of value sets during the value set selection. To do so the Select value set dialog now has the Filter field. |
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EPLAN Platform | Placeholder objects |
Extending Placeholder Objects to all the Objects of the Associated Macros The new popup menu item Assign all the objects of the macro to the placeholder object is now available for placeholder objects that were inserted on a page. This popup menu item is only active when you are in a macro project. All the objects that clearly belong to the same prepared macro are assigned to the corresponding placeholder object. A corresponding message is displayed if the program cannot determine an associated macro box with the "Defining" type of usage or an associated page macro. |
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EPLAN Platform | Projects |
Updating the Project Databases As part of miscellaneous extensions and optimizations, the project databases have been changed in Version 2.8. These modifications and optimizations make it possible to create new projects essentially with new project databases. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
Transfer and Exchange of Properties from Property Arrangements In order to make working with the property arrangements easier several new buttons are available in the Display tab of the property dialog for the components above the list with the placed properties. The dialogs for other objects with property arrangements have been extended accordingly (for example the Display tab at the model views, the Property placement dialog at the symbol editing in the symbol editor, etc.). |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
DT Adoption "Only from boxes" as Plot Frame Property If you wanted o prevent the DT adoption and only wanted to allow it for surrounding boxes (black box, PLC box), this was previously only possible for individual functions. To do this you needed to set the "Only from boxes" value at the respective function for the DT adoption: Search direction property. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection |
Display of the Conflict Dialog for the Part Selection from the Second Part In EPLAN Version 2.7 the Conflict dialog for a part selection was only shown for the first part of a device. Now the conflict dialog is also opened for a new part selection for the further assigned parts of a device, if the part reference data (for example order number, manufacturer, etc.) differs for the already assigned part and the newly selected part. |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
Keeping A Selected Variant During Placing or Inserting of Devices When placing or inserting devices you now have the possibility that symbol or macro variants chosen via the [Tab] key can be retained. The new user-specific Retain symbol / macro variant when placing device setting is available to activate this behavior (menu path: Options > Settings > User > Device > General). |
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EPLAN Platform | Devices |
Placing Connected Functions as Template Group In the parts management the function templates of connected functions (for example several device connection points that belong to one part macro) can now be combined into one logical unit. This is done by inserting a uniform number or designation in the column Template group (multi-line) of the Function templates tab. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project data navigators |
Project Groups for Working with Several Projects Project groups are used to make working easier at simultaneous working with several projects. Through the assignment of a project to a specific project group you can stipulate that this project is marked by a colored margin in the project data navigators in order to facilitate differentiation. In addition you can have further additional navigators, such as a second page navigator, displayed for the projects of a project group. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project data navigators |
Renaming Wire Harnesses in The Wire Harness Navigator In the past the wire harness name of a wire harness and the wire harness name of the associated wire harness components had to be changed in the EPLAN Platform. The popup menu item Rename is now available in the tree view of the wire harness navigator for renaming a wire harness including its components. You can configure the tree view of the wire harness navigator by using the popup menu item Configure representation that has also been added. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Color Settings for the Write Protection Also Apply for the Change Protection In the past the user-specific color settings for the write protection only applied for the pages or layout spaces of write-protected projects (menu path: Options > Settings > User > Display > User interface). These color settings are now also effective when an automatic or manual change protection was set for pages / layout spaces. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings |
Encrypted Data Transfer for Internet Connections In the settings for all program components that establish a connection to the Internet, the Internet addresses in the Connection test tab are now changed from "http" to "https". (The menu path for the settings dialog is: Options > Settings > User > Management > Proxy server). This way all the data is transferred encrypted for support requests, for the customer-focused improvement program, etc. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports |
Optimization of the Connection Sequence in a Connection List During the output of a connection list all the connections belonging to a Daisy chain are now output line-by-line consecutively and in the order that results from the connection sequence of the multi-line schematic. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing |
Addition of Potentials and Piping Definitions During external editing it is now possible to export the potentials and / or piping definitions of a project, to edit these externally, and import them again. As is usual in external editing, exporting of these objects is carried out by means of schemes. The new entries "Potential definition" and "Piping definition" are available in the dialog Object type for the creation of the corresponding schemes. During the export of potentials, signals and networks are also output. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Updating the Parts Database If you work with several EPLAN versions (for example when switching to Version 2.8) and have set an "older" parts database in Version 2.8, you will be prompted upon opening parts management to update the parts database. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
New "Length" Column for Assemblies and Modules If you use assemblies and / or modules that contain parts with length specifications (for example cables or hoses), you can now store lengths that are then also output in the reports at the assemblies and / or modules in the parts management. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Filter Criteria for the Parts Pre-filtering Extended with Attributes and Free Properties In the EPLAN platform it is possible to pre-filter the parts of the parts management, of the parts selection and the device selection on the basis of specific properties. The attributes and the free properties are now available as further filter criteria in the criteria selection for the associated settings dialog Settings: Parts pre-filtering. (The menu path to this dialog is: Options > Settings > User > Management > Parts pre-filtering.) |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management |
Number of Free Properties Increased to 1,000 In the Free Properties tab of the parts management, you now have the possibility to enter data for which no input fields are available by default. The number of free properties was increased from 200 to 1,000 for the current version. |
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EPLAN Platform | Plot frame editor |
Graphical Display of the Point of Origin in the Plot Frame Editor When creating and editing a plot frame in the plot frame editor, the point of origin of the plot frame is now indicated by a red circle analog to the outline editor and symbol editor. The position of the point of origin is taken into consideration during zooming, but cannot be moved manually. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
Improved Navigation when Determining the Format When determining the block properties format you are now supported by an improved navigation. In the Format dialog, the identifying name of a target is now displayed in brackets (for example, full DT, full page name, etc.) behind the format elements - if a target was found for a format element. Note that targets can only be found if a block property is defined for a concrete object - meaning, for example, not at the predefinition of block properties at the project or at a symbol. |
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EPLAN Platform | Block properties |
Display Numerical Values as Texts in the Block Properties In the past the block properties could only be displayed for the number or an "X" (for Boolean value = |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control |
