Plan – PV
Plan the building in the 3D editor
Draw the roof outline, set tilts, add dormers, chimneys, and exclusion zones — the building-geometry phase of the Plan3D editor. Get this right before you place modules, because every later step (auto-layout, stringing, shading simulation) reads from the geometry you set here.
3D Drone Photogrammetry
Turn drone photos of a customer's roof into a measured, textured 3D model you can drop straight into the PV planner, all from the Portal.
Plan PV on an uploaded image (architect's floor plan)
Trace the building over an uploaded image, typically an architect's floor plan, when neither map nor drone imagery exists yet. The case for not-yet-built houses.
Start a PV plan from Google Solar imagery
Open the 3D editor on Google Solar imagery so the roof comes from aerial data instead of being drawn or photographed by drone.
Plan PV manually with self-drawn roofs (flat, gable)
Draw the roof yourself when drone imagery isn't available — flat or gable (pitched) — then cover it with modules.
Plan PV modules in the 3D editor
Draw the roof, place modules, wire strings, simulate shading, and capture the views the customer PDF will render. The full PV planning flow inside the Plan3D editor.
Heatmap
Read the per-panel shading heatmap to see which modules lose yield, then decide where to flag optimizers or drop a panel position.
Inverter / micro inverter
Add an inverter to your 3D plan, assign strings to its MPP trackers, or switch to microinverters for a one-per-module layout.
Optimizers
Flag optimizers on shaded or oddly-oriented panels so each one runs at its own operating point and doesn't drag down the rest of its string.
Shading and sun-path analysis
Animate the sun across the year to see which modules sit in shade and when, then apply the resulting loss to the yield simulation.
Import a PV package
Pull a whole PV package (module, inverter, optimizer, and mounting) into the offer in one step instead of selecting each item individually.
Linked amounts
See how the quantities inside a PV package stay coupled to the package, and what happens to those amounts when you edit a shared component.
Add PV components manually
Pick each PV component (module, inverter, optimizers, or a microinverter) one at a time from your components catalog into the offer.
Quick PV planning without 3D module placement
Build a PV offer in minutes by skipping both the 3D editor and the yield simulation. Assemble the components and prices for a fast, price-only indicative offer or counter-offer.