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If you want to have a zoom on some specific location, around the inverters where all cables arrives for example, you only need to enter in the viewport of the layout and zoom in. Hence with a single model, you can have a general view on a A3 sheet, and a detailed zoom on a A3 sheet as well.
If you want to have a zoom on some specific location, around the inverters where all cables arrives for example, you only need to enter in the viewport of the layout and zoom in. Hence with a single model, you can have a general view on a A3 sheet, and a detailed zoom on a A3 sheet as well.
With one Autocad file, you can several of your project drawings ; if you have to do any change like the position of some PV modules, you only have to modify the model and all your 4 drawings will be already updated. Only remain to export them.
With one Autocad file, you can several of your project drawings ; if you have to do any change like the position of some PV modules, you only have to modify the model and all your 4 drawings will be already updated. Only remain to export them.*
== Template for your projects ==
<nowiki>= File will be available for download very soon =</nowiki>
Here is a template of project with a model that includes all the project drawings information, and several paper space, each of them being a project drawings.
== Main commands ==
== Main commands ==
=== Copy / Paste based on a reference point ===
=== Copy / Paste based on a reference point ===
First you select the object you want copy, then CTRL + SHIFT + C and select the reference point. When you paste (Ctrl + V), the pointer will be offset by exactly the same distance than your initial reference point.
First you select the object you want copy, then CTRL + SHIFT + C and select the reference point. When you paste (Ctrl + V), the pointer will be offset by exactly the same distance than your initial reference point.
== GPS positioning ==
For layout, it is useful to georeference your model, it will allow you to easily do survey on site of where should be positioned cables, trenches, inverters, pv modules...
The bigger is the project you are working on, the more useful is georeference. It's definitively not possible to build big Solar Power Plant with it.
Principles on how to do it with Autocad are explained [https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-map-3d/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-georeference-existing-linework.html here]
=== How to add a map ===
For the methodology, it's well explained [https://www.thesourcecad.com/using-map-autocad/ here] and [https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/simplecontent/content/how-to-use-online-maps-autocad.html here]. We advise to add the map, but in a separated layer so that you can keep in some drawings (like the general layout), but hide it for detailed drawings where it doesn't bring added value.
=== How to import georeferenced objects ===
If both drawings are geo-referenced, they will have the same X / Y reference, hence the same (0 ; 0) reference. To import easily some other file, you have to copy/paste based on a reference point (explained just above), and use 0 ; 0 as reference point.
== Export & Print drawings ==
== Export & Print drawings ==
== Good practices ==
== Good practices ==
* In your project :
** 1 Autocad file per type of drawings (For example all the layout views)
** Within this file :
*** 1 model tab where you include all the information
*** 1 paper space per project drawings
* Each different type of object (Cables, pv modules..) = 1 Layer
* Keep all the layers displayed in the model, and hide useless ones only in the paper spaces
* Keep the object with 'ByLayer' or 'ByBlock' properties for easy modification in the future
* When you have objects that will be replicated several times in the model, use blocks.
== We can help you on your drawings ==
== We can help you on your drawings ==
If you have any issue with your drawings or need more explanation, you can write us using the ''Discussion'' tab on the top left corner of this page. We will be glad to help.
If you have any issue with your drawings or need more explanation, you can write us using the ''Discussion'' tab on the top left corner of this page. We will be glad to help.