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Linking it to the electrical topology turns it into an assigned consumer or item of equipment for a circuit, diagram and documents.",[10,19,20],{},[21,22],"a",{"id":23},"place",[25,26,28],"h2",{"id":27},"place-symbols-from-the-palette","Place symbols from the palette",[10,30,31,32,35],{},"In ",[14,33,34],{},"Floor plan",", open the tool palette and select a socket, switch, light, fixed appliance, box or distribution board. The tool icons are shown in the palette; pointing at one shows its name.",[37,38,39,43,46,49],"ol",{},[40,41,42],"li",{},"Select the symbol tool.",[40,44,45],{},"Place wall-mounted devices on the correct side of the wall. Sockets and switches snap to walls.",[40,47,48],{},"Place free lights or spots in the room.",[40,50,51],{},"Check the position, orientation and symbol variant after placing it.",[10,53,54],{},"A symbol can only be placed where the editor identifies a valid location. The preview shows the final geometry before you commit it. Correct the wall or room first if a symbol will not snap where you intend.",[25,56,58],{"id":57},"create-shared-cover-frames","Create shared cover frames",[10,60,61,62,65,66,68],{},"An installation group is a physical combination with a shared two- to five-gang cover frame. It is ",[14,63,64],{},"not"," a switch chain and ",[14,67,64],{}," a circuit.",[10,70,71,72,75,76,79],{},"Drag suitable devices together on the same wall side, or start the cover-frame tool. In the ",[14,73,74],{},"Installation group"," panel, choose horizontal or vertical and complete it with ",[14,77,78],{},"Done",". Moving one member moves the combination.",[10,81,82],{},"Switches, standard sockets, Ethernet and coax outlets can be grouped. IP44 sockets remain excluded because they use a sealed frame. Passive data outlets do not become 230 V consumers as a result.",[10,84,85],{},[21,86],{"id":87},"topology",[25,89,91],{"id":90},"link-the-device-to-electrical-topology","Link the device to electrical topology",[10,93,94],{},"Open the placed device's properties and link it to a type-compatible node in the electrical topology. Socket, switch and light variants are treated as matching families. Connection and junction boxes only become electrically effective when they are genuinely linked.",[10,96,97],{},"Then review the list of unconnected components. It shows symbols that are located on the floor plan but are not yet part of the electrical model.",[10,99,100],{},"Keep these concepts separate:",[102,103,104,110,115,121],"ul",{},[40,105,106,109],{},[14,107,108],{},"Position",": where is the device on the floor plan?",[40,111,112,114],{},[14,113,74],{},": which inserts share one cover frame?",[40,116,117,120],{},[14,118,119],{},"Topology",": which electrical node belongs to the device?",[40,122,123,126],{},[14,124,125],{},"Circuit",": which protective device supplies that node?",[10,128,129],{},"Changing a cover frame changes neither a switching function nor a circuit assignment. Next, edit the switch chain for lighting control and assign devices to a circuit for electrical supply.",[25,131,133],{"id":132},"check-before-continuing","Check before continuing",[102,135,136,139,142,145],{},[40,137,138],{},"Every symbol is in its intended real-world location.",[40,140,141],{},"Wall-mounted devices are aligned to the right wall side.",[40,143,144],{},"Cover-frame combinations represent the intended mounting, not assumed wiring.",[40,146,147],{},"All electrical devices are linked to the appropriate topology node.",[10,149,150,151,155],{},"Next: ",[21,152,154],{"href":153},"\u002Fen\u002Fhelp\u002Fswitch-chains-circuits-and-cable-routes","edit switch chains, circuits and cable routes",".",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":159},"",2,[160,161,162,163],{"id":27,"depth":158,"text":28},{"id":57,"depth":158,"text":58},{"id":90,"depth":158,"text":91},{"id":132,"depth":158,"text":133},"getting_started","Place devices at the right location, create shared cover frames and connect electrical symbols to the appropriate topology.","md","place-and-connect-symbols","en",{},true,6,"\u002Fhelp\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.en","2026-08-21","8 min",{"title":5,"description":165},"place-and-connect-electrical-symbols","help\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.en",[179,180,181,182,183,87],"electrical symbols","sockets","switches","lights","cover frames","pKq3YFepVen1i8o4BElksAYt-OeKD7QcZs5DZ4o6Svo",[186,349,451,611],{"id":187,"title":188,"body":189,"category":164,"description":334,"extension":166,"guideId":167,"locale":335,"meta":336,"navigation":170,"order":171,"path":337,"publishedAt":173,"readTime":338,"seo":339,"slug":340,"stem":341,"tags":342,"updatedAt":173,"__hash__":348},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.de.md","Elektrosymbole platzieren und mit der Topologie verbinden",{"type":7,"value":190,"toc":328},[191,198,202,206,213,227,230,234,245,256,259,263,267,270,273,276,300,303,307,321],[10,192,193,194,197],{},"Ein Symbol im Grundriss beschreibt zuerst seinen ",[14,195,196],{},"physischen Ort",". Erst die Verknüpfung mit der elektrischen Topologie macht daraus einen zugeordneten Verbraucher oder ein zugeordnetes Betriebsmittel für Stromkreis, Schema und Dokumente.",[10,199,200],{},[21,201],{"id":23},[25,203,205],{"id":204},"symbole-aus-der-palette-platzieren","Symbole aus der Palette platzieren",[10,207,208,209,212],{},"Öffnen Sie im Bereich ",[14,210,211],{},"Grundriss"," die Werkzeugpalette und wählen Sie das gewünschte Werkzeug, zum Beispiel Steckdose, Schalter, Leuchte, Festanschluss, Dose oder Verteiler. Die Werkzeug-Icons stehen direkt in der Palette; beim Überfahren zeigt die Anwendung die Bezeichnung.",[37,214,215,218,221,224],{},[40,216,217],{},"Wählen Sie das Symbolwerkzeug.",[40,219,220],{},"Platzieren Sie wandgebundene Geräte auf der richtigen Wandseite. Steckdosen und Schalter rasten an Wänden ein.",[40,222,223],{},"Platzieren Sie freie Leuchten oder Spots im Raum.",[40,225,226],{},"Prüfen Sie nach dem Setzen Position, Ausrichtung und Symbolvariante.",[10,228,229],{},"Ein Symbol kann nur dort gesetzt werden, wo der Editor eine gültige Position erkennt. Die Vorschau zeigt vor dem Abschluss die tatsächliche Geometrie. Korrigieren Sie Wand und Raum zuerst, wenn ein Symbol nicht an der vorgesehenen Stelle einrastet.",[25,231,233],{"id":232},"gemeinsame-abdeckrahmen-bilden","Gemeinsame Abdeckrahmen bilden",[10,235,236,237,240,241,244],{},"Eine Installationsgruppe bildet eine physische Kombination mit gemeinsamem zwei- bis fünffachem Abdeckrahmen. Sie ist ",[14,238,239],{},"keine"," Schalterkette und ",[14,242,243],{},"kein"," Stromkreis.",[10,246,247,248,251,252,255],{},"Ziehen Sie geeignete Geräte auf derselben Wandseite zusammen oder starten Sie das Rahmenwerkzeug. Im Panel ",[14,249,250],{},"Installationsgruppe"," wählen Sie horizontal oder vertikal und schließen mit ",[14,253,254],{},"Fertig"," ab. Beim Verschieben eines Mitglieds bewegt sich die Kombination zusammen.",[10,257,258],{},"Gruppierbar sind Schalter, Standardsteckdosen sowie Ethernet- und Koax-Anschlüsse. IP44-Steckdosen bleiben wegen ihres gedichteten Rahmens außerhalb dieser Gruppierung. Passive Datenanschlüsse werden dadurch nicht zu 230-V-Verbrauchern.",[10,260,261],{},[21,262],{"id":87},[25,264,266],{"id":265},"mit-der-elektrischen-topologie-verknüpfen","Mit der elektrischen Topologie verknüpfen",[10,268,269],{},"Öffnen Sie die Eigenschaften des platzierten Geräts und verknüpfen Sie es mit einem typkompatiblen Knoten der elektrischen Topologie. Steckdosen-, Schalter- und Lichtvarianten werden dabei jeweils als passende Familie behandelt. Verbindungs- und Abzweigdosen bleiben nur dann elektrisch wirksam, wenn sie tatsächlich verknüpft sind.",[10,271,272],{},"Prüfen Sie anschließend die Liste der unverbundenen Komponenten. Sie zeigt Symbole, die zwar im Grundriss liegen, aber noch nicht zum elektrischen Modell gehören.",[10,274,275],{},"Wichtig ist die Reihenfolge der Begriffe:",[102,277,278,283,288,294],{},[40,279,280,282],{},[14,281,108],{},": Wo befindet sich das Gerät im Grundriss?",[40,284,285,287],{},[14,286,250],{},": Welche Einsätze teilen sich einen Abdeckrahmen?",[40,289,290,293],{},[14,291,292],{},"Topologie",": Welcher elektrische Knoten gehört zu diesem Gerät?",[40,295,296,299],{},[14,297,298],{},"Stromkreis",": Über welches Schutzorgan wird der Knoten versorgt?",[10,301,302],{},"Eine Änderung am Abdeckrahmen ändert weder die Schaltfunktion noch die Stromkreiszuordnung. Für die Bedienung von Leuchten bearbeiten Sie anschließend die Schalterkette; für die elektrische Versorgung ordnen Sie die Geräte einem Stromkreis zu.",[25,304,306],{"id":305},"vor-dem-weiterarbeiten-prüfen","Vor dem Weiterarbeiten prüfen",[102,308,309,312,315,318],{},[40,310,311],{},"Jedes Symbol steht an der realen vorgesehenen Stelle.",[40,313,314],{},"Wandgebundene Geräte sind an der richtigen Wandseite ausgerichtet.",[40,316,317],{},"Rahmenkombinationen entsprechen der geplanten Montage, nicht einer angenommenen Verdrahtung.",[40,319,320],{},"Alle elektrischen Geräte sind mit dem passenden Topologieknoten