3D

[Anders]

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

[hotline_oh]

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

[Anders]

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

[hotline_oh]

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.