How to Create House Electrical Plan Easily
What is A House Electrical Plan?
A house electrical plan, also called the house wiring diagram, is the visual representation of the entire electrical wiring system or circuitry of a house (or a room).
The purpose is to distribute energy that can be used to power the various equipment and appliances around the house through proper installation and operation of the different elements included in the design such as electrical outlets, meter base, switches, breakers, and more.
Importance of House Electrical Plan
The house electrical plan is one of the most critical construction blueprints when building a new house. It shows how electrical items and wires connect, where the lights, light switches, socket outlets, and the appliances are located. A bright house electrical plan enables electrical engineers to install electronics correctly and quickly.
Steps to Create House Electrical Plan
Create a house electrical plan with a professional floor plan maker simplifies a complicated process with just a few steps.
Step 1. Run Floor Plan Maker and open a drawing page
Step 2. Set the drawing scale on the Floor Plan menu
Step 3. Drag floor plan symbols from the left libraries and drop them on the drawing page
Step 4. Edit and rotate house electrical shapes if necessary
Step 5. Click Page Layout and change the theme from built-in themes if you do not like the current one
Step 6. Browse your computer and find a location to save or export your house electrical plan
After you go over these steps in EdrawMax, you can get your own house electrical plan like the below example.
You can also watch this video tutorial below and learn more details about making a house electrical plan in EdrawMax!
House Electrical Plan Software
Before creating a house electrical plan, it's necessary to pick up a powerful tool. Edraw Floor Plan Maker is a professional software for creating house electrical plans with the following handy features.
Abundant Floor Plan Templates and Examples
It contains abundant, professionally-designed floor plan templates and examples. All of them are editable, just choose the one you like and make appropriate changes to fit your plan.
EdrawMax
All-in-One Diagram Software
- Superior file compatibility: Import and export drawings to various file formats, such as Visio
- Cross-platform supported (Windows, Mac, Linux, Web)
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It supports users in inserting hyperlinks, attachments, comments, and notes, making floor plans easy to understand and interpret.
Professional Functions and Symbols
Its professional functions enable engineers to design more precisely and visually. Dragging and dropping standard symbols make drawing smarter and more convenient.
More Floor Plan Examples
Apart from house electrical plans, you can also use the floor plan maker to design home plans, office layouts, seating plans, garden plans, fire emergency layouts, HVAC plans, etc.
Go to floor plan examples to view more examples if you are interested in them.
Basement Wiring Plan
Garden Design
School Layout
