Feature Spotlight, Solar

Designing Solar Panels


The TrueViewVisuals portal enables users to see what a solar panel will look like as they design it.

Setup the Solar Panel Banks

It provides a preview on the right of the screen to show what the panel bank will look like. The following options can be changed:

  • Orientation – Portrait or Landscape
  • Type – currently only Single Sided, this will be extended in the future
  • Width and Depth (number of panels wider and deep)
  • Number of legs to use
  • Face angle

This defines a single solar panel bank. The next step is to create a layout and place the solar panel banks in the real world.

Design in the portal

Once a solar panel bank has been created, it can be placed in a project by creating a layout and adding the centre points of the solar panels to create the layout. In this example, we have placed approx 500 solar panel banks on a south-facing hillside in Ireland.

Preview in the app

Once set up correctly the project will be visible in the iPad Fly Through. This is a useful tool for understanding the project and how it fits into the landscape. It shows a 3D model of the terrain with the solar farm placed on top it.

Take photos, generate photomontages

Once set up, the iPad can be taken onsite. A live preview is shown to help understand the extents of the project. Photomontage’s are generated within a few seconds, and because it is a digital system, all metadata is recorded automatically.

Find out more

If you would like to find out more about how TrueViewVisuals software could help you understand and communicate the size and scale of a solar farm, give us a shout: hello@trueviewvisuals.com