Generate drawings

13.2 Generate drawings

13.2.1 Define frame (DefineFrame)

Users can customize the frame, set the drawable area of the drawing, define the attributes of the signature bar (project name, drawing name, drawing number, and design phase).

13.2.2 Generate 2D pV layout (gdwg)

After exporting the C2C file (in the "Export Drawings" section), CAD's GDWG command can be used to generate the CAD map and material statistics. The description of each layer is as follows:

Layer Name	Describtion	Default
Array	PV Array	Display
Array_XX_name	PV array number	Display
Array_XX_str	PV string	Display
Array_XX_strname	PV string number	Display
Array_pitch	PV array pitch / clear pitch	Display/Freeze
Array_center_name	Coordinates of the array’s center	Display
Array_slope_tilt_azimuth	The basic slope, tilt, and azimuth of array	Display/Freeze
Array_statistics	Statistical Table of PV Array	Display/Freeze
Array_shadow_XYZ_ABC	The horizontal shading shape of the front array to the rear array at time ABC on date XYZ	Display/Freeze
Array_virtual_module_str	Virtual string of arrays	Display
Array_virtual_module_strname	Virtual string number of arrays	Display
cable_laying_bom	Statistics of cable laying materials	Hide/Freeze
Cable_laying1	Thin cable of cable laying	Display
Cable_laying2	Thick cable of cable laying	Display
Cable_MV	Medium voltage cable	Hide/Freeze
Cable_MVname	Medium voltage cable number	Hide/Freeze
Cable1	Thin cable (Outlet of string inverter)	Hide/Freeze
Cable1name	Start point and end point number of thin cables	Hide/Freeze
Cable2	Thick cable (Outlet of string inverter or combiner box)	Hide/Freeze
Cable2name	Start point and end point number of thick cables	Hide/Freeze
Cable485	485 communication cable	Hide/Freeze
Cable485name	485 communication cable number	Hide/Freeze
CandelaViewPortLayer	View frozen layer	Display
Combiner_MV	Point of medium voltage grid and intermediate point	Hide/Freeze
Combiner_MVname	Point of medium voltage grid number	Hide/Freeze
Combiner1	L1 device (Inverter or DC combiner)	Display
Combiner1name	Number of L1 device	Display
Combiner2	L2 device (Centralized inverter or AC combiner)	Display
Combiner2name	Number of L2 device	Display
Loss and radiation	Radiation loss of the array and the radiation received by the surface of array	Hide/Freeze
Fence_line	Fence	Hide
Grounding_txt	Grounding material statistics table	Hide
H_grounding_arrays_ground	Inter-array connection line of array (Buried)	Hide
H_grounding_main	Main grounding grid	Hide
H_grounding_array_to_main	Connection line between array and main grounding (Buried)	Hide
H_grounding_arrays	Inter-array connection line of array (Buried) (Direct connection)	Hide
Module_index	Module number	Hide
Module_to_string	Internal wiring of the string	Hide
Pole	Fixed pile site	Display
PoleName	Fixed pile site coordinates	Hide
PUB_TITLE	Frame	Display
Pv_module	Rectangular frame for PV modules	Hide
PVarea	Layout area boundary line	Hide/Freeze
PVareaname	Layout area information	Hide/Freeze
Shading_range	Shading range of shading object	Hide/Freeze
Soft_pole	Flexible bracket middle column pile	Display
Soft_pole_bolt	Flexible bracket anchor rod pile	Display/Freeze
Soft_pole_code	Flexible bracket pile position number	Hide
Soft_pole_name	Coordinates of flexible bracket pile	Display
Soft_pole_side	Flexible bracket end column pile position	Display
SU_Line_Array	Parallelogram horizontal projection of arrays	Hide/Freeze
SU_Line_sun_region-xx	Sunlight analysis region lines	Hide/Freeze
SU_Line_terrain_region_x_x	Slope analysis region lines	Hide/Freeze
Terrain_color	Color of assist analysis	Display
Terrain_shadow_0m_XYZ_ABC	After adjusting the height of the arrays above the ground to 0m, the horizontal shading of the arrays at time ABC on date XYZ	Hide/Freeze
Terrain_shadow_XYZ_ABC	The horizontal shading of the arrays at time ABC on date XYZ	Hide/Freeze
terrain_slope	Information on the terrain surface where the center of the formation is located	Hide/Freeze
Terrain_slope_along_array_width	Terrain slope in the short side direction of the arrays	Hide/Freeze
Transformer	Transformer	Display
Transformername	Transformer number	Display
Trench/Trenchname	Cable route/cable route number	Hide
Trench_back	Cable trench which is along the back of the bracket	Display
Trench_ground	Cable trench which is direct burying	Display
Trench_road	Cable trench which is crossing road	Gide
V_grounding	Vertical grounding electrode	Gide
V_grounding_name	Vertical grounding electrode coordinates	Hide/Freeze
Cable laying contour line	Cable laying contour line	Hide
Power block	Range line of power block	Display
Level 1 combine area	Range line of the level 1 combine area	Display

