3D scene

[Vasil Janevski]

It says Orientation #1 Dome front face, Tilt 5 degree, Azim 135 degree: The area of the 3D fields is lower than the area of the modules defined in the system subarrays. How can i expand this 3D fields?

[Muhammed Sarikaya]

Dear Vasil,

 

Depending on your project, you can add more PV modules in the 3D scene, but they must correspond to your "Orientation #1." PVsyst will then automatically match the final surface area of this orientation between the system definition and the 3D scene definition.

Regards,

[obulshteyn]

[obulshteyn]

I am designing a hybrid (roof + carport) PV system and getting several error messages referenced in the attachments. Could you help me to correct the errors?

[Linda Thoren]

Hello,

The error message indicated that the 3D scene and the system definition does not match. For instance, in the first orientation (tilt 5° and Azimuth 180°), 1564 modules are defined in the system but only 1427 in the 3D scene.

Verify also that the orientations, are correctly defined. In PVsyst, Azimuth of 0° is towards the equator, and 180° thus the opposite orientation (North is the northern hemisphere and South is the southern hemisphere) 

[obulshteyn]

4 hours ago, Linda Thoren said:

Hello,

The error message indicated that the 3D scene and the system definition does not match. For instance, in the first orientation (tilt 5° and Azimuth 180°), 1564 modules are defined in the system but only 1427 in the 3D scene.

Verify also that the orientations, are correctly defined. In PVsyst, Azimuth of 0° is towards the equator, and 180° thus the opposite orientation (North is the northern hemisphere and South is the southern hemisphere) 

Thank you for your response, but the reason why I posted to this forum is because I could not correct the errors myself. Is there a way to request a call via MS Teams so I can share my computer screen and someone from PVsyst support will provide the assistance?

[obulshteyn]

Also, I am noticing the following limitation of the software: in the 3D scene there is a way to specify the width and the length of a PV surface while in the system definition there is only an option to specify the area of a PV surface making the whole process of matching the number of PV modules between the 3D scene and the system definition cumbersome at best... unless I am missing something

[Linda Thoren]

In the 3D scene you can define each table by modules. In the Orientations management you find detailed information about what is defined for each orientation

In the following youtube tutorial you find examples of how to define a 3D scene and how to navigate in the window:

On our website you can do a request for a training sessions on various topics:
https://www.pvsyst.com/en/training/consulting/

[obulshteyn]

3 hours ago, Linda Thoren said:

In the 3D scene you can define each table by modules. In the Orientations management you find detailed information about what is defined for each orientation

In the following youtube tutorial you find examples of how to define a 3D scene and how to navigate in the window:

On our website you can do a request for a training sessions on various topics:
https://www.pvsyst.com/en/training/consulting/

I've watched the video, but the video does not show how to match the number of modules between the 3D fields and subarrays... how do I make my orientations management tool window look like the one in the video??

[Linda Thoren]

In your print screen you see all the details of the number of modules in each sub-array and each table assign to the defined orientations. The difference between your print screen and the video is that the folders are collapsed. Click on the small minus icon collapse the folder and see the total of modules in the system/3D scene for each orientation. If they do not match, you need to add/substract the modules defined in the 3D scene, or in the system.