New Features in the " Via Revision control, the " |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation |
New Features in the " This version includes extensions also in the Translation utility, the " |
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EPLAN Platform | Help system |
New EPLAN Information Portal For Version 2.8 of the EPLAN platform we make the new EPLAN Information Portal with the current technical information on all EPLAN products available for you on the Internet. The web-based full-text search in the top area of the portal page allows you to search for specific information and to find it quickly. During the search all the EPLAN help systems as well as all the stored technical publications are considered. |
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EPLAN Platform | Help system |
Copying the Internet Address of a Help Page into the Clipboard The help is opened online via an Internet connection. In order to facilitate your communication with other users or our Support the button |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Copying of Manual Saddle Jumpers Can Be Deactivated The settings for a manual saddle jumper are stored at that terminal that represents the jumper start. To this purpose the terminals dispose of the properties Manual saddle jumpers (internal) (ID 20350) and Manual saddle jumpers (external) (ID 20351). |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Improvements in the Dialog "Edit terminal strip" In the Edit terminal strip dialog you can now assign multiple alignable accessory parts to a terminal at the same time. To this purpose you mark the terminal and select the popup menu item Add alignable accessories. Multiple selection of accessory parts is now possible in the tree of the Part selection dialog then opened. All the parts selected there are assigned to the marked terminal. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
Editing Terminal Properties in Tables You can edit the selected terminals in tables via the menu items Edit > In table in the device or terminal strip navigator. To this purpose the following properties are now available in the Functions tab: |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals |
New Terminal Category Thermocouple Terminal A terminal can be characterized more precisely using the Terminal category property that is available in the property dialog of terminals in the Terminal tab. A terminal could be a feed-through terminal, isolating terminal, switching terminal, diode terminal, etc. For this version the Terminal category property has been extended. In the drop-down list of this property the "Thermocouple terminal" entry is now available. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Bus Data Available at all Representation Types In Version 2.7 bus data could only be entered at single-line network / bus cable connection points. At a subsequent modification of the representation type the Bus data tab in the property dialog was hidden and the data entered there is deleted. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Identification of Bus Ports Via the Bus Interface Name and Plug Designation PLC connection points are uniquely identified via the DT of the PLC box, the plug designation and the connection point designation. The identification of the plug designation is, however, not unique in every case for bus ports. Therefore the combination of bus interface name and plug designation is used for the identification of the bus ports. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
New and Changed Menu Items for the Completion of PLC Data New functionalities for the completion of data and bus ports were installed for this version. You find these below the Project data > PLC menu path in the new submenu Complete data. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Harmonization of Field Designations and Properties For this version the designations of entry fields in dialogs and the designations of the associated properties have been harmonized in the PLC area. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
New and Extended Properties for Bus Data In the property dialog of bus ports the new property Ignore missing bus ID (ID 20412) is available (Bus data tab, Properties of the network interface group box). If this property is activated at a bus port, the missing bus ID is ignored during the execution of check run 004037, and no check run message is issued for this bus port. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Displaying Properties of Single-line Bus Ports on PLC Boxes / Devices To display properties of the single-line bus ports on the corresponding PLC box or device, the block properties were extended. For the editing of the format property belonging to a block property the Format dialog now also provides the new format element Network / bus cable connection point (single-line) of the device with the index values 1 to 5. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Display of the Channel in the Assignment List In the Addresses / assignment lists dialog you can use the Configure representation popup menu item to display additional columns. In the new version the channel designation is available as an additional column. This column shows the channel designation of the PLC channel to which the PLC connection point is assigned. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Export and Import of Multilingual Function Texts in the Assignment List In the past assignment lists in EPLAN were always in a single language. The function texts contained in an assignment list could only be exported and imported in a single language respectively. Now it is possible to take multilingual function texts into account when exporting and importing assignment lists. The function texts can be exported and imported in all the displayed languages that have been selected in the translation settings. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Inserting the Display of the Function Definition for Devices If you already know during project planning which PLC parts are to be used, you can insert the PLC cards and connection points directly as a device (menu items: Insert > Device). This way you can place the individual I/O connections, card power supplies, bus ports, etc. comfortably one after another. In this context the function definition is now displayed additionally as a placement aid at the symbol and the plug designation additionally at bus ports. You can use the [N] key to "browse" through the functions. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Selection of the Configuration Project During Importing of PLC Data in the AutomationML Format If the configuration project entered in the import file is not found in the EPLAN project during the import of PLC data in AutomationML format, a new configuration project was created and the PLC data imported into it in the past. Now a selection dialog is displayed in this case, giving you the possibility to decide into which configuration project the PLC data is to be imported. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Checking Missing Parts During Importing of PLC Data in the AutomationML Format During the import of PLC data in the AutomationML format, you have the possibility to check before the import whether the parts used in the import file were found in the parts management. In the process the parts are identified on the basis of the properties PLC type designation or Device description: File name and Device description: Index in file. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Properties for PLC Cards In the past up to four CPU names could be assigned to a PLC card. Now you can assign up to 128 CPU names to a PLC card. Through the assignment of the CPU names you specify which CPUs can read the signals of the PLC card. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Extension of the Racks with Head Stations PLC cards are usually mounted on a rack or adjoined at a head station. Such a rack is configured as a PLC box in EPLAN. A head station is the first PLC card of a station (also "field bus station") and includes the bus ports. Additional PLC cards can both be adjoined next to the head station, placed on the head station or integrated into it. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Select Unplaced PLC Connection Points to Place them Blockwise In the Select unplaced PLC connection points to place them blockwise dialog, select non-placed PLC connection points for re-use (menu path: Project data > PLC > Use connection points blockwise). |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Checking Address Ranges of PLC Cards The new check runs 004106 and 004107 are available to you in the message class 004 "PLC / bus" to check whether addresses are located outside the address range of the PLC card or whether address ranges of multiple PLC cards overlap. If you want to use these check runs, a data length has to be specified at the PLC cards in addition to the start address. The address range is determined from the start address and the data length (this means the number of occupied bits). You enter the data length in the following new properties: |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC |
Additional New Features in the " In the PLC reports, for example the PLC card overview, the number of reportable PLC connection points has been extended from 100 per device to now 300. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Topology |
New Features in the "EPLAN FieldSys" Extension Module You can automatically calculate cable lengths with this extension module. Connections such as cables, wires and tubes are routed in the graphical, possibly properly scaled topology of a machine shop. Reports can be generated on the basis of the topology. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Exchanging Parts for Enclosures with Selection of 3D Macro Variants For an enclosure you can use the popup menu item Exchange parts in the layout space navigator to exchange the part without part placements being deleted that existed in the original enclosure. If the 3D macro stored at the new enclosure part has several macro variants, you can now select one of these variants before carrying out the exchange (for example enclosure with door hinge right or left). |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Display of Mounting Aids in the Layout Space Navigator The mounting aids existing for the respective item are now displayed for mounting panels, logic items etc. below the new hierarchy level "Mounting aids" (Icon |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
New Hierarchy Level for Locked Areas in the Layout Space Navigator The restricted drilling areas and restricted placing areas existing on a mounting surface are now displayed to you in the tree view of the layout space navigator below a new, shared "locked areas" hierarchy level. For this hierarchy level the known icon for restricted drilling areas and restricted placing areas is used (shown |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Generating Alternative Cut-outs for Cut-outs on Restricted Drilling Areas If a corresponding drilling pattern is stored at the part, cut-outs are generated on the mounting panel while placing length variable items (mounting rails, wire ducts. etc.). If one of those cut-outs is completely or partly on a restricted drilling area due to the settings in the drilling pattern, an alternative cut-out is now generated outside the restricted drilling area. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Migrating Rittal TS8 Parts to Rittal VX25 Parts The Migrate part functionality is a conversion aid to migrate part placements in existing EPLAN Pro Panel projects from the Rittal baying system TS8 with the Rittal baying system VX25. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Determining Incorrect Part Placement If you perform the Exchange parts or Migrate part functionalities for an enclosure, it can happen that a mounting surface which existed in the previous enclosure no longer exists in the exchanged or migrated enclosure after the action. Thus part placements, which were originally placed on this mounting surface, are subsequently not placed anymore. These objects are displayed in the layout space navigator under the hierarchy level "Incorrectly placed". |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout |
Exchanging a Mounting Surface The Exchange mounting surface functionality allows the assigning of complex equipments to a different mounting surface. The equipment of the mounting surface can be exchanged on one item or between multiple items. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Device logic |
Mounting Lines for Non Length-Variable Items In order to place 3D objects on non length-variable items (for example C horizontal rails) similarly to placing on mounting rails, mounting lines are now available as new mounting aids. Mounting lines have a definable alignment that you can apply from any surface. This means that mounting lines can also be used to place 3D objects on sloping surfaces and in non-orthogonal mounting positions. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Routing Connections in a Wiring System Apart from wire ducts or free routing paths, connections can also be routed in a wiring system. To this purpose requirements were created in the software and a recommended working method was defined. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Display of the Routing Path Network Tracking The new menu item Routing path network tracking is now available in order to check whether a gap-free routing path network is available for the routing of connections in the layout space. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Limit for Connections at the Automatic Optimization of Nets The nets existing in a layout space and the connections routed in it can be optimized automatically. In the case of large nets with many connections the optimization can take some time. To limit the time required you can apply the optimization exclusively to nets that do not contain more than a specified number of connections. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Improved Behavior for Protected Routing Connections In the property dialog of connections you can use the Protected routing (ID 31113) property to specify for a routing connection that this connection may not be rerouted and overwritten. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Routing connections |
Exporting Bundle Numbers from Daisy Chains to EPLAN Smart Wiring During the bundling of connections, you can set that daisy chains are to be bundled with preference in the Bundle routing connections dialog. Through this setting all connections that are part of a daisy chain receive the same bundle number and are sorted together in the preview of results. This is possible in projects with ISO or NFPA standard. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Master data for EPLAN Pro Panel |
Guide Rail with Alignment in the Outline Editor The new logic element "Guide rail with alignment" is now available for the outlines of length-variable items in the outline editor for extrusions. At this guide rail you can specify the direction in which the items are to be placed on the rail. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Reports |
Output of Connection Point Properties in a Connection List When outputting a connection list for routing connections you can now also output the following connection point properties: |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views |
Do Not Automatically Rotate Texts from Layout Space The new property Model view: Do not automatically rotate texts from layout space (ID 36525) is available in the property table in the View tab of the Model view dialog. If the check box of this property is activated, the automatic rotation of texts of a property arrangement is prevented when the model view was rotated. For example, this can be useful in order to use a horizontally rotated model view as a vertical manufacturing basis. In such a case the texts remain aligned as in the layout space and become thereby easier to read. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex |
New and Changed Settings for NC Export In both NC exports for Rittal Perforex you now have the possibility to specify default settings for the file names and subdirectories. To this purpose the two settings Generate file names and Generate subdirectories have been added to the respective General tab in the dialogs Settings: Export Rittal - Perforex BC / Secarex and Settings: Export Rittal - Perforex LC / Secarex. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex |
Configuring Perforex Field Designations with EPLAN Properties The settings dialogs of the two NC exports for Rittal-Perforex BC / LC were extended by the new Field identifier tab. This tab makes it possible to individually configure field designations for the export to Perforex machine software. (A possible menu path for the settings dialogs is: Options > Settings > Company > Machining > Export Rittal - Perforex <BC / LC> / Secarex.) |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data for Rittal C8+ cutting machines |
Exporting Manufacturing Data for Rittal C8+ Length-cutting Machines Through an extension of the master data for EPLAN Pro Panel Professional it is possible as of Version 2.8 to export manufacturing data for Rittal semi-automated machines of the type C8+ for cutting to length. The functionality for generating reports and for outputting labeling is used to this purpose. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Komax |
New Features in the " This extension module enables the output of manufacturing data for wire fabrication machines by the manufacturer Komax. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Other new features for EPLAN Pro Panel |
New Format Element in the Block Properties for 3D Part Placements When determining the format for block properties the new format element "Superior 3D part placement" is now available in the Format dialog. This format element enables accessing the properties of a 3D part placement superior in the layout space navigator (via the button |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Other new features for EPLAN Pro Panel |
