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Engineering Base
Power
for version 2020
The engineering solution for power distribution
Power distribution is your profession. This course enables you to work effectively with
AUCOTEC's new projecting tool Engineering Base Power.
In this training you will learn everything about the essential functions of the system and the
typical operation modes in the high and medium voltage. Your skills are further increased with
practical examples and exercises.
From the contents:
• Engineering Base projects and their components

• Editing single-phase equivalent circuit diagrams
• Symbols, connections, equipment
• The Engineering Base Explorer
• Definition of the plant infrastructure
• Working with lists and reports
• Working with device catalogs
• The creation of simple symbols and master data
• Use of the quality management tool
• Data exchange and backup
Group of participants:
You are designer or draftsman of energy substations.
You have basic knowledge of WINDOWS and MS Office and want to efficiently use Engineering
Base as an up-to-date engineering tool for the construction of energy substations or plants.
Version of this document: January 2020
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Dated: 01/2020
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Contents
1 Overview Engineering Base 9
Electrical engineering with Engineering Base ......................................................... 9
Engineering Base components ............................................................................ 10
Central database .............................................................................................. 10
Engineering Base Explorer ................................................................................. 10
Graphic Editor MS-Visio ..................................................................................... 10
Worksheets ...................................................................................................... 10
The Database Explorer ...................................................................................... 11
2 Databases and Projects 12

Create projects ................................................................................................. 12
Task 1: Create a new project ............................................................................. 13
Specify the properties of the project .................................................................... 13
Designation Standard DIN 40719 ........................................................................ 13
Designation Standard IEC 81346 ........................................................................ 14
Setting a dictionary ........................................................................................... 15
Setting the catalog and the typical project for the project ...................................... 16
Settings for the wiring ....................................................................................... 17
Structure projects with folders............................................................................ 18
Task 2: Structure projects with folders ................................................................ 18
General setup of a project according DIN Standard ............................................... 19
General setup of a project according IEC Standard ................................................ 20
3 Create Structures 21
Create folders and locations ............................................................................... 21
Task 4 DIN: Create folders and various units. ....................................................... 21
Task 4 IEC: Create folders and various units. ....................................................... 22
Structure documents in drawings and sheets........................................................ 23
Drawings and sheets ......................................................................................... 23
Task 5 DIN: Create drawings .............................................................................. 23
Task 5 IEC: Create drawings and folders.............................................................. 24
Task 6 DIN: Create and open sheets for a drawing ................................................ 25
Task 6 IEC: Create and open sheets for a drawing ................................................ 26
4 Using Graphic Elements in Visio 27

The graphic view in Visio ................................................................................... 27
Form sheet entries ............................................................................................ 28
Sheet parameters ............................................................................................. 30
Task 7: Specify sheet parameters ....................................................................... 30
Use drawing tools in Visio .................................................................................. 31
Shortcuts for zoom and pan ............................................................................... 32
Shortcuts for drawing functions .......................................................................... 32
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5 Visio Shapes and Unit Groups 33

Visio shapes in combination with device and unit frames ........................................ 33
Task 8: Create a room overview ......................................................................... 34
Task 9: Create graphic for the cabinet layout diagram ........................................... 35
6 Graphical Cabinet Layouts in Visio 36

Dimensioning cabinet graphics ........................................................................... 36
Work with layers ............................................................................................... 37
Task 10: Create graphic for cabinet layout, dimension and use layers ..................... 38
Drop cable ducts and mounting rails.................................................................... 39
Cable ducts ...................................................................................................... 39
Mounting rails .................................................................................................. 39
Task 11: Equip cabinet with cable ducts and mounting rails ................................... 40
7 Edit Single-Line Diagrams 41

Select and drop shapes...................................................................................... 41
Edit a single-line representation.......................................................................... 43
Task 12 DIN: Create a single-line representation .................................................. 43
Task 12 IEC: Create a single-line representation ................................................... 44
Create a device from a shape ............................................................................. 45
Task 13: Create equipment ................................................................................ 45
Task 14: Navigate ............................................................................................. 46
How to edit symbol texts ................................................................................... 47
Task 15: visible additional comment.................................................................... 47
Replace devices with materials from the catalog ................................................... 48
Task 16: Replace devices with materials from the catalog ...................................... 48
8 Create Circuit Diagrams 49

Create terminals and blocks ............................................................................... 49
Task 17 DIN: Create terminal blocks ................................................................... 49
Task 17 IEC: Create terminal blocks .................................................................... 50
Connections, wires and forced wiring ................................................................... 51
Potentials and potential shapes........................................................................... 51
Task 18 DIN: Create a circuit diagram I ............................................................... 53
Task 18 IEC: Create a circuit diagram I ............................................................... 54
Task 19: Create a circuit diagram II .................................................................... 55
Task 20 DIN: Create a circuit diagram III ............................................................ 55
Task 20 IEC: Create a circuit diagram III ............................................................. 56
Editing terminal pins ......................................................................................... 57
Task 21: Specify terminal connectors .................................................................. 57
Task 22: Circuit path texts ................................................................................. 57
Task DIN: Create a circuit diagram IV ................................................................. 58
Task IEC: Create a circuit diagram IV .................................................................. 59

Group display of large devices ............................................................................ 60
Task 24 DIN: Create circuit diagram Q01 ............................................................. 61
Task 24 IEC: Create circuit diagram Q01 ............................................................. 63
9 Copy Diagrams, Work with Circuit Components 65

Copy circuit diagrams via the clipboard ................................................................ 65
Task 25: Copy drawing contents without equipment with Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V between
two projects. .................................................................................................... 65
Task 26 DIN: Edit copied circuit diagram ............................................................. 67
Task 26 IEC: Edit copied circuit diagram .............................................................. 68
Store parts of a diagram as Circuit Component ..................................................... 69
Task 27: Create a Circuit Component .................................................................. 69
Copy diagrams using copy and paste ................................................................... 70
Task 28 DIN: Copy and paste cable overview W01 ................................................ 70
Task 28 IEC: Copy and paste cable overview W01 ................................................ 71
10 Cables, Wiring and Terminal Block Diagrams 72

Design and structure of cables............................................................................ 72
Task 29: Analyze a cable ................................................................................... 72
Wires and wire properties .................................................................................. 72
Task 30: Activate the Add-In Copy data from potential to wire ............................... 73
Create terminal block diagrams .......................................................................... 74
Task 31: Create several terminal block diagrams .................................................. 75
Edit terminals with the Terminal Block Designer.................................................... 76
Task 32: Add test sockets .................................................................................. 76
Cross Connection Diagrams ................................................................................ 77
Task 33 Create Cross Connection Diagrams.......................................................... 78
11 Worksheets and Reports 79

Create lists with worksheets and reports .............................................................. 79
Create a parts list with a worksheet .................................................................... 80
Task 34: Create purchase order with a worksheet ................................................. 80
Task 35: Create the following worksheets for bay =J01 recpectively –J1-Q01: ......... 81
Filter worksheets .............................................................................................. 82
Task 36: Create a worksheet Circuit Breakers ...................................................... 82
Task 37: Create a structured device list ............................................................... 83
Task 38: Create a special purchase order with worksheets. .................................... 84
Create additional documents with reports ............................................................ 85
Worksheets embedded in the graphic .................................................................. 86
12 Create Equipment Diagrams 88

Equipment diagrams for standard devices ............................................................ 88
Equipment diagrams for complex devices single sheet ........................................... 89
Equipment Diagrams for complex devices several sheets ....................................... 90
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Presentation of the designation block IEC ............................................................ 91

How to find Equipment diagram shapes? .............................................................. 92
Task 42: Create Equipment Diagram ................................................................... 93
Equipment diagram wizard options...................................................................... 94
Results of the Equipment diagram wizard............................................................. 95
13 Create Layout Diagrams 96

Layout Diagram in Engineering Base ................................................................... 96
Devices in the Layout Diagram ........................................................................... 96
Task 42: Drop Layout Shapes in the Layout Diagram ............................................ 97
Display terminal blocks and terminals in the Layout Diagram ................................. 98
Task 43: Drop the terminal block and terminal shapes on the Layout Diagram ......... 98
14 Multi Copy Bay 99

The Multi Copy Bay Wizard ................................................................................. 99
Task 44: Copy bays .......................................................................................... 99
15 Shape Design 100

Shapes and master shapes .............................................................................. 100
Create a new Master Shape .............................................................................. 101
Task 45: Create a new signal amplifier for circuit diagram ................................... 101
Task 46: Create the graphic for the amplifier...................................................... 102
Change the form sheet logo ............................................................................. 103
Task 47: Change logo in template ..................................................................... 103
Task 48: Change formsheet in existing sheets .................................................... 103
Structure of the shapes for Equipment Diagrams ................................................ 104
Create a graphic shape for standard devices ...................................................... 105
Task 49: Create a graphic shape of an emergency stop switch ............................. 105
Modify the cross reference shape DEV2 for basic devices ..................................... 106
Structure of the cross reference shape .............................................................. 106
Task 50: Create a new sub shape for the cross reference shape ........................... 107
Design of the Equipment diagram shapes for complex devices .............................. 108
16 Dictionaries 109
Dictionaries and dictionary texts ....................................................................... 109
Export and update a dictionary ......................................................................... 110
Task 51: Export dictionary as CSV file ............................................................... 110
Task 52: Read in a changed dictionary .............................................................. 110
Replace texts with dictionary texts .................................................................... 111
17 Master Data and Catalogs 112

