Every successful Eplan project starts with the correct structure. In 2022, the "Wizard" has been streamlined.
Step 1: Create a New Project
Step 2: Structure the Project Right-click your project name in the Page Navigator. Select New. Typical structure for a control cabinet:
Example pages:
After creation, go to Options > Settings > Projects > “Tutorial_Conveyor_Control” and verify:
Upon launching EPLAN 2022, the Project Management dialog appears.
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The heart of the project is the Page Navigator (accessible via the sidebar).
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The Prepare feature in EPLAN Platform 2022 is a dedicated ribbon command used to structure, clean up, and configure macro projects before you automatically generate system macros.
This function prevents manual errors and ensures that all macros generated from a project possess uniform properties, handles, and assigned file paths. 🛠️ How to Access "Prepare" in EPLAN 2022
Because EPLAN Platform 2022 utilizes a ribbon-based user interface, traditional menus have changed. Every successful Eplan project starts with the correct
Open your Macro Project (ensure the project type is set to "Macro project" and not "Schematic project"). Navigate to the Master data tab on the ribbon. Locate the Macros command group. Click on Prepare (or Prepare for automatic generation). ⚙️ Key Actions Handled by the Prepare Feature
When you activate the Prepare command, a dialog box will appear. You can check the boxes for the specific clean-up and preparation tasks you want the software to perform automatically across the project: 📐 1. Create Macro Boxes and Assign Names
Function: Automatically draws macro boxes around schematic objects or pages if they don't have them.
Benefit: Guarantees every designated macro has physical boundary data to pull from. 🎯 2. Standardize Handle Positions
Function: Resets or forces the handle (the click-and-drop anchor point of a macro) to a consistent coordinate, such as the top-left or a specific grid intersection.
Benefit: Prevents macros from jumping erratically when a user tries to place them in a new project. 📁 3. Generate Target File Paths Step 2: Structure the Project Right-click your project
Function: Fills out the target directory and file name properties in the macro box based on the page structure or properties you have defined.
Benefit: You don't have to manually type the desired filename for hundreds of individual macro boxes. 🚀 The Typical Macro Workflow
To utilize this feature successfully, complete these steps in order:
Draw or import your schematics and graphics into a Macro Project.
Run the Prepare command via Master data > Macros to clean and unify the handles and variables.
Click Generate automatically in that same Macros command group to export all your clean, finished .ema or .ems files directly to your system master data folder.
For users transitioning from older versions to the updated ribbon layout of 2022, visual cues can help locate these menus faster:
The most common “draft” in EPLAN is a Window Macro.