verknüpft.",[10,322,323,324,155],{},"Als Nächstes: ",[21,325,327],{"href":326},"\u002Fde\u002Fhelp\u002Fschalterketten-stromkreise-und-kabelwege","Schalterketten, Stromkreise und Kabelwege bearbeiten",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":329},[330,331,332,333],{"id":204,"depth":158,"text":205},{"id":232,"depth":158,"text":233},{"id":265,"depth":158,"text":266},{"id":305,"depth":158,"text":306},"Setzen Sie Geräte am richtigen Ort, bilden Sie gemeinsame Abdeckrahmen und verbinden Sie elektrische Symbole mit der passenden Topologie.","de",{},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.de","8 Min.",{"title":188,"description":334},"elektrosymbole-platzieren-und-verbinden","help\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.de",[343,344,345,346,347,292],"Elektrosymbole","Steckdosen","Schalter","Leuchten","Abdeckrahmen","04Gof6i0PgLxh5v57EZU6zYri7EqUXSo6BEWmafjTSM",{"id":4,"title":5,"body":350,"category":164,"description":165,"extension":166,"guideId":167,"locale":168,"meta":448,"navigation":170,"order":171,"path":172,"publishedAt":173,"readTime":174,"seo":449,"slug":176,"stem":177,"tags":450,"updatedAt":173,"__hash__":184},{"type":7,"value":351,"toc":442},[352,356,360,362,366,376,378,380,386,392,394,398,400,402,404,406,424,426,428,438],[10,353,12,354,17],{},[14,355,16],{},[10,357,358],{},[21,359],{"id":23},[25,361,28],{"id":27},[10,363,31,364,35],{},[14,365,34],{},[37,367,368,370,372,374],{},[40,369,42],{},[40,371,45],{},[40,373,48],{},[40,375,51],{},[10,377,54],{},[25,379,58],{"id":57},[10,381,61,382,65,384,68],{},[14,383,64],{},[14,385,64],{},[10,387,71,388,75,390,79],{},[14,389,74],{},[14,391,78],{},[10,393,82],{},[10,395,396],{},[21,397],{"id":87},[25,399,91],{"id":90},[10,401,94],{},[10,403,97],{},[10,405,100],{},[102,407,408,412,416,420],{},[40,409,410,109],{},[14,411,108],{},[40,413,414,114],{},[14,415,74],{},[40,417,418,120],{},[14,419,119],{},[40,421,422,126],{},[14,423,125],{},[10,425,129],{},[25,427,133],{"id":132},[102,429,430,432,434,436],{},[40,431,138],{},[40,433,141],{},[40,435,144],{},[40,437,147],{},[10,439,150,440,155],{},[21,441,154],{"href":153},{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":443},[444,445,446,447],{"id":27,"depth":158,"text":28},{"id":57,"depth":158,"text":58},{"id":90,"depth":158,"text":91},{"id":132,"depth":158,"text":133},{},{"title":5,"description":165},[179,180,181,182,183,87],{"id":452,"title":453,"body":454,"category":164,"description":596,"extension":166,"guideId":167,"locale":597,"meta":598,"navigation":170,"order":171,"path":599,"publishedAt":173,"readTime":174,"seo":600,"slug":601,"stem":602,"tags":603,"updatedAt":173,"__hash__":610},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.fr.md","Placer et relier des symboles électriques",{"type":7,"value":455,"toc":590},[456,463,467,471,478,492,495,499,509,520,523,527,531,534,537,540,562,565,569,583],[10,457,458,459,462],{},"Un symbole sur le plan décrit d’abord son ",[14,460,461],{},"emplacement physique",". Le lien avec la topologie électrique en fait ensuite un récepteur ou équipement attribué à un circuit, un schéma et des documents.",[10,464,465],{},[21,466],{"id":23},[25,468,470],{"id":469},"placer-les-symboles-depuis-la-palette","Placer les symboles depuis la palette",[10,472,473,474,477],{},"Dans ",[14,475,476],{},"Plan",", ouvrez la palette d’outils et choisissez une prise, un interrupteur, un luminaire, un appareil fixe, une boîte ou un tableau. Les icônes d’outil sont affichées dans la palette ; leur libellé apparaît au survol.",[37,479,480,483,486,489],{},[40,481,482],{},"Sélectionnez l’outil du symbole.",[40,484,485],{},"Placez les appareils muraux du bon côté du mur. Les prises et interrupteurs s’aimantent aux murs.",[40,487,488],{},"Placez les luminaires ou spots libres dans la pièce.",[40,490,491],{},"Vérifiez position, orientation et variante de symbole après la pose.",[10,493,494],{},"Un symbole ne peut être posé qu’à un emplacement que l’éditeur reconnaît comme valide. L’aperçu montre la géométrie finale avant validation. Corrigez d’abord mur ou pièce si le symbole ne s’aimante pas à l’endroit prévu.",[25,496,498],{"id":497},"créer-des-cadres-communs","Créer des cadres communs",[10,500,501,502,505,506,508],{},"Un groupe d’installation est une combinaison physique avec un cadre commun de deux à cinq postes. Ce n’est ",[14,503,504],{},"ni"," une chaîne de commande ",[14,507,504],{}," un circuit.",[10,510,511,512,515,516,519],{},"Glissez des appareils compatibles ensemble sur le même côté d’un mur ou démarrez l’outil de cadre. Dans le panneau ",[14,513,514],{},"Groupe d’installation",", choisissez horizontal ou vertical et terminez avec ",[14,517,518],{},"Terminer",". Déplacer un membre déplace la combinaison.",[10,521,522],{},"Interrupteurs, prises standard, prises Ethernet et coaxiales peuvent être groupés. Les prises IP44 restent exclues à cause de leur cadre étanche. Les prises de données passives ne deviennent pas pour autant des récepteurs 230 V.",[10,524,525],{},[21,526],{"id":87},[25,528,530],{"id":529},"relier-lappareil-à-la-topologie-électrique","Relier l’appareil à la topologie électrique",[10,532,533],{},"Ouvrez les propriétés de l’appareil placé et reliez-le à un nœud compatible de la topologie électrique. Les variantes de prise, interrupteur et luminaire sont traitées comme des familles compatibles. Les boîtes de connexion et de dérivation ne deviennent électriquement effectives que lorsqu’elles sont réellement reliées.",[10,535,536],{},"Contrôlez ensuite la liste des composants non reliés. Elle affiche les symboles présents sur le plan mais qui ne font pas encore partie du modèle électrique.",[10,538,539],{},"Conservez cette distinction :",[102,541,542,547,552,557],{},[40,543,544,546],{},[14,545,108],{}," : où se trouve l’appareil sur le plan ?",[40,548,549,551],{},[14,550,514],{}," : quels mécanismes partagent un cadre ?",[40,553,554,556],{},[14,555,292],{}," : quel nœud électrique appartient à l’appareil ?",[40,558,559,561],{},[14,560,125],{}," : quel appareil de protection alimente ce nœud ?",[10,563,564],{},"Modifier un cadre ne change ni la fonction de commande ni l’affectation à un circuit. Éditez ensuite la chaîne de commande pour l’éclairage et affectez les appareils à un circuit pour leur alimentation.",[25,566,568],{"id":567},"vérifier-avant-de-poursuivre","Vérifier avant de poursuivre",[102,570,571,574,577,580],{},[40,572,573],{},"Chaque symbole est à l’emplacement réel prévu.",[40,575,576],{},"Les appareils muraux sont alignés du bon côté du mur.",[40,578,579],{},"Les combinaisons de cadre correspondent au montage prévu, pas à un câblage supposé.",[40,581,582],{},"Tous les appareils électriques sont reliés au bon nœud de topologie.",[10,584,585,586,155],{},"Étape suivante : ",[21,587,589],{"href":588},"\u002Ffr\u002Fhelp\u002Fcommandes-circuits-et-chemins-de-cables","modifier les chaînes de commande, circuits et chemins de câbles",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":591},[592,593,594,595],{"id":469,"depth":158,"text":470},{"id":497,"depth":158,"text":498},{"id":529,"depth":158,"text":530},{"id":567,"depth":158,"text":568},"Placez les appareils au bon endroit, créez des cadres communs et reliez les symboles électriques à la topologie appropriée.","fr",{},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.fr",{"title":453,"description":596},"placer-et-relier-des-symboles-electriques","help\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.fr",[604,605,606,607,608,609],"symboles électriques","prises","interrupteurs","luminaires","cadres","topologie","_mbTFtbFidiat6hhTreMwaiZFU-W3m8ip5QtrgqQveM",{"id":612,"title":613,"body":614,"category":164,"description":758,"extension":166,"guideId":167,"locale":759,"meta":760,"navigation":170,"order":171,"path":761,"publishedAt":173,"readTime":174,"seo":762,"slug":763,"stem":764,"tags":765,"updatedAt":173,"__hash__":771},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.nl.md","Elektrische symbolen plaatsen en verbinden",{"type":7,"value":615,"toc":752},[616,623,627,631,638,652,655,659,669,680,683,687,691,694,697,700,724,727,731,745],[10,617,618,619,622],{},"Een symbool in het grondplan beschrijft eerst zijn ",[14,620,621],{},"fysieke plaats",". Pas de koppeling met de elektrische topologie maakt er een toegewezen verbruiker of toestel van voor stroomkring, schema en documenten.",[10,624,625],{},[21,626],{"id":23},[25,628,630],{"id":629},"symbolen-uit-het-palet-plaatsen","Symbolen uit het palet plaatsen",[10,632,633,634,637],{},"Open in ",[14,635,636],{},"Grondplan"," het gereedschapspalet en kies bijvoorbeeld een stopcontact, schakelaar, lichtpunt, vast toestel, doos of verdeelkast. De gereedschapsiconen staan in het palet; bij aanwijzen toont de toepassing de naam.",[37,639,640,643,646,649],{},[40,641,642],{},"Kies het gereedschap voor het symbool.",[40,644,645],{},"Plaats wandgebonden toestellen aan de juiste kant van de muur. Stopcontacten en schakelaars klikken op de muur vast.",[40,647,648],{},"Plaats vrije lichtpunten of spots in de ruimte.",[40,650,651],{},"Controleer na het plaatsen positie, oriëntatie en symboolvariant.",[10,653,654],{},"Een symbool kan alleen worden