M-Print® PRO eCAD

CAE-Interface as AddOn in Eplan Electric P8

Short Guide

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Overview

• Installation

• Start up and configuration

• Preparation in Eplan Electric P8

• Parts Management: Component – Marker - Connection

• Window- / Symbolmacro creation

• Project generating

• Labeling scheme creation

• Preparation in M-Print® PRO

• Sample import

• Creation of import script files

• Execution of M-Print® PRO eCAD • Exporting printing data

• Completeness check

• Data transfer

• Summary

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Definition of preconditions

• Eplan Electric P8 ≥ v2.4

Eplan P8 Professional

Eplan P8 Compact

Eplan P8 Select

• M-Print® PRO ≥ v6.5

• Operating systems

64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1 and Windows 10.

M-Print® PRO eCAD: Installation

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Installation

• Execute the setup wizard

• Define program folder

or

confirm default settings

• Follow the installation steps

• After installation the main menu will

show the „Weidmüller“ item and

symbol

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Implementing

Configuration • Edit the configuration files from directory

C:\Users\Public\EPLAN\M-Print_PRO_eCAD\ConfigurationFiles

• Check the paths to your labeling schemes, import scripts and the path to run your M-Print® PRO.

Adjust them, if necessary

M-Print® PRO maybe is installed in different directories for planning and production departments (not relevant for network

installation). Therefore different paths to mprintpro.exe have to be defined as follows:

Planning: localConfiguration: PathToMPrintPro

Production: globalConfiguration: PathToMPrintProExport

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Preparation for data export

• Parts Management: Component – Marker - Connection • Window- / Symbolmacro creation • Project generating • Labeling report definition

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Parts Management

Import of Weidmüller product data into own library

(Data Portal or xml-file (from Weidmüller homepage): Utilities – Parts – Management – Extras – Import)

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Component – Marker – Connection

• Start the Parts

Management

• Select requested

Weidmüller component

• Define the marker type

to be used as „Required“

accessory

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Component – Marker – Connection

• Run the properties of

the component

• Execute „Device

selection“

• Select the required

accessory

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Component – Marker – Connection

• Partnumbers of the

component and the

marker are displayed

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Window- / Symbolmacro creation

• Create component

including marker as

window / symbol macro

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Project generating

• Insert window macro /

symbol macro

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Labeling scheme creation

• Select the report type

from the provided table

• Define name and

description

• Create label with required

format elements

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Labeling scheme creation

• Export target file

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Preparation in M-Print® PRO

• Sample import • Creation of import script files

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Sample import and creation of import script files

• Run M-Print® PRO

• Import target file from

labeling scheme

• Select suitable filter

according to type of

source file

e.g.: VK-Filter

(references to defined

marker type)

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Sample import and creation of import script files

• Save import steps into an

import script file (*.mis)

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M-Print® PRO eCAD can be executed via the main menu item „Weidmüller“ or the symbol of

Mprint® PRO in the toolbar.

Execution of M-Print® PRO eCAD in

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Labeling Scheme

M-Print® PRO import script

Exporting printing data

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Project check

• Completeness check

• Missing marking

accessory can be

maintained

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Data transfer in M-Print® PRO

• Suitable marker types

dependend of component

• Different marker types in

one project

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Summary M-Print® PRO eCAD

Eplan Electric P8:

Import Weidmüller product data to own library (Data Portal or xml-file: Utilities – Parts – Management – Extras –

Import)

Define “Required” Accessories: Utilities – Parts – Management – General

Select marker: Properties of component (terminal) – Parts - Device Selection – Select – Accessory part

Create marcros for own library: Right mouse click on component – Create window macro/symbol macro

Create application specific labeling schemes: Utilities – Reports – Labeling (txt- or csv-files)

Install M-Print® PRO eCAD and save own settings in the configuration files

M-Print® PRO:

• Import txt-file (labeling scheme) manually, use VK-Filter with prepared reference file (*.mpr) and save the import

script (*.mis)

Eplan Electric P8:

Run M-Print® PRO eCAD

Define export relations from scheme and import script

Export printing data

(either directly print, open in M-Print® PRO or save file → saved file can be opened with double click)

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