Audience
Electricians, from apprentices to foremen, working on residential and commercial electrical planning and estimating.
About ZapSketch
ZapSketch is a browser-based electrical home-run planning tool for electricians, electrical contractors, and estimators. Users can import a floor-plan PDF, sketch walls on a blank sheet, or work from a quick drawing, then place panels, junction boxes, and devices and route circuits and raceways. The application measures run lengths and provides preliminary conductor-sizing, ampacity, voltage-drop, and conduit-fill feedback as the layout changes, using documented NEC 2023 calculation assumptions. Users can review circuit schedules and export marked-up plan PDFs and raceway pull schedules for estimating, review, and field handoff; some export details and unwatermarked reports require Pro. Free standalone voltage-drop, wire-size, and conduit-fill calculators are also available. ZapSketch is a preliminary planning aid, not a replacement for adopted-code review, engineering judgment, or verification of project conditions.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$19/month
Pricing Details:
Free includes the planning workflow and preliminary checks; PDF exports are watermarked and redact commercial pull and calculation details. Pro is $19 per month, or $190 per year, and adds unwatermarked PDF exports, full raceway pull schedules, complete preliminary calculation reports, and commercial-use output. Standalone voltage-drop, conduit-fill, and wire-size calculators are available without signup.
Free Version:
Free Version available.
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ZapSketch
Founded: 2025
Canada
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