[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":871},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help-guides-en":3},[4,287,551],{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"category":268,"description":269,"extension":270,"guideId":271,"locale":272,"meta":273,"navigation":274,"order":275,"path":276,"readTime":277,"seo":278,"slug":271,"stem":279,"tags":280,"updatedAt":285,"__hash__":286},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started.en.md","Getting started: from project to first export",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":257},"minimark",[10,14,20,26,31,39,42,61,64,72,76,87,90,93,96,111,116,120,123,126,129,137,145,149,152,155,172,175,180,184,187,190,193,201,205,212,215,223,227,230,250],[11,12,13],"p",{},"PlanElec uses one project model for the floor plan, electrical topology, distribution board, and documents. A fixed order therefore works best: capture the spaces and devices first, review the electrical structure next, and export only after that.",[15,16,17],"blockquote",{},[11,18,19],{},"Using PlanElec as an owner or self-builder? Have all decisions and documents reviewed by a qualified electrician before installation and inspection.",[11,21,22],{},[23,24],"a",{"id":25},"project",[27,28,30],"h2",{"id":29},"_1-create-the-project","1. Create the project",[11,32,33,34,38],{},"Choose ",[35,36,37],"strong",{},"Create project"," in the project overview. You can start with the guided workflow, a localized project template, or an empty project.",[11,40,41],{},"Enter at least a recognizable project name. You can add these project details later:",[43,44,45,49,52,55,58],"ul",{},[46,47,48],"li",{},"customer and contact details;",[46,50,51],{},"installation address;",[46,53,54],{},"installer and optional logo;",[46,56,57],{},"EAN, installation type, and current type;",[46,59,60],{},"recognized inspection body and project notes.",[11,62,63],{},"PlanElec reuses these details in title blocks, the self-check report, and the working dossier. Missing details do not prevent you from trying the workflow or downloading drafts, but review them before sharing documents.",[11,65,66,69],{},[23,67],{"id":68},"floorplan",[23,70],{"id":71},"situation-plan",[27,73,75],{"id":74},"_2-draw-the-floor-plan-and-build-the-situation-plan","2. Draw the floor plan and build the situation plan",[11,77,78,79,82,83,86],{},"Create a floor first. Then draw the exterior and interior walls with the polygon, rectangle, or line tool. Closed wall areas are detected as rooms; give each room a clear name, such as ",[35,80,81],{},"Kitchen"," or ",[35,84,85],{},"Bedroom 1",".",[11,88,89],{},"If you already have a plan image, use it as a reference. Calibrate it with a known measurement before placing things precisely. The image is an underlay: walls, openings, and electrical points remain separate project data.",[11,91,92],{},"Next, place doors, windows, stairs, and electrical symbols in their real locations. This floor plan becomes the basis for the situation plan PDF.",[11,94,95],{},"Practical check:",[97,98,99,102,105,108],"ol",{},[46,100,101],{},"Are all floors and rooms present and named?",[46,103,104],{},"Are sockets, switches, lighting points, and fixed appliances in the right room?",[46,106,107],{},"Is the distribution board positioned on the plan?",[46,109,110],{},"Are bathroom zones and special appliances recorded correctly where relevant?",[11,112,113],{},[23,114],{"id":115},"devices",[27,117,119],{"id":118},"_3-place-and-connect-electrical-devices","3. Place and connect electrical devices",[11,121,122],{},"Open the symbol palette and place the electrical points you need. Helpers can propose sockets, lighting, standard equipment, or a spotlight grid. Review and edit those proposals: they do not decide the required quantities or final positions for you.",[11,124,125],{},"Connect switches and lights in switch chains. PlanElec can propose a chain for unassigned switches and lights in the same room; you can still edit the sequence manually.",[11,127,128],{},"A floor-plan symbol and an electrical node belong together, but they are not the same object. Review the unconnected-components panel. Without valid topology, a device cannot