geplaatst waar de editor een geldige positie herkent. De preview toont vóór het bevestigen de echte geometrie. Corrigeer eerst muur of ruimte wanneer het symbool niet op de beoogde plaats vastklikt.",[25,656,658],{"id":657},"gemeenschappelijke-afdekramen-maken","Gemeenschappelijke afdekramen maken",[10,660,661,662,665,666,668],{},"Een installatiegroep is een fysieke combinatie met een gemeenschappelijk twee- tot vijfvoudig afdekraam. Zij is ",[14,663,664],{},"geen"," schakelketen en ",[14,667,664],{}," stroomkring.",[10,670,671,672,675,676,679],{},"Sleep geschikte toestellen aan dezelfde muurzijde bij elkaar of start het raamgereedschap. In het paneel ",[14,673,674],{},"Installatiegroep"," kiest u horizontaal of verticaal en sluit u af met ",[14,677,678],{},"Gereed",". Verplaatst u één lid, dan verplaatst de combinatie mee.",[10,681,682],{},"Schakelaars, standaardstopcontacten, Ethernet- en coax-aansluitingen kunnen worden gegroepeerd. IP44-stopcontacten blijven vanwege hun afdichtende raam uitgesloten. Passieve data-aansluitingen worden hierdoor geen 230-V-verbruikers.",[10,684,685],{},[21,686],{"id":87},[25,688,690],{"id":689},"met-de-elektrische-topologie-verbinden","Met de elektrische topologie verbinden",[10,692,693],{},"Open de eigenschappen van het geplaatste toestel en koppel het aan een typecompatibele knoop in de elektrische topologie. Varianten van stopcontacten, schakelaars en lichtpunten worden als passende families behandeld. Verbindings- en aftakdozen zijn alleen elektrisch werkzaam wanneer ze werkelijk gekoppeld zijn.",[10,695,696],{},"Controleer daarna de lijst met niet-verbonden onderdelen. Daarin staan symbolen die wel in het grondplan liggen, maar nog niet bij het elektrische model horen.",[10,698,699],{},"Houd dit onderscheid aan:",[102,701,702,708,713,718],{},[40,703,704,707],{},[14,705,706],{},"Positie",": waar bevindt het toestel zich?",[40,709,710,712],{},[14,711,674],{},": welke inzetten delen een afdekraam?",[40,714,715,717],{},[14,716,292],{},": welke elektrische knoop hoort bij het toestel?",[40,719,720,723],{},[14,721,722],{},"Stroomkring",": via welk beveiligingstoestel wordt die knoop gevoed?",[10,725,726],{},"Een verandering aan het afdekraam verandert geen schakelfunctie of stroomkring. Voor de bediening van verlichting bewerkt u daarna de schakelketen; voor de voeding wijst u toestellen aan een stroomkring toe.",[25,728,730],{"id":729},"controle-vóór-de-volgende-stap","Controle vóór de volgende stap",[102,732,733,736,739,742],{},[40,734,735],{},"Elk symbool staat op de werkelijk bedoelde plaats.",[40,737,738],{},"Wandgebonden toestellen zijn aan de juiste muurzijde uitgelijnd.",[40,740,741],{},"Raamcombinaties volgen de geplande montage, niet een veronderstelde bedrading.",[40,743,744],{},"Alle elektrische toestellen zijn met de passende topologieknoop gekoppeld.",[10,746,747,748,155],{},"Volgende stap: ",[21,749,751],{"href":750},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fschakelketens-stroomkringen-en-kabelroutes","schakelketens, stroomkringen en kabelroutes bewerken",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":753},[754,755,756,757],{"id":629,"depth":158,"text":630},{"id":657,"depth":158,"text":658},{"id":689,"depth":158,"text":690},{"id":729,"depth":158,"text":730},"Plaats toestellen op de juiste positie, vorm gemeenschappelijke afdekramen en verbind elektrische symbolen met de passende topologie.","nl",{},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.nl",{"title":613,"description":758},"elektrische-symbolen-plaatsen-en-verbinden","help\u002Fplace-and-connect-symbols.nl",[766,767,768,769,770,609],"elektrische symbolen","stopcontacten","schakelaars","verlichting","afdekramen","Nn5qNlCBUOQPo7aQ1I-pN7iR7m9qQOsocrx8VDKYCEs",[773,1039,1303,1623,2420,2600,2702],{"id":774,"title":775,"body":776,"category":164,"description":1025,"extension":166,"guideId":1026,"locale":168,"meta":1027,"navigation":170,"order":1028,"path":1029,"publishedAt":1030,"readTime":174,"seo":1031,"slug":1026,"stem":1032,"tags":1033,"updatedAt":1030,"__hash__":1038},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started.en.md","Getting started: from project to first export",{"type":7,"value":777,"toc":1016},[778,781,787,792,796,803,806,823,826,834,838,848,851,854,857,871,876,880,883,886,889,897,905,909,912,915,932,935,940,944,947,950,953,961,965,971,974,982,986,989,1009],[10,779,780],{},"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.",[782,783,784],"blockquote",{},[10,785,786],{},"Using PlanElec as an owner or self-builder? Have all decisions and documents reviewed by a qualified electrician before installation and inspection.",[10,788,789],{},[21,790],{"id":791},"project",[25,793,795],{"id":794},"_1-create-the-project","1. Create the project",[10,797,798,799,802],{},"Choose ",[14,800,801],{},"Create project"," in the project overview. You can start with the guided workflow, a localized project template, or an empty project.",[10,804,805],{},"Enter at least a recognizable project name. You can add these project details later:",[102,807,808,811,814,817,820],{},[40,809,810],{},"customer and contact details;",[40,812,813],{},"installation address;",[40,815,816],{},"installer and optional logo;",[40,818,819],{},"EAN, installation type, and current type;",[40,821,822],{},"recognized inspection body and project notes.",[10,824,825],{},"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.",[10,827,828,831],{},[21,829],{"id":830},"floorplan",[21,832],{"id":833},"situation-plan",[25,835,837],{"id":836},"_2-draw-the-floor-plan-and-build-the-situation-plan","2. Draw the floor plan and build the situation plan",[10,839,840,841,844,845,155],{},"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 ",[14,842,843],{},"Kitchen"," or ",[14,846,847],{},"Bedroom 1",[10,849,850],{},"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.",[10,852,853],{},"Next, place doors, windows, stairs, and electrical symbols in their real locations. This floor plan becomes the basis for the situation plan PDF.",[10,855,856],{},"Practical check:",[37,858,859,862,865,868],{},[40,860,861],{},"Are all floors and rooms present and named?",[40,863,864],{},"Are sockets, switches, lighting points, and fixed appliances in the right room?",[40,866,867],{},"Is the distribution board positioned on the plan?",[40,869,870],{},"Are bathroom zones and special appliances recorded correctly where relevant?",[10,872,873],{},[21,874],{"id":875},"devices",[25,877,879],{"id":878},"_3-place-and-connect-electrical-devices","3. Place and connect electrical devices",[10,881,882],{},"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.",[10,884,885],{},"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.",[10,887,888],{},"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.",[10,890,891,892,896],{},"Read ",[21,893,895],{"href":894},"\u002Fen\u002Fhelp\u002Fautomatic-planning","Using automatic planning"," for details about proposals, cables, and circuits.",[10,898,899,902],{},[21,900],{"id":901},"automatic-planning",[21,903],{"id":904},"cabinet",[25,906,908],{"id":907},"_4-review-the-electrical-topology-and-distribution-board","4. Review the electrical topology and distribution board",[10,910,911],{},"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.",[10,913,914],{},"Then open the distribution board editor. Auto-fill places existing main switches, RCDs, and circuit breakers on DIN rails while reserving spare capacity. Review:",[102,916,917,920,923,926,929],{},[40,918,919],{},"the protection chain and assigned devices;",[40,921,922],{},"cable type, cross-section, and route;",[40,924,925],{},"RCD groups and circuit counts;",[40,927,928],{},"phase allocation for a multiphase installation;",[40,930,931],{},"spare module positions and the actual board dimensions.",[10,933,934],{},"Every automatic result remains editable. A proposal is not an engineering decision or a material order.",[10,936,937],{},[21,938],{"id":939},"schema",[25,941,943],{"id":942},"_5-review-the-single-line-diagram-and-self-check","5. Review the single-line diagram and self-check",[10,945,946],{},"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.",[10,948,949],{},"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.",[10,951,952],{},"PlanElec therefore does not issue a certificate of conformity and does not replace an official inspection by a recognized inspection body.",[10,954,955,958],{},[21,956],{"id":957},"export",[21,959],{"id":960},"exports",[25,962,964],{"id":963},"_6-export-and-review-the-documents","6. Export and review the documents",[10,966,31,967,970],{},[14,968,969],{},"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.",[10,972,973],{},"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.",[10,975,976,977,981],{},"See ",[21,978,980],{"href":979},"\u002Fen\u002Fhelp\u002Fexport-documents","Exporting documents"," for the full list, statuses, and limitations.",[25,983,985],{"id":984},"a-useful-first-milestone","A useful first milestone",[10,987,988],{},"Your first project is well structured when:",[102,990,991,994,997,1000,1003,1006],{},[40,992,993],{},"rooms and electrical points are shown on the situation plan;",[40,995,996],{},"all