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Edition 05/2002
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Siemens AG
Bereich Automatisierungs- und Antriebstechnik
Geschaeftsgebiet Industrie-Automatisierungssysteme
Postfach 4848, D- 90327 Nuernberg
Siemens AG 2001
Technical data subject to change.
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
A5E00118321
Preface
Purpose of this manual
This manual offers a complete overview for your work with the Technical Product
Data for CAx Applications software package, as well as support for software
installation and setup. The manual explains how to handle product navigation,
product selection and exporting of data.
Installation technology
Further Support
If any of your product queries are not answered in this documentation, please
contact your local Siemens partner.
http://www.ad.siemens.de/partner
Training Centers
Siemens offers a number of training courses. Please contact your regional training
center or our central training center in D 90327 Nuremberg, Germany for details:
Telephone: +49 (911) 895-3200.
http://www.sitrain.com/
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Nuremberg
Johnson City
Singapore
Worldwide (Nuremberg)
Technical Support
Worldwide (Nuremberg)
Technical Support
(Free Contact)
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
GMT:
Fax:
E-mail:
GMT:
+1 423 461-2289
simatic.hotline@
sea.siemens.com
-5:00
+65 740-7000
+65 740-7001
simatic.hotline@
sae.siemens.com.sg
+8:00
German and English are spoken on all the SIMATIC hotlines, French, Italian and Spanish are also spoken on the
authorization hotline.
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A Knowledge Manager that helps you to find the documents you need.
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information in the forum.
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customer service representative database.
For information on field service, repairs and spare parts refer to "Services".
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Table of Contents
1
Introduction
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2-1
Main Options
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3.1
3.2
3.3
4
Options Menu
4.1
4-1
Settings .............................................................................................................4-1
Registration Menu
5-1
6-1
Export
7-1
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
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Introduction
Overview
This manual provides an overview of the most important functions the Technical
Product Data for CAx Applications CD-ROM contains.
"CAx" is the generic term for Electronic CAD -Systems, Electronic CAE Systems,
CAD and CAE systems.
You will get to know the following topics:
Product navigation,
Product selection,
Quick search,
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Introduction
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Setup
Refer to the readme.txt in the parent directory of the CD-ROM.
Insert the CD-ROM to start an automatic setup.
Call "SETUP.EXE on the CD-ROM to install Technical Product Data for CAx
applications if Autorun does not start.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Select the setup dialog language; German, English or French.
Installation type
You have the choice of the following user-specific installation:
Minimum installation: only the program files are copied to your hard disk. Data
remain on the CD-ROM. Program performance depends on the speed of the
CD-ROM drive. You can only utilize European units of measurement.
Partial installation (standard): the program files are copied to your hard disk in
the chosen language. The language cannot be changed later.
Full installation: The program and all data are installed in all language versions
on your hard disk drive. You selected language is activated. In this case it is
possible to change the language.
The Installation
Select the units of measurement (US/European). Copying starts and the registry is
updated as required. An on-screen message informs you of successful installation.
You are prompted to restart Windows if system files were updated.
Leave the CD ROM in the CD ROM drive. After the restart (warm start) you are
prompted to install the Acrobat Reader you require to open the electronic manuals.
You can now start the program.
Program start
Start the program with a click on the Windows desktop icon or via the START
menu.
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2-2
Main Options
Overview
The main options are:
Export basket.
When the program is running, these three options are always available in the
Views menu or via the following buttons:
Option
Button
Product navigation
Quick search
Export basket
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Main Options
3.1
Product Navigation
Overview
In the product navigation window, you can browse through the currently available
product spectrum. Desktop handling is similar to the Microsoft Explorer.
Folders that contain data are highlighted in green. Parent directories are identified
by the yellow color.
3-2
Main Options
The table below shows the various tabs with a brief description of data displayed:
Tab
Description
Technical data
Electrical properties
PLC properties
All attributes
Accessories
Graphic data
*)
*)
*)
*)
*)
*)
*)
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You can find the order number in the "Article number" field.
Product selection
Open the "Product selection" window with a click on the "Product selection" button
which is activated when product data exists. You can also double-click on the
green folder to open the product selection view.
*)
If you have not installed the Catalog CA01 you are prompted to insert the
respective CD.
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Main Options
The program is automatically closed after importing the prices, if you have chosen
the minimal installation of the Software Technical Product Data for CAx
Applications package. Price information is available after program restart.
Module overview with the pins and their addresses, as well as the external
connections
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Main Options
3.2
Product Selection
Use the Product selection button in the product navigation window to access
product selection. You can also double-click on the green folder to open the
product selection view. Product selection offers fast product retrieval. The products
are listed in a table or in a data sheet view, along with their respective attributes
(product characteristics). If the desired product contains accessories, these are
displayed if you click the "Accessories" button. You can toggle the table and data
sheet views with a click on the "Data sheet" or "Table" button.
