Place symbols around the furniture
A socket next to the bedside table, a double socket above the worktop, a switch on the handle side of the door. The symbol snaps to the wall, and you enter its height in the right panel.
Electrical & Plumbing · Stage 04 · Plus
Electrical plan: where do the outlets go, and the switch on which wall?
Services come after furniture: you can't draw the bedside socket before you know where the head of the bed is, or the oven line before you know where the worktop goes. That's why in Nodaform, MEP is the fifth step, after Furniture and Outdoor; you drop symbols onto the plan and run each circuit from the board to the room.
Schematic layout · Not a substitute for construction drawings
30cm socket height
110cm switch
24Symbol types
3DVisible on the wall
Lighting Socket Switch Circuit Drain
Symbols
24 MEP symbols, one schematic
Symbols from the MEP tab snap to the wall on the plan and align to the furniture. Each one's height is entered separately; in the 3D view they appear on the wall at that height. The low-voltage group has data and telephone outlets, video intercom, doorbell button, security camera, motion detector, alarm panel, Wi-Fi access point, ceiling speaker and low-voltage panel; they are drawn in their own color on the electrical layer, aren't connected to circuits and aren't included in the power calculation.
BOARD
Distribution board
It goes on a wall near the entrance; the circuits start here. Each circuit gets its own breaker row: lighting, sockets, kitchen, air conditioning, oven. The breaker list is written automatically to the sheet you hand to your electrician.
SOCKET
Socket
Click a wall and the half-circle symbol snaps into place. Default height is 30 cm; enter 110 for above the worktop, 200 cm for air conditioning. Earthed, double, splash-proof (IP44) and power socket options.
SWITCH
Switch
It goes on the opening side of the door, next to the handle; Nodaform knows which way the door swings and suggests the spot. Single, two-gang, two-way and dimmer; height 110 cm.
FIXTURE
Lighting
Ceiling light at the center of the room, wall light on the wall, a row of spotlights above the worktop. A line connects each switch to the fixture it controls.
CIRCUIT
Circuits and cables
The line from the board is drawn as a dashed blue line and its length is measured in meters. The cable take-off is totalled on the sheet; the cable size suggestion is for information only.
DRAIN
Drains and plumbing points
With the Add drains button, a drain point drops under the washbasin, kitchen sink, toilet, shower, bathtub, washing machine and dishwasher in one click; water supply and drainage lines in different colors. In the bathroom and kitchen, the distance between sockets and water points is measured, and you get a warning if there's no safety margin left (Pro).
How it works
MEP plan in three steps: from furniture to board
Run the circuit from the board
Start from the board symbol and extend the line by clicking on symbols. Symbols on the same circuit connect to the same breaker; the length in meters appears instantly.
Hand the sheet to your electrician, walk through in 3D Pro
Breaker list, symbol counts and cable take-off on one page. In the 3D view, sockets sit on the wall at their real height; you see at a glance whether one ended up behind the bedside table.
Spec sheet
Outlet and switch heights from building practice
Heights and distances are pre-filled based on common practice in Türkiye; you can change all of them per object. The schematic is not a construction drawing.
- Set socket height with a slider; the 3D view updates instantly.
- In wet areas, the distance between socket and water point is measured, with a warning if it's too close (Pro).
- Symbol counts and cable take-off are totalled on the sheet and printed to PDF.
- Socket
- 30 cm default · above worktop 110 · air conditioning 200
- Switch
- 110 cm · on the handle side of the door
- Distribution board
- Bottom edge 150 cm · wall near the entrance
- Lighting
- Ceiling light at room center · wall light 180 cm
- Circuit
- Dashed blue line · automatic take-off
- Wet area
- Socket to water point distance measured, with warnings (Pro)
- Export
- Schematic layer PNG (Plus) · MEP sheet PDF (Pro)
- Plan
- Plus · sheet, take-off and wet area warnings Pro
In the 3D view
Sockets on the wall, at their real height
When you turn on the MEP layer in 3D, sockets, switches and fixtures sit on walls and ceilings at their real height. You type the height in the right panel and see in 3D whether it ends up behind the nightstand or the counter.
Explore 3D view
MEP by plan
MEP layer on the Plus plan
FREE
Homeowner · Student · HobbyistPlan and furniture layers. The MEP tab is visible but locked; you can browse the symbols.
PLUS
Agent · Solo designerSocket, switch, lighting, distribution board and circuit schematic; wall view in 3D; schematic layer as PNG and scaled PDF.
PRO
Architect · Interior designer · ContractorEverything in Plus; MEP sheet (PDF), cable take-off, breaker list and wet area safety warnings.
ULTIMATE
Engineer · Design office · ContractorEverything in Pro; circuit load, breaker and cable size simulation, voltage drop warnings on the plan; symbols are written to the BIM property set.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can I change the socket height?
Yes. The default is 30 cm; you enter values such as 110 cm for sockets above the worktop per object. In the 3D view, the socket appears on the wall at that height.
Does this schematic replace an electrical design?
No. The output is a schematic layout for talking things through with your electrician and electrical engineer. Cable size, breaker rating and construction drawings must be approved by a licensed electrical engineer.
Which plan includes the MEP layer?
The electrical & plumbing layer is on the Plus plan. The MEP sheet, cable take-off and breaker list are on the Pro plan. On the Free plan you can use the plan and furniture layers.
Is plumbing included too?
Drains and plumbing points are on the same layer. Radiator, combi boiler and air conditioning symbols are on the same layer too; drainage lines are drawn in brown, water supply lines in turquoise.
Start
Draw the plan and furniture first; the services go on top.
When you upgrade to Plus, the MEP layer is added straight onto the plan you draw today; no redrawing.
No credit card needed · No install · Paid plans are paid through Paddle