SolarCAD by CADDEZ

Project

Name

Boundary

ⓘ Layer naming

Name these layers in your DXF and it imports in one click:

solarcad_boundarysite outline

solarcad_exclusionno-table zones

Otherwise you’ll be asked which layers to use.

Constraint gap (m)

System

Type

Module

Module L

Module W

H gap

V gap

Strings/table

Orientation

Bin class (W)

Module Wp

Tilt (°)

Table (derived)

H gap (table)

Clear dist V

Post height X (m)

Pile pitch (m)

Fill half table

ITS

AC/DC ratio

ITS AC cap (MW)

Substations placed?

ITS area length

ITS area width

Road

Internal road W

Gap to internal road

Periph road W

Gap to periph road

Tables / V-road

Tables / H-road

Optimise layout

Tries several grid positions and keeps the one with the most capacity, without splitting ITS into small groups. Adds ~0.1–2 s to Fill.

SCB (string combiner)

Place SCBs?

SCBs / ITS

Max strings/SCB

Cables / trench

Trackers group by strings · fixed tables by count

Tag tables

SCB→ITS cable

Main Substation

Place substations?

Count

Sub length

Sub width

ITS→sub cable

Cables / trench

Terrain (Phase 2)

Elevation

Source

DEM file

DEM placement

Slope grade %

Slope direction °

Undulation (m)

Undulation size (m)

Export

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