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Installation GuideVersion 5.50

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Copyright 2003 by EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG

EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG assumes no liability for either technical orprinting errors or for deficiencies in this technical information and cannot be held liable fordamages that may directly or indirectly result from delivery, performance, and use of thismaterial.

This technical information includes information on the basis of a proprietary system that isprotected by copyright laws. All rights reserved. These information or part thereof may notbe copied or reproduced by any other means without the previous permission of EPLANSoftware & Service.

The software described in these technical information is subject to a licensing agreement.The software may only be used and copied within the scope of this agreement.

EPLANis a registered trademark of EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG.

MS-DOS / Windows NT / Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Microsoft Windows areregistered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access are registered trademarks of the MicrosoftCorporation.

RITTALis a registered trademark of the Rittal Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG.

Clip Projectis a registered trademark of the Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.

INTERBUSis a registered trademark of the Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.

LFLEX, LFLEX-SERVO and LFLEX CLASSIC are registered trademarks of theU.I. LAPP GmbH.

AutoCADand VoloView Express are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc.

SIMATIC HW Konfigis a registered trademark of the Siemens AG.

SCAN is a registered trademark of McAfee Associates.

PKZIP/PKUNZIPare registered trademarks of PKWARE, Inc.

ObjectStoreis a registered trademark of eXelon Corporation.

D-ISAMis a registered trademark of Informix Software Inc.

Hardlock E-Y-Eis a registered trademark of Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Ltd Int.

InstallShieldis a registered trademark of InstallShield, Inc.

PMSis a registered trademark of PMS Compelec GmbH.

MicroStation

is a registered trademark of Bentley Systems.All other product names, trade names and company names mentioned are trademarks orregistered trademarks of their respective owners.

Note: The hardware requirements indicated by the operating system manufacturers

must be considered. Hardware combinations that cause malfunctions according to the

manufacturers specification may also have an effect on the operation of EPLAN.

Therefore an accurate basic installation of hardware, operating system, and hardware

drivers (e.g. graphics board driver etc.) is essential for a smooth operation of EPLAN.

For this reason, the main conditions and areas of application as specified by the

hardware manufacturers also apply to the operation of EPLAN.


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Table of Contents

1 Installation......................................................................................................5

1.1 System Requirements for EPLAN..............................................................................5

1.2 Installing EPLAN.........................................................................................................7

1.2.1 Starting the Installation.............................................................................................81.2.2 Entering User Information ......................................................................................111.2.3 Determining Program Defaults...............................................................................121.2.4 Selecting Program Features ....................................................................................15

1.2.5 Completing the Installation.....................................................................................18

1.3 Starting EPLAN .........................................................................................................19

2 EPLAN Licensing ........................................................................................21

2.1 General Information on Licensing ...........................................................................21

2.2 Installing the License .................................................................................................21

3 Further Information Concerning the Installation....................................25

3.1 Graphics Driver Used ................................................................................................25

3.2 Installing a Printer.....................................................................................................25

3.2.1 Printing under Windows 98 ....................................................................................253.2.2 Printing under Windows NT / 2000 / XP ...............................................................26

3.3 Installing VoloView Express .....................................................................................26

3.4 Installed Programs from External Suppliers ..........................................................27

4 Removal ........................................................................................................29

4.1 Removal under Windows 98 / NT.............................................................................29

4.2 Removal under Windows 2000 / XP.........................................................................31

5 Index..............................................................................................................33


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1 Installation

Dear User,

The installation guide for EPLAN 5.50 will help you to install the systemfast and safely on your computer.

1.1

System Requirements for EPLAN

The possibility to run EPLAN 5.50 depends on the following conditions:

Hardware

The following hardware prerequisites must be guaranteed:

The computer used must be equipped with a current X68 processor,for example AMD Athlon or Athlon XP or Intel Pentium 3 or 4.

The main memory should at least be 128 MB. Please note that Win-dows NT 4.0 does not reach its maximum performance speed below64 MB! We recommend a memory space of at least 512 MB.

The installation requires a memory space of at least 100 MB. To beable to effectively work with EPLAN 5, there should, however, befree disk space of at least 2 GB on your hard disk.

We recommend a single-screen or a two-screen system with a 1024 x768 pixel resolution per screen.