Basics about master data and catalogs .............................................................. 112
Change the catalog structure............................................................................ 113
Task 53: Change the catalog structure .............................................................. 113

18 The Quality Management Tool 114
Test items of the Quality Management Tool ........................................................ 114
Use the Quality Management Tool ..................................................................... 115
19 Data Exchange, Saving and Restoring 116

Export and import projects............................................................................... 116
Export a project .............................................................................................. 116
Import a project ............................................................................................. 117
Backup a complete database ............................................................................ 118
Restore a database ......................................................................................... 119
Task 54: Save and restore database ................................................................. 120
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Training Contents
1st Day
Overview AUCOTEC and Engineering Base
Databases and projects
Lunch
Graphic layouts in Visio
Using layers
2nd Day
Plants, locations and devices
Creation of circuit diagrams part 1
Connections and potentials
Using device catalogs
Lunch
Use of wizards
Creation of circuit diagrams part 2
3rd Day
Copy functions
Connections and wires
Worksheets and reports
Lunch
List of equipment
Layout diagrams
Shape design
4th Day
Creating device data
Lunch
Quality management tools
Data exchange and backup

1 Overview Engineering Base
Electrical engineering with Engineering Base
The electrical engineering is used to specify the electrical infrastructure of the plant to be
designed.
This includes the location structures, which offer an overview of the spatial arrangement of
buildings, rooms and cabinets.
The electrical infrastructure contains all modules and devices required for operating the plant. It
contains the power supplies, the safety equipment and the controls.
Moreover connection information is required on items such as cable runs, cable data, terminal
blocks and their representation in terminal diagrams.
Among others, the following diagram types can be created:
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Engineering Base components

Central database
In Engineering Base, all data is stored in a central database.
This can e.g. include different projects, equipment, plant structures, embedded Excel sheets or
customer-specific VBA programs.
You can work with several databases, but direct exchange or copying of data is only
possible within one database.
Engineering Base Explorer

The Engineering Base Explorer is the main tool used for creating and editing the data. It has all
functions necessary for comfortable management and editing of the planning data.
Graphic Editor MS-Visio
Graphic representation and editing is done in MS-Visio. For Engineering Base, it has been
extended by AUCOTEC AG and is linked to the database.
The graphic objects (shapes) are linked online to the database and are stored directly in the
diagrams.
Worksheets
In addition, so-called worksheets can also be used. They represent the data in the form of a list as
in a spreadsheet. The worksheets offer the same functionalities as the Engineering Base Explorer.
Objects can be created, edited and deleted.
Worksheets are recommended when large data volumes are to be edited.

The Database Explorer
The main tool for project processing is the Database Explorer.
The navigation bar permits a rapid selection of objects and switching object trees in the Explorer.
It can be switched on/off via the View menu.
By means of the list buttons the view can easily be reduced to partial areas. The following views
are predefined:
• Projects (only the projects)
• Stencils (access to shapes)
• Catalogs (access to material data)
• Database (all)
From the context menu own list buttons can be created for a fast and easy access, for example the
project at work.
With the filter, special elements can be set to invisible in the explorer. With this functionality In huge
projects the data can be more clearly arranged.
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Databases and Projects
2 Databases and Projects

Create projects
A new project is created in the Database Explorer under the system folder Projects.
The project dialog window contains the tabs System Attributes and Common Attributes.
• The dialog System Attributes is used to enter the project name and the comment.
• The tab Common Attributes can be used to e.g. enter company, contract or customer
data.
A "!" marks different projects with the same name.
New projects are created on the basis of so-called template projects. The name of the template
project used is proposed as the name of the new project.
If no project name is entered, then Engineering Base automatically uses the comment instead of
the project name for the display in the Database Explorer.
If neither a project name nor a comment is entered, the name is automatically

Project.
Every Engineering Base database contains the template project Standard. In EB EVU/Power the
template project EVU Template DIN 40719 or EVU Template IEC 81346 are used.
DIN 40719 or IEC 81346 Standard

This document describes both ways of working. Especially in the tasks there are
sometimes differences, the IEC Standard then is marked in red.
You can also define your own, company-specific template projects. For this
purpose just move or copy the respective projects into the system folder Project
Templates.

Task 1: Create a new project
Specify the properties of the project

To specify the properties of a project, click in the Engineering Base Explorer with the right mouse
button on the project name and then on Properties in the context menu. The dialog window
Properties is opened.
Designation Standard DIN 40719

For DIN and KKS Projects the Designation Standards “Use DIN / Simplification according to
DIN” must be selected.
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Designation Standard IEC 81346

For Projects according IEC the Designation Standards Use IEC Norm Indicate full reference
designation for items in Frame with “>” must be selected.
Default is the representation of the reference designation in the Long Form (-K1-Q01-S1-F01) if
the Short Form or the Dot Form are needed, the Central configuration must be changed.

Setting a dictionary
Engineering Base offers the option to access standard texts organized in dictionaries when entering
texts.
The editing language is the language shown in the dialogs when the F3 key is pressed before
entering text.
The display language is used in the diagrams. It is possible to display several languages
simultaneously in the graphic.
How to specify a dictionary and the language:

1. In the Properties dialog for the project, click on Dictionary. The Dictionary dialog is
displayed.
2. In the line Primary Dictionary, click on the button [...] on the right. The dialog for
selecting a dictionary is opened.
3. Select the desired dictionary.
4. Activate the desired editing and display language(s).
If a diagram is opened in Visio, the project settings cannot be edited. The diagram
must be closed first.
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Setting the catalog and the typical project for the project
Configuring the catalog
The Preferred Catalog contains general device master data that can be selected with this setting.
The Typical Project can be used to store Default diagrams for large devices. These diagrams are
copied into the working project via the Equipment Diagram Wizard, if the respective option is
selected.
How to configure the catalog

1. In the Engineering Base Explorer, click with the right mouse button on the project
name and then in the offered context menu on Properties. The dialog window Properties is
opened.
2. Under General, click on Catalogs.
3. In the line Preferred Catalog, use the button [...] to select the catalog EVU Catalog 67X.
A specification catalog or Pipe class Catalog is not selected; it is relevant only for Engineering Base
Instrumentation.
If a diagram is opened in Visio, the project settings cannot be edited. The diagram
must be closed first.

Settings for the wiring
Enabling automatic wires
After selection of the checkbox Enable Automatic Wires, wires for all connections in the diagram
are automatically created. Each connection is stored in the project as unspecific wire in the folder
Automatic Wires under the folder Equipment. Prerequisite for this is that the connections link
two or more devices (unassociated shapes are insufficient).
The selection of the checkbox Enable Automatic Wires moreover checks all connections for
possible wiring problems. If a connection cannot be made with a given wire, you get a note with
information about the problem.
If you switch Enable Automatic Wires on, then only one person can work in the
project. If you wish to edit the project with several users simultaneously, then the
Automatic Wires can be created for each location as needed.
If you switch on the automatic wires retroactively, then you must execute the
function Create Automatic Wires in the context menu of the project.
Task: Project settings

1. Open the project settings of your project
2. Activate the Automatic Wires
3. Check/change:
Dictionary: EVU, language EN
Preferred catalog: EVU Catalog
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Structure projects with folders

To get things straight, you can create folders, that may e.g. contain projects or groups of projects.
Except for structuring data, they have no other function in Engineering Base.
Task 2: Structure projects with folders

1. Click on the system folder Projects and use the context menu with New / Folder to first
create the folder AUCOTEC Projects.
2. While pressing and holding the left mouse button, move the demo and sample projects into
the new folder.
3. Under Projects, create the folder Training Projects.
4. In the Training Projects folder, create two new folders named Customer A and Customer
B.
5. Move the project TS Training 1 into the folder Training Projects / Customer A.
6. Set up a new button that reduces the display in the Engineering Base Explorer directly to
the project TS Training 1.

General setup of a project according DIN Standard
A project contains all of the data of a planning job in a database. The basic structure is the same
for every project.
There are three essential folders that summarily contain all of the planning data. Each of these
folders represents an aspect of the planning job:
Equipments
In the Equipment folder, all structures are defined that have a physical aspect. This can e.g. be
locations, cabinets, equipment or cables used to realize a planning requirement.
Functions
Functions are logical structures used for specifying the planning tasks. It is e.g. possible to assign
all devices belonging to the supply side to a function Power Supply =PS.
Documents
This folder is used to create and manage all graphic representations for the project. These can e.g.
be circuit diagrams, layout diagrams, terminal diagrams or general and layout diagrams.
In the EB Power sample project and also for this seminar, functions are not used.
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General setup of a project according IEC Standard

If you activate the option Activate location folder in the project settings you get an additional
folder for locations.
In that case should be in the Equipment folder no location structures. Therefore Units have to be
used. Units can be interpreted as a collection of devices combined to an unit without having a
specific material reference.
All elements there get the prefix for devices or logical structures.

3 Create Structures
Create folders and locations
Generally in the planning phase you start with structuring the locations. This structuring proceeds
from coarse to fine.
In Engineering Base, units (locations) and equipments can already be created and arbitrarily
structured before there is any drawing.
An unit is created in the folder Equipment.
Task 4 DIN: Create folders and various units.

