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Day - 1 Using Sketchup

This document provides an agenda for training on using SketchUp software to design a solar photovoltaic plant. Day 1 covers introducing SketchUp tools, importing a site location, understanding the interface and tools, and using dimensions to create a site model. Day 2 focuses on using extensions and plugins like Skelion to lay out the PV module design, specifying module angles and walkways, and generating reports. Practice, Q&A, and best practices discussions are also included.

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Day - 1 Using Sketchup

This document provides an agenda for training on using SketchUp software to design a solar photovoltaic plant. Day 1 covers introducing SketchUp tools, importing a site location, understanding the interface and tools, and using dimensions to create a site model. Day 2 focuses on using extensions and plugins like Skelion to lay out the PV module design, specifying module angles and walkways, and generating reports. Practice, Q&A, and best practices discussions are also included.

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DAY -1

Using SketchUp

1. Introduction to SketchUp
2. Key Points to remember while taking dimensions from Site
3. Useful Tools and Apps for Site Surveys – Tape, Laser Tape, Compass
4. Presentation on What’s Solar PV Plant and best practices.
15 Mins

5. Creating the Site Building in SketchUp


a. Adding Geolocation of our Site
b. Selecting the Site on Geolocation
c. Importing the Site Location to SketchUp
15 Mins

6. Understanding SketchUp Tools


a. Default Tray – Entity Info, Materials, Components, Style, Shadows, Scenes, Tags
b. Drawing Tools – Eraser, Lines, Arcs, Rectangle, Rotated Rectangle, Circles, Polygons
c. Understanding Components, Groups and Explode
d. Understanding how to create Arrays with Ctrl Key
e. Editing Tools – Push/Pull, Offset, Move, Rotate, Scale
f. Construction – Measure, Fill, Zoom, Pan, Orbit, Zoom Extents
g. Customizing the Toolbar as per our needs
h. Understanding Tags/Layers
60 Mins

7. Drawing with SketchUp


a. Using Image from Geolocation – preliminary (quote level)
b. Using actual site dimensions – Actual Site design
c. Using Plan & Elevation CAD Drawings
d. Scenes - Creating Shadow Analysis animation
60 Mins
Day – 2
Design PV Module Layout

8. Extensions (Plugins) & Reusable Models


a. 3D Warehouse – Create and store reusable models (MMS)
b. Extension (Plugins) warehouse – useful plugins Skelion, Archelios, 3Skeng
c. Creating Models and saving in 3D Warehouse for reuse later

30 Mins

9. Skelion
a. Downloading and Installing Skelion Plugin
b. Selecting the site Meteorological data
c. Modifying the database to create custom PV Modules
d. Specifying Module Azimuth and Tilt Angles
e. Specifying Walk Ways
f. Positioning of Modules on the Rooftop
g. PV Watts Reports
45 Mins

Practice Session -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------30 Mins

Q & A and Important Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 45 Mins

Best Practices – Rooftop Solar Plant Installation --------------------------------------------------------- 30 Mins

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