WireSketch - Electric Planner

Plan electrical layouts and rooftop solar on one canvas — drag fixtures onto a wall photo or a satellite snapshot, get materials, labor, and yield in one PDF.

Plan your renovation on a wall photo and hand your electrician a polished Renovation Brief PDF — cover, materials list, checklist — the whole package. Homeowner planning a remodel or contractor documenting a job site — WireSketch turns rough ideas into a complete plan.

HOW IT WORKS

Photo your wall (or Quick Sketch). Enter dimensions in cm. Region-aware zones and heights appear. Place fixtures. Export to PDF, PNG, or CSV.

HOMES — GROUP ROOMS UNDER ONE ROOF

Plan a whole place, not one wall. Create a House, Flat, Apartment, Garage, or Commercial; set the address (GPS resolves the electrical region); drop rooms in. Every project inside shares one electrical code, so multi-room jobs stay consistent.

CIRCUIT PANELS (Pro)

Lay out every breaker — label, amp rating, curve type, notes. The wand auto-fills the panel from the fixtures you've placed: appliances get dedicated circuits, EV chargers the right amperage, rooms grouped sensibly. Live warnings flag overloaded circuits and code violations. Add main + sub-panels for larger homes. Export a printable Panel Report PDF.

THE RENOVATION BRIEF (Pro)

The full PDF for your electrician: cover, wall sketches, materials list, plus a "Questions for my electrician" checklist of 8 items to discuss first.

34 FIXTURE TYPES

Sockets, switches, dimmers, lights, Cat6/TV outlets, floor heating, kitchen appliances, outdoor sockets and garden lights, EV chargers, smoke detectors, RCD/GFCI breakers, junction boxes, conduit, distribution boards.

SAFETY ZONES BY REGION

Four standards, named by the standard not the region: DIN 18015 + VDE 0100 (Germany; reasonable start for AT, German-speaking CH, NL), BS 7671 (UK, 18th ed. A2 2022), NEC base (US planning reference, not jurisdiction-compliant), AS/NZS 3000 (AU/NZ). Wet rooms apply IEC 60364 Zone 0/1/2. Outdoor: IP65/IP67 + 60 cm burial.

Limits we don't hide. France (NF C 15-100), Spain (REBT), Italy (CEI 64-8), Belgium (AREI), Switzerland (NIN), and Canada (CSA C22.1) aren't separate selectors — layout planning only. NEC state amendments, year selection, and AFCI dwelling-unit rules (210.12) are out of scope. A licensed electrician must verify before installation.

ROOM TYPES + TEMPLATES (Pro)

Dry room, wet room, kitchen, outdoor — each with fixture heights and installation rules. 17 layouts spanning home, garage, workshop, and commercial spaces.

CABLE & MATERIAL ESTIMATE

Per-circuit cable type and size (NYM-J for EU, Twin & Earth for UK, NM-B for US, TPS for AUS), total length, conduit, plus material and labor cost estimates.

KNOWLEDGE BASE

33 cited entries on standards, symbols, and formulas (IEC/NEC/BS/AS-NZS + Wikipedia). Browse the whole library and read the core safety + resilience articles free; the full set and the four converters (Watts↔Amps, AWG↔mm², voltage drop, solar yield) are Pro. A daily highlight is free on the projects screen.

SOLAR PLANNER (separate purchase)

Plan your solar system from a satellite snapshot. Automatic panel packing, yearly yield, inverter & battery sizing.

WIRESKETCH PRO

Free: up to 2 projects, 5 fixtures each. Homes, the core Knowledge Base articles, and the daily highlight are free — the free version is ad-supported, and any purchase removes ads. Pro (one-time, no subscription): Renovation Brief PDF, Circuit Panels + Panel Report PDF, unlimited projects/fixtures, multi-wall, room templates, cm measurements, full Knowledge Base + converters. Solar Planner is separate. Existing Multi-Wall, Pro Measurements, or Pro Bundle buyers keep everything.

9 LANGUAGES — English, German, French, Dutch, Turkish, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese.

PRIVACY — Your planning data stays on your device; no accounts, no cloud. The free version is ad-supported (Google AdMob, with consent where required); any purchase removes ads entirely.

— WireSketch is a planning tool. All electrical work must be carried out by a qualified electrician in accordance with local regulations.