Drawing Settings Requirements
General
Platform: AutoCAD.
Supports AutoCAD version 2020 and higher
Drawing units could be either imperial or metric
Go to Drawing Units and select the Unit you prefer
3. The layout should be created in the Model view
Layers
Layers should be visible on the Model View:
Turn on💡a Layer
‘Freeze’ and ‘Lock’ states are insignificant
Plugin Commands
Basic Commands
GetBoundaries – Exports polylines as boundaries as PVFM file
GetsSurfaces – Exports all surfaces in the Civil3D/AutoCAD project as PVFM file
TrackersToPvsyst – Exports layout from Civil3d to PVsyst
GetLayout - Exports existing layout from Civil3d to PVFARM
Commands for Layout import:
CreateTracker - Creates a new tracker item with attributes and a block name ’pvfarm_tracker_’
CreateSkid - Creates a new Skid item with a block name ‘pvfarm_skid_type1’
CreateRoad - Converts layers into the layer with the conventional name ‘pvfarm_road_Xft’
CreateBorder - Converts layers into the layer with the conventional name ‘pvfarm_include_boundary’
CreateBlock - Creates a block reference by selected Skids and Trackers with the conventional block name ‘block_1’
ConvertCurrentTracker - Convert an existing tracker’s block reference into the conventional one with the block name ‘pvfarm_tracker_NXT_6/60_FS7_300W’
ConvertCurrentSkid - Convert an existing tracker’s block reference into the conventional one with the block name ‘pvfarm_skid_type1’
How to Use Commands
GetBoundaries
How to Use
Run the command ‘GetBoundaries’
Select a set of needed boundaries (inclusion and exclusion zones)
Press ‘Enter’
Choose the desired location on your computer where you wish to save the file
Requirements
Boundaries should be represented as closed polylines
GetSurfaces
How to Use
Run the command ‘GetSurfaces’
Select surfaces in the Export Surfaces menu
3. Choose the ones you need and press 'Ok'.
Requirements
The surface should be created before using the plugin
The plugin works with both, GRID and TIN surfaces
TrackersToPvsyst
How to Use
Run the command ‘TrackersToPvsyst’
Select block references
Press ‘Enter’
Select the ‘Trackers’ or ‘Tables’ option (press ‘Tracker’ or ‘Table’)
5. Choose the desired location on your computer where you wish to save the file
6. After launching the command, choose a part of the model you want to export to the SHD file or press ‘Enter’ when you want everything to be exported (use the FINDARRAYS if necessary)
7. Open SHD file in PVSyst
Requirements:
Arrays of trackers should be shown using a one-dimensional associative array
The original element can be a block, polyline, or set of lines
The original element of the associative array must be built orthogonally so that the vertical axis corresponds to the tracker length and the horizontal to its width
Associative arrays must be on visible layers
During export, trackers are painted in the color of the layer on which the associative array is located
The drawing should be drawn on a 1:1 scale in the current drawing units
GetLayout
How to Use
Upgrade and prepare your DWG drawing to the right format
Please follow the Convention and the Layout Import Article.
Run the command 'GetLayout'
Select nothing
Name the PVFM file
Press 'Ok'
Requirements
The Layout should be created before using the plugin