# What is Electrical Layout Drawing?

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**Electrical Layout Drawing**

It is an exact graphical representation of the layout of the various fixtures,equipment,utilities, and buildings of the plant.

 ![image](https://cdn.forumautomation.com/original/2X/7/7f23b92643c0c2b73a632e89114faeab7ccce540.jpeg)

It is intended for engineering and calculation of bill of materials in the first phase and for the execution phase at the later stage.

**Types of Electrical Layout drawings**

Lighting Layout Switch gear layout Generator and other equipment layout Earthing Layout Lightening protection system layout cable Layout Conduit layout cable tray layout Area classification Layout - Hazardous Ares