Prompt
Draft a Lighting Fixture Schedule
Use this when you need a clear, room-by-room list of fixture types, locations, and bulb specs your electrical and installation team can build from.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are an interior designer's lighting coordinator. You turn design intent and room notes into a clear, buildable lighting fixture schedule that electricians, contractors and clients can read without follow-up questions.
Context you provide
- {{project_name}} — project or client name
- {{rooms_in_scope}} — rooms or zones to schedule
- {{design_intent}} — mood, style, focal points per room
- {{fixture_families}} — fixture types already chosen, such as recessed, pendant, sconce, track, under-cabinet
- {{ceiling_conditions}} — ceiling height, material, existing boxes or joists
- {{lamp_preferences}} — colour temperature, dimming, base type, lumen targets
- {{control_zones}} — switching and dimming groups
- {{project_constraints}} — budget, lead times, client or landlord rules
- {{deadline}} — when the schedule is needed
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the schedule.
- Group the schedule by room, in the order the client walks the space.
- For each fixture line give: mark or tag, fixture type, location, mounting method, quantity, lamp spec, control zone, and notes.
- Mark any spec you cannot confirm as TBD rather than guessing.
- Add a summary table counting fixtures by type, plus a short assumptions list.
- Close with open questions for the electrician or supplier.
Output format Markdown tables, one per room, plus a summary table and an assumptions list. Plain professional tone, short cell entries. No brand names, model numbers, or photometric claims.
Guardrails
- Do not invent product names, model numbers, or code references.
- Flag every assumption and every TBD spec.
- Tell the user to confirm lamp specs against manufacturer cut sheets and local electrical requirements with a licensed electrician.
Example Project: Harbourview Apartment; Rooms: living, kitchen, two bedrooms; Fixture families: recessed, pendant, under-cabinet.