FAQs Eplan Education for Students

We are happy to provide you with an Eplan Education for Students license. To get one, please register for our software here. You will be guided through the Eplan Cloud registration, where you can create your profile and choose which versions to download. 

We also recommend you watch our two-minute video on the installation and registration process for Eplan Education. It will guide you through the process step by step.

As a student/trainee, you also have access to an entire series of eLearning course materials on eplan.com.

Our Eplan Education software includes the following products: Eplan Electric P8 for electrical engineering, Eplan Preplanning for technical preplanning, Eplan Pro Panel for panel design and control cabinet engineering in 3D, and Eplan Fluid for fluid-power systems for hydraulics, pneumatics, cooling and lubricating.

Furthermore, access to the Eplan Data Portal is also included. Please note that you have a free choice in your username and passwords, but the former must be unique – as is typical for other forums. 

Please note that the Eplan Education for Students version of the program is limited to forty pages of schematics. 

Fundamentally all students, college and universities attendees and trainees are entitled to receive an Eplan Education for Students license.

The Eplan Education for Classrooms version is available for teachers and trainers for non-commercial teaching in educational institutions. If interested, please contact education@eplan.de.

In addition to classroom licenses, you will also receive comprehensive teaching materials, training, and installation support.

No, this is not allowed.

However, Eplan Education for Classrooms is available for instructors and trainers at non-commercial educational institutions and training departments. If interested, please contact education@eplan.de. 

No, Eplan  Education uses its own data format and it is incompatible with the professional version of the software.

Yes, because Eplan Education for Students and Eplan Education for Classrooms are completely compatible with each other.

However, please note that student licences are limited to forty schematics pages, therefore larger projects may not be able to be opened. The Classroom licences are unlimited in this respect.

Access to the Eplan Data Portal is also available for users of the Education version. Here your username and password can be chosen at will, whereby the former must be unique. You can find instructions for use in the Data Portal’s help section.

There are multiple sources for information. You can find answers to various questions in our FAQs. For getting started with the software and learning how best to work with it, take a look at the eLearning course materialsopens in a new tab. Our website also has a general overview of Eplan Education. Should you have other questions, please feel free to send us an email at education@eplan.de.

The Eplan Education for Students version of the software does not entitle users to use the hotline or provide any warranty. Therefore access to support is not possible.

However, your instructor/teacher does have the possibility of using Eplan Support as part of their subscription to Eplan Education. 

As a student/trainee, you do have access to a large number of eLearning course materials.

Also see the further information about eLearning materials. 

Yes, we offer an EPLAN Certification for Students/Trainees or arrange such with an independent certification partner. Students at vocational and technical schools (or similar) can take the exam to become an Eplan Certified Technician (ECT), while college students can become an Eplan Certified Student (ECS). 

If you are interested in our certification offerings, please write us using the contact form.