reliably appear in a circuit, cable, or material list.",[11,130,131,132,136],{},"Read ",[23,133,135],{"href":134},"\u002Fen\u002Fhelp\u002Fautomatic-planning","Using automatic planning"," for details about proposals, cables, and circuits.",[11,138,139,142],{},[23,140],{"id":141},"automatic-planning",[23,143],{"id":144},"cabinet",[27,146,148],{"id":147},"_4-review-the-electrical-topology-and-distribution-board","4. Review the electrical topology and distribution board",[11,150,151],{},"Use automatic circuit assignment as a starting proposal. PlanElec groups standard devices, creates dedicated protection for special appliances where required, and can distribute loads across phases. Review the preview before applying the assignment.",[11,153,154],{},"Then open the distribution board editor. Auto-fill places existing main switches, RCDs, and circuit breakers on DIN rails while reserving spare capacity. Review:",[43,156,157,160,163,166,169],{},[46,158,159],{},"the protection chain and assigned devices;",[46,161,162],{},"cable type, cross-section, and route;",[46,164,165],{},"RCD groups and circuit counts;",[46,167,168],{},"phase allocation for a multiphase installation;",[46,170,171],{},"spare module positions and the actual board dimensions.",[11,173,174],{},"Every automatic result remains editable. A proposal is not an engineering decision or a material order.",[11,176,177],{},[23,178],{"id":179},"schema",[27,181,183],{"id":182},"_5-review-the-single-line-diagram-and-self-check","5. Review the single-line diagram and self-check",[11,185,186],{},"The single-line diagram is generated from the same electrical topology. Check circuit names, protection devices, cable data, connections, and symbols. Resolve the errors and warnings PlanElec can identify from the available project data.",[11,188,189],{},"The AREI\u002FRGIE self-check covers a documented subset of rules that software can evaluate from that data. A clean run only means that no error was found within those supported rules. Measurements, on-site conditions, and rules that are not modeled remain outside its scope.",[11,191,192],{},"PlanElec therefore does not issue a certificate of conformity and does not replace an official inspection by a recognized inspection body.",[11,194,195,198],{},[23,196],{"id":197},"export",[23,199],{"id":200},"exports",[27,202,204],{"id":203},"_6-export-and-review-the-documents","6. Export and review the documents",[11,206,207,208,211],{},"In ",[35,209,210],{},"Export",", you can generate the single-line diagram and situation plan as PDFs. The self-check report and circuit, cable, and material lists are also available centrally; the detailed lists are still part of the pilot workflow.",[11,213,214],{},"You can combine selected documents into a working dossier with a cover, document index, and continuous page numbering. Review every page and the project metadata before sharing it.",[11,216,217,218,222],{},"See ",[23,219,221],{"href":220},"\u002Fen\u002Fhelp\u002Fexport-documents","Exporting documents"," for the full list, statuses, and limitations.",[27,224,226],{"id":225},"a-useful-first-milestone","A useful first milestone",[11,228,229],{},"Your first project is well structured when:",[43,231,232,235,238,241,244,247],{},[46,233,234],{},"rooms and electrical points are shown on the situation plan;",[46,236,237],{},"all relevant points are linked to the electrical topology;",[46,239,240],{},"circuits, cables, and board layout have been reviewed;",[46,242,243],{},"the single-line diagram is readable;",[46,245,246],{},"the self-check has run and you understand the remaining findings;",[46,248,249],{},"exported documents have been checked visually and technically.",[11,251,252,253,86],{},"Ready to begin? ",[23,254,256],{"href":255},"\u002Fauth\u002Fregister","Create a free Early Access account",{"title":258,"searchDepth":259,"depth":259,"links":260},"",2,[261,262,263,264,265,266,267],{"id":29,"depth":259,"text":30},{"id":74,"depth":259,"text":75},{"id":118,"depth":259,"text":119},{"id":147,"depth":259,"text":148},{"id":182,"depth":259,"text":183},{"id":203,"depth":259,"text":204},{"id":225,"depth":259,"text":226},"getting_started","Build a PlanElec project step by step: project details, floor plan, rooms, electrical devices, distribution board, diagram, and export.","md","getting-started","en",{},true,1,"\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started.en","8 min",{"title":6,"description":269},"help\u002Fgetting-started.en",[25,281,282,115,283,284,197],"floor plan","situation plan","distribution board","single-line diagram","2026-07-20","Jk9LTOHwpx5Vuw6l7NILCR79GNMWdAIptfijm_R-acg",{"id":288,"title":289,"body":290,"category":538,"description":539,"extension":270,"guideId":141,"locale":272,"meta":540,"navigation":274,"order":259,"path":541,"readTime":542,"seo":543,"slug":141,"stem":544,"tags":545,"updatedAt":285,"__hash__":550},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fautomatic-planning.en.md","Using and reviewing automatic planning",{"type":8,"value":291,"toc":527},[292,295,301,310,314,317,320,337,340,345,348,351,356,360,363,366,369,383,386,391,395,398,418,421,426,430,433,436,440,444,447,450,464,467,474,478,481,519,522],[11,293,294],{},"PlanElec's automatic functions create editable proposals. They reduce repetitive work, but they cannot know which equipment will actually be installed, how a cable will run on site, or which product specifications your electrician will select.",[11,296,297,298,86],{},"Use the same pattern each time: ",[35,299,300],{},"create proposal → review preview → apply → check technically",[11,302,303,305,308],{},[23,304],{"id":141},[23,306],{"id":307},"consumers",[23,309],{"id":115},[27,311,313],{"id":312},"propose-devices-and-lighting-points","Propose devices and lighting points",[11,315,316],{},"The floor-plan editor includes helpers for automatic sockets, lighting, standard equipment, and spotlight grids. The proposals use the drawn rooms and geometry as their basis.",[11,318,319],{},"For a useful result:",[97,321,322,325,328,331,334],{},[46,323,324],{},"draw closed, correctly named rooms;",[46,326,327],{},"set the required count or pattern where applicable;",[46,329,330],{},"inspect the proposed positions;",[46,332,333],{},"move, add, or remove points to match the real design;",[46,335,336],{},"review special zones and fixed appliances separately.",[11,338,339],{},"PlanElec does not silently add every missing appliance. You remain responsible for the design brief and final placement.",[341,342,344],"h3",{"id":343},"build-switch-chains-automatically","Build switch chains automatically",[11,346,347],{},"PlanElec can propose a switch chain for unassigned switches and lighting points in the same room. It normally starts with the free switch closest to a door and then connects nearby free points.",[11,349,350],{},"Always verify which switch controls which light. Edit the sequence manually when the real control logic differs.",[11,352,353],{},[23,354],{"id":355},"cables",[27,357,359],{"id":358},"generate-cable-specifications-and-routes","Generate cable specifications and routes",[11,361,362],{},"Once the electrical topology exists, PlanElec can create a cable segment for each parent-to-child connection. A real connection or junction box splits the connection into separate segments. A box that is only nearby is not silently inserted into the electrical path.",[11,364,365],{},"Automatic routing searches for a short route along the drawn walls on each floor. If the start and end are not connected through the same wall component, the router uses a direct fallback.",[11,367,368],{},"After routing:",[43,370,371,374,377,380],{},[46,372,373],{},"check whether the route matches the intended installation;",[46,375,376],{},"add or move waypoints where required;",[46,378,379],{},"review cable type, cross-section, and installation method;",[46,381,382],{},"enter a manual length when the calculated route does not represent reality closely enough.",[11,384,385],{},"The resulting length feeds the material list, voltage-drop calculation, and validation. It is a net length without an automatic waste or reserve factor.",[11,387,388],{},[23,389],{"id":390},"circuits",[27,392,394],{"id":393},"assign-devices-to-circuits-automatically","Assign devices to circuits automatically",[11,396,397],{},"Automatic circuit assignment creates a proposal from the recorded devices and product rules. It