Title: Advice needed – modeling a complex multi-plane roof in PV*SOL (beginner)
Hello everyone,
I am still fairly new to PV*SOL and would really appreciate some guidance from the more experienced users here.
I am currently working on a project with a rather complex roof geometry. The building has several roof planes with different orientations and inclinations, including hipped sections, multiple ridges and valleys, and a few smaller adjoining roof areas (please see the attached aerial view from the PV*SOL map import).
The customer's explicit wish is to have the entire roof fully covered with modules – on all available roof surfaces. This is a fixed requirement on their side, so I am not looking for advice on whether it makes sense, only on how to model and realize it cleanly in PV*SOL.
My main questions:
• What is the best workflow for building this kind of multi-plane roof in the 3D view? Should I model each roof surface separately and then combine them, or is there a more efficient approach?
• How do you handle the transitions between hipped/triangular surfaces and the trapezoidal areas so the module placement stays clean?
• Are there any tips for keeping the orientations and tilt angles accurate when working from the Google/orthophoto import?
• Any general best practices you wish you had known as a beginner with irregular roofs?
Since I am just starting out, any advice – even small tips – is genuinely helpful to me.
Thank you very much in advance for your time and support.
Best regards
