OpenDrawing now extracts complete panel schedules from electrical drawings. This has been one of the most-requested capabilities since launch, and it is live today for all customers.
What Panel Schedules Are
A panel schedule is the tabular summary on an electrical drawing that documents every circuit in a distribution panel: circuit number, breaker size, number of poles, load description, and calculated load in amps or watts. Panel schedules appear on almost every commercial and industrial electrical drawing package and are essential for load analysis, code compliance, and as-built documentation.
Until now, extracting panel schedule data required manual entry: an estimator or engineer read each row of the table and typed it into a spreadsheet or estimating system. For a building with 20 panels, that is several hours of data entry per project. For a facility with hundreds of panels, it is a multi-week effort.
What OpenDrawing Now Extracts
The panel schedule extraction captures the full schedule structure in one pass:
- Circuit identifier - circuit number or name as shown on the schedule
- Breaker size - ampere rating (e.g., 20A, 40A)
- Pole count - 1P, 2P, or 3P
- Load description - the circuit label as written (e.g., "A/C Unit 1", "Lighting L1")
- Load values - connected load in kW or VA where annotated
- Panel totals - total connected load and total breaker frame size
Output is a structured table - CSV or Excel - with one row per circuit and the panel identifier as a column. Multiple panels from the same drawing set export into a single file with panel name as a grouping field, ready for import into estimating platforms, load calculation tools, or facility management systems.
Drawing Types Supported
Panel schedule extraction supports both single-column and split-column (A-side / B-side) schedule formats, which are common for 3-phase panels. It handles both typed and handwritten circuit descriptions, and works on both CAD-exported PDFs and scanned drawings. Schedule formats that deviate significantly from standard conventions (non-tabular layouts, mixed schedule and single-line combinations) may require a brief configuration step - contact the team if you have unusual schedule formats in your archive.
Try It on Your Drawings
Panel schedule extraction is available today. When a drawing contains a panel schedule, the extracted schedule appears as a separate output tab alongside the component BOM. No configuration change is needed to activate it.
To see panel schedule extraction on a drawing from your archive, talk to us and send a sample. Questions or feedback on the capability can be sent directly to the team.