how to adjust layout to ground levels

[Alberto Cerrone]

Hello, i need a help, i have a layout i have made on autocad, converted to a DAE file and it work perfectly.. now i have learned that i can download from pvsyst ground levels, now, how i can adapt my plan layout to the ground level i have downloaded? 

[Alberto Cerrone]

i not know why in that case after i dragger the plant in position on the ground file my modules automatically adjusted based on the ground levels, i had just to lower the ground reticle otherwise pvsyst will give error of conpenetrating objects. now if i want to do that thing again it not work my plant remains flat. help me please

[Jéremie Bernier]

Hello. Did you use the automatic altitude feature? Right-click on the PV fields you want to adjust at the level of the ground and select 'Automatic altitude'. Does it fit on your ground?

[Alberto Cerrone]

yes but i still recieve the error of conpenetrating so i have to lower just a little bit the ground . is there a way to also reduce the size of the ground after i have finished to place the layout? and i have another question but of another kind.. if i have a 27 module string, but my pv layout is made of 9 modules arrays , how i can set the string in the shading scenes to make it considere 3 arrays as one string? the minimum x , y values i can set are 1 so i not know if it is possible to do to

[Michele Oliosi]

@Alberto Cerrone for an unrelated question, you can check other topics on the forum or create a new topic, please.

There is no need to consider 3 arrays as one string (it is actually not possible, unless you use the detailed calculation model via the “Module layout” option). The partition model is an approximation adapted to regular row arrangements. In such a situation, there is not much difference in having 3 partitions or 1 long partition.

[Michele Oliosi]

In the "auto altitude" tool you can also change the height of the objects above the ground. This will prevent having to change the height of the ground afterward.