Display of Mechanical Devices in the Device Tag List after PDF Export After a PDF export of pages with model views the mechanical devices are now also listed in the device tag list of the output PDF file. Prerequisite for this is that a model view may not use an isometric viewpoint. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Other new features for EPLAN Pro Panel |
PRC Data Format for the PDF Export of 3D Models The standardized PRC data format is now used for the PDF export of 3D models. In accordance with the standard ISO 14739-1:2014 the PRC data format is specified as industry standard. The usage of this data format leads to the following improvements: |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Configuration of segment definitions |
Extended Numbering via the Configuration of the Segment Definitions In the past you could only specify differing numbering settings than for the other segments for PCT loops in pre-planning. You can now specify different settings for numbering for the individual segment definitions. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Graphical pre-planning |
Placing segments graphically multiple times In the graphical pre-planning every segment could only be placed once on the pre-planning pages in the past. In the new version it is now possible to place a segment from the pre-planning navigator multiple times. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Graphical pre-planning |
Cross-references in the Pre-planning Cross-references can now be shown at the segments of the pre-planning pages, if corresponding "Counterpieces" exist, which are either placed in the detailed planning (P&I diagram, multi-line schematic) or the pre-planning pages. The following is possible for example: |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the pre-planning |
Import Of Filtered Excel Lists For Pre-Planning When creating the pre-planning you can import lists with pre-planning data that were created in external applications. This import is effected via the menu item Project data > Pre-planning > Import. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the pre-planning |
Display and Editing of PLC Data The PLC properties of the PLC inputs and outputs pre-defined at the planning objects can now also be displayed and edited in the list of the pre-planning navigator. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
Improvements in the Generation of Schematics So far a planning object with assigned macro could be dragged multiple times into the page navigator. This resulted in duplicate pages. However, the schematic for a planning object may only exist once. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
Using Existing PLC Connection Points via Symbolic Addresses when Generating Schematics During the generation of schematics via planning objects with assigned macros, not only assigned functions are now considered for the 'Use existing' function, but also linked PLC connection points from PLC overview pages. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning |
Update of the Detailed Planning Expanded by "Synchronize parts" Since Version 2.7 a common dialog Update detailed planning exists for the different functionalities to update detailed planning. This is opened via the popup menu of same name from the pre-planning navigator. In order to achieve harmonization this dialog has now been supplemented by the functionality for synchronizing the pre-planning parts with the detailed planning. A new Synchronize parts check box is now provided to this purpose in the dialog. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | PCT loops |
Simplified Display of Data of Superordinate PCT Loops The new source object "PCT loop" is now available in the Display tab for the property arrangement of these segments / functions in the dialog Property selection to have the data of superordinate PCT loops displayed in the graphical editor for placed segments or for placed connected functions. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | P&I diagrams |
New Layers for Connections in the P&I Diagram For the representation of connections in the P&I diagram in accordance with the standard EN 1861 four new layers are available in the layer management below the node Symbol graphic > Connection symbols > Autoconnecting > P&ID > EN1861. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning |
Pipe Class as Filter for Connections when Selecting Devices The settings for the device selection have been extended for this version by the Pipe class check box in the Connection tab. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning |
Taking into Account the Current Page in Embedded Reports for Pipings When reporting pipings in the P&I diagram it is now possible that the following embedded reports relevant to the page are output: |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment templates |
Changing the Value Sets of Placeholder Objects from Segment Templates In the past you could not make changes to the value sets of placeholder objects at the planning objects, if the corresponding macro with the placeholder objects originated from the assigned segment template. In this case the Macro tab of the planning object was grayed out and could not be changed. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Checking the pre-planning |
Check Runs Consider the Selection in the Pre-planning Navigator The segments from the pre-planning were in the past only considered by the check runs from the message classes 028 and 029, if the check runs were applied on the entire project. With the new version the made selection is now also considered in the pre-planning navigator, and only the marked segments are checked. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Building automation |
Output of Function Lists in BACnet-compliant Representation The function lists for the building automation can now also be output in BACnet-compliant representation according to the standards VDI 3814 and EN ISO 16484-5. In this form of representation the PCT loop functions not only describe the measuring and user functions but also the software functions of PCT loops. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Other new features for EPLAN Preplanning |
Identification "Automatically generated" also for the Pre-planning Automatically generated pages and segments from the pre-planning now also contain the identification "Automatically generated". |
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EPLAN Fluid |
New Page Type "Function overview (fluid power)" You can now create special overview pages in EPLAN Fluid for the simplified representation of complex fluid power functions. To do so, you can use the new "Function overview (fluid power)" page type. |
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EPLAN Fluid | Graphical editor |
Distributing Fluid Power Symbol Macros Evenly Even distribution horizontally or vertically now also functions for marked fluid power symbol macros that were inserted several times on a fluid power schematic page. |
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EPLAN API |
New Features in the " A uniform, and particularly high-performance, programming interface (API, Application Programming Interface) is available for EPLAN platform products. This extension module – the |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
Master Data: Symbols This section provides information about the new symbols which are available to you as of Version 2.8 in the master data. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
Master Data: Plot Frames and Forms The following three NFPA compatible plot frames were created: |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data |
Master Data: Schemes for Messages and Check Runs As of Version 2.8 all check schemes provided by EPLAN in the master data have been updated. In the process the schemes were extended with the new checks runs and meaningful settings (category, type of check, etc.) were made in the different schemes. |
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EPLAN Platform | Setup | The evaluation of blanks that are attached to paths / customer codes has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Setup | The measuring unit "Inch" missing in the Setup Manager has been added. |
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EPLAN Platform | Licensing | The selection dialog for the language licenses was not displayed for EPLAN Electric P8. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface | The subsequent configuration of toolbars has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | User interface | The display in the dialog "Select path variable" has been optimized and now lists only those path variables that really are available in the current situation. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project management | The action "Rename project" lead to a faulty project when a document was open. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project management | After the reorganization of a project the text "Model view not up to date" was still shown despite an update. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project management | If a project was write-protected there was no way to access the parts database. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project management | The moving of the handle in macro projects has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Project management | During a change at the project the date of the elk file was not adapted. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page management | During the copying of pages a structure change at unplaced elements was not applied. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page management | Spare items were not correctly assigned during the copying of pages. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page management | Newly created pages did not receive a "Revision index (change tracking)". |