supports decisions such as:",[43,399,400,403,406,409,412,415],{},[46,401,402],{},"grouping standard lighting and socket points by room;",[46,404,405],{},"allowing no more than eight connection points on a standard circuit;",[46,407,408],{},"creating dedicated breakers for appliances including hobs, ovens, washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, boilers, heat pumps, and saunas;",[46,410,411],{},"placing standard groups behind 30 mA RCDs;",[46,413,414],{},"assigning an EV charger a separate 30 mA RCD and three-phase breaker; with documented built-in 6 mA DC detection PlanElec proposes external Type A, otherwise Type B;",[46,416,417],{},"distributing assignments across boards in a multi-board project.",[11,419,420],{},"Review the preview before confirming it. Pay particular attention to mixed circuits, special appliances, existing manual assignments, and whether the defaults suit the actual project.",[11,422,423],{},[23,424],{"id":425},"phases",[27,427,429],{"id":428},"balance-loads-across-phases","Balance loads across phases",[11,431,432],{},"For a three-phase or delta supply, PlanElec can distribute loads across L1, L2, and L3. The phase overview shows the calculated load on each phase and warns about a clear imbalance.",[11,434,435],{},"This remains a model calculation based on the entered loads. Real simultaneity, measurements, and network conditions require assessment outside the software.",[11,437,438],{},[23,439],{"id":144},[27,441,443],{"id":442},"fill-the-distribution-board-automatically","Fill the distribution board automatically",[11,445,446],{},"Auto-fill places existing main switches, RCDs, and MCBs in free DIN-rail slots. Its default sequence is main RCD, group RCDs, and then circuit breakers. By default, it reserves about twenty percent of the rail capacity.",[11,448,449],{},"The distinction from circuit assignment matters:",[43,451,452,458],{},[46,453,454,457],{},[35,455,456],{},"Circuit assignment"," creates and connects the electrical protection structure.",[46,459,460,463],{},[35,461,462],{},"Auto-fill"," arranges those existing modules physically in the board.",[11,465,466],{},"After auto-fill, review the board size, TE widths, spare capacity, protection chains, and connection paths. Explicit paths through connection boxes are preserved when the board is filled again.",[11,468,469,471],{},[23,470],{"id":179},[23,472],{"id":473},"review",[27,475,477],{"id":476},"final-review-of-an-automatic-proposal","Final review of an automatic proposal",[11,479,480],{},"After every automatic action, check:",[97,482,483,489,495,501,507,513],{},[46,484,485,488],{},[35,486,487],{},"Completeness:"," are all real devices, boxes, and boards modeled?",[46,490,491,494],{},[35,492,493],{},"Topology:"," is each parent-to-child connection correct, with nothing left unconnected?",[46,496,497,500],{},[35,498,499],{},"Protection:"," do the RCD, MCB, pole configuration, and cable suit the application?",[46,502,503,506],{},[35,504,505],{},"Space:"," are routes and positions practical on site?",[46,508,509,512],{},[35,510,511],{},"Phases:"," is the allocation plausible for the entered loads?",[46,514,515,518],{},[35,516,517],{},"Documents:"," do the situation plan and single-line diagram remain readable?",[11,520,521],{},"The AREI\u002FRGIE self-check helps with supported rules that can be evaluated from project data. It is not a declaration of conformity and does not replace an electrician's review or the official inspection.",[11,523,524,525,86],{},"Continue with ",[23,526,221],{"href":220},{"title":258,"searchDepth":259,"depth":259,"links":528},[529,533,534,535,536,537],{"id":312,"depth":259,"text":313,"children":530},[531],{"id":343,"depth":532,"text":344},3,{"id":358,"depth":259,"text":359},{"id":393,"depth":259,"text":394},{"id":428,"depth":259,"text":429},{"id":442,"depth":259,"text":443},{"id":476,"depth":259,"text":477},"automation","Use PlanElec proposals for devices, switch chains, cable routes, circuits, phases, and the distribution board without skipping technical review.",{},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fautomatic-planning.en","9 min",{"title":289,"description":539},"help\u002Fautomatic-planning.en",[546,115,547,390,548,283,549],"automatic