Hello

I am still new to PV SOL and now I have to simulate PV on a big Building in 3D for a customer. I don’t know how to do it, since the building is a square with a “hole” in the middle. Can you help with the 3D model of the building? Thank you

Dagrofa servicekontor.pvprj

Dear Anders,

Thank you for your inquiry.

The quickest way is to place a barred area over the courtyard:

Alternatively, you can draw a polygon with ten vertices and extrude an arbitrary building. Note that the roof surface is interrupted at one point on the north side. Modules cannot be placed over this line:

Both project files are attached.

Dagrofa servicekontor VAL1.pvprj Dagrofa servicekontor VAL2.pvprj

Okay. Thanks. 

I will like to simulate the shadows. On the roof, there is some technical equipment that I would like to model in 3D in order to see its shadows. I have tried to draw a polygon to illustrate the technical equipment, but I get an error as you can see in the attached image. How is this done?

It is a bit of a tricky building I think, so how many panels can you fit on the building? Are there any shading conditions I should take into account in the simulation? surroundings

Dagrofa servicekontor new.pvprj

Dear Anders,

Thank you for your inquiry.

This error message appears if you are in the wrong view (e.g., terrain view). Activate the building (right-click on it --> Activate) or select it from the drop-down menu in the top menu bar.

Then you can add more objects to the roof using the polygon tool. You can extrude buildings and 3D objects and define a height for them. This allows you to include the shadows of these objects in the simulation.