chudy14

Made 3d object from sketchup into the PVSOL 3d modelling for proper shading, thought it is worth sharing with you!

Hi, sorry for re-heating the topic I have found a solution taht might help you with this. To produce 3d terrain I used SketchUp (geo location) it takes 30 seconds to produce as per this yt video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jyc2CFolKY then you export it to .obj In pvsol in 3d you can simply add it if you use .obj instead of .3ds than it will save scale as well, from that point once you add it all you have to do is check box to say it is terrain model and you good to go Edit 02/08/2023 fixed scale of ground texture

Update on this: With better pc it actually worked for Module Coverage but not for Mounted Modules for some reason, manage to complete project with 10914 modules on it and it crashed maybe twice (which I think is success!), I think if program would let me use my GPU to full extend (RTX 3080Ti) then there would be no problems but I am still happy with results I got! Below cropped pic. (due to nature of project I cannot show to much):

Thank you for reply! I tried that but unfortunately program crashes when autosaving, I am awaiting more powerful pc soon so will try again then. I will update you in future

Hello, I am currently working on a project that have over 10,000 mounted panels on one roof. For simulation I did couple separate PVSOL projects (as program have limitations) but now I am asked to supply pictures from different angles for 3D model which is impossible in the PVSOL at the minute. Please share ideas how could this be approach? ps. for the aerial view I have combine pictures from all projects, but this is impossible if I do it in angle

Hi Jimmy, Great idea to use mounted system! I just recently completed carport desing based on this post. Thanks a lot!