planning","cable routing","phase balancing","DIN rail","zmQJ24UMUmpbPSZVOF9GQftSIkXLgz1R2p0q_4MMqT0",{"id":552,"title":553,"body":554,"category":200,"description":858,"extension":270,"guideId":859,"locale":272,"meta":860,"navigation":274,"order":532,"path":861,"readTime":277,"seo":862,"slug":863,"stem":864,"tags":865,"updatedAt":285,"__hash__":870},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fdocument-exports.en.md","Exporting documents and assembling a working dossier",{"type":8,"value":555,"toc":847},[556,559,563,567,655,662,665,668,671,688,692,695,698,701,706,709,712,715,729,732,735,755,758,765,768,776,781,785,788,791,796,800,803,826,829,833,836],[11,557,558],{},"The export workspace brings together documents from the same project model. You can download documents separately or combine selected parts into one working dossier.",[11,560,561],{},[23,562],{"id":200},[27,564,566],{"id":565},"status-at-a-glance","Status at a glance",[568,569,570,586],"table",{},[571,572,573],"thead",{},[574,575,576,580,583],"tr",{},[577,578,579],"th",{},"Document",[577,581,582],{},"Current status",[577,584,585],{},"What to know",[587,588,589,601,611,622,633,644],"tbody",{},[574,590,591,595,598],{},[592,593,594],"td",{},"Single-line diagram PDF",[592,596,597],{},"Available",[592,599,600],{},"Can span several pages; review scale, symbols, and title block.",[574,602,603,606,608],{},[592,604,605],{},"Situation plan PDF",[592,607,597],{},[592,609,610],{},"Based on the drawn floor plan and placed symbols.",[574,612,613,616,619],{},[592,614,615],{},"AREI\u002FRGIE self-check report",[592,617,618],{},"Available, advisory",[592,620,621],{},"Not a certificate of conformity or a replacement for the official inspection.",[574,623,624,627,630],{},[592,625,626],{},"Circuit, cable, and material lists",[592,628,629],{},"Pilot workflow",[592,631,632],{},"Model-based, manufacturer-neutral lists; not approved for ordering.",[574,634,635,638,641],{},[592,636,637],{},"Distribution board PDF",[592,639,640],{},"Feature flag",[592,642,643],{},"Shown only when enabled and board data is present.",[574,645,646,649,652],{},[592,647,648],{},"Combined installation dossier",[592,650,651],{},"Pilot\u002Fworking state",[592,653,654],{},"Local assembly; a versioned final server snapshot and formal acceptance remain open.",[11,656,657,659],{},[23,658],{"id":179},[23,660],{"id":661},"single-line",[27,663,594],{"id":664},"single-line-diagram-pdf",[11,666,667],{},"The single-line diagram uses the electrical topology, protection devices, circuits, cable data, and consumers. Larger installations are divided across several pages.",[11,669,670],{},"Before downloading, check:",[43,672,673,676,679,682,685],{},[46,674,675],{},"that every consumer path reaches the correct breaker and RCD;",[46,677,678],{},"that cable type, cross-section, and labels are present;",[46,680,681],{},"that spare modules do not appear as active circuits;",[46,683,684],{},"that the project and installer details in the title block are correct;",[46,686,687],{},"that no content is clipped at a page edge.",[11,689,690],{},[23,691],{"id":71},[27,693,605],{"id":694},"situation-plan-pdf",[11,696,697],{},"The situation plan shows the drawn rooms, openings, and electrical symbols in their locations. Review every floor separately and check for overlapping labels, missing devices, and legibility at the selected A4 or A3 format.",[11,699,700],{},"The situation plan and single-line diagram share project notes and other title-block details. Correct those details in the project instead of editing an individual PDF.",[11,702,703],{},[23,704],{"id":705},"self-check",[27,707,615],{"id":708},"areirgie-self-check-report",[11,710,711],{},"The report summarizes findings that PlanElec can evaluate from the entered data and supported rules. It also states when a check has not started, is incomplete, or falls outside the current coverage.",[11,713,714],{},"A report with no detected error does not mean the installation complies with AREI\u002FRGIE. Measurements, evidence, on-site conditions, and rules that are not modeled remain outside a software check. Only a recognized inspection body performs the official