ePLAN Electric P8 course - NFPA Masterclass
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The essentials of the NFPA style ePLAN settings

Create an ePLAN project using both NFPA and IEC template
Adding pages to a newly created project and comparing to the IEC standard
Basic management of plot frames
Grid settings - inch setting vs a mm setting
Grid setting pro tip - when working on both NFPA and IEC style projects
Introduction to symbols and symbol libraries - NFPA and beyond
Introduction to page types - theory for now
Essentials about a background of a plot frame in ePLAN
Building a well rounded ePLAN NFPA style industrial automation project

First schematics - 3ph motor power circuit diagram
Recapitulation on grid sizes and definition of forms in ePLAN
DOL motor starter MANUAL control circuit - with many tips & tricks along the way
DOL motor starter AUTOMATIC (PLC) control circuit - custom PLC from scratch
PLC rack and signal overview - custom made - in case you need this
A couple of additional pro tips regarding a custom PLC in ePLAN
If you want to go big in ePLAN - understand the structures
Insert a line break in ePLAN (not intuitive)
How and why to use a black box inside an ePLAN circuit diagram
How to draw sensors on a PLC module (as a typical industrial automation scenario)
Automatic wire numbering in ePLAN - NFPA style (incl. PLC wiring)
Setting standard AWG wire cross sections in ePLAN for entire project
Power infeed circuit diagram with some really powerful ePLAN tips & tricks
Finishing up the project and learning about exchange formats

Outlining the project (adding reports, updating wire labels etc.)
Eplan files exchange practices from real-life projects - .zw1, .pdf, .dwg/dxf, .emp, .ema
Custom videos based on customer's feedback

Part numbers for terminals and their accessories - 2 possible options
Number terminals and interruption point or not - that is the question
Set your cable connections (conductors) to line type dashed globally across entire ePLAN project

Set your cable connections (conductors) to line type dashed globally across entire ePLAN project

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