Jordn Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Hi there, just wondering what are the limits to PV Sol photo plan? Have been trying to arrange panels on a hipped trapezoid roof aspect and haven't got very far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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developer_mh Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Hi Jordn, this should be possible in Photoplan. 1) Load the picture in Photoplan an set the two red lines to vertical edges of the house. 2) With the "Add geometry 3D" tool, draw a rectangular area onto the roof, so that the 3D plane (in yellow, it appears when you drag the corners of the rectangular) matches the roof 3) Then, with the "Solar Area" tool, draw a trapezoid along the edges of the roof, select the PV module (only for graphical purposes), and you see the modules placed on the roof: 4) Then choose the "Detach element" tool and draw polygons around the chimney and the power line, so that they appear in front of the PV array afterwards: 5) Then, as a result, you get this: So this is only a fast sketch, with more accuracy you will get better results. Hope that helps, kind regards, Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordn Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Hi Martin, Perfect thank you so much for that description!! Yours, Jordan Solar before and after.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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