Enter your verified dimensions, installation details, and safety answers. CatioPlanner checks project fit first, then generates one coordinated plan package from a single project model.
No street address or photo upload is required. Unsupported conditions are stopped before plan generation.
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Planning aid only. Not stamped engineering drawings or automatic local-code approval. Verify dimensions, loads, anchoring and permit requirements before building.
One project model, six outputs
See exactly what you get before you start
Custom dimensions
Your plan is sized to your measured space, not a fixed template.
Coordinated views
Front, side, and top views generated from the same inputs, so the drawings agree with each other.
Materials list (BOM)
Specifications, quantities, waste allowance, and purchase quantities for the materials your plan uses.
Cut list
Every board cut with its length and source stock, organized for the saw.
Cost guidance
A cost range built from reviewed quantities and dated local price inputs. Lines without a reviewed price are shown without a price — never guessed.
Printable PDF
A letter-size PDF with dimensions, lists, warnings, and a version number you can bring to the store or the yard.
CatioPlanner turns your measurements, installation details, and safety answers into one coordinated DIY planning proposal for supported catio projects. It checks project fit before generation, keeps dimensions, materials, cut information, costs, and downloadable files tied to the same inputs, and stops unsupported conditions instead of presenting a plan that appears ready to build.
Method and evidence
The current v18 flow validates the submitted project against supported constraints before generation. When eligible, the same project model supplies the displayed dimensions, materials, cut information, cost guidance, and files; validation or safety failures stop the flow.
Review role
Product and safety content owner
Updated
Source
CatioPlanner v18 validation and generation behavior implemented in this release
Content version
v18
Common questions
How does the custom catio plan generator work?
You submit project type, measurements, installation details, and safety answers. The service validates project fit first, then uses one accepted project model to coordinate the resulting planning outputs.
What happens when a project is unsupported?
Generation stops and the service reports the unsupported condition rather than returning a proposal that could be mistaken for a build-ready design.
Are generated plans engineering drawings?
No. They are general DIY planning aids. Verify measurements, structural loads, anchoring, permits, and local requirements with the appropriate qualified professionals and authorities before construction.
One coordinated project model
Review the same inputs across every output
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Check project fit
Unsupported site conditions stop before dimensions or materials are produced.
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Measure twice
Enter critical dimensions twice from the same reference points.
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Review before building
Inspect assumptions, warnings, versions, and source status in one place.
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