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

Eplan files exchange practices from real-life projects - .zw1, .pdf, .dwg/dxf, .emp, .ema

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