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# Distribution map

Export a floor-plan overlay showing electrical distribution assignments.

The Distribution Map renders a visual overlay of electrical distribution assignments on the floor plan — spaces grouped by the distribution board that serves their branches, with distribution labels. It's the distribution-tier counterpart to the [Branch Map](/reference/exports/branch-map.md).

> 📸 **Screenshot — Distribution Map** The Distribution Map export modal for a floor: floor plan background with spaces colored by distribution, distribution labels, a legend card, a data table, and the floor selector, with the **Download** button in the header.

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## Opening the Distribution Map

With **Electrical** selected in the discipline switcher, open the hamburger menu (≡) → **File** → **Export** → **Distribution Map**. The Distribution Map export modal opens.

> **On-canvas overlay vs. export.** The **Views** switcher in the top nav bar can also toggle a **Distribution Map** overlay directly on the canvas. The **Export → Distribution Map** modal is the version you download.

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## What it shows

* Floor plan background for the selected floor (with an optional halftone treatment)
* Space outlines colored by distribution assignment
* Distribution name labels
* A legend card and a data table, both repositionable

Because distribution is an optional tier, spaces served by branches that connect directly to the source (with no distribution board between) appear without distribution color.

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## Layout controls

The export view is interactive before you download:

| Control             | What it does                                                          |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Floor selector      | Switch the floor being previewed and exported                         |
| Label toggles       | Show or hide the on-map labels                                        |
| Table columns       | Choose which columns appear in the data table                         |
| Halftone background | Lighten the floor-plan background so colored spaces read more clearly |
| Drag                | Reposition labels, the legend card, and the table card                |
| Pan / zoom          | Frame the drawing within the page                                     |
| Reset               | Per-floor reset and a reset-all control                               |

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## Exporting

Select **Download** to export. The map exports as an **11×17 landscape PDF**, one page per floor, with a "Page N of M" footer and the floor name printed on each page. Labels, legend, and table are placed where you dragged them.

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## Use cases

* Verify the distribution structure and which branches roll up to each distribution board
* Produce a distribution color plan for schematic-design deliverables

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## Related

* [Electrical Hierarchy and Equipment](/workflows/electrical-planning/hierarchy-and-equipment.md)
* [Branch Map](/reference/exports/branch-map.md)
* [Electrical Equipment Schedule](/reference/exports/electrical-equipment-schedule.md)