relevant points are linked to the electrical topology;",[40,998,999],{},"circuits, cables, and board layout have been reviewed;",[40,1001,1002],{},"the single-line diagram is readable;",[40,1004,1005],{},"the self-check has run and you understand the remaining findings;",[40,1007,1008],{},"exported documents have been checked visually and technically.",[10,1010,1011,1012,155],{},"Ready to begin? ",[21,1013,1015],{"href":1014},"\u002Fauth\u002Fregister","Create a free Early Access account",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":1017},[1018,1019,1020,1021,1022,1023,1024],{"id":794,"depth":158,"text":795},{"id":836,"depth":158,"text":837},{"id":878,"depth":158,"text":879},{"id":907,"depth":158,"text":908},{"id":942,"depth":158,"text":943},{"id":963,"depth":158,"text":964},{"id":984,"depth":158,"text":985},"Build a PlanElec project step by step: project details, floor plan, rooms, electrical devices, distribution board, diagram, and export.","getting-started",{},1,"\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started.en","2026-07-20",{"title":775,"description":1025},"help\u002Fgetting-started.en",[791,1034,1035,875,1036,1037,957],"floor plan","situation plan","distribution board","single-line diagram","4QU3O3MSTvyRpliaQ8YJOlnqhC6fji2K_ya07xrUuFk",{"id":1040,"title":1041,"body":1042,"category":1290,"description":1291,"extension":166,"guideId":901,"locale":168,"meta":1292,"navigation":170,"order":158,"path":1293,"publishedAt":1030,"readTime":1294,"seo":1295,"slug":901,"stem":1296,"tags":1297,"updatedAt":1030,"__hash__":1302},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fautomatic-planning.en.md","Using and reviewing automatic planning",{"type":7,"value":1043,"toc":1279},[1044,1047,1053,1062,1066,1069,1072,1089,1092,1097,1100,1103,1108,1112,1115,1118,1121,1135,1138,1143,1147,1150,1170,1173,1178,1182,1185,1188,1192,1196,1199,1202,1216,1219,1226,1230,1233,1271,1274],[10,1045,1046],{},"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.",[10,1048,1049,1050,155],{},"Use the same pattern each time: ",[14,1051,1052],{},"create proposal → review preview → apply → check technically",[10,1054,1055,1057,1060],{},[21,1056],{"id":901},[21,1058],{"id":1059},"consumers",[21,1061],{"id":875},[25,1063,1065],{"id":1064},"propose-devices-and-lighting-points","Propose devices and lighting points",[10,1067,1068],{},"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.",[10,1070,1071],{},"For a useful result:",[37,1073,1074,1077,1080,1083,1086],{},[40,1075,1076],{},"draw closed, correctly named rooms;",[40,1078,1079],{},"set the required count or pattern where applicable;",[40,1081,1082],{},"inspect the proposed positions;",[40,1084,1085],{},"move, add, or remove points to match the real design;",[40,1087,1088],{},"review special zones and fixed appliances separately.",[10,1090,1091],{},"PlanElec does not silently add every missing appliance. You remain responsible for the design brief and final placement.",[1093,1094,1096],"h3",{"id":1095},"build-switch-chains-automatically","Build switch chains automatically",[10,1098,1099],{},"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.",[10,1101,1102],{},"Always verify which switch controls which light. Edit the sequence manually when the real control logic differs.",[10,1104,1105],{},[21,1106],{"id":1107},"cables",[25,1109,1111],{"id":1110},"generate-cable-specifications-and-routes","Generate cable specifications and routes",[10,1113,1114],{},"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.",[10,1116,1117],{},"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.",[10,1119,1120],{},"After routing:",[102,1122,1123,1126,1129,1132],{},[40,1124,1125],{},"check whether the route matches the intended installation;",[40,1127,1128],{},"add or move waypoints where required;",[40,1130,1131],{},"review cable type, cross-section, and installation method;",[40,1133,1134],{},"enter a manual length when the calculated route does not represent reality closely enough.",[10,1136,1137],{},"The resulting length feeds the material list, voltage-drop calculation, and validation. It is a net length without an automatic waste or reserve factor.",[10,1139,1140],{},[21,1141],{"id":1142},"circuits",[25,1144,1146],{"id":1145},"assign-devices-to-circuits-automatically","Assign devices to circuits automatically",[10,1148,1149],{},"Automatic circuit assignment creates a proposal from the recorded devices and product rules. It supports decisions such as:",[102,1151,1152,1155,1158,1161,1164,1167],{},[40,1153,1154],{},"grouping standard lighting and socket points by room;",[40,1156,1157],{},"allowing no more than eight connection points on a standard circuit;",[40,1159,1160],{},"creating dedicated breakers for appliances including hobs, ovens, washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, boilers, heat pumps, and saunas;",[40,1162,1163],{},"placing standard groups behind 30 mA RCDs;",[40,1165,1166],{},"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;",[40,1168,1169],{},"distributing assignments across boards in a multi-board project.",[10,1171,1172],{},"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.",[10,1174,1175],{},[21,1176],{"id":1177},"phases",[25,1179,1181],{"id":1180},"balance-loads-across-phases","Balance loads across phases",[10,1183,1184],{},"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.",[10,1186,1187],{},"This remains a model calculation based on the entered loads. Real simultaneity, measurements, and network conditions require assessment outside the software.",[10,1189,1190],{},[21,1191],{"id":904},[25,1193,1195],{"id":1194},"fill-the-distribution-board-automatically","Fill the distribution board automatically",[10,1197,1198],{},"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.",[10,1200,1201],{},"The distinction from circuit assignment matters:",[102,1203,1204,1210],{},[40,1205,1206,1209],{},[14,1207,1208],{},"Circuit assignment"," creates and connects the electrical protection structure.",[40,1211,1212,1215],{},[14,1213,1214],{},"Auto-fill"," arranges those existing modules physically in the board.",[10,1217,1218],{},"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.",[10,1220,1221,1223],{},[21,1222],{"id":939},[21,1224],{"id":1225},"review",[25,1227,1229],{"id":1228},"final-review-of-an-automatic-proposal","Final review of an automatic proposal",[10,1231,1232],{},"After every automatic action, check:",[37,1234,1235,1241,1247,1253,1259,1265],{},[40,1236,1237,1240],{},[14,1238,1239],{},"Completeness:"," are all real devices, boxes, and boards modeled?",[40,1242,1243,1246],{},[14,1244,1245],{},"Topology:"," is each parent-to-child connection correct, with nothing left unconnected?",[40,1248,1249,1252],{},[14,1250,1251],{},"Protection:"," do the RCD, MCB, pole configuration, and cable suit the application?",[40,1254,1255,1258],{},[14,1256,1257],{},"Space:"," are routes and positions practical on site?",[40,1260,1261,1264],{},[14,1262,1263],{},"Phases:"," is the allocation plausible for the entered loads?",[40,1266,1267,1270],{},[14,1268,1269],{},"Documents:"," do the situation plan and single-line diagram remain readable?",[10,1272,1273],{},"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.",[10,1275,1276,1277,155],{},"Continue with ",[21,1278,980],{"href":979},{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":1280},[1281,1285,1286,1287,1288,1289],{"id":1064,"depth":158,"text":1065,"children":1282},[1283],{"id":1095,"depth":1284,"text":1096},3,{"id":1110,"depth":158,"text":1111},{"id":1145,"depth":158,"text":1146},{"id":1180,"depth":158,"text":1181},{"id":1194,"depth":158,"text":1195},{"id":1228,"depth":158,"text":1229},"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":1041,"description":1291},"help\u002Fautomatic-planning.en",[1298,875,1299,1142,1300,1036,1301],"automatic planning","cable routing","phase balancing","DIN rail","7yt5Knr-FF0dZBiDuy63A8c0lrtH88lw0Y0tjv_HWaI",{"id":1304,"title":1305,"body":1306,"category":960,"description":1610,"extension":166,"guideId":1611,"locale":168,"meta":1612,"navigation":170,"order":1284,"path":1613,"publishedAt":1030,"readTime":174,"seo":1614,"slug":1615,"stem":1616,"tags":1617,"updatedAt":1030,"__hash__":1622},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fdocument-exports.en.md","Exporting documents and assembling a working dossier",{"type":7,"value":1307,"toc":1599},[1308,1311,1315,1319,1407,1414,1417,1420,1423,1440,1444,1447,1450,1453,1458,1461,1464,1467,1481,1484,1487,1507,1510,1517,1520,1528,1533,1537,1540,1543,1548,1552,1555,1578,1581,1585,1588],[10,1309,1310],{},"The export workspace brings together documents from the same project model. You can download documents separately or combine selected parts into one working dossier.",[10,1312,1313],{},[21,1314],{"id":960},[25,1316,1318],{"id":1317},"status-at-a-glance","Status at a glance",[1320,1321,1322,1338],"table",{},[1323,1324,1325],"thead",{},[1326,1327,1328,1332,1335],"tr",{},[1329,1330,1331],"th",{},"Document",[1329,1333,1334],{},"Current status",[1329,1336,1337],{},"What to know",[1339,1340,1341,1353,1363,1374,1385,1396],"tbody",{},[1326,1342,1343,1347,1350],{},[1344,1345,1346],"td",{},"Single-line