1. Open the Equipment folder and select New in the context menu.
2. Create the structure as shown in the graphic.
The bay, in the example =J01, is created in EB Power as unit, type bay.
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Create Structures
Task 4 IEC: Create folders and various units.

1. Open the Equipment folder and select New in the context menu.
2. Create the structure as shown in the graphic.

Structure documents in drawings and sheets
Drawings and sheets
Drawings and sheets are created and managed in the folder Documents.
Task 5 DIN: Create drawings

1. Select New / Drawing in the context menu of the Documents folder. The dialog for
entering the drawing data is opened.
For energy distribution, it is usual to name the drawings according the bay names.
Diagrams spanning several bays are typically assigned to the fictitious bay 00.
2. Create all drawings you see below.
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Create Structures
Task 5 IEC: Create drawings and folders

Task 6 DIN: Create and open sheets for a drawing
For the creation of a new sheet, Engineering Base offers a selection list with predefined sheet
templates. The selected template is copied with all settings, the form and possibly already placed
shapes (symbols). The sheet templates are stored project-related in the folder Templates /
Sheets / Favorites.
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Create Structures
Task 6 IEC: Create and open sheets for a drawing

4 Using Graphic Elements in Visio
The graphic view in Visio
Upon opening a newly-created sheet in the graphics window, the Microsoft Visio 2010 drawing
environment is shown. It shows the menus, the menu bars and the empty drawing sheet with the
form.
Important sheet settings:
• Grid setting 4 mm (tab Engineering Base / Snap & Grid)
• Align & Glue (tab View / Visual Aids)
• Ruler settings (tab View / Ruler)
• Units of measurement (tab Design / Page Setup)
• Page scale (tab Design / Page Setup)
The sheet-related Explorer

If you display the Engineering Base window next to the Visio window, then the additional sheet-
related Explorer does not make sense.
How to permanently switch off the sheet-related Explorer:
In the Engineering Base Explorer, select the item Options under Extras.
Remove the tick at Show Engineering Base Explorer in Visio Window.
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Using Graphic Elements in Visio
Enable AutoSave Diagrams: Use this dialog to specify whether the sheet is to be saved
automatically and if so in what intervals.
Form sheet entries

Texts shown in form sheet may originate from different objects:
• Project texts
• Document texts
• Sheet texts
• Texts from the associated location/device
• Texts from the associated function

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Sheet parameters
If you copy the sheet into the project folder Templates / Sheets / Favorites,
then it is available with all of its settings for future sheets.
Task 7: Specify sheet parameters

1. Open sheet =J01 / A03 respectively –J1Q01&EAB / B02 graphically.
2. Change the grid spacing to 4 mm using Snap & Grid (tab Engineering Base)
3. Deactivate Ruler Subdivisions in the menu Snap & Glue, and activate Grid. (Tab View,
Visual Aids)
4. Switch over to the tab Advanced and set the snap strength for the grid to a high value.

Use drawing tools in Visio
The use and editing of graphic elements (lines, rectangles, circles, ellipses etc.) is also effected
in the same way as with other Microsoft Office applications.
The Drawings tools button in the Start menu bar displays or suppresses the corresponding
toolbar with the usual graphic functions.
The properties of graphic elements such as line width, line pattern, line color are specified or
changed via the format toolbar or the context menu.
In contrast to Engineering Base shapes, graphic elements drawn with Visio do not possess a
logic of their own like item designations etc. and are not further processed by Engineering Base.
Visio shapes contained in Visio can also be used.
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Shortcuts for zoom and pan
Normal view Strg + Shift + W
Move drawing contents up and down Scroll wheel forward / backward
Move drawing contents to the right / left Shift + scroll wheel forward / backward
Zoom in steps Ctrl + scroll wheel
Zoom out window Ctrl + Shift + left mouse
Pan drawing Ctrl + Shift + right mouse
Move and have zoom window displayed Bottom bar / symbol
Size and position window Click on a shape and then on Width or

Height in the bottom bar.
Shortcuts for drawing functions

5 Visio Shapes and Unit Groups
Visio shapes in combination with device and unit frames
Visio shapes
For creating and editing general layout drawings you can use Visio standard shapes. Appropriate
Visio shapes already exist for many diagram types.
In contrast to EB shapes, Visio graphic elements and Visio shapes do not possess a
logic and are not further processed.
Device and unit groups

Each Engineering Base object can be displayed by any diagram type. In our example a unit
(cabinet) is to be represented by a rectangle.
The graphic is then associated with the object. Changes may be carried out both within the graphic
and with the Explorer, with the same result.
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Visio Shapes and Unit Groups
Task 8: Create a room overview

Creating a general layout drawing
1. Open the sheet =J01 / A03 respectively –J1Q01&EAB in Visio.
2. Open the Visio stencils and find the stencil for walls, doors and windows (Maps and
Floor Plans->Building Plan).
3. Drag the shape for the room onto the drawing area. If applicable, align it and adjust the
size.
4. Now drag the shapes for the door and the window on the displayed wall and drop them
there.
5. Select the furniture from the respective stencils and equip the room as shown on the right.
Displaying the unit +S respectively the the device –S1

1. Use the rectangle tool to draw a rectangle the size of the cabinet (top view).
Width = 1200 mm, height = 400 mm
2. Under Equipment, select the location +S respectively –S1 and move the EB shape
Location Frame UF_001 respectively Device frame DF_003 onto the rectangle with drag
& drop. The frame is now associated with the location +S or the device.
3. Now move and format the texts in the assembly frame so that they are more easily legible.
You can change line, text and filling parameters using the general Visio drawing
functions.

Task 9: Create graphic for the cabinet layout diagram
1. Open the Sheet =J01 / A04 respectively –J1Q01&ELU / U01 with Visio and associate it
to the unit =J01+S to the sheet.
2. Enable Snap to Grid, increase its priority and change the grid spacing to 50 mm.
3. Create the cabinet view shown using rectangles.
4. Leave gaps between the rectangles. This facilitates later dimensioning.
Use the Size and Position window to enter the dimensions.
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Graphical Cabinet Layouts in Visio
6 Graphical Cabinet Layouts in Visio

Dimensioning cabinet graphics
Dimension an electrical cabinet graphic

1. In the Explorer, select the stencil Dimensioning under Stencils / Graphics toolbox.
2. Use drag & drop to move the desired EB dimensioning variant to the desired graphic in the
graphics window.
Gluing graphics and dimensioning to each other

The graphic and the dimensioning can be connected with each other. The dimensioning is then
automatically adapted when the size is changed.
1. Visual support in the View tab opens the dialog mask Align and Glue.
2. Activate the switch Glue under Currently active, and under Glue to select the switch
Shape geometry.
3. If in the graphics window a dimensioning is moved at the yellow marker points, then its
color changes to green to red depending on the visio version.
4. If the width of the graphic is changed, then the "glued" dimensioning also changes
automatically.
Via the Precision & Units context menu of the dimensioning function, you can
adjust the number of decimal places.

Work with layers
In the graphics window, you can work with layers.
The elements assigned to a layer automatically get the properties of the respective layer.
These can e.g. be:
• Color
• Visibility
• Read-only
Engineering Base uses a number of special layers that should not be changed particularly for circuit
diagram pages.
Further information is available in the online help under "Layers".
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Task 10: Create graphic for cabinet layout, dimension and use
layers
1. Dimension the cabinet you have just drawn (see graphic).
2. Create a new layer called Cabinet layer.

• The menu bar Home Layer / Layer Properties opens a dialog mask.
• Select New, layer name: Cabinet layer, confirm the entry with OK.
The new layer is alphabetically integrated in the list of layers.
3. Assign the cabinet graphic completely to the new layer.
• In the graphics window, mark all cabinet elements with the Shift key pressed.
• Select the menu bar Start / Assign Layer and select the new layer.
4. Lock the cabinet layer.
Lock the cabinet layer via the menu bar Start Layer / Layer Properties in the Lock
column.
All elements assigned to the locked cabinet layer can no longer be changed directly in the
graphics window.

Drop cable ducts and mounting rails
Cable ducts
Cable ducts are defined by dropping special EB shapes.
These special EB shapes are available under Stencils / Devices / Cable Ducts
These EB shapes can be linked to the database and can be changed manually or by specifying the
height and the width.
For precise positioning of the cable ducts in the cabinet layout, a suitable distance of cabinet
shapes and grid should be specified via the menu tabs Engineering Base and Snap & Grid.
For the following steps, a distance of 50 mm has proved useful (use symmetrical settings).
If a cable duct is to be aligned vertically, it must be rotated via the menu tab Start
and (arrange) Position / Align Shapes.
Mounting rails
Mounting rails are available under Stencils / Devices / Mounting Rail in the Layout stencil.
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Task 11: Equip cabinet with cable ducts and mounting rails
Place the cable ducts as shown on the right.
1. Open the Stencils area.
2. For each cable duct, select under Devices / Cable Duct the stencil Cable Duct and drag
the shape CD_L_001 with Drag & Drop to the desired position in the graphics window.
3. Open the shape via the context menu with New / Cable Duct. In the field Comment,
name the horizontal ducts KH1..., and the vertical ones KV1...
4. In the tab Specifications, use the dialog lines Width and Height to specify the respective
dimensions.
The shape graphic automatically adjusts to the values entered. The cable duct is created as object
in the database.
Manage the cable ducts in a special folder.