Each printer running under Windows NT can be used. It should,however, have at least 4 to 6 MB memory, so that large graphics canalso be output in an adequate time.

To ensure the trouble-free operation of EPLAN 5.50 in Novell networkswe recommend using the latest version of the Novell IntranetWare Clientfor Microsoft Windows.


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Software

Table 1: Operating-system requirements for EPLAN 5.50

Operating system Supported

WINDOWS 3.x No

WINDOWS 95 No

WINDOWS 95 A No

WINDOWS 95 B No

WINDOWS 98 Yes

WINDOWS 98 Second Edition Yes

WINDOWS ME No

WINDOWS NT 3.51 No

WINDOWS NT 4.0 (Service Pack 1) No





WINDOWS NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6) Yes

WINDOWS 2000 (Service Pack 1) Yes



WINDOWS XP Yes

WINDOWS XP (Service Pack 1) Yes

The individual language versions of EPLAN 5.50 are only released forthe associated country-specific operating systems.


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1.2

Installing EPLAN

By means of the installation program, the programs and files are copiedinto the designated folders so that EPLAN 5.50 can be started once theinstallation has been completed.

Before starting the installation procedure, you should make sureto carryout a data backup of your hard drive. Otherwise, a power outage orhardware failures may result in your data being lost.

Notes:

EPLAN 5.50 is a Windows program and is exclusively delivered onCD ROM.

When you are using Windows NT / 2000 / XP or want to installEPLAN in a network, all following steps require that you haveadministration rightson the local and on the target drive during theentire installation process.

The installation starts automatically when first inserting the CD ROM.The installation program can also be started by clicking on theSETUP.EXE file of the main directory of the CD.

When installing, follow the instructions of the installation program. In all

dialog boxes of the installation program you can choose between usingthe mouse or the keyboard. If you use the keyboard, press togetherwith the accelerator key (underlined letter).

During a new installation, the \EPLAN4\...directory is created on thetarget drive, and all selected sample data are copied to the directorieswith the customer code specified by you. This way, you have severaltemplates at your disposal when first starting EPLAN, which you canadjust to your own way of working.

Once the program has found an \EPLAN4\... directory on the target

drive, the installation program will automatically carry out an update. Inthis case all selected sample data are installed in the directories with thecustomer code \ESS\.


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1.2.1 Starting the Installation

Insert the EPLAN CD into the appropriate drive; installation starts

automatically when first inserting the CD ROM. Subsequent changes arepossible by starting the SETUP.EXEprogram from the main directory ofthe CD.

The installation program can lead you through the installation process inGerman or English. Selection of the language is carried out on the basisof the installed operating system.

Use the [Install]button to start installation.

The installation of EPLAN 5.50 can be carried out on any hard disk ofyour system. You should, however, make sure that at least 100 MB freememory capacity are available on the selected drive.

The following description assumes that EPLAN 5.50 has not yet beeninstalled on your computer.


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Installing MS Data Access Components for Windows NT

If, under Windows NT, the MS Data Access Components have alreadybeen installed on your system, you are directly branched to the Welcome

dialog of the EPLAN setup. If these components have not yet beeninstalled, the setup will take care of that, too.

The MS Data Access components are absolutely mandatory for theoperation of EPLAN. Please exit all applications before continuingSetup.

Installation of the MS Data Access Components is carried out with twodialog boxes, which you must confirm with [Yes]. Once this installationhas been completed, your computer will be automatically restarted. Onlythen will the installation of EPLAN be continued.

In case of a network installation, the Setup program places an EPLANicon on the desktop before the computer is restarted, which contains the

path to the source files. Double-click this icon after having restartedWindows NT to transfer the path information to the Setup program; theinstallation process is continued afterwards.

The installation program of EPLAN welcomes you; please follow theinstructions of the Setup Wizard.


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First the licensing agreement is displayed. Accept the terms to be able tocontinue the installation routine.


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1.2.2 Entering User Information

Once you have accepted the license agreement, enter your name as well

as the company name. These entries serve identification purposes.

In addition you determine whether EPLAN is to be available to all usersworking on this computer or if only you will be able to access the

program. By default you should activate the option "Anyone who usesthis computer (all users)".