diagram PDF",[1344,1348,1349],{},"Available",[1344,1351,1352],{},"Can span several pages; review scale, symbols, and title block.",[1326,1354,1355,1358,1360],{},[1344,1356,1357],{},"Situation plan PDF",[1344,1359,1349],{},[1344,1361,1362],{},"Based on the drawn floor plan and placed symbols.",[1326,1364,1365,1368,1371],{},[1344,1366,1367],{},"AREI\u002FRGIE self-check report",[1344,1369,1370],{},"Available, advisory",[1344,1372,1373],{},"Not a certificate of conformity or a replacement for the official inspection.",[1326,1375,1376,1379,1382],{},[1344,1377,1378],{},"Circuit, cable, and material lists",[1344,1380,1381],{},"Pilot workflow",[1344,1383,1384],{},"Model-based, manufacturer-neutral lists; not approved for ordering.",[1326,1386,1387,1390,1393],{},[1344,1388,1389],{},"Distribution board PDF",[1344,1391,1392],{},"Feature flag",[1344,1394,1395],{},"Shown only when enabled and board data is present.",[1326,1397,1398,1401,1404],{},[1344,1399,1400],{},"Combined installation dossier",[1344,1402,1403],{},"Pilot\u002Fworking state",[1344,1405,1406],{},"Local assembly; a versioned final server snapshot and formal acceptance remain open.",[10,1408,1409,1411],{},[21,1410],{"id":939},[21,1412],{"id":1413},"single-line",[25,1415,1346],{"id":1416},"single-line-diagram-pdf",[10,1418,1419],{},"The single-line diagram uses the electrical topology, protection devices, circuits, cable data, and consumers. Larger installations are divided across several pages.",[10,1421,1422],{},"Before downloading, check:",[102,1424,1425,1428,1431,1434,1437],{},[40,1426,1427],{},"that every consumer path reaches the correct breaker and RCD;",[40,1429,1430],{},"that cable type, cross-section, and labels are present;",[40,1432,1433],{},"that spare modules do not appear as active circuits;",[40,1435,1436],{},"that the project and installer details in the title block are correct;",[40,1438,1439],{},"that no content is clipped at a page edge.",[10,1441,1442],{},[21,1443],{"id":833},[25,1445,1357],{"id":1446},"situation-plan-pdf",[10,1448,1449],{},"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.",[10,1451,1452],{},"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.",[10,1454,1455],{},[21,1456],{"id":1457},"self-check",[25,1459,1367],{"id":1460},"areirgie-self-check-report",[10,1462,1463],{},"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.",[10,1465,1466],{},"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.",[10,1468,1469,1472,1475,1478],{},[21,1470],{"id":1471},"lists",[21,1473],{"id":1474},"circuit-list",[21,1476],{"id":1477},"cable-list",[21,1479],{"id":1480},"material-list",[25,1482,1378],{"id":1483},"circuit-cable-and-material-lists",[10,1485,1486],{},"These lists are available in the central pilot workflow:",[102,1488,1489,1495,1501],{},[40,1490,1491,1494],{},[14,1492,1493],{},"Circuit list:"," overview of modeled circuits and protection devices.",[40,1496,1497,1500],{},[14,1498,1499],{},"Cable list:"," cable segments with specifications and calculated or manual length.",[40,1502,1503,1506],{},[14,1504,1505],{},"Material list:"," manufacturer-neutral quantities for wiring accessories, connections, protection, board, accessories, and net cable lengths.",[10,1508,1509],{},"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.",[10,1511,1512,1514],{},[21,1513],{"id":904},[21,1515],{"id":1516},"cabinet-pdf",[25,1518,1389],{"id":1519},"distribution-board-pdf",[10,1521,1522,1523,1527],{},"The PDF view of the distribution board is only available when the ",[1524,1525,1526],"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.",[10,1529,1530],{},[21,1531],{"id":1532},"dossier",[25,1534,1536],{"id":1535},"assemble-an-installation-dossier","Assemble an installation dossier",[10,1538,1539],{},"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.",[10,1541,1542],{},"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.",[10,1544,1545],{},[21,1546],{"id":1547},"metadata",[25,1549,1551],{"id":1550},"review-project-metadata","Review project metadata",[10,1553,1554],{},"Open the project details from the export area and check at least:",[37,1556,1557,1560,1563,1566,1569,1572,1575],{},[40,1558,1559],{},"customer and installation address;",[40,1561,1562],{},"installer and contact details;",[40,1564,1565],{},"inspection body;",[40,1567,1568],{},"Belgian EAN;",[40,1570,1571],{},"residential or non-residential installation and AC\u002FDC designation;",[40,1573,1574],{},"plan format, revision, and project notes;",[40,1576,1577],{},"logo, if used.",[10,1579,1580],{},"An invalid EAN is not rendered as a valid number, but Early Access does not automatically block the download.",[25,1582,1584],{"id":1583},"final-check-before-sharing","Final check before sharing",[10,1586,1587],{},"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.",[10,1589,1590,1591,1595,1596,155],{},"Need to review the project model first? Start with ",[21,1592,1594],{"href":1593},"\u002Fen\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started","Getting started"," or learn how to ",[21,1597,1598],{"href":894},"review automatic planning",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":1600},[1601,1602,1603,1604,1605,1606,1607,1608,1609],{"id":1317,"depth":158,"text":1318},{"id":1416,"depth":158,"text":1346},{"id":1446,"depth":158,"text":1357},{"id":1460,"depth":158,"text":1367},{"id":1483,"depth":158,"text":1378},{"id":1519,"depth":158,"text":1389},{"id":1535,"depth":158,"text":1536},{"id":1550,"depth":158,"text":1551},{"id":1583,"depth":158,"text":1584},"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":1305,"description":1610},"export-documents","help\u002Fdocument-exports.en",[1618,1037,1035,1457,1142,1619,1620,1621],"PDF export","cable list","material list","installation dossier","3pm-npBL02QFSLFDnpzAGuc9YV7N0HvaFvrDq0uIhuQ",{"id":1624,"title":1625,"body":1626,"category":2401,"description":2402,"extension":166,"guideId":2403,"locale":168,"meta":2404,"navigation":170,"order":2405,"path":2406,"publishedAt":2407,"readTime":2408,"seo":2409,"slug":2410,"stem":2411,"tags":2412,"updatedAt":2418,"__hash__":2419},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fself-check-coverage.en.md","What does PlanElec's AREI self-check verify?",{"type":7,"value":1627,"toc":2386},[1628,1631,1634,1641,1646,1650,1665,1668,1672,1885,1889,1943,1947,2015,2019,2060,2064,2131,2135,2163,2167,2208,2212,2315,2319,2322,2328,2334,2340,2346,2350,2353,2376,2380,2383],[10,1629,1630],{},"PlanElec contains two things that are easily confused.",[10,1632,1633],{},"AREI\u002FRGIE references are linked publicly only after the documented source and subject-matter approvals. Practice rules and plausibility checks make no claim to quote the regulations.",[10,1635,1636,1637,1640],{},"The ",[14,1638,1639],{},"automatic self-check"," covers only part of it. This page states exactly which part. We list the rules that are checked and, just as plainly, the areas where the application makes no statement — because an incomplete check presenting itself as complete is more dangerous than no check at all.",[782,1642,1643],{},[10,1644,1645],{},"The self-check is preparation. Only an accredited inspection body issues the official assessment.",[25,1647,1649],{"id":1648},"what-is-checked-automatically","What is checked automatically",[10,1651,1652,1653,1656,1657,1660,1661,1664],{},"The application currently holds ",[14,1654,1655],{},"38 checks",". Of these, ",[14,1658,1659],{},"25"," point to a specific AREI article; the remaining ",[14,1662,1663],{},"13"," are practice rules or plausibility checks, marked as such, carrying no regulatory obligation.",[10,1666,1667],{},"A check only produces a result once the required project data has been entered. Where data is missing, the report marks the check as incomplete — never as passed.",[1093,1669,1671],{"id":1670},"protection","Protection",[1320,1673,1674,1690],{},[1323,1675,1676],{},[1326,1677,1678,1681,1684,1687],{},[1329,1679,1680],{},"Check",[1329,1682,1683],{},"What is verified",[1329,1685,1686],{},"Basis",[1329,1688,1689],{},"Severity",[1339,1691,1692,1706,1719,1732,1745,1758,1770,1784,1797,1810,1822,1834,1847,1859,1872],{},[1326,1693,1694,1697,1700,1703],{},[1344,1695,1696],{},"Main RCD",[1344,1698,1699],{},"A residual current device of at most 300 mA must be present at the head of the installation.",[1344,1701,1702],{},"AREI 4.2.4.3",[1344,1704,1705],{},"Error",[1326,1707,1708,1711,1714,1717],{},[1344,1709,1710],{},"Max. circuits per high-sensitivity RCD",[1344,1712,1713],{},"At most 8 final circuits per high-sensitivity residual current device (≤ 30 mA).",[1344,1715,1716],{},"AREI 4.2.4.3.b",[1344,1718,1705],{},[1326,1720,1721,1724,1727,1730],{},[1344,1722,1723],{},"Shutter actuator ratings",[1344,1725,1726],{},"DIN-rail shutter actuators require an upstream MCB or RCBO; protective-device and motor loads stay within the catalogued input and channel ratings.",[1344,1728,1729],{},"Practice rule",[1344,1731,1705],{},[1326,1733,1734,1737,1740,1743],{},[1344,1735,1736],{},"Charging-point protection (EV charging)",[1344,1738,1739],{},"A charging point requires its own circuit, a dedicated residual current device and at least IP44 