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Adding Panels in Solo Studio

When building a design in Solo Studio, adding panels will the second to last step before running production. There are multiple ways to add panels in Solo Studio: 

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Manually Adding Panels

  1. Click on the 'Panels' step in the Design Checklist OR click on the 'Panels' tool on the bottom toolbar.

    1. You can also use the keyboard shortcut by clicking '9' to jump to the tool. 

    Panels_ToolSelection

  2. Select the equipment you'd like to use. 

    Panels_SelectEquipment_GIF

  3. Under 'Placement' select 'Place Panels Manually'. 

    Panels_PlacePanelsManually

  4. Select your panel orientation 
    1. Make sure to check your company's design preferences to review the azimuth priority set by your company! 
    Panels_PanelOrientation

  5. Click to place panels.
    1. Panels will auto lock into place next to each other, use the 'Shift' key to freely place modules. 
    Panels_DrawPanels_GIF

  6. Once all the panels are placed in the desired layout, you'll need to run production before. 

    RunProductionButton2

Quick Tip: Use the 'Selection Tool' to select and move already placed panels. 

  • Holding 'Shift' while selecting will allow you to select multiple panels at once. 

  • Click and drag to draw a selection box around the panels you'd like to select.
    • Clicking and dragging right to left will allow you to select any object your selection box touches. 
    • Clicking and dragging left to right will only select objects that are fully-encompassed in your selection box. 

 


Automatically Placing Panels

Our panel automation will quickly and accurately place panels on the roof, filling as much space as possible, avoiding obstructions, and avoiding fire setbacks. 

  1. Click on the 'Panels' step in the Design Checklist OR click on the 'Panels' tool on the bottom toolbar.

    1. You can also use the keyboard shortcut by clicking '9' to jump to the tool. 

    Panels_ToolSelection

  2. Select the equipment you'd like to use. 

    Panels_SelectEquipment_GIF

  3. Under 'Placement' select 'Automatic Placement. 

    Panels_PlaceAutomatically

  4. Select your panel orientation 
    1. Make sure to check your company's design preferences to review the azimuth priority set by your company! 
    Panels_PanelOrientation_Automatic

  5. Select how you'd like to auto-apply panels: 
    1. Single Plane: only auto place panels on a single plane. 
    2. All Planes: auto place panels on all roof planes (that panels can fit on). 
    Panels_SelectSingleorAllPlanes

  6. Click 'Begin Automated Placement' or 'Place Panels on All Planes'.
    1. If you chose single plane, first select which roof plane you'd like to add panels to. 
    Panels_SinglePlaneAutoAdd_GIF

  7. Once all the panels are placed in the desired layout, you'll need to run production before. 

    RunProductionButton2

Quick Tip: Use the 'Selection Tool' to select and move already placed panels. 

  • Holding 'Shift' while selecting will allow you to select multiple panels at once. 

  • Click and drag to draw a selection box around the panels you'd like to select.
    • Clicking and dragging right to left will allow you to select any object your selection box touches. 
    • Clicking and dragging left to right will only select objects that are fully-encompassed in your selection box.