Beta · what's coming

A shop-ready panel workflow, taking shape

The build-time calculator is free and live right now. The bigger pieces — reading a schematic to check its wiring, panel layout, drill sheets, orderable BOM, client quotes — are in active build. Here's what you can use today, what's on the way, and how to get first word when Pro opens.

✓ Live now — free to use

No sign-up needed. Open it and go.

Build-Time Calculator Live
Enter your component counts and get an hours estimate grounded in published labor-unit data.
BOM import — CSV, XLSX or PDF Live
Drop in a bill of materials and it parses the parts, counts them by type, and pre-fills the estimate.
Industry Build-Factor Estimator Preview
A points-based cross-check that sizes base hours from device I/O and termination counts.
Wiring Connection Reference New
How to land a motor, VFD, power supply, breaker, SSR, contactor/overload and CPT — terminal legends, connection diagrams, and a checklist to verify against your wiring schematic.

Open the calculator → Try the Industry estimator → 🔌 Wiring reference →

◔ In active build — what's coming to Pro

These are being built and tested now. Dates aren't promised — quality and correctness come first.

Saved estimates & rate libraries On the way
Keep your shop's own labor rates and reuse them across jobs, instead of re-entering every time.
Branded client-quote PDF On the way
Turn an estimate into a clean, branded quote you can hand a customer.
2D Panel Layout Designer On the way
Lay out the back-panel with a real-footprint library, then get drill sheets and DXF/CNC export.
PDF schematic import + connectivity check Experimental
Pull the bill of materials and back-panel layout straight off an existing drawing — then trace the point-to-point wire list from the drawing itself and check the wiring for faults (reversed DC polarity, drive input/output swapped, missing grounds, unterminated nets) before you build.

🗂️ A look at the layout designer

Real, unedited layouts the 2D designer generates from a one-click sample starter — the kinds of jobs you build. Click any image to zoom.

Motor control center panel layout — **Motor Control Center**Contactor + overload rows off a main breaker

VFD drives panel layout — **VFD / Drives**Drives low, control gear up top

PLC automation panel layout — **PLC / Automation**Two-column I/O split by a center wire duct

Power distribution panel layout — **Power Distribution**Main + branch banks, SPDs, fuses

Process instrumentation panel layout — **Process / Instrumentation**Narrow signal-wire duct, AI/AO cards

Compact machine control panel layout — **Compact Machine Control**Feeder, PSU, contactor + overload

Small relay interface panel layout — **Relay / Interface**PSU, interposing relays, terminals

Small terminal junction box layout — **Terminal / Junction Box**Terminal blocks clamped by end stops

Fully dimensioned panel drawing with DIN-rail end stops

Fully dimensioned — shop-ready.

Flip on dimensions and the whole panel is called out: overall size, rail pitch, how far each group sits from the edge, and the width of every device block. Terminal strips and device groups are anchored by end stops at the rail ends — the real Allen-Bradley 1492-EAJ35, in the BOM — so the drawing matches how the panel is actually built.

Big and small, every one a real unedited output — real datasheet footprints, live clearance checks, a drill template & an orderable BOM behind each. Part of the 2D Panel Layout Designer that's on the way.

🎛️ …and the door your customer touches

Every operator, pilot light and screen placed to scale on the enclosure door, with cutout centres for the drill sheet. Illustrative examples built from real, industry-standard devices — not reproductions of specific panels. Click to zoom.

Duplex pump station door layout — **Duplex Pump Station**HMI, H-O-A selectors, run/fail lights, E-stop

HMI-driven machine panel door layout — **HMI Machine Panel**10″ HMI, cycle start/stop, mode select, E-stop

Triplex MCC-style door layout — **Triplex MCC Door**194R disconnect, per-pump H-O-A, ammeters

Double-door enclosure operator layout with safety labels

Two-leaf doors, laid out together.

A double-door cabinet: the left leaf carries the pistol-grip main disconnect and the ANSI/NFPA 70E labels every panel needs — hazardous voltage, arc-flash & shock, and a rating nameplate — while the right leaf is the operator interface (HMI, run/fault lights, mode selector, E-stop). Cutout positions and legend engraving come from the door schedule.

Same tool, four very different fronts — operators drawn to scale on the door face, with the drill-sheet cutout centres behind each. Part of the layout designer that's on the way.

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❓ Straight answers

Is anything charged?: No. The calculator is free, and joining the waitlist places no charge and no obligation — it just reserves your spot for first word when Pro opens.
Can I use it for real work now?: Yes — the calculator, BOM import, Industry estimator, and Wiring Connection Reference are live. Treat the numbers as informed estimates and verify against your own rates.
When does Pro land?: When it's done and tested, not before. The waitlist is how you find out first.

Panel Estimator is in Beta. The base calculator stays free. Pro features shown here are in active development and may change. Joining the list places no charge and no obligation — we'll only email you about access, and you can unsubscribe any time via 💬 Feedback.