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Guided Installation

Standardised installation and structured initial setup

Recommendations

Hint:

Symbol libraries, function definitions, templates and other master data are regularly extended by Eplan. You have 2 options how to process or handle the master data when updating the Eplan Platform to a newer version.

Standard (recommended)

  • The directory settings from your previous version are automatically applied. 
  • Your advantage, no double data storage. Projects created with a previous version retain your master data as long as you do not consciously update the master data.

  • Use a new directory specification (e.B. with version number of the platform) for the system master data provided with the new version.
 Platform 2022Platform 2025
Original Eplan master data:<drive>:\<folder path>\Eplan\O_Data<drive>:\<folder path>\Eplan\O_Data
System master data:<drive>:\<folder path>\Eplan\Data\2022<drive>:\<folder path>\Eplan\Data\2025
  • Note that parts of your self-created master data with the previous version, e.B macros, images, documents and templates, may have to be copied to the new data directory.

Example: <Drive>:\<Folder Path>\Eplan\Data\2022\Forms\XYZ\[XYZ]_FN1_001_V02.fn1" > copy to > <Drive>:\<folder path>\Eplan\Data\2025\Plotframes\XYZ\[XYZ]_FN1_001_V02.fn1"

 

Install software

  1. Unpack the Eplan download file (.zip) locally on your PC at the desired point.
  2. Run the "Setup.exe", with the right mouse button 'Run as administrator'.
  3. Select program variant to be installed.
  4. In the next step you can install the software with default settings. To do so, simply select the 'Standard (recommended)'. If you want to customize the installation to adapt the storage location for your master data or the scope of the data and languages, please follow the step 'User-defined'.
  5. Enter a company code and select the required measuring unit.

  1. Create the desired target directories for the Eplan program files, Master data, System master data), Settings, Company code the desired Target directories and select the required  Measuring unit.
  2. User interface language(s) and select the activated language.
  3. Make sure that all of the program components are selected.
  4. Make sure that all of the master data types are selected.
  5. Select 'Install'.

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