• Basic understanding of electrical design concepts 

• Core Eplan platform navigation, project setup, and workspace configuration
• Structured schematic design using devices, connections, and location designations
• Project and page structuring, macros, and reusable design elements
• Terminal, cable, and PLC addressing concepts with practical implementation
• Error checking, project validation, and data consistency tools
• Creation of reports and manufacturing-ready documentation
• Introduction to Eplan Cloud services and data management
• End-to-end project execution through guided exercises and a real-world project

• Electrical Design Essentials
• Solid working knowledge of Eplan Electric P8 fundamentals

• Macros and macros with placeholder objects for reusable circuit design
• Multi-user collaboration and working sections for concurrent engineering
• Revision control and project change tracking
• Topology fundamentals for device and connection planning
• Project options for configurable project variants
• Project management tools for organizing and maintaining projects
• Rights management and role-based user permissions
• Translation workflows for multilingual project documentation

• Electrical Design Essentials
• Familiarity with Eplan Electric P8 fundamentals is recommended
• Prior experience with enclosure design or panel layout is beneficial but not required

• Layout space creation and navigation in 3D
• Placement of enclosures, mounting plates, wiring ducts, and mounting rails
• Component placement using the 3D layout space navigator
• Accessory selection and enclosure configuration
• Model views and creation of 2D drilling views
• Creation and management of 3D macros from parts and STEP data
• Macro projects and preparation for Pro Panel workflows
• Drilling patterns and machining preparation
• Contours, extrusions, and custom mechanical elements
• Busbar system configuration and placement
• Space optimization and alignment of components
• Mounting lists and enclosure weight calculation
• Enclosure part exchange and configuration updates
• STEP export for mechanical CAD integration
• Introduction to Copper, Pro Panel, and Eplan Cloud services
• Final comprehensive panel layout exercises and review

• Electrical Design Essentials
• 3D Panel Design Essentials
• Familiarity with Eplan Pro Panel 3D layout spaces and device placement

• Creating and managing 3D layout spaces
• 3D macro projects, automatic interpretation, and device macros
• Enclosure accessories and thermal design using RiTherm
• Routing fundamentals, route networks, and routing paths
• Connection diagrams and connection point patterns
• Connection filters, fill level monitoring, and bundling
• Wire fabrication and manufacturing data export
• Managing design changes and routing updates
• Smart Production Collection overview including Smart Mounting and Smart Wiring
• Final routing exercise and review

• Electrical Design Essentials
• Familiarity with Eplan’s macro technology is strongly recommended

• Creating and structuring macro projects
• Parts management with accessories and variants
• Part macros and macro variants creation
• Applying company standards and norms to macros
• Creating symbol macros with variants
• Window macros and polygon macro boxes
• Updating and maintaining macros
• Block properties and automatic function text
• Creating page macros with placeholder objects
• Part macros with placeholders and variants
• eBUILD fundamentals and architecture
• eBUILD Designer for rule-based configuration
• eBUILD Project Builder for automated project generation
• Automated editing and batch processing

• Electrical Design Essentials
• Familiarity with Eplan’s project and master data structure

• Master data fundamentals and project setup for form processing
• Creation and customization of plot frames, forms, and conditional forms
• Advanced form techniques including follow-up forms and graphical connection lists
• Symbol creation and management for company-specific libraries
• Creation and preparation of basic projects for reuse
• Parts management including part creation, variants, accessories, and assemblies
• Generation of parts from schematic data, including hybrid cables
• Creation and use of part macros and macro variants
• Applying company standards and norms for schematic macros across IEC, NFPA, and customer standard

• Electrical Design Essentials
• Basic understanding of PLC hardware and industrial automation concepts

• Basic PLC functions and PLC symbol usage
• Working with PLC navigators and views
• PLC structure data and rack configuration
• Importing PLC configuration data using AutomationML
• PLC-specific settings and multi-PLC project configuration
• PLC addressing, start addresses, and data length handling
• Working with PLC connections and connection supplies
• Block-wise assignment of PLC connections
• Multifunction PLC connections
• Bus systems overview and bus data configuration
• Exporting PLC data, assignment lists, and AutomationML files
• Practical exercises and real-world application scenarios
• Final routing exercise and review

• Electrical Design Essentials
• Prior programming experience is helpful but not required

• Introduction to Eplan command language scripting and the Eplan API
• Script structure, execution flow, and development best practices
• Creating menu bars, ribbon buttons, and custom actions using scripts
• Building scripts for automated PDF and report generation
• Automatically transferring Eplan data to external programs
• Debugging scripts to diagnose and resolve errors

• Electrical Design Essentials or Electrical Design Refresh (5 days)
• Electrical Design Extension (3 days)
• Parts and Master Data (2 days)
• PLC and BUS Systems (2 days)
• Exam (2 days)