inspection.",[11,716,717,720,723,726],{},[23,718],{"id":719},"lists",[23,721],{"id":722},"circuit-list",[23,724],{"id":725},"cable-list",[23,727],{"id":728},"material-list",[27,730,626],{"id":731},"circuit-cable-and-material-lists",[11,733,734],{},"These lists are available in the central pilot workflow:",[43,736,737,743,749],{},[46,738,739,742],{},[35,740,741],{},"Circuit list:"," overview of modeled circuits and protection devices.",[46,744,745,748],{},[35,746,747],{},"Cable list:"," cable segments with specifications and calculated or manual length.",[46,750,751,754],{},[35,752,753],{},"Material list:"," manufacturer-neutral quantities for wiring accessories, connections, protection, board, accessories, and net cable lengths.",[11,756,757],{},"The material list can be viewed by category or room and exposes its default assumptions. It includes no prices or specific manufacturer products. Net cable lengths have no automatic waste or reserve factor. Use it as a review and quotation starting point, not as a purchase order.",[11,759,760,762],{},[23,761],{"id":144},[23,763],{"id":764},"cabinet-pdf",[27,766,637],{"id":767},"distribution-board-pdf",[11,769,770,771,775],{},"The PDF view of the distribution board is only available when the ",[772,773,774],"code",{},"cabinet_export"," feature flag is active and the project contains board data. If the option is absent, that is not an export error: the feature has not been enabled for that environment.",[11,777,778],{},[23,779],{"id":780},"dossier",[27,782,784],{"id":783},"assemble-an-installation-dossier","Assemble an installation dossier",[11,786,787],{},"Select the required documents in the dossier builder. PlanElec creates a cover, document index, and continuous page numbering locally, then merges the selected PDFs in a fixed order.",[11,789,790],{},"This is currently a working and review state. The versioned server snapshot and formally reviewed real-world outputs required for a final dossier are not yet generally released.",[11,792,793],{},[23,794],{"id":795},"metadata",[27,797,799],{"id":798},"review-project-metadata","Review project metadata",[11,801,802],{},"Open the project details from the export area and check at least:",[97,804,805,808,811,814,817,820,823],{},[46,806,807],{},"customer and installation address;",[46,809,810],{},"installer and contact details;",[46,812,813],{},"inspection body;",[46,815,816],{},"Belgian EAN;",[46,818,819],{},"residential or non-residential installation and AC\u002FDC designation;",[46,821,822],{},"plan format, revision, and project notes;",[46,824,825],{},"logo, if used.",[11,827,828],{},"An invalid EAN is not rendered as a valid number, but Early Access does not automatically block the download.",[27,830,832],{"id":831},"final-check-before-sharing","Final check before sharing",[11,834,835],{},"Open the downloaded file outside PlanElec and review every page. Check page order, legibility, metadata, warnings, and missing parts. Keep the project version used to create the document and have the result reviewed by the responsible electrician.",[11,837,838,839,843,844,86],{},"Need to review the project model first? Start with ",[23,840,842],{"href":841},"\u002Fen\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started","Getting started"," or learn how to ",[23,845,846],{"href":134},"review automatic planning",{"title":258,"searchDepth":259,"depth":259,"links":848},[849,850,851,852,853,854,855,856,857],{"id":565,"depth":259,"text":566},{"id":664,"depth":259,"text":594},{"id":694,"depth":259,"text":605},{"id":708,"depth":259,"text":615},{"id":731,"depth":259,"text":626},{"id":767,"depth":259,"text":637},{"id":783,"depth":259,"text":784},{"id":798,"depth":259,"text":799},{"id":831,"depth":259,"text":832},"See which PDFs PlanElec creates, which outputs are available or in pilot, and what to review before sharing or inspection.","document-exports",{},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fdocument-exports.en",{"title":553,"description":858},"export-documents","help\u002Fdocument-exports.en",[866,284,282,705,390,867,868,869],"PDF export","cable list","material list","installation dossier","YxK-MLrDVBV4XNPpn-fQqzu9BnwAQ0_QdPKVHIg01Ew",1785171266105]