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EPLAN Platform | Page management | When generating a new page the write-protected properties of the currently selected page were applied as the pre-setting. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page management | There was no difference between the operator ">=" and the operator ">" for the page filter. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page management | During the insertion of a page macro invalid location designations arose (error in the dialog "Adapt structure"). |
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EPLAN Platform | Page management | The "Counter page number" page property did not consider the "Also use representation sequence for page outputs" setting. |
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EPLAN Platform | Page management | During the generation of a new page with the shortcut key [Alt] + [B] a newly stored page description was not applied. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | If the alignment box was activated during the usage of multi language texts, an empty line was inserted. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | Protected blanks in texts were ignored. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | In the write-protected projects the function texts were not displayed in the graphical editor. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | The differing line spacing when the font was changed in the company settings has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | The error during the display of leader lines in the graphical editor has been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | The problem during the moving of blocks with activated object snap has been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | The property arrangement of the part placement of a device inserted in a 2D mounting layout navigator has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | The problem with the display of page descriptions with special characters such as "ä" under Windows 10 has been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Graphical editor | Texts which had more than one line break at the beginning were deleted. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | The export of cable data with non-assigned image files in the EDZ format has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | Under certain conditions (import of a filter scheme and restart of EPLAN Electric P8) a filter was not reported and a system message displayed instead. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | In the tree view the "Technical characteristics" property was missing in the property selection. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | If the "Labeling type" field on the "Function templates" tab has been filled with more than 20 characters, the function templates are no longer deleted, but rather the text truncated to the maximum permissible length. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | The superfluous part properties for mounting rails and cable ducts have been removed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | The setting "Break up assembly" now has no influence on the placement of individual components of the assembly. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | When exchanging parts data via XML, properties were displayed that were invalid for the current part. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | The behavior of the "Adjust column width" popup menu item has been improved on the "Function templates" tab. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | It was not possible to filter for the SQL modification date in the parts management. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | Parts imported from the Data Portal were not displayed in the parts management. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | The applying of the property "Technical characteristics" from the parts management has been optimized for devices. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | The part allocation when inserting a module with multiple DTs has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | In some cases the change of a description text when changing from a drilling pattern to a part was not saved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | The line breaks for connection point designations of assemblies were not displayed. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | Jumping to a specific part by using the keyboard has been improved in the "List" tab. |
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EPLAN Platform | Parts management | During the export of accessory lists in CSV format the attributes are now also exported. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part master data navigator | During the full-text search in the part master data navigator the tree was not opened up to the first matching part - other than in the parts management. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part master data navigator | When placing a part from the part master data navigator the symbol from the (displayed) graphical preview was used. |
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EPLAN Platform | Part selection | During the usage of a user-friendly tree configuration in the parts management an existing part in the part selection was not selected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device concept | When devices with bus ports were copied the templates were not overlapped. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device concept | For module parts whose number of units is greater than 1 the correct number of units is now transferred to the main function. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device concept | The change of the connection point logic via the popup menu has been optimized for the interconnection of devices. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device concept | The insertion of a hybrid cable as a device has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device concept | The behavior for the symbol exchange by means of the "Insert device" functionality has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device navigator | The display of describing and identifying structure identifiers in the device navigator has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device navigator | In the device navigator the popup menu did not expand or only after a long time. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device navigator | The display of device connection points in the device navigator has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Device navigator | The designation of busbar connection points during the placement from the device navigator has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | The properties of bus ports were missing in the report filters for PLC diagrams. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | The cable overview was generated, but could not be updated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | The output of imported routing connections has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | For parts with multiple devices the "Go to (graphic)" functionality in the device tag list has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | The sorting originating from a report template is now evaluated correctly when generating a summarized parts list. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | The project setting "Number of pages / Page name per property" has been optimized with regard to the evaluation of the "#" character. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | While generating a table of contents for a project, frozen pages were generated when the page sorting for higher-level functions was set to "Complete". |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | The output of cable-connection diagrams has been improved with regard to the usage of a next form. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | The undesired output of part descriptions of the terminal accessories has been improved in the terminal line-up diagram. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | The generation of the summarized parts list has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | The sorting during the generation of an embedded summarized parts list has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Reports | The faulty data display in the next forms of terminal-connection diagrams has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | When placing macros from templates the visible DT was adapted only at the first item in the case of macros that contained several items of a device. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | Part references were not displayed in a window macro. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | Textual properties at the macro box could not be entered and / or translated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | The display of the dialog "Adapt structure" when inserting a page macro has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | EPLAN did not display the last assigned value sets and variables for a placeholder object. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | When moving macro boxes the handle was not moved at the same time. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | During the simultaneous generation of the representation types "Multi-line" and "Overview" the correct main function is now set. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | During the PLC generation via the menu item "Generate schematic" a path macro was placed outside the plot frame. |