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1.2.3 Determining Program Defaults

The next window displays certain codes such as the customer code / the

(user) ID / the workstation-specific number, and other default settingslike the language of the master data.

Click on the [Change]button to modify the highlighted entries.


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Specifying identifiers

The customer code is required for creating the directory structure. It isan identifier of three to five characters for your company name. It avoids

that your data are overwritten when projects or other data of one of yourcustomers are imported. The entry must be made according to thefollowing rules:

Three to five characters long.

No special characters

No spaces.

At least one letter must be entered. When entering the letters, youmust use capitals. This is also valid for the (user) ID and the

workstation-specific number. Device names such as LPT1, NUL and CON will not be accepted as

customer code, since they are reserved by the operating system.

The EPLAN and ESS identifier are reserved for the sample data andshould not be used in your projects to avoid that your data areoverwritten when an update is carried out.

The (user) ID is a three-character identifier of the person who mainlyworks at this computer. It serves the characterization of the projectsedited by you and is later automatically taken over into the Project

properties. This has, e.g., the effect that the identifier specified here isautomatically entered into the Last editor property once you work on a

project.

The workstation number is a two or three-digit hexadecimal numberwithin the range of A to F and 0 to 9. It provides a unique identificationof the computer (notof the user). All hardware-dependent data are savedunder this identifier.

After the start of EPLAN, these three identifiers are displayed in theEnvironment tab card of the About dialog.


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Specifying further settings

Finally you can select the language to be used for displaying the userinterface after the installation.

You can also select the language of the master data. This is also thelanguage in which the user interface is to be displayed after theinstallation.

In addition you can determine the target drive to be used as programdefault when installing EPLAN. This can be any local or network drive.If the installation program finds an EPLAN directory (\EPLAN4\) on adrive, the corresponding drive is set by default as the target drive.

Please note that system data are generally installed in the Windows-specific system directory. If the selected program drive does not

correspond to the drive containing the Windows operating system, atleast 10 MB free memory capacity must be available for the system dataon the operating-system drive.

Confirm with [Next]to continue the installation.


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FormsInstalls various forms. Installs the print forms into the\EPLAN4\F\ directory. By contrast the setupassistant copies the plot frame and the graphics forms into the masterdata directory (\EPLAN4\N\).

MacrosInstalls the sample macros into the directory\EPLAN4\M\

Parts dataInstalls a sample parts database into the directory\EPLAN4\L\

Projects

Installs the sample projects into the directory\EPLAN4\P\.

AccessoriesInstalls the EPLAN fonts, supplementary programs, printer driversand a compressing program.

In the case of a first installation, all the preselected features should beinstalled.

In the case of a first installation, all features should be selected.Modifications of the default selection are possible, they are, however, not

recommended.The icons in the component list have the following meaning:

The hard-disk symbol in front of a feature means that thisfeature was selected for installation, incl. allits subfeatures.

Not all of the sub-components are installed.

Features with an X symbol will, on the other hand, not beinstalled.

Selecting components

To select a program feature, use the left-hand mouse button to click onthe small arrow pointing downward. The following pop-up menu isopened:

Here you can select whether the corresponding feature is to be installedon the local hard drive or not at all (This feature will not be availablemenu item).


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The menu item This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed onlocal hard drive is used to select all the subcomponents belonging to acomponent. In order to selectively choose a subcomponent use theoption This feature will be installed on local hard drive.

The installation program differentiates between new installation andupdate so that the markings as defaulted by the program can be applied.

Click on the [Storage space] button to open the dialog indicating therequired disk-drive space. Here you can see if there is enough memoryspace for the selected features on the specified drive. Confirm with [OK]to exit the dialog.

Changing the target drive

Using the [Change]button you branch into the dialog for drive selection.Here you can change the target drive on which the selected features areto be installed. Use [OK]to return to the Setup Wizard.

After having selected the features, use the [Next]button to continue theinstallation.

Click on the [Install] button in the next window to start the actualinstallation routines.


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1.2.5 Completing the Installation

The installation of EPLAN 5.50 is thus completed. Click on [Finish] to

terminate and exit the routine.

After completion of the installation it is necessary to reboot the computerto take over the copied data into the Windows environment, too. Thisensures that all applications will run trouble-free. For this purposeconfirm the query with [Yes].


