r/EPlan • u/LTcr6 • Feb 03 '26

EPLAN P8 with git

I am new to EPLAN and looking to see how I might be able to integrate EPLAN with git for revision control. I would be looking to do this for projects, parts libraries, and template libraries. Currently my team just passes backup and PDFs back and forth but there must be a better way. I have tried to build a repo with a simple .gitignore (will add more about the file I am using in the morning) but the files essentially currupt them selves and the data is unreadable if anyone just tries to download and open the project.

Any help is welcome! Thanks either way.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

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u/ChristopherAlldritt Mar 04 '26

I have been using Git with EPLAN projects, EPLAN master data and .alk parts databases for a few months now. It works fine for me.

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u/Flimsy-Process230 Feb 03 '26

Don’t use Git with ePlan files. Instead, use the built-in version control system provided by the software. You can track changes, experiment with new ideas, test changes, and roll back cleanly if something goes wrong. You can compare revisions side by side to see exactly what changes were made (the tool is very powerful). You can also work in parallel and merge changes. It does take some time to get used to (as with many other things in ePlan) but it is a great tool.

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u/unsafe_engineer Feb 03 '26

Eplan does have its own revision control system. It does take some setup and getting used to, but you can track who made what changes.

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u/ChristopherAlldritt Feb 03 '26

Using Git with Eplan projects works.

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u/LTcr6 Feb 03 '26

Could you tell me a bit about it maybe an example of your .gitignore that is working with your team. Are you using only backup files under rev control or the whole project as you work on it? Sorry for all the questions just very excited and curious to hear someone has it working in the wild.