Free for DIY pedal builders

Plan guitar pedal enclosure layouts with millimetre precision

A browser-based tool for stompbox builders. Place holes, set exact coordinates, and export print-ready PDF drill templates — no installation needed.

app.stompboxlayout.com
The Stompbox Layout canvas editor showing an enclosure with holes placed, measurement lines, and the properties panel
1590A, B, BB & more Standard Hammond enclosures built in
0.01 mm Coordinate precision
1:1 PDF, SVG & more Export formats

How it works

From idea to drill template in minutes

No guesswork, no graph paper. Just open the app, place your holes, and print.

1

Choose your enclosure

Pick from standard Hammond sizes — 1590A, 1590B, 125B, BB, and more — or enter any custom width and height. The canvas updates instantly.

2

Place your holes

Drag to position pots, jacks, switches, and LEDs. Fine-tune exact mm coordinates in the properties panel. Align, snap, and distribute with one click.

3

Export and drill

Download a to-scale PDF drill template to print at home. Easily align it on your enclosure for perfect centre-punching every time.

See it in action

A real project, two views

A live Stompbox Layout project — the 2D edit view paired with the 3D view, both showing component body areas. Catch clearance conflicts before you drill.

2D edit view
Live Stompbox Layout preview
3D view

Features

Everything you need for clean builds

Built specifically for stompbox makers, with the precision and workflow a hobbyist actually needs.

Millimetre precision

Set hole positions to 0.01 mm with direct coordinate inputs. Real-time measurement lines show exact spacing between holes as you work.

Millimetres & inches

Work in whichever unit you prefer. Switch between millimetres and inches at any time — all coordinates, dimensions, and exports update automatically.

Enclosure presets

1590A, 1590B, 125B, 1590BB, and more standard Hammond sizes built in. Or enter any custom dimension for a non-standard enclosure.

PDF drill templates

Download a true-to-scale PDF drill template to print at home, or export to SVG for vector editing and UV graphics workflows.

Tayda drill integration

Convert your layout into step-by-step instructions for Tayda's Drill Template Tool — side labels, centre offsets, and diameters adjusted for powder coating, ready to enter.

SVG imports

Import SVGs of knobs, pots, jacks, and switches to visualise your build before drilling — packs like the Pedal Builder's Vector Pack work great.

Snap, align & distribute

Holes snap to each other and to the centre line as you drag. Select multiple holes to align edges, centres, or distribute them evenly with one click.

Configurable snap grid

Toggle an adjustable overlay of snap lines and drop holes on any intersection. Lay out four knobs in a row or evenly spaced footswitches without doing the maths — and pin grid lines as measurement references for later.

2D & 3D clearance preview

See exactly how components sit inside the enclosure. A 2D overlay shows top-face footprints and projects side-face depths onto the top face, and a 3D preview extrudes component bodies behind each hole — so you catch clearance conflicts before you drill.

Shareable layouts

Make any project public and share it with a link. Let others view your layout or clone it as the starting point for their own build.

Component library

Save multi-hole groups as reusable components — footswitches, jacks, pot clusters — and place them in any project with one click.

Project templates

Save any project as a reusable template and create new projects from it instantly. Great for standardised enclosure layouts you use again and again.

Embeddable widget

Embed a layout preview on your product page with a single <iframe> tag. Perfect for PCB suppliers and kit retailers. Learn more →

Cloud projects

Nothing to download or install. Your projects are saved to the cloud and accessible from any browser.

Ready to plan your next build?

Stop measuring by hand and drilling blind. Design your layout in the browser, then drill with confidence.

Open the app — it's free