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1.3 Starting EPLAN

After having installed the software successfully, the computer must berebooted. The installation program of EPLAN creates an EPLAN

program group and an icon on the desktop using which the program canbe started.


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2 EPLAN Licensing

2.1

General Information on Licensing

From EPLAN version 5.40 onwards, a new licensing is used. To be ableto utilize EPLAN 5.50, it is necessary to enter a new validation code.

Each time EPLAN is started the system checks whether the user isauthorized to start the program. To be able to work with EPLAN, a validlicense is required. This must be installed when starting the program for

the first time. In order for the licensing data to be evaluated, it isnecessary that the dongle is attached to a parallel interface of yourcomputer. The EPLAN license determines the scope of releasedfunctions. It is made up of a dongle and a validation code which has to

be entered in the case of a first installation. The validation code containsthe information on the licensed version, the languages available for it,and the program features.

2.2

Installing the License

When starting EPLAN for the first time or in case there is no license file,the following dialog is opened:

Normally, licensing is carried out via a validation code. This option isalready defaulted in the dialog. Next click on the [Install]button to enteryour validation code.

In the subsequent dialog, the company name and the serial number ofyour dongle are automatically entered into the respective fields.


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After having entered your validation code, use the [Install]button again.

If all licensing data were entered correctly, they are stored in the SN-xxxxx.EPL license file (previously: Wxxxxxxx.lic) in the Winnt

directory. Here, xxxxx represents the last five digits and xxxxxxx thelast seven digits of the serial number of the dongle. We highlyrecommend to create a backup copy of this file so that you may be ableto restore the license.

The following information window displays the license data. Using[OK], EPLAN is started.


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Generally, licensing is carried out in the background, entirelyunnoticeably to the user. If there is a valid license and the dongle isattached correctly, the respective software product will start without anyadditional interaction on the part of the user. If, however, there are

several licenses for a certain product, e.g. in the case of several licensesof differing scopes, a selection dialog is opened when starting thesystem.

The License selection dialog box could, e.g., look as follows:

Calling up the selection dialog may also be of interest if, e.g., you wantto enter a new license or expand an existing one. How you call up theLicense selection dialog in such a case is described in the subsequent

note.If you keep the key pressed down during the start of EPLAN, thedialog for license selection is opened. This dialog lists all found licenses.Use function key to call up the Install license dialog box from hereand create a new license.


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Adding a release validation code

An installed license can not be automatically used with all subsequentversions of the respective product, but requires the entry of a release

validation code for certain versions. In case such a code is necessary, itwill be automatically queried when trying to start the software. Withoutentry of the associated validation code, the software cannot be used anymore.

In this example, an existing EPLAN 5.40 license was updated to version

5.50.

Adding a new product

If there already is a product of EPLAN Software & Service installed onthe system and an additional one is added, licensing behaves as duringthe first installation when starting this new product. As described above,the license can be extended by this product via validation code or masterdiskette.


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3 Further Information Concerning the

Installation

3.1

Graphics Driver Used

Under Windows you can use any graphics board for the one-screen modethat is also supported by Windows or for which you have drivers fromthe graphics-board manufacturer at your disposal.

In case of a two-screen mode you need graphics boards that allow a two-screen operation under Windows.

You will find the drivers you need to control a two-screen mode underWindows on the CDs or diskettes from the manufacturer. Please notethat all graphics elements in EPLAN (e.g. the toolbars) have beenconfigured for a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. In case you

prefer a different resolution, you may have to adapt some of thepositionings manually.

3.2

Installing a Printer

In EPLAN 5.50 you can choose between plot output via HPGL (onlypossible on suitable plotters) and output via the GDI interface ofMicrosoft Windows. Printing via the GDI interface can be done on everystandard printer that is supported by the operating system.

In EPLAN 5.50 you can use the GDI interface of Microsoft Windows forprinting. Printing via the GDI interface can be done on every standardprinter that is supported by the operating system.

3.2.1 Printing under Windows 98

In order to output via GDI some printers may require the Print TrueTypeas Graphics option to be activated in the Printer Settings for the standard

printer in the Windows Control Panel.