outdoors.",[1344,1741,1742],{},"AREI 7.22.4",[1344,1744,1705],{},[1326,1746,1747,1750,1753,1755],{},[1344,1748,1749],{},"RCD selectivity (practice recommendation)",[1344,1751,1752],{},"Practice recommendation: grade sensitivity and time between upstream and downstream RCDs (IEC 60364-5-53).",[1344,1754,1729],{},[1344,1756,1757],{},"Warning",[1326,1759,1760,1763,1766,1768],{},[1344,1761,1762],{},"30 mA RCD for socket circuits",[1344,1764,1765],{},"All socket circuits must be protected by a 30 mA residual current device.",[1344,1767,1716],{},[1344,1769,1705],{},[1326,1771,1772,1775,1778,1781],{},[1344,1773,1774],{},"Surge protection (SPD)",[1344,1776,1777],{},"The presence of a surge protective device (SPD) is assessed; the AREI imposes no general obligation.",[1344,1779,1780],{},"AREI 4.5.1",[1344,1782,1783],{},"Information",[1326,1785,1786,1789,1792,1795],{},[1344,1787,1788],{},"Main switch min. 40 A",[1344,1790,1791],{},"A main switch must be present and rated at least 40 A in domestic installations.",[1344,1793,1794],{},"AREI 5.3.5.1.b",[1344,1796,1705],{},[1326,1798,1799,1802,1805,1808],{},[1344,1800,1801],{},"Main RCD min. 40 A",[1344,1803,1804],{},"The residual current device at the supply point must be rated at least 40 A.",[1344,1806,1807],{},"AREI 5.3.5.3.a",[1344,1809,1705],{},[1326,1811,1812,1815,1818,1820],{},[1344,1813,1814],{},"Distribution-board layout",[1344,1816,1817],{},"Board: occupancy within the module count, one residual current device per row and roughly 20 % spare capacity.",[1344,1819,1729],{},[1344,1821,1757],{},[1326,1823,1824,1827,1830,1832],{},[1344,1825,1826],{},"Embedded wall heating: 100 mA RCD",[1344,1828,1829],{},"Heating elements embedded in walls above 25 V AC require a separate 100 mA residual current device.",[1344,1831,1716],{},[1344,1833,1705],{},[1326,1835,1836,1839,1842,1845],{},[1344,1837,1838],{},"Pole configuration in residential installations",[1344,1840,1841],{},"Single-pole breakers are not permitted in Belgian dwellings with a star configuration; use 1P+N.",[1344,1843,1844],{},"AREI 4.4.4.2",[1344,1846,1757],{},[1326,1848,1849,1852,1855,1857],{},[1344,1850,1851],{},"Trip characteristic versus load type",[1344,1853,1854],{},"Practice recommendation: the breaker curve B, C or D must match the load type.",[1344,1856,1729],{},[1344,1858,1757],{},[1326,1860,1861,1864,1867,1870],{},[1344,1862,1863],{},"Feeder back-up protection between distribution boards",[1344,1865,1866],{},"A feeder to a sub-board requires its own protective device in the supplying board and a consistent link.",[1344,1868,1869],{},"AREI 4.4.1.4",[1344,1871,1705],{},[1326,1873,1874,1877,1880,1883],{},[1344,1875,1876],{},"Breaking capacity versus prospective short-circuit current",[1344,1878,1879],{},"The breaking capacity of each breaker must withstand the prospective short-circuit current; checked only when the value is recorded.",[1344,1881,1882],{},"AREI 5.3.5.5",[1344,1884,1705],{},[1093,1886,1888],{"id":1887},"earthing","Earthing",[1320,1890,1891,1903],{},[1323,1892,1893],{},[1326,1894,1895,1897,1899,1901],{},[1329,1896,1680],{},[1329,1898,1683],{},[1329,1900,1686],{},[1329,1902,1689],{},[1339,1904,1905,1918,1931],{},[1326,1906,1907,1910,1913,1916],{},[1344,1908,1909],{},"Main equipotential bonding",[1344,1911,1912],{},"A main equipotential bonding rail must be present.",[1344,1914,1915],{},"AREI 4.2.3.2",[1344,1917,1705],{},[1326,1919,1920,1923,1926,1929],{},[1344,1921,1922],{},"Earth electrode (ring earth\u002Fearth rod)",[1344,1924,1925],{},"For a TT or IT system, an earth electrode must be documented.",[1344,1927,1928],{},"AREI 4.2.3",[1344,1930,1705],{},[1326,1932,1933,1936,1939,1941],{},[1344,1934,1935],{},"Earthing and supply plausibility",[1344,1937,1938],{},"Plausibility check: a public domestic 3×230 V connection recorded as a TN system requires review.",[1344,1940,1729],{},[1344,1942,1757],{},[1093,1944,1946],{"id":1945},"cables-and-sizing","Cables and sizing",[1320,1948,1949,1961],{},[1323,1950,1951],{},[1326,1952,1953,1955,1957,1959],{},[1329,1954,1680],{},[1329,1956,1683],{},[1329,1958,1686],{},[1329,1960,1689],{},[1339,1962,1963,1976,1989,2002],{},[1326,1964,1965,1968,1971,1974],{},[1344,1966,1967],{},"Cable cross-section",[1344,1969,1970],{},"The cable cross-section must match the rating of the protective device.",[1344,1972,1973],{},"AREI 5.2.2",[1344,1975,1705],{},[1326,1977,1978,1981,1984,1987],{},[1344,1979,1980],{},"Voltage drop (ΔU)",[1344,1982,1983],{},"Voltage drop computed from cable length: guide value 3 % for lighting and 5 % for other final circuits.",[1344,1985,1986],{},"AREI 5.2.5",[1344,1988,1705],{},[1326,1990,1991,1994,1997,2000],{},[1344,1992,1993],{},"CPR cable fire-performance class",[1344,1995,1996],{},"Individually laid cables must have the F1 property or reach at least CPR class Eca; class Fca is not permitted.",[1344,1998,1999],{},"AREI 5.2.7.2",[1344,2001,1705],{},[1326,2003,2004,2007,2010,2013],{},[1344,2005,2006],{},"Cables in hollow walls: Cca\u002FPreflex",[1344,2008,2009],{},"Cables in building cavities run in conduit (Preflex) or reach at least CPR class Cca.",[1344,2011,2012],{},"AREI 4.3.3.5.b",[1344,2014,1705],{},[1093,2016,2018],{"id":2017},"circuit-loading","Circuit loading",[1320,2020,2021,2033],{},[1323,2022,2023],{},[1326,2024,2025,2027,2029,2031],{},[1329,2026,1680],{},[1329,2028,1683],{},[1329,2030,1686],{},[1329,2032,1689],{},[1339,2034,2035,2048],{},[1326,2036,2037,2040,2043,2046],{},[1344,2038,2039],{},"Max. contact points per final circuit",[1344,2041,2042],{},"At most 8 sockets and fixed appliances per final circuit; lighting-only points are not counted.",[1344,2044,2045],{},"AREI 5.3.5.2b",[1344,2047,1705],{},[1326,2049,2050,2053,2056,2058],{},[1344,2051,2052],{},"Phase imbalance",[1344,2054,2055],{},"Practice recommendation: imbalance between phases should stay below 30 %.",[1344,2057,1729],{},[1344,2059,1757],{},[1093,2061,2063],{"id":2062},"rooms-and-zones","Rooms and zones",[1320,2065,2066,2078],{},[1323,2067,2068],{},[1326,2069,2070,2072,2074,2076],{},[1329,2071,1680],{},[1329,2073,1683],{},[1329,2075,1686],{},[1329,2077,1689],{},[1339,2079,2080,2093,2106,2119],{},[1326,2081,2082,2085,2088,2091],{},[1344,2083,2084],{},"30 mA protection for wet rooms",[1344,2086,2087],{},"Sockets in damp rooms must be protected by a 30 mA residual current device.",[1344,2089,2090],{},"AREI 4.2.4.4",[1344,2092,1705],{},[1326,2094,2095,2098,2101,2104],{},[1344,2096,2097],{},"30 mA RCD for bathroom circuits",[1344,2099,2100],{},"All circuits in bathrooms and damp rooms must be protected by a 30 mA residual current device.",[1344,2102,2103],{},"AREI 7.1.4.3",[1344,2105,1705],{},[1326,2107,2108,2111,2114,2117],{},[1344,2109,2110],{},"Bathroom zones 0\u002F1\u002F2: permitted equipment",[1344,2112,2113],{},"In bathroom volumes 0, 1 and 2 only certain equipment is permitted; distribution boards are prohibited there.",[1344,2115,2116],{},"AREI 7.1.5.2",[1344,2118,1705],{},[1326,2120,2121,2124,2127,2129],{},[1344,2122,2123],{},"Smoke-detector coverage (recommendation)",[1344,2125,2126],{},"Non-binding advice based on regional housing rules; the AREI itself does not mandate smoke detectors in dwellings.",[1344,2128,1729],{},[1344,2130,1757],{},[1093,2132,2134],{"id":2133},"topology-and-control","Topology and control",[1320,2136,2137,2149],{},[1323,2138,2139],{},[1326,2140,2141,2143,2145,2147],{},[1329,2142,1680],{},[1329,2144,1683],{},[1329,2146,1686],{},[1329,2148,1689],{},[1339,2150,2151],{},[1326,2152,2153,2156,2159,2161],{},[1344,2154,2155],{},"Electric shutter control paths",[1344,2157,2158],{},"Plausibility check: direct switches, actuator inputs, central controls and drive types together form a consistent control path.",[1344,2160,1729],{},[1344,2162,1705],{},[1093,2164,2166],{"id":2165},"photovoltaic-installation","Photovoltaic installation",[1320,2168,2169,2181],{},[1323,2170,2171],{},[1326,2172,2173,2175,2177,2179],{},[1329,2174,1680],{},[1329,2176,1683],{},[1329,2178,1686],{},[1329,2180,1689],{},[1339,2182,2183,2196],{},[1326,2184,2185,2188,2191,2194],{},[1344,2186,2187],{},"PV installation compliance",[1344,2189,2190],{},"PV installation: anti-islanding, earthing of module frames, warning signs and identification of DC and AC conductors.",[1344,2192,2193],{},"AREI 7.112.2",[1344,2195,1705],{},[1326,2197,2198,2201,2204,2206],{},[1344,2199,2200],{},"Combined current in distribution boards with multiple sources",[1344,2202,2203],{},"In a board with local generation, grid and source currents add up per phase on jointly loaded sections.",[1344,2205,1729],{},[1344,2207,1705],{},[1093,2209,2211],{"id":2210},"completeness-of-the-file","Completeness of the file",[1320,2213,2214,2226],{},[1323,2215,2216],{},[1326,2217,2218,2220,2222,2224],{},[1329,2219,1680],{},[1329,2221,1683],{},[1329,2223,1686],{},[1329,2225,1689],{},[1339,2227,2228,2240,2253,2266,2278,2291,2303],{},[1326,2229,2230,2233,2236,2238],{},[1344,2231,2232],{},"Complete connections",[1344,2234,2235],{},"Every element in the diagram must be connected; orphan nodes indicate an incomplete model.",[1344,2237,1729],{},[1344,2239,1757],{},[1326,2241,2242,2245,2248,2251],{},[1344,2243,2244],{},"Minimum