Teledyne FLIR catalog only
Raven covers Teledyne FLIR hardware: thermal, visible, radar and traffic cameras. Most sites also carry cameras from Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Hanwha and others, and Raven cannot draw what is not in its catalog.
Multi-brand · thermal and visible
FLIR Raven alternative: every camera brand on one site plan
FLIR Raven plans Teledyne FLIR thermal, visible, radar and traffic products on Google Maps. When the site also needs Hikvision, Axis, Bosch or Hanwha cameras, CCTVplanner puts every brand on the same plan, with the same coverage math and one bill of materials.
Free tier · No credit card · Browser-based
Where a single-brand tool stops
Two limits of a single-brand planner
Site plans as images
Raven overlays an uploaded image on Google Maps. CCTVplanner imports the architect's DXF with its layers, so walls, fences and gates come in at the right scale.
What CCTVplanner does instead
FLIR thermal plus every other brand
Put a FLIR Quasar thermal, a Hikvision DS-2TD2628 thermal and an Axis Q1942-E thermal on the same fence, and a Bosch DINION visible-light camera at the gate. One canvas, one EN 62676-4 calculation and one set of DORI rings for every brand.
Thermal and visible from any brand
Place a thermal camera for detection at 250 m, then a visible-light camera at the choke point to identify plates or faces. The plan shows the thermal detection range and the visible identification range together, so both halves of the system are sized in one pass.
Long perimeter on real maps
On the satellite map, trace 500 m of fence, place perimeter cameras every 80 m and watch the detection range reach across the actual property. Then export a DXF the trenching crew uses for cabling.
DXF in/out + branded PDF
Import the architect's DXF or an aerial image and set the scale with two clicks. Export a DXF for the contractor and a client-ready PDF, white-labelled with your logo on Studio.
Side-by-side: CCTVplanner vs FLIR Raven
| CCTVplanner | FLIR Raven | |
|---|---|---|
| Camera catalog | 65,000+ models · 113 brands incl. thermal from FLIR/Hik/Dahua/Axis/Hanwha | Teledyne FLIR products only |
| DXF import/export | Yes: layers, blocks, splines and hatches in, DXF out | Image overlay on Google Maps |
| Bill of materials and quote | Priced bill of materials and quote across every brand | Report with camera locations and a quote request |
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The engineering behind the drawing
Everything below is in the product today, on the free tier, and none of it needs an install. Open it in a browser and check it against FLIR Raven on a job you already know.
A full 3D site, in the browser
No install and no workstation. Walk the site from any camera point of view, with DORI silhouettes standing at the Detect, Observe, Recognize and Identify distances so the customer sees what the camera sees. Sun and shadow study for the time of day that matters, and one-click 3D PDF export for the people who will never open a design tool.
Coverage solved in 3D, not drawn on a flat plan
Every cone is computed from the sensor, resolution and focal length at the mounting height (1 to 20 m) and tilt you set, then clipped by buildings, fences and real ground elevation on satellite imagery. On a flat indoor floor a 2D tool agrees with us. On a sloped yard or a sunken loading dock it does not, and that gap is exactly where the blind spots are.
22 site objects that genuinely block the view
Racking, containers, concrete blocks, scaffolding, solar panels, trees, and the machinery a live construction site actually parks in the shot: excavators, cranes, concrete mixers, bulldozers, vans and pickups. Each one carries real dimensions and a vertical range, and the field of view clips against it with the shadow drawn on the plan.
Interiors: stacked floors, walls, rooms
Stack ground floor, mezzanine, plant room and roof as separate levels. Draw walls, close rooms and read the floor area back in square metres. Cabling routes between levels, the topology graph carries across them, and each floor exports as its own DXF sheet and PDF page.
Wi-Fi and radio links designed with the cameras
Predictive coverage for access points using ITU-R P.2040 wall transmission and a P.1238 margin, drawn as a heatmap over the same plan the cameras sit on. Point-to-point links are checked for line of sight against the buildings and terrain, so the wireless leg of the design fails on screen rather than on site.
Cabling engineered, not estimated
51 specified cable types with PoE budget from loop resistance, DC voltage drop, fibre loss budget with splice and connector allowances, coax attenuation per format, speaker line loading and conduit fill. Route length is measured on the drawn route and carries straight into the bill of materials, the cable schedule and the customer offer.
67 automatic design checks
The plan is validated while you draw it: DORI shortfall, blind spots, perimeter gaps, PoE budget and class escalation, cable length and category headroom, conduit bundling, fibre loss, thermal lens and pairing, EMC and environmental class, lightning protection zones, ONVIF profile mixing, NDAA compliance, bandwidth headroom and switch port capacity.
Deliverables a contractor can hand over
CAD-grade DXF (AutoCAD R2018 / AC1021) on named layers with BLOCK, INSERT, SPLINE, ELLIPSE, HATCH and DIMENSION preserved, inside an ISO 5457 sheet frame with an ISO 7200 title block. Multi-page PDF with bill of materials, cable schedule, equipment list, elevation views, coverage analysis, acceptance test protocol, maintenance schedule and the GDPR Article 35 DPIA worksheet.
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camera models
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manufacturers
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interface languages
5,600+
automated tests
100% EU
hosted and operated
Frequently asked questions
Is CCTVplanner a thermal-camera tool like FLIR Raven?
It handles thermal cameras alongside visible-light, fisheye, panoramic, multi-sensor and PTZ cameras, and its Johnson criteria calculator gives detection, recognition and identification ranges for thermal lenses. FLIR thermal cameras sit on the same plan as the rest of the system, from any brand.
Does CCTVplanner support Johnson Criteria for thermal?
Yes. For every thermal camera on the plan, CCTVplanner computes Detect, Recognize and Identify ranges from the focal length and the detector pixel pitch, against NATO STANAG 4347 targets (person 0.75 × 1.8 m, vehicle 2.3 × 2.3 m) or the classic Johnson targets Dahua and Hikvision quote. Where the datasheet publishes DRI ranges, those are used, and the PDF export adds a thermal coverage report. Visible-light cameras get EN 62676-4 DORI the same way.
Can I design FLIR-only systems on CCTVplanner?
Yes. The catalog lists 239 FLIR models, including Quasar, FH-Series multispectral and FB-Series cameras, with lens and sensor data from FLIR datasheets. A FLIR-only project works the same way, and other brands can join it at any point.
Why move away from Raven if it is already free?
Raven is built around the Teledyne FLIR catalog. When a site mixes brands, needs DXF interchange with the architect or one priced bill of materials across vendors, CCTVplanner keeps it on one plan. It is free for small projects (2 projects, 6 cameras) and unlocks unlimited projects and cameras at €5 a month or €50 a year.
Continue reading
Johnson Criteria Calculator →
Detect / Recognize / Identify cycles-on-target for thermal.
EN 62676-4 DORI Calculator →
Visible-light DORI ranges to pair with thermal Detect.
Perimeter / Parking Use Case →
How to mix thermal Detect at the fence with visible Identify at the gate.
FOV Calculator →
Lens-aware angular coverage for any sensor format.
Design the whole perimeter, every brand on one plan
Thermal at the fence, visible at the gate, all on one canvas. Free tier covers 2 projects and 6 cameras. No credit card.