• Building sound Eplan skills for efficient design processes
• Applying proven methods for project organization, standards compliance and data quality
• Confident handling of circuit diagrams, item data, reports and standards
• Development of practical knowledge applicable across the organization

• Automated Electrical Design Extension (5 days)
• Scripting and Automation (2 days)
• Practical training including examination (5 days)

• In-depth exploration of electrical engineering processes
• Methods for standardizing and automating design processes
• Optimization of global workflows and documentation quality

• 3D Panel Design Essentials (4 days)
• 3D Panel Design Extension (3 days)
• Practical training including examination (5 days)

• Establishing digital continuity from engineering through to operation
• Creation, maintenance and quality management of product- and plant-specific digital twins
• Application of modern engineering methods and data-driven processes

• Electrical Design Essentials
• Familiarity with company IT processes and engineering standards
• Familiarity with Eplan project structure and settings

• Customizing the Eplan Fluid user interface to individual working methods
• Creating projects according to company-specific factory standards
• Applying IEC 81346 and ISO 1219 standards in fluid engineering projects
• Graphic- and device-oriented creation of fluid circuit diagrams
• Creating circuit diagrams using reusable subcircuits and macros
• Logical and functional verification of circuit diagram documentation
• Importing Fluid-type parts data from the Eplan Data Portal
• Automated generation of assembly-compatible production documents such as parts lists and labeling
• Cross-referencing between fluid engineering and electrical engineering

• Electrical Design Essentials or equivalent Eplan experience
• Basic understanding of process engineering concepts

• Defining and structuring machine and system areas into meaningful units
• Creating system overviews with associated instrumentation
• Developing initial graphical overviews and P&ID diagrams as planning fundamentals
• Defining rough placeholders for functions and components not yet fully specified
• Estimating initial quantity structures such as drives, sensors, and PLC I/O
• Creating parts lists for early cost, price, and effort estimation
• Supporting long-term planning through identification and tracking of long-lead items
• Creating and managing preplanning macros
• Transitioning from preplanning to detailed circuit diagrams using drag-and-drop workflows

• Electrical Design Essentials or equivalent Eplan experience
• Basic understanding of wiring harness design principles

• 3D formboard creation and individual formboard construction
• Transfer and synchronization of 3D data using MCAD interfaces
• Definition and management of standard components such as connectors, cables, and surface protection
• Intuitive point-and-click definition of cable and harness routing paths in 3D space
• Fully automated routing of wires and cables along predefined paths
• Validation and test functions including minimum bending radii, conductor cross-sections (including AWG), bundle diameters, and collision checks
• Time, cost, and weight calculations for harness assemblies
• Generation of 2D production documentation, including 1:1 nailboards and service-friendly cable

• Electrical Design Essentials or equivalent Eplan experience
• Familiarity with 3D mechanical or panel layout concepts is recommended

• Virtual cabling within the 3D mechanical and panel model
• Positioning plugs, connectors, and cables in the 3D environment
• Routing cables and determining accurate cable lengths in the mechanical model
• Creating and completing production documents such as parts lists and cable diagrams
• Generating browser-based 3D models to support cable laying on the shop floor
• Linking schematic information from Electric P8 to the 3D model
• Using 3D data from Eplan Pro Panel for cable routing
• Writing calculated cable data back to Eplan Electric P8
• Optimizing cable length determination using the digital twin
• Targeted and rule-based cable path determination in the mechanical

• General introduction to Eplan, software installation and Tesla specific Add-On Versions. Import of an extract of the Tesla specific Approved Components parts List.
• Explanation of the general Eplan file structure and the Tesla environment.
• Creation of a New Project (Line) using the Tesla template and utilization of the Tesla specific Line Identification naming convention based on a mechanical layout.
• Creation and modification of Electrical Schematics, devices, parts, and functions.
• Placing Macros and introduction to Eplan eBUILD.
• Concept Design Phases from Status 70 to Status 130 of the deliverables.
• Utilization of existing Tesla specific schemes and importing them. Review of block property formatting for Device Displays.
• Generating Project Reports using the predefined Tesla Project Template
• Exporting data via Export / Labeling of multiple datasets, e.g., BOM, Device Tag List, Tag List, Cable Tag List, and IP Address List to Excel
• PDF Export, PDF Redlining and Commenting
• Tesla deliverables
• Tesla Certification Test

