EPLAN Pro Panel, Version 2.8

August 28, 2018

Manufacturers change their products – and you: You change your project. It can be laborious when working on a control cabinet, but Pro Panel Version 2.8 simplifies the process. In the layout navigator, you can exchange parts without deleting the existing part placement from the original control cabinet. 

And it’s not a problem if the new cabinet part has several macro variants: You simply select one of the variants before the exchange (e.g., control cabinet with door hinges on the right or left). After part selection, the “select macro variant” dialogue opens automatically. 

Different types of constructions for a control cabinet can be saved as variants of a 3D macro in the master data and, if needed, exchanged in a positioned control cabinet via a part swap. It’s very easy!

High-quality 3D mounting layout

  • Optimum dimensioning and perfect utilization of space
  • Intelligent designing aids for greater planning reliability
  • Consideration of manufacturer specifications for minimum distances
  • Integrated mounting aids and online collision check
  • System know-how included – accessories management for placing system components.
  • Virtual enclosure wiring including conductor and cable length determination

Perfect manufacturing integration

  • Early availability of precise manufacturing documents
  • Creation of 1:1 drilling templates for manual manufacturing of mounting panels and housing parts
  • Coupling of NC processing machines
  • Output of wire lists for manual pre-assembling of conductors
  • Coupling of fully automatic machines and systems for pre-assembling of conductors
  • Provision of wire lists as documentation for mounting
  • Precisely-fitting components for more efficiency in mounting

Continuity in the process chain and workflows

  • Importing of device data and connection information from external systems
  • Consistent interdisciplinary update service
  • Optimized communication through high-quality documentation “as built”
  • Importing and further use of EPLAN Cabinet data

Deep integration into the EPLAN Platform

  • Uniform look-&-feel for rapid familiarization and scalability of resources
  • Comprehensive support of the EPLAN basic technologies
  • Complete support of the EPLAN add-on modules
  • EPLAN Data Portal interconnection for online access to manufacturer data
  • Rittal Therm coupling via EPLAN Data Portal
  • API support for perfect customizing

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