1. Underneath the folder Equipment / +S1 respectively –S1, create the folder Accessories.
2. Move all cable ducts into this folder.
Create the mounting rails.

1. Under Stencils / Mounting Rail, select the stencil Mounting Rail for each mounting rail
and drag the shape MR_L_001 with drag & drop to the desired position.
2. Correct the position and width manually.
If you have created the first cable duct with all needed information, you can copy
it with the left mouse button with pressed Ctrl key.

7 Edit Single-Line Diagrams
Select and drop shapes
Circuit diagram and single line shapes

1. In the Explorer, open Stencils / Devices and under it the folder with the desired device
category, e.g. Disconnect Switch.
2. Mark the desired stencil and drag the desired master shape into the graphics window using
drag & drop.
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Terminal shapes
1. In the Explorer, open Stencils / Devices / Terminals and Blocks / Terminals EVU and
drag the required terminal shapes into the graphics window with drag & drop.
For terminals with block designator, use the master shape X_S_001 (standard
terminal) or X_S_017.
For terminals without block designator, use the master shape X_S_002
(standard terminal) or X_S_018.

Edit a single-line representation
Shapes (symbols) represent electrical devices or parts thereof. Shapes can be associated with
objects in the database and can display attributes from the database.
Shapes must fit the respective diagram type, in a single line representation therefore only
shapes of this type may be used. Otherwise wiring errors occur, indicated by connections colored
red by the system.
Task 12 DIN: Create a single-line representation
You find the shapes for single line diagram in the folder „High Voltage”.
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Task 12 IEC: Create a single-line representation

Create a device from a shape
The shapes displayed in the entered circuit component are shown in gray (depending on the layer
property SAO). This means that as yet no object of the equipment structure is associated with this
shape. Now the devices are created in the equipment structure.
Task 13: Create equipment

1. Click with the right mouse button on the shape for the disconnect switch.
2. In the context menu, click on New Disconnect Switch (High-Voltage) This dialog for
entering information about the disconnect switch is opened.
3. In the line Device Designation, enter -Q1/Q5.
4. Create all devices for the field in the same way.
5. For the cable sealing shape select the type Multi-Core Cable. As comment enter Cable
sealing box.
Select for the layer SAO the color red to easily find the shapes without object
association.
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Task 14: Navigate

Navigate from the shapes to the device (context menu Shape) and from the device to the drawing
(double click on the reference symbol).

How to edit symbol texts
All texts of a object can be represented and positioned in the plan.
1. Click on the symbol and open Edit Text Blocks in the context menu. The text blocks are
marked.
2. Make a right mouse click on the desired text block.
3. Transfer the texts to be displayed with Add to the right-hand window.
4. Specify the desired separator.
Toggle text handle:

Can be used to specify the text area. Click on one of the points marked green and change the area
as needed. The text is displayed only in this area.
If you want to rotate the text, open the tab Home / Position.
Task 15: visible additional comment

For the current transformer on sheet A02 respectively B01, only the additional comment should be
displayed.
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Replace devices with materials from the catalog

For all device types it is possible to store the master data as materials in catalogs. These materials
describe e.g. the manufacturer, the type designation, the order number, the dimensions, the
structure and the pin designation of a device.
Task 16: Replace devices with materials from the catalog

1. Select the device in the Explorer or the graphic.
2. In the context menu, click on Replace.
3. In the following dialog, select the catalog PDT catalog and click on Find.
4. Mark the appropriate device and select Replace.
-Q1/Q5 respectively –QZ1: ABB_UX0-MT-001

-Q0 respectively –QA1: ABB_VD4X-001
-T1L2 respectively –BZ2: ZEL_CT24-001
5. Then explore the changes in the graphic and in the equipment structure.

8 Create Circuit Diagrams
Create terminals and blocks
It is possible to create a terminal block manually step by step, but the usual and easier way is to
use the Terminal Block Wizard.
Task 17 DIN: Create terminal blocks

1. Select the location =J01+S and start the terminal block wizard via the context menu.
2. Enter -X5 as terminal block name. Under Quantity and items, enter 23 and select Device
from catalog.
3. Expand the folder structure via Materials, X, PHOENIX CONTACT and select the terminal
type PHC_ST4-QUATTRO.
4. Accordingly add a PE terminal PHC ST4-QUATTRO-PE and confirm with OK.
5. Since the terminals of the blocks –X2 and –X3 have complicated names, copy these two
blocks in the Explorer from the project PDT-Sample projects \ =J01+S \ Backplate \
TSR3 to your location =J01+S. Explore the generated substructures of -X5.
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Task 17 IEC: Create terminal blocks

1. Select the device –J-Q01-S1 and start the terminal block wizard via the context menu.
2. Enter –XG4 as terminal block name. Under Quantity and items, enter 23 and select
Device from catalog.
3. Expand the folder structure via Materials, X, PHOENIX CONTACT and select the terminal
type PHC_ST4-QUATTRO.
4. Accordingly add a PE terminal PHC ST4-QUATTRO-PE and confirm with OK.
5. Since the terminals of the blocks –XG2 and –XG3 have complicated names, copy these
two blocks in the Explorer from the project PDT-Sample projects (IEC) \ -J1-Q01-S1 \
Backplate \ TSR3 respectively TSR1 to your cabinet -J-Q01-S1.
6. Explore the generated substructures of –XG4.

Connections, wires and forced wiring
If shapes with associated device are connected, objects of the type unspecified wire with
corresponding target entries are created in the folder Automatic Wires.
The wiring destinations can be modified via the context menu of a connection point.
Potentials and potential shapes

Potentials
A potential is defined by assigning a name to a connection. Potentials can be managed either in the
folder Equipment or the folder Functions.
Potential shapes
There are potential source shapes and potential target shapes. The shapes are always used in
pairs, starting with a source shape and continuing on another sheet with a target shape. The
link between the two shapes is created via same potential name (function: Find Potential).
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Cross-reference to several sinks

If a potential source is associated with several sinks, then several cross-references are
simultaneously created.
Displaying potential names

To display potential names additionally anywhere, the connection must be equipped with a
designation shape (stencil Potentials/ Substances Tags).
How to drop potential cross-reference shapes

1. In the Stencils view, open Potentials / Substances.
2. Open the stencil for Cross-Reference Source and Cross-Reference Target, respectively.
3. Select the appropriate master shape Cross-Reference Source and drag & drop it into the
graphics window.

Task 18 DIN: Create a circuit diagram I
1. Assign the sheet G01 to the bay =J01.
2. Open the sheet graphically and create the location frame for +S.
(Create rectangle, mark the location in the Explorer, drag shape L_001 onto the rectangle)
3. You find the shapes for circuit breaker under Devices/Circuit Breaker.
4. Draw the connections as you see below.
You find the cross reference shapes under Potentials/
Substances Cross-Reference Source/Target.
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Task 18 IEC: Create a circuit diagram I

1. Assign the sheet G01 to the bay -J1-Q01.
2. You find the shapes for circuit breakers under Devices/Circuit Breaker.
3. Draw the connections as in the template on the right.
You find the cross reference shapes under Potentials/
Substances Cross-Reference Source/Target.
IEC: Create a rectangle, select the product (-S1) in the Explorer, drag shape
DF_001 onto the rectangle.

Task 19: Create a circuit diagram II
Task 20 DIN: Create a circuit diagram III

1. Represent the terminals of the block -X5 at the main potentials.
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2. Represent the terminals of the blocks -X2 and -X3:

Block visible X_S_023
Block invisible X_S_024
Task 20 IEC: Create a circuit diagram III

1. Represent the terminals of the block –XG4 at the main potentials.

Editing terminal pins
To control the target entries for terminals for the terminal diagram, you can use the terminal
connection wizard.
Task 21: Specify terminal connectors

Specify the pins for all terminals of the blocks –X2, -X3 and –X5 on sheet G01. (see overview on
0)
Task 22: Circuit path texts

The texts in the header of the sheet G01 are to be multilingual.
1. Place the shape TB_35_H from Stencils / Frames and Text Blocks.
2. Open the shape, enter F3 and then the initial letters of the text. Select the desired text
from the list.
3. In the project properties, switch the display language to German and English. Check the
result.
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Task DIN: Create a circuit diagram IV

all 4 left A both bottom B both bottom all 4 right C
B
Task IEC: Create a circuit diagram IV
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all top A
Group display of large devices

Large devices such as bay control devices or power circuit breakers are often represented by
groups with connection pins. There are two possibilities:

Task 24 DIN: Create circuit diagram Q01
1. Use the Equipment Explorer under =J01+S to create a new device -A10, type Protective
device.
2. Replace –A10 with the Siemens multifunctional protective device SIE_7SJ6421-003 and
view the substructures.
3. Copy the terminal block –X0 from the PTD sample project / =J01 / +S / bottom plate /
TSB1 under =J01+S into your project.
4. Associate the sheet Q01 the bay =J01 and open the sheet graphically.
5. Create the location frames +S and +J.
6. Create the equipment groups –Q0 and –A10 (attention, use adapter DF_003).
7. Create a cable –W10 and replace it with the type NYCY 24X2,5/10
8. Because all devices are already existing, you can now create the circuit diagram.
Shapes
• Use for the terminals of the block –X3 the shape X_S_019 and X_S_020.
• You can copy the input symbols of the protective device from sheet S01 under General in
the PDT sample project.
• For -Q0, the pin shapes PIN_xxx are positioned on the device frame.
Potentials
• Since the potentials 12L+ and 12L- are already present, you can associate them via Find
Potential to the connections.
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Terminal 2
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Top B, down C
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Terminal 9
Top C
This line is a free graphic
Task 24 IEC: Create circuit diagram Q01
1. Use the Equipment Explorer under –J1-Q01-S1 to create a new device -A1, type protective
device.
2. Replace –A1 with the Siemens multifunctional protective device SIE_7SJ6421-003 and view
the substructures.
3. Associate the sheet Q01 to the bay -J1-Q01 and open the sheet graphically.
4. Create the equipment groups –QA1 and –A1 (attention, use adapter DF_003).
5. Create a cable –WQ0 and replace it with the type NYCY 24X2,5/10
6. Because all devices are already existing, you can now create the circuit diagram.
Shapes
• Use for the terminals of the block –X3 the shape X_S_019 and X_S_020 respectively.
• You can copy the input symbols of the protective gear from sheet S01 under General in the
PDT sample project.
• For –QA1, the pin shapes PIN_xxx are positioned on the device frame.
Potentials
• The potentials 12L+ and 12L- are already existing, you can associate them via Find Potential
to the connection.
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Terminal –XG3, 2
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Terminal –XG3, 14 to 18
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Terminal 9
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9 Copy Diagrams, Work with Circuit Components
Copy circuit diagrams via the clipboard
A circuit diagram or parts of it can be copied via the Windows clipboard. Because the sheet M02
you want to copy, contains only devices already existing in your project, it makes sense to copy
only the graphic and assign the components via drag & drop.
Task 25: Copy drawing contents without equipment with Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V between two
projects.
1. Assign the sheet M02 of your project the bay =J01 respectively –J1-Q01 and open the
sheet graphically.
2. Switch over to the PTD sample project (DIN) respectively PTD sample project (IEC) and
there graphically open the circuit diagram M02 (circuit breaker On).
3. Mark and copy the entire sheet content with Ctrl+A, then copy the content into the
clipboard with Ctrl+C.
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4. Switch to the target sheet and press Ctrl+V. The content of the clipboard with the
equipment is shown hatched in the target sheet.
5. Use the context menu to select Paste Shapes Here.

6. Now position the marked area and drop it by pressing the left mouse button.
7. Assign the connections to the already existing potentials via Find Potential/Substance.
8. Associate your devices via drag & drop as shown at the following page.

Task 26 DIN: Edit copied circuit diagram
1. Modify the interconnection of the circuit breaker using the cable –W10.
2. Assign the existing potentials 10L+ and 10L-. Create the potential A new.
3. Assign the existing locations and devices to the graphic.
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Task 26 IEC: Edit copied circuit diagram

1. Modify the interconnection of the circuit breaker using the cable –WQ0.
2. Assign the existing potentials 10L+ and 10L-. Newly create the potential A.
3. Assign the existing locations and devices to the graphic.

Store parts of a diagram as Circuit Component
If certain circuit parts are to be used repeatedly, it makes sense to store them as Circuit
Components under the stencil Circuit Components.
Engineering Base already contains some Circuit Components.
Circuit Components can be stored with or without objects.
Task 27: Create a Circuit Component

1. In the Stencils view, open the stencil Circuit Components. Create a new stencil PTD
Group Diagrams.
2. On the sheet Q01, mark the group, display the protective device inputs and drag & drop
the marked area to the new stencil.
3. Open the circuit component of the stencil and name it Device group, comment Inputs
protective device.
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Copy diagrams using copy and paste

The standard copy and paste function for diagrams copies the stored devices with their structure
in the copy bin of the Equipment folder. They must manually be moved to the desired position.
Functions are not copied as well unless they are represented in the circuit diagrams
with function frames.
Task 28 DIN: Copy and paste cable overview W01

1. In the PTD sample project (DIN), open the folder with the diagrams of the bay =J01.
2. Mark the sheet W01 and execute the Copy function from context menu.
3. Switch over to your working project and there select there the folder with the diagrams of
the bay =J01.
4. Execute the function Paste. The sheet is copied to the desired position, and the objects are
copied into the copy bin.
5. Move the cable from the copy bin into the folder Cables under the bay =J01.
6. Move the current transformers –T1L1 and –T1L3 to =J01 + J.
7. Move the terminal block –X1 to =J01 + S.
8. Delete the content of the recycle bin.
9. Assign the sheet W01 to the bay =J01 and open the sheet graphically.
10. Connect the location frames with +S and +J respectively.
11. Use Find Current Transformer to associate the shape at center top with the existing
transformer –T1L2.

Task 28 IEC: Copy and paste cable overview W01
1. In the PTD sample project (IEC), open the folder with the diagrams of the bay -J1-Q01.
2. Mark the sheet –J1-Q01EFA / W01 and execute the Copy function in the context menu.
3. Switch over to your working project and select there the folder with the diagrams of the
bay -J1-Q01&EFA.
4. Execute the function Paste. The sheet is copied to the desired position, and the objects are
copied into the copy bin.
5. Move the cable from the copy bin into the folder Cables under the bay -J1-Q01.
6. Move the current transformers –BZ1 and –BZ3 to -J1-Q01.
7. Move the terminal block –XG1 to -J1-Q01-S1.
8. Delete the content of the recycle bin.
9. Assign the sheet W01 the bay -J1-Q01 and open the sheet graphically.
10. Connect the device frame with –S1.
11. Use Find Current Transformer to associate the shape at center top with the existing
transformer –BZ2.
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Cables, Wiring and Terminal Block Diagrams
10 Cables, Wiring and Terminal Block Diagrams

Design and structure of cables
By copying the sheet W01, the cables –W101 to –W103 were also copied. The cable destinations
are calculated from the devices connected in the diagram W01.
If the wires of the cables are used in a circuit diagram, the wire destinations are checked against
the cable destinations and corresponding messages are created.
Task 29: Analyze a cable

1. Consider the structure and text of the cable -W101. Why is the structure locked?
2. Start the cable wizard via the context menu to get an overview of the number and kind of
the wires. Why are changes impossible?
Wires and wire properties

The automatically created wires cannot be directly modified, such like changing color or cross-
section. For this purpose the wires must either be represented graphically and manually labeled or
labeled automatically with the add-in Copy data from potential to wire.
If the add-in is active, the wire attributes are determined as follows:
• If a single wire should have special properties, it must be represented graphically and
labeled.
• If wire properties are defined at the potential, they are adopted to all wires of the network.
• If a wire is not shown and moreover the potential is not labeled, then the wire properties
are taken from the project dialog.

Task 30: Activate the Add-In Copy data from potential to wire
1. Open the project and enter sw in the field Color and 1.5 mm² in the field Wire
Size/Gauge.
2. In the context menu of the folder Add-ins, select New Add-in within your project.
3. In the subsequent dialog select the add-in shown above.
4. In the context menu of the new add-in, select Properties and, in the follow-up dialog, the
attributes Color and Wire Size / Gauge.
5. Activate the add-in via the context menu. To activate the add-in for already existing wires,
you must delete and recreate the existing wires.
6. Open single wires and check the result.
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Create terminal block diagrams

Terminal block diagrams display all terminals of a block with the connected cables and targets in
form of a table.
Terminal block diagrams, once created, display the current status of the block each time they are
opened. Therefore it is not nessecary to create the diagrams new if something in the wiring
changes.
How to create a terminal block diagram for single blocks

1. Mark the desired terminal block in the Explorer.
2. Execute New Report / Terminal diagram in the context
menu.
How to create several terminal block diagrams in one step

1. Mark a superordinate location or Equipment folder.
2. Start the Multi Terminal Diagram macro in the context
menu.
For EB Power a special terminal block diagram, containing some extended features,
has been developed. To create this terminal diagram, you have to select the sheet
template "Terminal diagram PTD..." for executing the command.

Task 31: Create several terminal block diagrams
1. Select the bay =J01 respectively –J1-Q01.
2. Start the macro Multi Terminal Block Diagram from the context menu.
3. Mark the blocks for which you want to create the terminal diagrams.
4. Use […] to select the desired target drawing =J01+S respectively –J1-Q01&EMA.
5. Choose a sheet template and put in the start value for the first sheet.
6. The terminal block diagrams were numbered numerical. In the list pane, consider which
block belongs to which sheet and rename the terminal diagrams according to the rule
–X1 -> K1.
You find the sheet template for the terminal block diagrams in the folder
Templates / Sheets / Favorites.
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Edit terminals with the Terminal Block Designer

The Terminal Block Designer is a tool for editing terminal data. It can be used to swap the targets,
add plates, end covers or additional materials like test sockets.
Do not change targets for terminals that were edited with the terminal pin wizard.
The result will be still incorrect.
Task 32: Add test sockets

1. Select the block =J01 +S –X5 respectively –J1-Q01-S1-XG4 and start the Terminal
Block Designer.
2. In the right channel B1, insert a test socket for each terminal 1-4.
3. Check the result in the terminal block diagram, also inspect the changes in the
substructures of the terminals.

