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I am looking for software to plan the electrical installation of my single-family house. The cable routing is not important to me at this stage, as the electrician will handle that. I am just looking for something that allows me to indicate where I need outlets for power sockets, LAN, ceiling and wall lights, electric stove, alarm system, outdoor lighting, etc.
I believe anyone who has planned something like this before will agree that doing it with pencil and paper is tedious. I designed my house in SweetHome3D, which was very helpful, but the software does not support electrical installations. Another attempt was using OpenOffice Draw (vector graphics), but that quickly became confusing. How have other homeowners done this?
I am looking for software to plan the electrical installation of my single-family house. The cable routing is not important to me at this stage, as the electrician will handle that. I am just looking for something that allows me to indicate where I need outlets for power sockets, LAN, ceiling and wall lights, electric stove, alarm system, outdoor lighting, etc.
I believe anyone who has planned something like this before will agree that doing it with pencil and paper is tedious. I designed my house in SweetHome3D, which was very helpful, but the software does not support electrical installations. Another attempt was using OpenOffice Draw (vector graphics), but that quickly became confusing. How have other homeowners done this?
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Annegret-125 Sep 2014 16:03Nowadays, there is suitable software available for every area. However, this is something for experts who are familiar with it. As a layperson, I can only rely on manual work. So far, this has always worked well for me and everything was correct. I wouldn’t be able to manage with such software at all.
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Nicole1981-115 Dec 2014 11:22My husband also likes to tinker with it. Why not, if it’s enjoyable? However, the free programs probably aren’t very accurate. The standards have to be integrated, after all. If that hasn’t been done, then the entire planning is pointless.
The software that electricians use, on the other hand, will cost quite a bit of money.
The software that electricians use, on the other hand, will cost quite a bit of money.
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Nicole1981-115 Dec 2014 11:23My husband also likes to tinker with it. Why not, if it’s enjoyable? However, free software programs are usually not very precise. The standards must also be integrated. If that hasn’t been done, then the entire planning is pointless.
The software that electricians use, on the other hand, will cost quite a bit of money.
The software that electricians use, on the other hand, will cost quite a bit of money.