Selection criteria
The inventory can be limited by defined selection criteria. It is also possible to filter
various text attributes in a search text. Wildcards, e.g. "*" or "?", are allowed for text
search. In order to delete the entered selection criteria click the "Reset" button.
Note: The search text is entered automatically after several seconds. This means
you can localize , for example, the order number step by step.
Tip: If you enter the value "=" in the "Operator" field, all possible values are
displayed in the "Range of values" field.
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Main Options
Graphics
An eye-shaped icon "
" in the data table (for example, M0 front view, M0 side
view) indicates whether any attributes have been assigned to a graphic. To view
" icon directly in the table (e.g. with the attribute
such a graphic, click on the "
M0 front view) or on the respective icon in the lower window section. You see the
selected view with the inscription. You can use the buttons of the Graphic Editor for
zooming the graphic, for dimensioning (metric/inches), inserting text, for printing
and for saving your entries in DXF or DWG format.
You can select another product view (e.g. the side view), for example, with a click
on the "Side view" icon or on the icon "
" in the respective data sheet column.
In the "View" tab of the "Settings" dialog box (menu command Options >
Settings), you can activate automatic preview to show the respective first graphic
of a selected data record, you can change the measurement and display or hide
the graphics in the lower window area.
Print options/printing
Before you start printing individual product groups, you can select the information
you want to have printed out via the "Print options" button. The "Print" and "Print
options" buttons can be used to output the product group information to a printer.
You can change the file output format (WinWord or TextControl) in the "Settings"
dialog box (menu command Options > Settings).
Saving graphics
If a product contains graphics they are displayed in the lower section of the
window. You can highlight them and save them to any directory in DXF format by
clicking the "Save selected graph. object" button.
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Main Options
3.3
Quick Search
Overview
Quick search allows you to search for individual products across the product
groups using global filters. Operation is oriented towards product selection. Filters
can be set in the selection criteria. It is also possible to filter miscellaneous text
attributes in the search text. Wildcards, e.g. "*" or "?", are allowed for text search.
Tip: By entering the selection criteria "Update identifier" and the search
text/valuator "n", you are shown an overview of all new data records on this CDROM.
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Main Options
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4.1
Options Menu
Settings
You can use the menu item Options > Settings to specify global values for your
further work.
"Settings" tab
In this tab you specify your dialog language (German, English, French). Only the
installed languages are displayed for selection in this list.
Here, you also specify the format of output text (WinWord or TextControl).
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Options Menu
"View" tab
In this tab you can select various view modes, for example, automatic graphic
preview. You can also adapt table widths and colors as you like.
"Other" tab
In this tab you can specify operating and dimensioning options.
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Registration Menu
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Registration Menu
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Service partner
Select the menu command ? > Service partner to start the Siemens Service
Partner program. Here you can find your Siemens AG Service Partner.
Online Help
This menu command displays the online help. You can navigate to different help
topics from the contents page. The "Index" and "Search" buttons enable you to
display information on specific terms. By pressing F1 you can display the help topic
for the current context (for example, product navigation).
Shortcut keys
This application allows the use of shortcut keys for data input. For information on
which shortcut key is assigned to which button buttons refer to the QuickInfo. Move
the mouse pointer over the desired button without clicking it. The QuickInfo will be
then be displayed after a few seconds.
The underlined strings and special characters assigned to a specific menu bar item
specify the ALT+ Shortcut key combination for this respective item.
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Export
Overview
Click on the
button to open the export basket. At the left side of the window you
can see the product structure with all product groups available for export. In right side of
the window you can select the product data for the export.
7.1
7.2
7-1
Export
7.3
7.4
7-2
Export
7.5
7.6
7-3
Export
7.7
Per drag&drop you can move the attributes from the "Enabled Attributes" to the
"Disabled Attributes" window or vice versa.
The export of Graphic data can be started when the respective attributes (e.g. M0
Drawing) are set. This cannot be set in the "Select Export" dialog box. When a
specific attribute is enabled, the graphic data are exported to a subdirectory. For
the product and the graphic file a cross-reference file is generated in the ASCII
export directory.
You can confirm this parameter assignment with OK or abort it with Abort. The
export is started with a click on the "Export to CAx systems" button.
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Export
7.8
Product data
To export product data, first create a target folder in the Explorer and name it
according to your wishes. This folder is the basis for the export. Then select the
interface you want to use for output of the data. Default selection is "No product
data". The data of all selected modules are written to a file and stored in the target
folder in the format you specify.
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Export
Macros EPLAN
The directory contains all presentations of the modules of a product family as
window or page macros.
In the "Macros" directory, a separate subdirectory is created for every product
family. The directory name starts with "M" (e.g. M_S7_300). In subdirectories
of this directory all macros of the module of the selected product family are
stored in module groups.
You must copy the macros to the folder "M" of EPLAN. The macros are then
available in EPLAN for further use
Click on "Apply" to confirm your entries. In the pop-up dialog box, enter the name
of your target folder.
Find help on the respective interfaces in the online Help (?) menu and in the
documentation included with your Cax system.
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