13.2.3 Draw arrav and transformer center (DrawArrayAndTransformerCenter)

This command is used to mark the center point coordinates of rectangular blocks. When executing this command, the plugin will automatically recognize all rectangular blocks in the drawing. The users then selects the rectangular block that needs to be marked, and the software will automatically mark its center point coordinates. Please note that the marked objects are limited to rectangular blocks only. Users can freely set the height of the marked text and choose whether to invert the "XY" coordinates or the position of the text. Usually, this command is used to batch mark the center coordinates of arrays or transformers.

Before	After

13.2.4 Changing the text height of station dimensions (changepiletxt)

This command is used to adjust the size of the annotation text and exchange the X and Y coordinates in the annotation.

Before	After (Adjust text height and exchange XY)

13.2.5 Draw section view (Draw section view)

This command is used to draw a cross-sectional view of a pile position, whether it is a fixed tilted array or a flexible bracket array. When copying the data of "X (m)", "Y (m)", "Z-pile bottom (m)", and "Z-pile top (m)" corresponding to a straight line in the exported pile coordinate table, the software will automatically read the copied data in the shear plate and generate a pile position cross-sectional view after using this function.

13.2.6 Draw the front view profile of arrays (draw_array_section)

This command is used to draw a front sectional view of the flexible bracket, which can indicate the height of the column, the length of the steel cable between columns, the angle of the steel cable, and support setting the decimal places for the annotation; When drawing a fixed tilted array, mark the column height, string number, and pile position number (the entrance of the fixed tilted array is located on the "Adjust pole" function button).

13.2.7 Generate electrical system diagram (ElectricalSystemDrawing)

This command can capture exported "*.json" files and generate electrical system diagrams. For detailed usage, please refer to section 7.7.4 of this manual.

13.2.8 Modify the scale of the cable laying diagram layou (SetGDWGLayoutScale)

The cable laying drawings can be modified to various drawing scales by using thsi command.

13.2.9 Update cable laying diagram layout (RefreshGDWGViewPort)

This command is used to update the layout of the cable laying diagram and make it compatible with old drawings which used lines of power block as viewport boundaries.

13.2.10 Batch control layer freeze in viewport (SetViewportLayer)

This command is used to batch controlling of layer viewport freezing is available, and frozen layers will not be displayed in the viewport. They will be turned on or off in the model and will be turned off in the viewport.

13.2.11 Generate earthwork grid map (leveling_plan)

This command is used adjusting the N-S horizontal tracker leveling in SU and export the "*.json" file. User can select the exported "*.json" file to generate the earthwork grid diagram by using this command.

13.2.12 Generate earthwork grid and section diagram (leveling_plan section view)

This command is used adjusting the N-S horizontal tracker leveling in SU and export the "*.json" file. User can select the exported "*.json" file to generate the earthwork grid and profile by using this command (Please see the Chapter "9.17.3.2 Output results" for details).