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EPLAN Platform | Macros | During the placement of some macros the individual components were placed "apart from each other". |
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EPLAN Platform | Compressing the project | Reporting of the "Remove project data > Remove element groups" setting has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Compressing the project | The setting "Remove project data > Remove PLC structure data at PLC auxiliary functions" did not consider any no part placements. |
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EPLAN Platform | Compressing the project | Reporting of the setting "Remove project data > Unused layers" has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Compressing the project | When compressing unused property arrangements used property arrangements were also deleted. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings | The import of the user settings has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings | An e-mail address modified under "Settings > User > Display > User code / address" was not applied. |
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EPLAN Platform | Settings | A date format specified in the project settings is now also used for the block properties. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | The PDF export with the page type "External document" has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | During the export of a PDF file graphical elements were missing. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | The error during the export of a project that contains layout spaces has been eliminated for computers with 32 GB memory. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | The filtering according to trades has been optimized for the PDF export. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | The PDF export with the font "Wingdings2" failed. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | Under certain conditions a complete project including layout spaces was not exported to PDF. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | The PDF export was canceled when the length of a string was exceeded. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | The PDF export failed at the selection of a specific font. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | During the PDF export the settings for the output language were not considered. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | In a generated PDF file Asian characters could not be marked or copied. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | The PDF export of layout spaces has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | The export of a single page with the setting "Use zoom" has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | PDF export | A watermark specified in the revision control was ignored during the PDF export. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator | The functionality "List with preselection" has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Bill of materials navigator | The "Exchange part" action did not function correctly for connections since the data was only written at the connection, but not at the connection definition points. |
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EPLAN Platform | Subprojects | When filing off subprojects not all descriptions of the structure identifiers from the source project were applied. |
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EPLAN Platform | Symbol selection | The symbol selection during the device selection has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Data exchange with Harness | When exporting from EPLAN Electric P8 only the property "Plug DT" and not the property "Plug DT (automatic)" was exported. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages | The check run "P007004: Duplicate connection point designation: <x>" did not show any messages when it was applied to the entire project. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages | The check run "P022027: Text is too small" could not be set to "Completed". |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages | The "P026020: The function definition of the part placement does not suit the part" check run did not check the function templates of parts variants. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages | The report of the check run "P001028: Distributed terminals have different function definitions" has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages | The check runs "P005023: Connection definition point is not located on a connection" and "P005024: Connection definition point without properties" were output for report pages. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages | The message "P501026: The bus port entered in the function templates of the part was not found in the macro <x>" was not conclusive and has been replaced by a new message text. |
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EPLAN Platform | Messages | The result for the check run "P026045: Routing connection does not end graphically at the targets" has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | System messages | The display of nested system messages has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation | For word-for-word translations the setting "Line breaks: Text-based" has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Translation | The performance problems occurring during translation via the "Utilities" menu item have been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface | The DXF export was canceled because of faulty graphic elements. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface | During a DXF import the line thickness is now adapted. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface | During the DXF export revision markers were not exported. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface | Texts were scaled incorrectly during the DXF import. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface | After the import of DXF data the connection point designations and texts were shifted in the graphical editor. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface | The structure identifiers were not exported as block attributes. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface | During the DXF export a grouping from EPLAN was not taken into consideration and only single elements were displayed in AutoCAD. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface | A DXF block could no longer be moved via drag & drop after a rotation. |
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EPLAN Platform | DXF / DWG interface | The display of the content of an imported DXF file has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D Panel layout navigator | The placing of macros has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D Panel layout navigator | The display of macros with different macro variants in the graphical preview has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | 2D Panel layout navigator | Under certain conditions the graphic was set down vertically when placing from the 2D panel layout navigator. |
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EPLAN Platform | Numbering | Separately drawn plugs were numbered differently during the offline numbering. |
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EPLAN Platform | Numbering | During offline numbering mechanical devices were numbered with "?". |
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EPLAN Platform | Cross-references | The behavior of the property "Cross-reference (only main functions)" (ID 20306) has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cross-references | The behavior of the setting "Only show first cross-reference of each representation type" has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Cross-references | The performance during the installation of contact images for large devices has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data | The macro "Hose_V27.ems" led to an error during routing in the layout space. |