Cross Connection Diagrams
Cross Connection Diagrams show wiring chains, which are not represented in the terminal block
diagram. This documents are specially important for the engineering of cabinets.
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Task 33 Create Cross Connection Diagrams

11 Worksheets and Reports
Create lists with worksheets and reports
Worksheets
A worksheet is a table that shows data in different columns. It can be used to edit specially large
data volumes quickly and simply as with EXCEL.
In a worksheet, objects can be created, edited, deleted or placed with drag & drop in the
simultaneously opened graphics window.
You can use the worksheet to add or delete columns or to filter and sort data. Moreover individually
modified worksheets can be stored as templates to use them again.
Several worksheets may be opened simultaneously.
Worksheets embedded in the graphic

All worksheets can be embedded in the graphic. It is for instance possible to integrate tabular
overviews into the diagrams.
Reports
A report is nearly the same as an embedded worksheet. In contrast to embedded worksheet, it
may comprise several pages. Engineering Base shows only the first page direct, for printing or
output via PDF all pages are shown.
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Worksheets and Reports
Create a parts list with a worksheet

In a worksheet, objects can be created, edited, copied, deleted or dragged into the graphic.
There are predefined worksheets for almost every purpose, for example for creating a parts list or
the order list.
Task 34: Create purchase order with a worksheet

1. In the equipment folder, select the bay =J01 respectively –J1-Q01.
2. Select Open Worksheet in the context menu.
3. Select the worksheet Device Purchase Order PTD. The worksheet with the device data is
displayed, and all edit functions are available as with the Explorer.
Customized worksheets can be permanently stored in the project folder under

Templates / Worksheets / Favorites and re-used anytime.

Task 35: Create the following worksheets for bay =J01 recpectively –J1-Q01:
• Devices
• Wiring List PTD
• Sheets PTD
• Cable list PTD
• Potentials PTD
If you click on the little Pin icon in the toolbar, the worksheets always stay in the
foreground.
If you copy the filter line, you can combine the filter with a logical „OR“ operation.
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Filter worksheets
To restrict a worksheet to certain data, it is better to use filters. In a worksheet, filtering can be
done for a single column or several columns at once.
Task 36: Create a worksheet Circuit Breakers

1. Open the worksheet Devices in the bay =J01 respectively –J1-Q01.
2. Double-click in the column Name of the opened worksheet on the field directly underneath
the column header. The Filter mask appears.
3. Select -F* in the field Value.
4. Use the pull-down menu to specify the operator (=) and press the OK button.
5. Activate the filter by clicking on the Filter button on the left-hand side of the worksheet.
6. Save the worksheet configuration with Save Worksheet Template as under the name
Circuit Breakers. You find this function in the context menu of the tab.
7. Open the new worksheet once more and check the result.

Task 37: Create a structured device list
A normal worksheet only shows the data on one structural level. If, for example, a terminal block
list with blocks and the corresponding terminals should be created, it is not possible with a simple
worksheet. For this purpose there are different parameters in the properties of the worksheet.
Structured, extended worksheet
Within a structured worksheet, it is possible to sort additional columns. This sorting overwrites the
structural sorting. For keeping the original structure and only sorting additionally within the
structure, there is the switch Struct Worksheet (Extended).
1. In the selected worksheet Devices, click on the tab at the bottom.

2. Select the Properties via the context menu.
3. Activate Search Items (Extended) and Struct Worksheet (Extended). The changed
worksheet is displayed upon closing the dialog.
If the view of the worksheet is not refreshed, after changing, press F5.
You can find predefined structured worksheets by clicking on Others in the context
menu for selecting the worksheets.
With EB 2019 you can combine different types of elements in a worksheet,
for example: devices and cables.
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Task 38: Create a special purchase order with worksheets.

To determine data records with the same properties, these data records can be specified and
counted within a worksheet. In a worksheet with enabled quantity count it is possible to determine
the sums of numerical fields (e.g. for a price list).
Create a purchase order for terminals of the unit =J01+S respectively -J1-Q01-S1.
1. In the context menu of the unit, select the item worksheet Devices.
2. From context menu of the tab, call the Properties window. Activate the extended element
search.
3. Filter the worksheet in the field Type for terminals and terminal segments.
4. Filter the worksheet to see only devices with filled material number.
5. Sort the worksheet according the material number.
6. In the header, select the column Count Materials. Consider to the new column Sum.
7. Save the worksheet configuration under the name Purchase Order Terminals.
8. What is the meaning of the pink coloring of some of the fields?
If combined columns contain different entries, the cells are highlighted in color.

Create additional documents with reports
A report is nearly the same as an embedded worksheet. In contrast to embedded worksheets, it

may comprise several pages. Engineering Base shows only the first page directly. For printing or
output via PDF all pages are shown.
Reports can be stored as templates in the project and re-used.
A report should always be printed with the print function of the Engineering Base
Explorer and not via Visio.
Only in this way multipage reports are completely printed.
Task 39: Create a parts list with a report

1. Select the unit =J01+S respectively –J1-Q01-S1 in the Equipment folder.
2. In the context menu, select New Report / Device List EVU DIN.
3. Select the text GA1 as sheet designation.
4. Select the drawing folder =J01+S as Part of. The report is created with OK.
5. Open the report in the document folder and check the content.
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Tasks 40: Create different reports and store them bay-related.
1. For unit =J01+S respectively –J1-Q01-S1

• Wiring List PTD
2. For the bay =J01 respectively –J1-Q01

• Cable list
• Cable list EVU DIN
3. For the drawings / sheets

• Contents Table
• Contents table EVU
Worksheets embedded in the graphic

Embedded worksheets are very similar to reports. However, they may not exceed the size of the
sheet; also you can represent several embedded worksheets on a sheet.

Tasks 41: Create tables for the high-voltage devices in the single-line diagram
1. Open sheet A02 respectively B01 graphically.
2. In the Explorer, mark the unit =J01+J repectively –J1-Q01.
3. Select Insert Worksheet in Visio / Devices High-Voltage Compartment
4. Do the same for the worksheet Current Transformer Voltage Converter
5. Move and format the embedded worksheets, see below.
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12 Create Equipment Diagrams

Equipment diagrams for standard devices
Overview
Equipment diagrams represent on the one hand the technical data, and on the other hand the
complete graphics of the devices. Moreover they contain cross-references to the partial
representations in the circuit diagram.
For several identical devices (materials and accessories), a graphic shape is created containing
the technical data and the complete graphic representation.
A cross-reference shape is dropped directly underneath for all similarly devices. The cross-
references to the partial representations in the circuit diagram are automatically shown at this
shapes.
Equipment diagrams are automatically created with the List of Equipment wizard.
Precondition
The wizard must be able to find the corresponding shapes. For this purpose they must be stored in
special stencils or defined as preferred shape. How the shapes have to be named and where they
are expected, will be described on the next pages.

Equipment diagrams for complex devices single sheet
For complex devices, like protection relays, it is usual to figure the internal wiring with one or
several pages. For automatically creating there are two possibilities:
Via shapes
Similar with the procedure for standard devices, shapes (in this case a shape named DEV3xxx)
will searched and automatically dropped. This shapes must be defined as preferred master
shape of the device and may fill a complete page.
Via typical
A typical project must be assigned to the project. In this typical project, the devices are stored
together with the assigned sheets. The wizard copies the associated diagrams of the corresponding
device from the typical project and renames the copied diagrams.
To access the typical project, it must be assigned in the project properties.
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Equipment Diagrams for complex devices several sheets

Presentation of the designation block IEC
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How to find Equipment diagram shapes?

The shapes are in search of a certain hierarchy:
Standard devices
The graphic and the cross-reference symbols can be defined as preferred shapes of the device in
the catalog. In this case it does not matter where the shapes are stored. The names of the shapes
must start with the prefix DEV1 respectively DEV2.
If no preferred shapes are defined the graphic shape is searched in the stencil List of Equipment
under the device type. It must be named DEV1.
Because the cross-reference shape may be the same for different device types, first the wizard
looks in the stencil Common / List of Equipment, it must be named DEV2. If the shape is not
there, the wizard looks in the device-specific stencil List of Equipment. Also there the name of
the shape must be DEV2.
Complex devices via shapes (standard)

The shapes for complex devices must always be defined as preferred shapes of the device. If you
want one single shape for a device name it DEV3*. If you need a combination of different shapes
you must work with shapes named DEV4* ore DEV5*, combined with DEV2*-Shapes. With this
systematics you can create several result sheets.
advantage disadvantage
Same systematics as for standard devices, Relative slow, because the automatic dropping
realized completely via shapes of large shapes is time-consuming
Complex devices via typical (optional working method)

In the Short Description the device must contain the text Typical and must have an
unambiguous material number. In the typical project, the name of the device must correspond to
this material number.
advantage disadvantage
Existing complete detail diagrams can directly More administration work (append
used typical project, material number must
match)

Task 42: Create Equipment Diagram
1. In the Equipment folder mark the bay =J01 respectively –J1-Q01.
2. Start the Equipment Diagram wizard via the context menu.
3. Select =J01 repectively –J1-Q01&EFS as target drawing
Parameters
• Device character in sheet number: No
• Sheet Number with Unit and Device Character: Yes
• Sheet template: List of Equipment
• Associated Equipment : =J01 / -J1-Q01
• Process: All Devices
The created sheets are stored in the drawing =J01 respectively –J1-Q01&EFS with the name
convention Z XX Art number. (XX Shortcut Unit)
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Equipment diagram wizard options

The Options dialog can be used to specify the standard names for the stencils and the various
shapes. Changed values are stored in the registry and offered again with a following run.
Stencil Name: Here you can enter the default stencil name for all Equipment diagram shapes.
Prefix: Here you can specify the first characters of the names of the device shape.
Filter Criterion: You can switch between different possible shapes, for example for different
standards. In the AUCOTEC Examples the filter DIN 40719 and IEC 81346 are used.
The sheet template for the equipment diagram may be any DIN A3 template, the
preferred shape type must be Equipment diagram.
A more detailed description of the Equipment diagram wizard you can find in the
Engineering Base WebHelp.

