Dialog call:Utilities > Parts > Management. You have marked a part in the tree or list.
In this tab, you can enter technical information which is independent of the part type and product group selected (component, cable, etc.). This data can be specified once per part.
Overview of the main dialog elements:
Enter the appropriate values here. For instance, for contactor coils there is the option of transferring the coil voltage and the switching capacity into the technical characteristics.
If a value is entered for this property in the Function templates tab of the parts management, this value is displayed here and is also transferred at the part selection. In this case the field cannot be edited. If several function templates exist, the value of the first "main template" is displayed here. The main template is the first function template in the Function templates tab of the parts management whose function definition is set to "Main function".
The group number is used to differentiate between individual parts groups.
Part groups are used to group parts of the same type; for instance, you can define a grouping into power or auxiliary contacts with different numbers of NO and NC contacts. Or you can group together heat- or vibration-sensitive items. Simply mark the parts to be grouped and enter a maximum of 10 characters in the field.
For instance, for heat-sensitive items you can define the part group "HS" and for vibration-sensitive items the part group "VIB".
This field is for informational purposes and can be used, for instance, for filtering during part selection. Entry is limited to 30 characters.
You have inserted an emergency stop switch into the schematic. For selection, it can be grouped as follows:
Function group: Switch
Part group: Pushbutton
Symbols can be combined in numerous variants and switching states into macros, greatly accelerating schematic work. Outline drawings that were created in the outline editor as outlines of the "outline extrusion" type can be used for placement.
Assignment to a macro is especially important for modules; if no macro is assigned to a module when it is saved, a message is displayed informing you of this.
You can use the Insert path variable popup menu item to branch to the dialog Select path variable where you can select one of the available path variables.
Note:
For the sake of optimal performance in your work with the EPLAN platform, you should save 2D and 3D data not in a single macro file, but only in separate macro files. This way you can ensure that 2D users do not necessarily have to access the extensive 3D data volume.
We recommend that you store the macro file with the 3D data and the "3D mounting layout" representation type in parts management on the Mounting data tab in the Graphical macro field. The macro file with the 2D data and the other representation types (Multi-line, Overview, etc.) should be entered, as before, in the Technical data tab of parts management in the Macro field. The files could be distinguished, for example, on the basis of name extensions (e.g., 3D macro ABC.12345_3D.ema and the corresponding 2D macro ABC.12345_2D.ema).
In all actions in the 3D environment for which a part macro is used (e.g., Insert devices), it is the "graphical part macro" that is checked first. If on the Mounting data tab a graphical macro has been entered for the part, and if it contains the desired "3D mounting layout" representation type, this macro will be used. If not, the "technical part macro" defined on the Technical data tab will be used.
Tip:
If you add a part with this type of stored macro or an outline drawing to the device list, the part can also be placed in the schematic using Drag & Drop.
The popup menu provides - depending on the field type (date, integer, multilingual, etc.) - the following menu items:
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