number of lighting circuits",[1344,2246,2247],{},"Practice recommendation: at least two lighting circuits per dwelling unit.",[1344,2249,2250],{},"AREI 5.3.5.2.b",[1344,2252,1705],{},[1326,2254,2255,2258,2261,2264],{},[1344,2256,2257],{},"Dedicated circuits for large appliances",[1344,2259,2260],{},"Large appliances such as washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, hob and oven each require a dedicated circuit.",[1344,2262,2263],{},"AREI 4.3.3.3",[1344,2265,1705],{},[1326,2267,2268,2271,2274,2276],{},[1344,2269,2270],{},"Installation dossier (AREI 9.1.2)",[1344,2272,2273],{},"The installation file requires a single-line diagram, a situation plan and a complete title block; PV needs additional documents.",[1344,2275,1729],{},[1344,2277,1757],{},[1326,2279,2280,2283,2286,2289],{},[1344,2281,2282],{},"Placement of connection\u002Fjunction boxes",[1344,2284,2285],{},"Structural junction boxes must appear exactly once and consistently in the diagram.",[1344,2287,2288],{},"AREI 3.1.2.3",[1344,2290,1757],{},[1326,2292,2293,2296,2299,2301],{},[1344,2294,2295],{},"Unlinked electrical floor-plan symbols",[1344,2297,2298],{},"Floor-plan devices without a link to the electrical topology are reported for information.",[1344,2300,1729],{},[1344,2302,1783],{},[1326,2304,2305,2308,2311,2313],{},[1344,2306,2307],{},"Switch-control group plausibility",[1344,2309,2310],{},"Plausibility check: a control group contains at least one switch and at least one switched load.",[1344,2312,1729],{},[1344,2314,1757],{},[25,2316,2318],{"id":2317},"what-the-self-check-does-not-assess","What the self-check does not assess",[10,2320,2321],{},"These areas of Book 1 deliberately remain outside the automatic check:",[10,2323,2324,2327],{},[14,2325,2326],{},"Special installations and locations (Part 7)."," Of fourteen chapters, PlanElec touches three, each only in part: rooms containing a bath or shower (7.1), supply of electric road vehicles (7.22) and domestic photovoltaic installations (7.112). Not covered: swimming pools (7.2), saunas (7.3), construction sites and outdoor installations (7.4), conductive confined spaces (7.6), camping sites (7.8), marinas (7.9), fairground installations (7.11), fountains (7.100), stationary vehicles (7.101), explosive atmospheres (7.102) and industrial accumulator batteries (7.103).",[10,2329,2330,2333],{},[14,2331,2332],{},"The direct-current side."," The model has no separate roles for the L+, L-, M, PEM and PEL conductors. Conductor selection, colouring, combined protective conductors, DC residual current sensitivity, protection of the M conductor and permanent insulation monitoring in an IT system are therefore not verifiable. For photovoltaics this remains manual work.",[10,2335,2336,2339],{},[14,2337,2338],{},"The transitional provisions of articles 59 and 69."," Whether an exception applies to an existing installation depends on data that cannot be derived from a single-line diagram — among others the PEN cross-section, the actual start of work on site and the presence of a monitoring device. PlanElec does take the relaxations of Part 8 into account by presenting certain findings on existing parts as indications rather than errors, but does not decide the exception itself.",[10,2341,2342,2345],{},[14,2343,2344],{},"Inspections of installations (Part 6) and the rules of conduct (Part 9)"," fall outside the reach of a planning tool. Only the composition of the installation file is checked.",[25,2347,2349],{"id":2348},"what-software-cannot-establish-in-principle","What software cannot establish in principle",[10,2351,2352],{},"Even after further extension of the model, these points remain dependent on measurement, documentation or visual inspection on site:",[102,2354,2355,2358,2361,2364,2367,2370,2373],{},[40,2356,2357],{},"the actual wiring, continuity and polarity of the conductors;",[40,2359,2360],{},"the tripping characteristics and DC suitability of the devices actually installed;",[40,2362,2363],{},"insulation measurement and the operation of a permanent insulation monitoring device;",[40,2365,2366],{},"the mechanical and chemical resistance and corrosion state of the earthing;",[40,2368,2369],{},"the effectiveness of automatic disconnection and the real earth impedance;",[40,2371,2372],{},"the suitability and certification of inverters, batteries and PV components;",[40,2374,2375],{},"zoning, risk assessment and on-site conditions.",[25,2377,2379],{"id":2378},"what-this-means-for-your-inspection","What this means for your inspection",[10,2381,2382],{},"Use the self-check to catch avoidable mistakes early: a missing residual current device, a cross-section that does not match the protection, too many contact points on one circuit, an incomplete file. These are exactly the findings that otherwise surface only at inspection.",[10,2384,2385],{},"Do not rely on it for the cases listed above. There, your expertise and the judgement of the accredited body remain decisive.",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":2387},[2388,2398,2399,2400],{"id":1648,"depth":158,"text":1649,"children":2389},[2390,2391,2392,2393,2394,2395,2396,2397],{"id":1670,"depth":1284,"text":1671},{"id":1887,"depth":1284,"text":1888},{"id":1945,"depth":1284,"text":1946},{"id":2017,"depth":1284,"text":2018},{"id":2062,"depth":1284,"text":2063},{"id":2133,"depth":1284,"text":2134},{"id":2165,"depth":1284,"text":2166},{"id":2210,"depth":1284,"text":2211},{"id":2317,"depth":158,"text":2318},{"id":2348,"depth":158,"text":2349},{"id":2378,"depth":158,"text":2379},"compliance","The complete list of rules PlanElec checks automatically — and an equally explicit list of what the self-check does not assess.","self-check-coverage",{},4,"\u002Fhelp\u002Fself-check-coverage.en","2026-08-17","7 min",{"title":1625,"description":2402},"what-the-self-check-verifies","help\u002Fself-check-coverage.en",[2413,2414,1457,2415,2416,2417],"AREI","RGIE","inspection","coverage","validation","2026-08-18","vzS7v_4jTdxIKNrBFeCemo2bOg4FsWZhhPciQ34uh6s",{"id":2421,"title":2422,"body":2423,"category":164,"description":2584,"extension":166,"guideId":2585,"locale":168,"meta":2586,"navigation":170,"order":2587,"path":2588,"publishedAt":173,"readTime":2408,"seo":2589,"slug":2590,"stem":2591,"tags":2592,"updatedAt":173,"__hash__":2599},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Ffloorplan-import-calibration.en.md","Import and calibrate a floor plan",{"type":7,"value":2424,"toc":2578},[2425,2432,2437,2441,2450,2470,2473,2478,2482,2506,2509,2535,2538,2542,2545,2548,2562,2565,2569,2572],[10,2426,2427,2428,2431],{},"An imported plan is a ",[14,2429,2430],{},"reference layer"," in PlanElec. You continue to draw walls, rooms and electrical symbols over it as editable PlanElec data. That keeps an export legible even if you later hide or replace the original plan.",[10,2433,2434],{},[21,2435],{"id":2436},"import",[25,2438,2440],{"id":2439},"import-a-plan-reference","Import a plan reference",[10,2442,31,2443,2445,2446,2449],{},[14,2444,34],{},", open the ",[14,2447,2448],{},"Gallery"," and select import. You can select PNG, JPEG and WebP images, individual PDF pages and DXF drawings, then assign them to a floor.",[37,2451,2452,2455,2458,2461],{},[40,2453,2454],{},"Select the file and its target floor.",[40,2456,2457],{},"For a PDF, select the required pages; for a DXF, deselect drawing layers you do not need.",[40,2459,2460],{},"Complete the import. You can retry an individual file that failed.",[40,2462,2463,2464,2467,2468,155],{},"Select ",[14,2465,2466],{},"Set up"," for a layer. After a single import, the layer workbench opens directly; after a batch import, open it yourself with ",[14,2469,2466],{},[10,2471,2472],{},"DXF is processed in the browser as a reference image. Model Space and the selected layers are considered; DWG files are not imported. Check that the resulting crop contains the floor plan you actually need.",[10,2474,2475],{},[21,2476],{"id":2477},"calibrate",[25,2479,2481],{"id":2480},"set-scale-rotation-and-position","Set scale, rotation and position",[10,2483,2484,2485,2488,2489,2488,2492,2495,2496,2498,2499,2501,2502,2505],{},"The layer workbench has the steps ",[14,2486,2487],{},"Crop",", ",[14,2490,2491],{},"Rotate",[14,2493,2494],{},"Scale"," and ",[14,2497,108],{},". Pan and zoom remain available while it is open, but drawing tools are locked. Your changes remain a draft until you select ",[14,2500,78],{},"; ",[14,2503,2504],{},"Cancel"," discards them.",[10,2507,2508],{},"Calibrate an image or PDF layer with a known measurement:",[37,2510,2511,2521,2524,2527,2530],{},[40,2512,2513,2514,2516,2517,2520],{},"Open ",[14,2515,2494],{},", or select ",[14,2518,2519],{},"Calibrate"," in the toolbar.",[40,2522,2523],{},"Place two points on a distance whose real length you know.",[40,2525,2526],{},"Enter the length in metres and inspect the preview.",[40,2528,2529],{},"If necessary, align the reference edge horizontally or vertically.",[40,2531,2463,2532,2534],{},[14,2533,78],{}," only after checking the result.",[10,2536,2537],{},"For a DXF, PlanElec initially uses the drawing unit or displays an estimate for you to select. The