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3.2.2 Printing under Windows NT / 2000 / XP

When specifying the printer settings under Windows NT / 2000 / XP,

make sure that the RAW data type is sent to the printer via a waitingqueue (spooling).

You will find the respective settings in the Printer Properties. The exactdesignations depend on the printer driver used.

3.3

Installing VoloView Express

The program VoloView Express by Autodesk is needed for viewingthe HTML/DWF documents that have been generated from EPLAN viathe HTML / DWF function in the respective browser. Once VoloViewExpress has been installed, it is automatically launched as plug-in for theInternet Browser when the user wants to view pages generated withWWW-Out. VoloView Express is supplied in an English(vve201_setup.exe) and a German version (vve2setup_deu.exe).

If VoloView Express is installed, this program is started automatically asa plug-in for the Internet-Browser when viewing the pages generatedduring an HTML/DWF export. The program is available in an English

version (vve201_setup.exe) and a German version(vve2setup_deu.exe).

From the ..\Service\Autodesk\VoloView Express directory ofthe installation CD call up the vve201_setup.exefile, and follow theinstructions of the Setup Wizard. You will then have the possibility tospecify the directory in which VoloView Express is installed. When theinstallation has been completed, you will find the voloview.exefile tostart the program as well as an English help system VoloView.chm inthis directory.


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3.4

Installed Programs from External Suppliers

In addition to the programs and master data, further components that arenecessary for the operation of EPLAN are installed during theinstallation process of EPLAN:

MS Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5 Data Access Objects (DAO)

These two programs are required for the data interchange via system-internal protocols.

Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) librariesThe installed MFC libraries provide the country-specific functions

and user interfaces of standard dialogs. Alladin Hardlock Device Driver

The installed Hardlock driver connects the software protection(dongle) required for EPLAN and the check routines within thesoftware.

50Compupd.exeWindows common controls at Windows 98 / NT


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4 Removal

Under certain conditions it may be necessary to remove EPLAN 5.50completely.

During the removal your specific data with your customer code areretained. Only the system files of EPLAN 5.50 are removed.

To remove the system from the Windows Control Panel, select the Start> Settings > ControlPanel menu path. Click on the Add/Remove icon.The Properties of the Add/Remove dialog box is called up. From thesubsequent list of installed programs select the EPLAN 5.50 entry.

4.1

Removal under Windows 98 / NT

Then, activate the [Add/Remove] command button. The setup wizardthen starts up automatically. After the language-selection and thewelcoming dialog, the following window is opened:

Here select the Remove radio button and continue by hitting [Next]. Thenext dialog of the Setup Wizard is opened.


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Here, click on the [Remove] command button. The Setup Wizard willthen remove the program EPLAN. You terminate the Wizard by finallyhitting [Finish].


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4.2

Removal under Windows 2000 / XP

Activate the [Remove] command button in the "Add/Remove" dialog

box. This is followed by a query to which you have to respond with[Yes]. EPLAN is then removed. Then, activate the [Remove]commandbutton. Finally, the EPLAN program will be removed.


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5 Index

C

Customer code ........................................13

D

Dongle.....................................................21

E

EPLAN

installing...............................................7removiing ...........................................29

F

Featuresof the installation................................15

G

Graphics drivers

installing.............................................25

H

Hardwarerequirements for the installation...........5

I

Installationchanging the target drive....................17

determining program defaults ............12determining the customer code ..........13determining the language of the userinterface..............................................14determining the target drive ...............14determining the user ID......................13determining the workstation number .13external suppliers ...............................27graphics drivers ..................................25hardware requirements.........................5installing the license...........................21

license selection .................................23new start .............................................19notes .....................................................7

Installationof EPLAN .............................................7

printers ................................................25selecting program features..................15software requirements...........................6starting ..................................................8user information..................................11validation code....................................21VoloView Express ..............................26

L

Licensingcalling up License selection................23general information.............................21installing .............................................21

P

Printersinstalling .............................................25

Program defaults .....................................12Program start ...........................................19

R

Removalof EPLAN ...........................................29

S

Software

requirements for the installation...........6

T

Target drive .............................................14changing..............................................17

U

User ID ....................................................13User information

during the installation.........................11


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Validation code....................................... 21VoloView Express

installing ............................................ 26

W

Workstation number ............................... 13


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