• General introduction to Eplan, software installation, and Rivian-specific Add-On Versions.
• Import of an extract of Rivian’s ‘Approved Components List,’ including Rivian-specific schemes.
• Explanation of the general Eplan file structure and the Rivian environment.
• Structuring of projects according to Rivian’s standards. (IEC/ISO 81346 and IEC 61355)
• Creating a project, defining a project structure and page structures.
• Create and modify electrical schematics, devices, parts, and functions.
• Placing Macros and working with a Rivian Macro project.
• Working with PLC card overviews and PLC card placements.
• Utilization of existing Rivian-specific schemes and importing them.
• Generating Project Reports.
• Export data via export/labeling of multiple datasets, e.g., BOM, Device Tag List, to Excel.
• Error checking / Message management
• Revision Control
• Rivian deliverables
• Rivian Certification Test

• General introduction to Eplan, working with projects & templates, the GM Workspace
• The creating and modification of EC Schematics, devices, part and functions.
• The creating and modification of WD schematic using the global standard modules for power, control and networking.
• Addition of fluid components to a system, the addition of the corresponding electrical components and the cross referencing between the fluid and electric systems.
• Terminal, terminal strip, Relays, contacts and PLC device in an EC schematic, including the PLC Addressing.
• Creating & updating of BOM, Device List, and terminal strip reports, exporting BOM and Device, Wire & Cable labeling to external files (excel)
• Use of the revision system
• Exporting completed schematics to DWG & PDF Formats, PDF comments and hyperlinks

• General introduction to Eplan, installation and Eplan Version, review of the SQL database for parts
• Explanation of Eplan file structure, within the FORD GVOSS environment
• Creation of a New Project using the FORD GVOSS template and use of the Line Identification
• Creation of a new Cells and modification of Electrical Schematics, devices, parts and functions.
• Utilization of exiting FORD GVOSS block property formatting for Device Displays
• Addition of fluid components to a system, addition of the corresponding electrical components and cross referencing between the fluid and electric systems.
• Generation Project Reports using the predefined Project Template
• Labeling export of a BOM, Device Tag List, Tag List, Cord Tag List and IP Address List to Excel
• PDF Export, PDF Redlining and Commenting
• FORD GVOSS deliverables
• FORD GVOSS Certification Test (Friday)

• Attendance/ completion of a P8 Basic Training 

Structure and structure of the project planning guideline in the VASS V6 standard

• Use of the Eplan data provided by the Volkswagen Group
• Structure of the basic and sample projects
• Provision of data and documents within the engineering process

Structuring of the circuit documents

• Structuring of the projects according to the standard of Volkswagen Group
• (IEC 81346 and IEC 61355)
• Use Volkswagen Group systems and location codes

Project processing

• Use of the basic project
• Tips and tricks for using the sample data
• Project and configure PLC stations (e.g. for the TIA Portal)

Quality control

• Check and compare projects using the "Eplan Project Reference" module, make Eplan settings
• Execute provided schemes, scripts and API add-ons

Evaluations

• Generate and update evaluations according to templates
• Generate PROFINET device names and cable names
• Create assignment lists for the Safety matrix and spare parts lists - Creation of labeling legends for ET 200SP modules.

New features in the Eplan version

• New functions and extensions of Eplan

Structure and structure of the project planning guideline in the VASS V6 NAR standard

• Use of the Eplan data provided by the Volkswagen Group
• Structure of the basic and sample projects
• Provision of data and documents within the engineering process
• Structuring of the circuit documents
• Structuring of the projects according to the standard of Volkswagen Group
• (IEC 81346 and IEC 61355)
• Use Volkswagen Group systems and location codes

Project processing

• Use of the basic project
• Tips and tricks for using the sample data
• Project and configure PLC stations (e.g. for the TIA Portal)

Quality control

• Check and compare projects using the "Eplan Project Reference" module, make Eplan settings
• Execute provided schemes, scripts and API add-ons

Evaluations

• Generate and update evaluations according to templates
• Generate PROFINET device names and cable names
• Create assignment lists for the Safety matrix and spare parts lists - Creation of labeling legends for ET 200SP modules.

New features in the Eplan version

• New functions and extensions of Eplan

General information on Eplan Mercedes-Benz AG Integra wave 7.1

• Organization and structure of the Guideline Eplan Design Manual
• Use of the data provided by Mercedes-Benz AG (EDZ)
• Use of standard plan templates
• Provision of data and documents for the final documentation

Organization of the circuit documents

• Getting to know numbering ranges and structure of the documents
• Application of the organization of function groups and document types

Project master data

• Display of nomenclature and overview of project master data
• Use and structure of the basic project

Project processing

• Creation of projects, definition of project and page structures
• Machining of operating equipment, visualization of mechanical valve terminals
• Insertion of pneumatic feeds, readdressing of PLC connections
• Making Eplan settings
• Execution of provided schemas, scripts and API add-ons

Analyses

• Creation of function group directories, earthing connection lists and loop lists
• Generation of device label and cable label lists
• Checking projects with the help of test runs (Mercedes-Benz add-on)