scale source remains visible. Recalibrate manually whenever a known dimension does not match.",[25,2539,2541],{"id":2540},"continue-drawing-on-the-reference","Continue drawing on the reference",[10,2543,2544],{},"Adjust opacity and crop if required. Then draw closed exterior and interior walls as a polygon or rectangle. PlanElec derives rooms from those walls; devices and cable routes use this editable wall graph, not pixels in the reference.",[10,2546,2547],{},"Check the following before planning the electrical installation:",[102,2549,2550,2553,2556,2559],{},[40,2551,2552],{},"Do one or more known dimensions match the configured scale?",[40,2554,2555],{},"Is the plan rotated and positioned correctly?",[40,2557,2558],{},"Are only relevant layers visible?",[40,2560,2561],{},"Have exterior and interior walls been traced as PlanElec walls?",[10,2563,2564],{},"For multiple floors, set up each floor separately. Aligning floors to each other is a separate task and does not replace calibration of an imported layer.",[25,2566,2568],{"id":2567},"what-importing-does-not-do","What importing does not do",[10,2570,2571],{},"Importing does not automatically recognise rooms or an electrical installation, and it does not produce an official survey. It is an accurate drawing aid. Check dimensions, wall layout and the real installation before placing symbols or exporting documents.",[10,2573,150,2574,155],{},[21,2575,2577],{"href":2576},"\u002Fen\u002Fhelp\u002Fplace-and-connect-electrical-symbols","place and connect electrical symbols",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":2579},[2580,2581,2582,2583],{"id":2439,"depth":158,"text":2440},{"id":2480,"depth":158,"text":2481},{"id":2540,"depth":158,"text":2541},{"id":2567,"depth":158,"text":2568},"Use an image, PDF or DXF drawing as a scale-accurate reference, align the layer and draw the editable floor plan over it.","floorplan-import-calibration",{},5,"\u002Fhelp\u002Ffloorplan-import-calibration.en",{"title":2422,"description":2584},"import-and-calibrate-a-floor-plan","help\u002Ffloorplan-import-calibration.en",[2593,2594,2595,2596,2597,2598],"floor plan import","PDF","DXF","calibration","scale","layer workbench","GDFhTWTDwrXuWj_qRP3Uqrosq7TS9u_I3TjpULBwGb4",{"id":4,"title":5,"body":2601,"category":164,"description":165,"extension":166,"guideId":167,"locale":168,"meta":2699,"navigation":170,"order":171,"path":172,"publishedAt":173,"readTime":174,"seo":2700,"slug":176,"stem":177,"tags":2701,"updatedAt":173,"__hash__":184},{"type":7,"value":2602,"toc":2693},[2603,2607,2611,2613,2617,2627,2629,2631,2637,2643,2645,2649,2651,2653,2655,2657,2675,2677,2679,2689],[10,2604,12,2605,17],{},[14,2606,16],{},[10,2608,2609],{},[21,2610],{"id":23},[25,2612,28],{"id":27},[10,2614,31,2615,35],{},[14,2616,34],{},[37,2618,2619,2621,2623,2625],{},[40,2620,42],{},[40,2622,45],{},[40,2624,48],{},[40,2626,51],{},[10,2628,54],{},[25,2630,58],{"id":57},[10,2632,61,2633,65,2635,68],{},[14,2634,64],{},[14,2636,64],{},[10,2638,71,2639,75,2641,79],{},[14,2640,74],{},[14,2642,78],{},[10,2644,82],{},[10,2646,2647],{},[21,2648],{"id":87},[25,2650,91],{"id":90},[10,2652,94],{},[10,2654,97],{},[10,2656,100],{},[102,2658,2659,2663,2667,2671],{},[40,2660,2661,109],{},[14,2662,108],{},[40,2664,2665,114],{},[14,2666,74],{},[40,2668,2669,120],{},[14,2670,119],{},[40,2672,2673,126],{},[14,2674,125],{},[10,2676,129],{},[25,2678,133],{"id":132},[102,2680,2681,2683,2685,2687],{},[40,2682,138],{},[40,2684,141],{},[40,2686,144],{},[40,2688,147],{},[10,2690,150,2691,155],{},[21,2692,154],{"href":153},{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":2694},[2695,2696,2697,2698],{"id":27,"depth":158,"text":28},{"id":57,"depth":158,"text":58},{"id":90,"depth":158,"text":91},{"id":132,"depth":158,"text":133},{},{"title":5,"description":165},[179,180,181,182,183,87],{"id":2703,"title":2704,"body":2705,"category":1290,"description":2821,"extension":166,"guideId":2822,"locale":168,"meta":2823,"navigation":170,"order":2824,"path":2825,"publishedAt":173,"readTime":1294,"seo":2826,"slug":2827,"stem":2828,"tags":2829,"updatedAt":173,"__hash__":2836},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fswitch-chains-circuits-cable-routes.en.md","Edit switch chains, circuits and cable routes",{"type":7,"value":2706,"toc":2815},[2707,2721,2726,2730,2736,2739,2742,2746,2750,2759,2762,2765,2770,2774,2788,2791,2794,2798,2812],[10,2708,2709,2710,2713,2714,2713,2717,2720],{},"These three tools answer different questions: ",[14,2711,2712],{},"which switch controls which light?"," ",[14,2715,2716],{},"Which circuit supplies which device?",[14,2718,2719],{},"Where does the cable physically run?"," Edit them in sequence so that the plan remains technically traceable.",[10,2722,2723],{},[21,2724],{"id":2725},"switch-chains",[25,2727,2729],{"id":2728},"link-switches-and-lights-as-a-chain","Link switches and lights as a chain",[10,2731,798,2732,2735],{},[14,2733,2734],{},"Switch chain"," in the floor plan. It links switches and the lights they control in a logical order. PlanElec can propose a chain for free switches and lights in one room; always check the proposal against the intended controls.",[10,2737,2738],{},"For a manual chain, deliberately select the participating devices. A valid chain includes at least one switch and one light. A device cannot belong to multiple switch chains at once. Across several floors, the chain remains project-wide; each floor shows only its local sections and continuation markers.",[10,2740,2741],{},"Switching function and pole count are separate settings. The application can derive a one-way, two-way or intermediate switching function from the chain; you choose the pole count explicitly. A double switch is one physical device with two separate channels: deliberately assign each light to channel A or B.",[10,2743,2744],{},[21,2745],{"id":1142},[25,2747,2749],{"id":2748},"assign-devices-to-an-existing-circuit","Assign devices to an existing circuit",[10,2751,798,2752,2755,2756,2758],{},[14,2753,2754],{},"Assign circuit",". In the panel, first select the target circuit or its MCB, then select devices, including through the floor selector. ",[14,2757,78],{}," applies the selection together.",[10,2760,2761],{},"Devices that are not yet linked are created as consumers under the selected MCB and linked to their floor-plan symbol. When a device already belongs to another MCB, the application asks for explicit confirmation before moving it. Cancelling changes no project data; you can undo the entire confirmation in one step.",[10,2763,2764],{},"Circuit assignment describes electrical membership. It does not yet define the physical path through walls, shafts or floors.",[10,2766,2767],{},[21,2768],{"id":2769},"cable-routes",[25,2771,2773],{"id":2772},"plan-and-refine-the-cable-route","Plan and refine the cable route",[10,2775,798,2776,2779,2780,2783,2784,2787],{},[14,2777,2778],{},"Cable route",". When cables exist in the topology, use ",[14,2781,2782],{},"Auto-route all"," for the active floor or select a cable and choose ",[14,2785,2786],{},"Auto-route",". The automatic route follows drawn walls where possible; check it against the intended installation.",[10,2789,2790],{},"Select a cable line to edit it manually. Click a segment to add a waypoint and drag it immediately; double-click to remove a waypoint. Escape clears the selection or exits the mode. The displayed length is used by material lists, voltage-drop calculation and exports, so check every exceptional route.",[10,2792,2793],{},"For a cable between floors, explicitly select an existing stair, shaft or riser in the cable-route panel. PlanElec does not invent a vertical connection. If a required connector or reliable heights are missing, the route remains incomplete instead of showing a misleading length.",[25,2795,2797],{"id":2796},"final-check","Final check",[102,2799,2800,2803,2806,2809],{},[40,2801,2802],{},"Test the switch chain against the intended controls, not only spatial proximity.",[40,2804,2805],{},"Check each device's circuit, protective device and topology.",[40,2807,2808],{},"Check cable route and length against the planned installation path.",[40,2810,2811],{},"Treat automatic proposals as editable planning assistance, not approval for construction.",[10,2813,2814],{},"You can then continue checking the distribution board and single-line diagram, and run the supported self-check.",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":2816},[2817,2818,2819,2820],{"id":2728,"depth":158,"text":2729},{"id":2748,"depth":158,"text":2749},{"id":2772,"depth":158,"text":2773},{"id":2796,"depth":158,"text":2797},"Keep lighting control, circuit assignment and the physical cable path separate, and use the appropriate tool for each step.","switch-chains-circuits-cable-routes",{},7,"\u002Fhelp\u002Fswitch-chains-circuits-cable-routes.en",{"title":2704,"description":2821},"switch-chains-circuits-and-cable-routes","help\u002Fswitch-chains-circuits-cable-routes.en",[2830,2831,2832,2833,2834,2835],"switch chain","two-way switching","circuit","MCB","cable route","cable length","7PGfErkb9DbnM7iW4nSNmMpAWBcwTJwdnferb-wY1E0",1787555185921]