Results of the Equipment diagram wizard
a) The result sheets under the selected drawing

Standard devices
Several devices on one sheet (relays, signaling devices, circuit breakers…)
Complex devices
One or several sheets for one device with device representations and wiring (protection
relays, power circuit breakers…)
b) An Information list under Messages in the project

• Stencil not found
• Symbol not found
• Symbol graphic faulty
• Material not filled
• Designation not according to DIN/IEC
• …
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Create Layout Diagrams
13 Create Layout Diagrams

Layout Diagram in Engineering Base
Layout diagrams can be created at any time, independed from circuit diagrams.
It is important, that the material data are assigned to the devices, because device dimensions are
used to get the size of the dynamic shapes.
Devices in the Layout Diagram

For some device types exist specific layout shapes in the stencil Layout. For displaying the devices
you can use that shapes or black box shapes from the common-stencil. The black box shapes
(LS_001 to LS_004) are variable in the size and fit automatically to the dimensions of the devices.

Task 42: Drop Layout Shapes in the Layout Diagram
For dropping the Layout Shapes you can use a worksheet where the column Layout Reference is
displayed.
1. In the drawing folder =J01 respectively –J1-Q01&ELU, open the sheet A04 respectively
U01.
2. Open the worksheet Devices and position it above the cabinet sheet. Add the column
Layout Reference, then you can see, which devices are already dropped.
3. Activate the stencil window with the icon and select the stencil Common.
4. Select a device from the list and drag & drop the shape LS_001 on the cabinet drawing.
It is possible to select and drop several layout shapes in one step.
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Create Layout Diagrams
Display terminal blocks and terminals in the Layout Diagram

Every terminal of the block is displayed via a black box or a specific shape. The block itself is
displayed via the shape TB_001 to show the block designation.
Task 43: Drop the terminal block and terminal shapes on the Layout Diagram
1. Select the terminal Block –X2 under +S respectively –XG2 (-J1-Q01-S1) in the
Equipment folder.
2. Mark all terminals of the block you want to display in the layout drawing.
3. Select the shape X_L_001 from the stencil Layout, drag it into the block area of the
cabinet and drop it there. The terminals are automatically dropped one after another.
4. For the representation of the block select the block and choose the shape TB_001 from the
stencil Layout. Drag and drop the shape to the fitting location.
You can use the Mounting Rail Assignment Wizard to make the layout processing
easier and more automatical. Further information to this wizard you can find in the
Online help.

14 Multi Copy Bay
The Multi Copy Bay Wizard
A typical workflow in the area of power distribution is to copy complete bays internal or from one
project to another.
For this task you can use the Multi Copy Bay Wizard. You can start it under Tools /
MultiCopyBay. The functionality is independent from the selected element.
Result
The copied bays are numbered and the sheet structure is modified equivalent.
Task 44: Copy bays

1. Create a new project TS Hannover South.
2. Copy your bay =J01 five times in the new project.
Start name: =J05
Target for the sheets should be the drawing folder.
3. Check the result.
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Shape Design
15 Shape Design
Shapes and master shapes
More then 2000 IEC-compliant shapes are delivered with Engineering Base. Nevertheless the
creating of new shapes is described at the following sheets.
Shapes are used in the drawing sheets.
Master shapes are available in the stencils. They can be used for several projects.
Open the shape design

The shape design is opened via the context menu of a master shape or shape in the diagram,
function Open with Visio.
The shape design view is opened. This view has a special tree that contains stencils and shapes for
shape design.
Elements of the shape design

A shape consists of free graphic elements, like lines, rectangles or text, placeholders for device
attribute texts and connection pins.
Each shape has got a reference point (ORIGIN) where it is fixed during dragging.

Create a new Master Shape
Task 45: Create a new signal amplifier for circuit diagram

1. Open the stencil Modulators, Changers.
2. Using the context menu, create a new stencil Amplifier.
3. Move the cursor into the new stencil and press the right mouse button to open the context
menu.
4. Create a new shape with New Master Shape, type Circuit Diagram.
• Name of the shape: MC_U_10
• Comment: Signal Amplifier
• Version: 1
5. Open the shape design with Open with Visio.
The version number is important in order to be able to replace the current shape by
a master shape with a higher version number (in the graphic via context menu of
the shape Update Shape ore use the macro Update Shapes).
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Shape Design
Task 46: Create the graphic for the amplifier

Create the graphic for the amplifier as shown. The shape is to be constructed for the
4 mm grid.
1. To represent the name of the device at the shape, drag the text block TB001 from the
stencil Text Blocks and Pins to the left of the shape.
2. Select the attributes as shown.

3. Place the comment and the desired technical data in the appropriate position with the text
block TB003.
4. Use the text block P_001 to define the pins. A dialog is displayed where the pin
designation is entered.
5. Store the shape when closing the symbol design and test it in the Circuit Diagram.
Under View /Visual Aids deactivate the alignment at the ruler subdivisions.
Adjust the snap strength for the grid to a higher value.

Change the form sheet logo
Task 47: Change logo in template

1. Copy the usual template sheet under Templates / Sheets / Favorites and rename the copy.
2. Open the sheet with Open with Visio and select Open Form Shape from the menu
Engineering Base. The shape design is opened.
3. Select the AUCOTEC logo and delete it with the Delete key.
4. Insert your own logo either via the Windows clipboard or with Insert / Picture / From file
and drop it at the desired position.
5. Close the shape editor and save the changes. The new logo is shown in the new template
sheet.
Task 48: Change formsheet in existing sheets

Execute the function Replace Form Sheet from context menu of selected sheets. The existing
form sheets are replaced by the modified one.
You have to replace the diffent form sheets (for circuit diagram, terminal block
diagram…) and size of sheet separately.
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Shape Design
Structure of the shapes for Equipment Diagrams

For all devices the shapes for the Equipment Diagram must have the shape type Equipment
Diagram.
Structure of the graphic shape

As for other shapes, the material data is placed with text blocks for the technical data.
Display of the sub-devices

The automatic display of the sub-devices is realized with a dynamic area and matching shapes.
The dynamic area specifies the range and the direction for the display of the shapes for sub-
devices. The shapes are dragged from the folder Shapes for Dynamic Area into the dynamic
area. The dynamic area expands automatically.
Display of the accessories

The accessories are also specified with a dynamic area, that table expands downward. The
Accessories shape shows the data in tabular form.
Structure of the cross-reference shape

Every device with the same technical data is shown in the Equipment diagram with a cross-
reference shape in the form of a line. It shows the item designations and the cross-references for
the representations of the sub-devices.

Create a graphic shape for standard devices
Task 49: Create a graphic shape of an emergency stop switch

Create a graphic symbol of an emergency stop switch (circuit diagram shape SA_E_001) for the
Equipment diagram.
1. Open the folder stencils for control switches and create a new stencil with the name
Equipment List (dictionary text).
2. Copy the symbol DEV1_12 Template from the stencil Common / Stencils Equipment
List into the new stencil and name the copy DEV1_Emergency Stop.
3. Intermediate storage of the circuit diagram symbol:
• Graphically open the symbol Emergency Stop Switch / SA_E_001.
• Remove all placeholders for text and pins.

• Mark the graphic and drag it on the newly to be created stencil Clipboard under the
graphic toolbox.
• Exit the shape design without storing the changes.
4. Open the shape DEV1_Emergency Stop graphically and insert the temporarily stored
shape from the toolbox instead of the placeholder.
5. Supplement the two pins 1 and 2 and color the inserted shape blue.
6. Close the shape design and store the shape.
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Shape Design
Modify the cross reference shape DEV2 for basic devices

Structure of the cross reference shape
The shape needs a text block with a peer to peer cross reference to organize the cross reference
from the main circuit diagram shape of the device.
The cross references to the sub devices are organized via a dynamic area. The dynamic area
contains for any sub device type a specific sub shape.
Such a sub shape is created in the shape processing window. It contains just a rectangle, a text
block for a cross reference, an origin- and offset point.