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EPLAN Platform | Master data | The synchronization of the master data has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | After the installation of Hotfix 2 the program was closed during the output of labeling. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | During the output of terminals in the layout space by using the menu items "Utilities > Manufacturing data > Export / Labeling" the current selection in the layout space navigator is now taken into consideration. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | When exporting the labeling a local alternative file path was applied to the scheme. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | During the output of parts on pre-planning pages by using the menu items "Utilities > Manufacturing data > Export / Labeling" the current selection in the pre-planning navigator is now taken into consideration. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | The performance problem occurring during the export of the connection list by using the menu item "Export / Labeling" has been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | The export of the labeling from a project that contains only one page has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | The selection of project properties for the header of a labeling has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | The labeling output could not be sorted according to bundles. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | The display of the preview of block properties has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Platform | Labeling | The report of the "$(PROJEKTNAME)" in the "Target file" field of the "Export manufacturing data / Output labeling" dialog has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Finding | The result during the search for strings in shields has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Actions | The "RegisterCustomPropertyEditor" action was optimized for a multiple selection. |
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EPLAN Platform | Plot frame editor | The sequence for the alphanumeric numbering in the plot frame has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Properties | All properties that belonged to the document type were empty for connections and functions. |
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EPLAN Platform | External editing | The output of a complete project to MS Excel has been improved for external editing. |
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EPLAN Platform | Change of standard | The change of standard has been improved. |
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EPLAN Platform | Revision control | The change tracking did not function in combination with the project options. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Cable | During the automatic cable selection and at a deactivated setting "Display even if only one part matches" the function property "Cable type" (ID 20040) and not the part property "Cable type" (ID 22030) was searched. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals / plugs | The numbering of terminals / plugs with the setting "Terminals with alphabetical characters" = "Do not modify" has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals / plugs | The placing of terminals / plugs with macros stored at the part has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals | During the insertion of devices the connection point logic for terminals with a variable number of connection points that were placed as distributed terminals was lost. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals | When generating new terminals (devices) in the terminal navigator these were numbered incorrectly. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals | At the connection point-specific output of terminal diagrams the output of direct connection points has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals | The optimization of distributed terminals has been improved. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Terminals | The report of the property "Routing direction" at terminals has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Plug navigator | The object "Device" in the "Configure representation" dialog of the plug navigator has been extended. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC | The PLC properties at the part placements could not be removed. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | PLC | The search for the symbolic address via associated distributed terminals (setting "Connect associated distributed terminals automatically" is activated) has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Connections | The updating of connections has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Device | Objects with the representation type "Graphic" received a visible DT. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Device | Newly generated property arrangements were displayed without contents. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Device | The determination of the block properties of non-logical functions has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Electric P8 | Device | In case of nested devices some navigators showed partially wrong data in the tree. |
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EPLAN View | Page management | In EPLAN View the popup menu item "Detailed selection" in page navigator was missing. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | Reporting of the property "Model view: Selection scheme" has been improved for the usage of multiple mounting panels. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | When freezing model views the property texts were lost. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | Automatic dimensioning could not be created in model views. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | The numbering for the copying of model views has been improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | The property arrangement changed in a model view for an item was undone during the update of the model view. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | When using the "Shading" style, the "Model view: Apply viewpoint to mounting surface" setting had no influence on the alignment of texts. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | The updating of model views has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | The creation of dimensions in frozen model views has been improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | The display of model views has been improved with regard to the centering and scale. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Model views | The interaction of model views and project options has been improved with regard to scale settings. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Automatic interpretation | The positions of mounting points lying too far apart at the source and target cabinets have been corrected for the "Automatic interpretation" functionality. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Automatic interpretation | The display behavior of the "Automatic interpretation" functionality has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout navigator | The icons at deleted placements in the 3D mounting layout navigator have been improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout navigator | The usage of filters in the 3D mounting layout navigator has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout navigator | The multiple placement with offset from the 3D mounting layout navigator has been improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout navigator | The display differing for some filter settings in the tree / list of the 3D mounting layout navigator has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout navigator | The updating of part placements for which no graphical macro is available has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | STEP format | The import of STEP files has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | STEP format | The export of STEP files with activated check box "Only external representation of the enclosure" has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | The performance when routing connections because of a collision check has been improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | The routing of connections on routing paths has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | The error that routing was only possible after the position of the item had been adapted has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | Routing connections with the functionality "Entry point into routing path network" have been improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | If connections were routed freely, the display of the layout space was defective subsequently. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | Connections which lead to external devices generated system messages during the routing. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | If the "Route connection" option at the source of a connection was not activated during the definition of the entry into the routing path network, no routing was carried out for a cable connection. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Connections | The faulty route (gap) has been improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Mounting panels | If there was no mounting panel in an enclosure the mounting surface was interpreted as a mounting panel and the routing did not function correctly. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Mounting panels | The updating of part placements has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Mounting panels | If a mounting panel was assigned as an accessory to an enclosure, it was not inserted in the enclosure hierarchy during manual placement. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Mounting panels | Drill holes were not generated for all mounting panels. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex | During the Perforex manufacturing data export, the drilling patterns are now broken down and the drill holes exported individually. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex | During the Perforex export an incorrect number was indicated in the overview of the exported cut-outs. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex | The path variable "$(PROJECTNAME)" has been corrected for the Perforex export. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Manufacturing data Rittal - Perforex / Secarex | When exporting a single layout space to Perforex BC the setting of the check box "Apply to entire project" was activated. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Messages | The output of the message "P026025: The part placement does not lie on the mounting rail" has been corrected for macros without individual handle. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Messages | The "P007028: The module ID '<x>' is missing at the auxiliary function" check run has been optimized with regard to the Module ID if one of the comparison functions is a part placement. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Messages | The tube connection from a tube conduit accidentally generated the "P026073: Routing connection without part number, color / number and/or cross-section / diameter" message during routing. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout | Cable clamp rails from the Data Portal could not be inserted as device. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Placing of parts | When placing multiple parts the assigned "Clip-on height" property was ignored. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Accessory placement | During the automatic accessory placement the display setting was not applied correctly from the macro. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Automatic optimization of networks | The performance for the automatic optimization of networks has been improved. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Layers | If the layer "EPLAN651 Graphic.Unfold" in the layer management was set to "Invisible", not only the frame but the copper unfold became invisible as well. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Milling | For milling only one milling cutter could be set to "active" in the export scheme. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Wire fabrication | The problem occurring during the output of a general wires parts list via a script has been eliminated. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Drilling patterns | The error while creating drilling patterns from a drilling pattern frame has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | Layout space navigator | The popup menu items "Show" and "Hide" of the layout space navigator now also function in completed projects for all sections and components of the layout space. |
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EPLAN Pro Panel | 3D mounting layout | When an item is moved in the layout space, all the objects assigned to the item are now moved together. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning | During the update of the detailed planning in the pre-planning navigator the dash in front of the DT has been removed. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Creation of the detail planning | When using the "Update detailed planning" functionality the structure identifiers at structure segments were not correctly updated. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Planning objects | The updating of variables in planning objects has been improved. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Planning objects | If the sequence of the variables in a placeholder object in the macro was changed, the values at the planning object remained in the same sequence. Therefore the assignment: "Variable to value" was no longer correct. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Planning objects | The error during block editing of PLC data at pre-planning objects has been corrected. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Planning objects | The revision properties are now also set at planning objects. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Planning objects | The sorting of the block properties defined at the planning objects has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment definitions | User-defined icons / symbols stored in segment definitions were lost during the export. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment definitions | The import of segment definitions has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pre-planning navigator | The functionality of the filter in the pre-planning navigator has been optimized. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | PCT loops | The property "Symbolic address (single component)" (ID 44053) of a PCT loop was not incremented. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Segment templates | It was possible to change segment templates with parts and function templates at the planning object, the changed function templates were not shown though. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Synchronization of parts | When synchronizing the parts data with the pre-planning not all data was considered. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Pipings in the pre-planning | Piping routes that are distributed across several pages are now displayed correctly. |
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EPLAN Preplanning | Settings | If the "Place several macros on one page" setting was activated, the placeholder object which accessed the page description was ignored. |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) | If methods of the "MDTranslationDatabase" class were used without a database being open, an incomprehensible error message was shown. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) | The "GetProjectDataCompatibility" method did not work when a project was opened in multi-user operation. |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) | The "\" at the end of a path specification in the "strRestorePath" parameter of the "Project" method lead to an error. |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) | Reporting of the properties "StartVertex" and "EndVertex" of the "RoutingSegment" class has been improved. |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) | Reporting of the "OptionFragment" class on pages that contain dynamic forms has been improved. |
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EPLAN API | "API Reports Modification Interface" | The "API Reports Modification Interface" did not function for reports of the type "Conduit / line plan". |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) | The "Renumber" action did not work correctly with regard to the parameter "PROJECTNAME" if the project was not yet open. |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) | The "UndoStep" class did not function correctly in connection with some methods of the "ProjectManager" class. |
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EPLAN API | Functions (API) | In the case of projects with defined working sections or subprojects the "Function.SubFunctions" function worked very slowly. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) | The "UniversalPropertyList.CopyTo" method failed. |
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EPLAN API | Actions (API) | The "Overwrite" parameter of the "XEsUserPropertiesImportAction" action did not function. |
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EPLAN API | Classes (API) | Generating a macro box with the "Create" method made it necessary to lock an entire project. |
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EPLAN API | Methods (API) | The "CopyTo" method for placements has been improved with regard to the layers used for display properties. |
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