Features

Everything PatchFlow does, point by point

From the signal flow to the truck: every feature of the application, sorted by category.

Getting started

Easy from the very first project

No two-day training: drop, cable, PatchFlow checks. The video shows a real preparation, uncut.

Preparing a project in PatchFlow — silent video
  1. 01

    Drag, cable

    Devices come from the catalogue with their real connectors: pull the cable, its type sets itself.

  2. 02

    Checked as you go

    Errors show up while you draw, with the fix when there is one.

  3. 03

    Guided step by step

    Guided tours, a “First patch” tutorial, a command palette and unlimited undo.

By category

Every feature

01

Signal flow

The cabling plan, with the real connectors.

  • Free canvas: devices, ports, signal and mains cables
  • Five views: photo, hybrid, tech card, compact
  • Layers: opacity, lock, isolate
  • Several rooms per project, coloured zones
  • Image or PDF background, calibrated to scale
  • Curved or orthogonal cables, looms and labels
  • Filter by trade: sound, video, network, lighting, power
  • Multicores with channel tracking
  • Scenes and changeovers
  • Automatic tidy-up and presentation mode
02

Equipment catalogue

Manufacturer data sheets, not empty boxes.

  • 11,949 models from 253 manufacturers, photos and logos
  • Search by model, manufacturer or category
  • Status shown: draft, verified, certified
  • Official CAD drawings to scale: front, side, rear
  • My gear: favourites and personal devices
  • Device and port editor
  • Sourced “goes with” compatibilities
  • Signed official catalogue, updates and rollback
03

Signal analysis

Every chain checked before the get-in.

  • Continuous validation, four severity levels
  • Incompatible signal, free or double-used port
  • Video: mismatched resolutions and formats
  • Speaker load on amplifiers
  • PoE budget and multicores
  • DMX: address conflicts, overflowing universes
  • Rigging: truss or motor overload
  • Filterable diagnostics, dismissable case by case
04

Sound, video and LED walls

From mic to speaker, from source to screen.

  • Full audio chain: mic, console, amp, speaker
  • Console patch: inputs, outputs, 48 V
  • Amplifiers: impedance, current, dissipation, recommended models
  • Video resolutions inferred from the cabling
  • LED wall editor: tiles, processors, data, power
  • Printable LED wall plan
05

Racks, line arrays and rigging

What gets mounted, weighed and flown.

  • Racks front and rear, internal links
  • Rack report: U, weight, power
  • Line array: boxes, bumper, angles, flown or ground-stacked
  • Amp cabling and cable lengths for the hang
  • Truss: build-up, corners, chaining
  • Load per truss and per motor, rigging plot
  • Soundvision report import (PDF)
06

Network and IP

VLANs and addresses taken from the signal flow.

  • VLANs inferred from cabling, set per switch port
  • IP addressing plan, automatic allocation
  • DHCP, APIPA or static address per port
  • Topology view and a service’s path across VLANs
  • Layer 2 and layer 3 checks
  • Network report in Markdown, JSON or CSV
07

Power

The load, circuit by circuit.

  • Power budget in W, VA and A
  • Automatic L1/L2/L3 phase balancing
  • Voltage drop, country-specific connectors
  • PoE and USB power over the data cable
  • A/B power redundancy
  • Batteries and UPS: runtime
08

Lighting and DMX

The lighting patch in the same project.

  • DMX universes and 512-channel occupancy
  • GDTF profiles: mode choice, comparison
  • MVR exchange: import and export
  • Plot, structure and power
  • Patch and circuit reports
09

Documents and labels

Generated from the project, never retyped.

  • Sectioned project report: tables, key figures, text
  • Show advance, packing list, running order
  • Plan export by room, zone or layer: PDF, JPEG, SVG
  • Vector PDFs with selectable text
  • Avery or A4 labels, QR code and logo, at 1:1 scale
  • Flight cases and containers, one sheet per container
  • Quotes and invoices
10

On site

The project in the crew’s pocket.

  • Share by QR code over Wi-Fi, or over 4G/5G
  • Mobile viewer, no account or install
  • Plan, devices, prep and get-in
  • Tick off racks, line arrays and LED walls
  • Cables checked from the phone, tasks, chat with FOH
  • Paired phones, revocable
11

Collaboration and cloud

The same project for the whole team.

  • Cloud account, automatic sync
  • Work offline, sent when the network is back
  • Invitations: admin, editor, viewer
  • Share link
  • Edit lock: one person edits at a time
  • Conflicts: keep, replace or duplicate
12

Imports and comfort

Reuse what exists, work fast.

  • Imports: Dante preset, Yamaha DM7, Shure Wireless Workbench
  • PDF data sheet, running order, stock spreadsheet
  • CSV exports of cables and devices, JSON, Markdown
  • Command palette, undo / redo
  • Project versions
  • Light and dark themes, English and French

Modules and API

Extensions built for your company

PatchFlow grows through modules: new views, commands, catalogue families or connections, installed in the application without touching the rest.

Tell us what you need
  1. 01

    Connected to your API

    Your rental, stock or scheduling software linked to the project: bookings and lists created without retyping.

  2. 02

    Business modules

    A report in your electrician’s format, a check for your own standards, your document templates.

  3. 03

    Device control

    Status and commands for the devices on the show network, straight from the signal flow.

Signed and under control

  • Every module is signed: an unknown module is refused
  • Install, enable and remove from within the application
  • The code developed for you is yours

Already in the works

Panasonic PTZ cameras · ATEM switchers · Luminex GigaCore switches · Dante · L-Acoustics

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