Task 50: Create a new sub shape for the cross reference shape
In the following a new sub shape from the type output is created and nested in the cross
reference shape. With this new cross reference shape it is possible to show also cross references to
outputs of automation devices in the Equipment diagram.
1. Choose in the stencil view under Devices / Common / List of Equipment the master
shape DEV2 and open it with Visio.
• the dynamic area is existing
• the most shapes for typical sub types like contactors are existing
2. Create a new stencil Shapes for Dynamic Area / PTD_10_Outputs and create a new
master shape from the context menu.
3. Open the empty master shape, put in a name and choose the right device type, in this case
Output.
4. Open the new shape with Visio:
• You see only the origin- and
• offset point, they are overlapping
5. To define the width of the cell move the offset point to the right.
6. Drag and drop the text block TB_005 for the cross reference.
7. Draw a rectangle like in the figure and close the shape processing.
8. Drag and drop the new shape into the dynamic area of the cross reference shape.
9. Close the shape processing and test the new functionality.
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Shape Design
Design of the Equipment diagram shapes for complex devices

If one shape (maximum full sheet size) is enough to show a complex device, a shape with the
name DEV3* can be used. It shows the material data, the overview of the sub-devices and the
cross-references to the pins of the circuit diagram symbols.
The block for the material data is dropped in the shape with the standard material data shape.
(see there).
The overview of the sub devices is a pure graphic without further connection to the database.
The graphic does not have to be newly drawn in Visio. It can also be imported as
DXF, bitmap or JPG file.
The passiv pins have a special peer cross-reference, which creates a cross-reference to the
corresponding pin in the circuit diagram.

16 Dictionaries
Dictionaries and dictionary texts
Dictionaries are used to store texts for translations. Texts from dictionaries can be shown in several
languages in the diagrams.
The dictionary and the languages, used in a project, are defined in the Project settings under
Dictionary settings. All dictionaries are organized in the folder Dictionaries in the database view.
There are three different types of dictionaries:

System dictionary: This dictionary contains texts used by the program (system texts). The user
has no access. However, the texts of the dictionary can be used with Strg+Shift+F3.
Database dictionary: This dictionary contains texts used by the database. It is selected and set
for the database in File / Properties / Dictionary.
Project dictionaries: These contain project-related texts. It is possible either to work with a
company-specific dictionary for several projects, or with a project specific dictionary.
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Dictionaries
Dictionaries read in from ELCAD are called AucDictionary. Dictionaries from

RUPLAN carry the original name of the standard text file.
Export and update a dictionary

To supply a dictionary with new texts, it can be exported and modified in EXCEL format (CSV file).
Task 51: Export dictionary as CSV file

1. Select the dictionary AUCOTEC.
2. Click on Export Dictionary in the context menu.
3. The dialog Save as is opened. Make sure that CSV Files is selected in the field File type
and click on Save. The file is stored in the CSV format.
4. Open the file and remove all languages except DE, EN and FR.
5. At the end, enter a new text in the three languages, e.g. Schulung, Training and Formation.
Save the file as CSV-file.
Task 52: Read in a changed dictionary

1. Create a new dictionary with your company's name.
2. Using the context menu of the new dictionary, select Update Dictionary.
3. Select the file created before and click Open. The dictionary is filled with the changed data.
4. Use the project settings to activate the new dictionary and check the new terms with one
of the dialogs in the project.

Replace texts with dictionary texts
To replace manually entered texts by a dictionary entry, you must execute the macro Dictionary
Replace (Replace Text from Dictionary).
It compares the texts with the dictionary texts and exchanges them.
How to replace a simple text with a dictionary text

1. Select the desired project.
2. Choose Select Macro in the context menu.
3. Start the macro Dictionary Replace.
4. Select the attributes whose texts are to replaced by dictionary texts.
5. With OK the macro is started, and the texts are replaced by dictionary texts.
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Master Data and Catalogs
17 Master Data and Catalogs

Basics about master data and catalogs
Device master data includes informations about technical and commercial data, such as
manufacturer, supplier, price, catalog number, etc. and is managed in catalogs.
The system handles in the master data also substructures and functionalities (e.g. contact mirrors,
device options) of the device.
Folders can be used for further grouping and structuring.
There are several possibilities to create additional master data in Engineering Base:
• Manual entry
• Reading in data via the XLS or CSV format
• Import of Engineering Base libraries
• Using the ECAD Interface
• Import of existing data from ELCAD or RUPLAN
Catalogs can be exported and imported like normal projects via the menu File / Export Project or
File / Import Project. In the folder Catalogs several catalogs can be managed.

Change the catalog structure
Within the catalog, the view of the device data can be differently structured using the macro
Catalog Structure.
Before changing the catalog structure, make a backup copy of the catalog.
Task 53: Change the catalog structure

1. Make a copy of the EVU Catalog 671 and select the folder Materials in the copy.
2. Start the macro Catalog Structure from the context menu.
3. Use the selection button to select the Device Type as the attribute of the first structural
element. After the selection, the selection line for the second structural element is
displayed.
4. Select Description as the second structural element.
5. Finish the selection with OK. The macro now changes the structure tree according to the
selected criteria.
The Device Type in the catalog corresponds to the Type in the project.
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The Quality Management Tool
18 The Quality Management Tool

Everybody makes mistakes during the projecting. Many of them can be detected with the quality
management tool.
Advantages for the plant designer
• Fast detection of typing errors
• Specified quality standard for the acceptance procedure
Advantages for the operating company
• Easy check of the quality standard
• Uniform quality standard independent of supplier
The Quality Management Tool can only detect formal mistakes like devices without names. The tool
does not find logical mistakes for example in wiring.
How to use the quality management tool
1. Select Quality Management Tool from the context menu of the project.
2. Choose the error categories you want to check.
3. Start the wizard with Next. The results are stored in the folder Messages of the project.
Your selection is stored, at the next run it is offered as proposal.
Test items of the Quality Management Tool
You can also start the quality management tool from single locations in the
Equipment folder. For this purpose select it via the context menu with Select
Wizard…

Use the Quality Management Tool
Task 59: Make several checks in your project

1. Start the quality management tool from your project.
2. Select the following single checks:
• Search unused items
Search items without representation
Search items without wiring
• Verify item designations
Search items where designation is empty
Search items where designation starts with „Copy of“
• Verify wiring information
Verify cable designations
Verify wires and connections
shapes with later version
3. Start the wizard.
4. Analyse the errors under Messages.
From the error list you can navigate to the listed object.
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Data Exchange, Saving and Restoring
19 Data Exchange, Saving and Restoring

Export and import projects
Projects can be exported and imported to transfer them from one database to another.
Export a project
1. Expand the folder Projects and select the project to be exported.
2. Click on Export Project from context menu. The dialog Save as is opened.
3. Select a target folder and press Save.
• If a dictionary is used, specify in the field Dictionary, whether the dictionary is to
be included. Only the cross-references are to be adopted or the cross-references
are to be replaced by the texts in the first display language.
4. Click on Save. The project is exported. For big projects it needs a few minutes and cannot
be interrupted.

Import a project
1. In the Engineering Base Explorer, click on Projects or a folder under Projects.
2. Select Import Project from context menu.
3. Select the file and click on Open.
4. The project is imported into the project folder and is supplemented with the prefix Import
from.
If the project was imported with the option Include Dictionary, you can choose if
a corresponding, existing one or a new dictionary should be created.
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Backup a complete database

The Database Manager is a separate program and can be started only when Engineering Base is
closed.
The Database Manager provides several tools for managing databases. The most important
functions in the database manager are Database / Database backup ... and / Restore....
For all the tools you need administrator rights.

Restore a database
• Open the database manager, choose the SQL-Server.
• Create a new database.
• Select Database / Restore and confirm the question "Do you really want to overwrite
the Database EB_YourCompanyName?"
• Activate the checkbox File to search for available backups in the file system.
• Select the database file with the extension .fbk.
• Finally select Update database after restoration. If the database was saved with an
earlier version, it is updated to the current version. With Finish the database file is read
into the currently active database.
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Engineering Base

The engineering solution for power distribution

From the contents:

• Engineering Base projects and their components

Version of this document: January 2020

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2 Databases and Projects 12

4 Using Graphic Elements in Visio 27

5 Visio Shapes and Unit Groups 33

6 Graphical Cabinet Layouts in Visio 36

7 Edit Single-Line Diagrams 41

8 Create Circuit Diagrams 49

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9 Copy Diagrams, Work with Circuit Components 65

10 Cables, Wiring and Terminal Block Diagrams 72

11 Worksheets and Reports 79

12 Create Equipment Diagrams 88

Presentation of the designation block IEC ............................................................ 91

13 Create Layout Diagrams 96

14 Multi Copy Bay 99

15 Shape Design 100

17 Master Data and Catalogs 112

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19 Data Exchange, Saving and Restoring 116

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Engineering Base components

Engineering Base Explorer

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2 Databases and Projects

If neither a project name nor a comment is entered, the name is automatically

DIN 40719 or IEC 81346 Standard

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Specify the properties of the project

Designation Standard DIN 40719

Designation Standard IEC 81346

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How to specify a dictionary and the language:

How to configure the catalog

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Task: Project settings

Structure projects with folders

Task 2: Structure projects with folders

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General setup of a project according IEC Standard

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Task 4 DIN: Create folders and various units.

Task 4 IEC: Create folders and various units.

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Task 5 DIN: Create drawings

Task 5 IEC: Create drawings and folders

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Task 6 IEC: Create and open sheets for a drawing

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The sheet-related Explorer

Form sheet entries

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Task 7: Specify sheet parameters

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Shortcuts for zoom and pan

Normal view Strg + Shift + W

Move drawing contents up and down Scroll wheel forward / backward

Zoom in steps Ctrl + scroll wheel

Zoom out window Ctrl + Shift + left mouse