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 page, materials list, electrician checklist, the whole package. Whether you're a homeowner planning a remodel or a 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 renovations stay consistent.

CIRCUIT PANELS (Pro)

Lay out every breaker in your panel — label, amp rating, curve type, notes. The wand auto-fills the panel from the fixtures you've placed: kitchen appliances each get a dedicated circuit, EV chargers get the right amperage, bedrooms and living rooms get grouped sensibly. Live warnings flag overloaded circuits and code violations. Add a main panel plus sub-panels for larger homes and assign each room. 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 with 8 items to discuss before work begins.

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 honestly, by the standard rather than 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 across all four. 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), Canada (CSA C22.1) are not separate selectors — for those, layout planning only. NEC state amendments (Title 24, NYC, Chicago, MA), NEC year selection, and AFCI dwelling-unit rules (NEC 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. Pre-built layouts for bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom, home office, and hallway.

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, junction boxes, plus material and labor cost estimates in your region's currency.

KNOWLEDGE BASE (Pro)

33 entries on standards, symbols, formulas — each cited to the original IEC/NEC/BS/AS-NZS section and Wikipedia. Four converters: Watts↔Amps, AWG↔mm², voltage drop, solar yield. Daily highlight on the projects screen is free.

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 with 5 fixtures each. Homes and the daily Knowledge highlight are free. Pro (one-time, no subscription): Renovation Brief PDF, Circuit Panels with auto-fill + Panel Report PDF, unlimited projects/fixtures, multi-wall sketching, room templates, cm measurements, full Knowledge Base. Solar Planner is a separate purchase. Existing buyers of Multi-Wall, Pro Measurements, or the Pro Bundle keep everything.

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

PRIVACY — All data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking.

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