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Usage of the eCl@ss standard is subject to license and requires registration and ordering in the DownloadPortal: http://www.eclassdownload.com 2 Performance Description Contents: EPLAN Preplanning Version 2.5 Status: 09/2015 Table of Contents Introduction ······································································ 7 We Develop Solutions for More Efficiency ············································ 7 EPLAN Platform – Your Key to Success ·············································· 8 Basic Engineering with EPLAN Preplanning ······································· 11 Use ···························································································· 12 EPLAN Pre-Planning ························································ 13 Look & Feel ················································································· 13 Workflow & Integration ··································································· 14 Project Settings ············································································ 15 Structure Settings and Planning Objects ············································ 15 Editing in a Table ·········································································· 16 Editing Data Externally ··································································· 17 Engineering Aids··········································································· 17 Copy Functions ············································································ 18 Multi-user ···················································································· 18 Projects ·········································································· 19 Creating Projects ·········································································· 19 Project Master Data ······································································· 19 Pre-planning Navigator ·································································· 20 Edit PCT loops ············································································· 20 Schematic Macro ·········································································· 20 Pages ························································································· 21 External Documents ······································································ 21 Editing Devices ······························································· 22 Hook-ups ···················································································· 22 Calculation ·················································································· 23 The described functionalities are only available for certain module packages. 3 Performance Description Contents: EPLAN Preplanning Version 2.5 Status: 09/2015 General Calculations ····································································· 23 Graphical Editor ······························································ 24 Editing a Graphic ·········································································· 24 Dimensioning ··············································································· 25 Layer Management ······································································· 25 Forms and Reports ·························································· 26 Graphical Lists ············································································· 26 Form Editor ·················································································· 26 Extension Modules ·························································· 27 EPLAN Project Management ··························································· 27 EPLAN Revision Management ························································· 27 EPLAN Multi Language Translation ·················································· 28 EPLAN User Rights Management ···················································· 28 Interfaces ······································································· 30 Data export ·················································································· 30 Importing from Excel ······································································ 30 DXF / DWG Drawing Import and Export ············································· 30 EPLAN API Extension ···································································· 31 EPLAN Preplanning P&ID ················································· 32 Hardware Requirements ··················································· 33 Workstation ················································································· 33 Recommended workstation configuration ··········································· 33 Network ······················································································ 33 Multi-user ···················································································· 34 Software Approvals ························································· 34 Operating systems ········································································ 34 Microsoft products ········································································· 35 SQL Server (64-Bit) ······································································· 35 The described functionalities are only available for certain module packages. 4 Performance Description Contents: EPLAN Preplanning Version 2.5 Status: 09/2015 Autodesk Products (64-Bit) ····························································· 35 PDF Redlining ·············································································· 36 PLC Systems (PLC & Bus Extension) ··············································· 36 EPLAN Pre-Planning Functional Overview ·························· 37 Licensing Overview ························································· 39 The described functionalities are only available for certain module packages. 5 Performance Description Contents: EPLAN Preplanning Version 2.5 Status: 09/2015 The described functionalities are only available for certain module packages. 6 Performance Description Contents: EPLAN Preplanning Version 2.5 Status: 09/2015 Introduction EPLAN Software & Service develops CAE solutions and advises companies in the optimization of their engineering processes. Customers profit from increas- es in efficiency in the production creation process through standardized proce- dures, automated processes and consistent workflows. EPLAN supplies customized concepts for system introduction, setup as well as made-to-measure integration into the IT / PLM system landscape – on the basis of standard engineering solutions. The service portfolio furthermore encompasses customizing, consulting and training.