There are countless plugins for the best CAD software SketchUp. These make the 3D modeling software an essential design tool for many professions. Architects, designers, engineers, developers, landscapers, computer graphics artists, all use the software to create the ideal 3D drawing. Today, Adebeo presents a solar panel plug-in, Skelion, to create a SketchUp photovoltaic panel in 3D. Let’s go for a “3D SketchUp photovoltaic panel” tutorial! And don’t forget, Adebeo offers SketchUp trainings to familiarize yourself with the 3D design software.
SKETCHUP PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL DEMONSTRATION
Skelion allows the creation of a SketchUp photovoltaic panel on each roof. It is a key tool for many professionals among all the extensions of SketchUp Pro version. The plug-in has several features that make it an extension that allows the enhancement of SketchUp. Using Google Maps, you can geo-locate your model and directly place a SketchUp photovoltaic panel on it. Reports are available for each SketchUp photovoltaic panel, allowing for further customization of realistic digital models. In addition, the calculation of shadows and their visualization has been optimized, in order to obtain an adequate rendering. It is possible to design and customize the solar panels yourself. Importing components and inserting them on domes, curved roofs with complex curves is easy. Likewise, designing photovoltaic panels adapted to all their environments and types of terrain will hold no secrets for you.
In short, Skelion is the perfect plugin for the creation of photovoltaic SketchUp panels. A professional will be able to create an industrial drawing or a digital model with complex geometrical parameters with solar panels via Skelion.
Attention this plugin works on PC only and exists in 2 versions :
- a free version: which allows the automated insertion of solar panels, and the calculation of azimuth and angle of the sun
- a paid version: projection of shadows, power ratio, energy ratio, insertion of panels on irregular surfaces, PVGYS, PVWATTS ratio.
Find the official website of Skelion here: http://www.skelion.net/index.htm?key=33
SKETCHUP, TUTORIALS AND TRAINING
The 3D design software SketchUp offers an impressive range of possibilities. And that’s not to mention plugins like Skelion and its photovoltaic SketchUp panel. With them, SketchUp landscaping and architecture software further enhances its toolbar and computer-aided design (CAD). Whether you are a landscaper, architect, designer, beginner or professional, computer graphics artist or draftsman, SketchUp is the best tool available for your projects! Moreover, Adebeo offers many training courses and tutorials for beginners as well as for SketchUp professionals. Mastering extrusion, importing and exporting models to a license, a model library, a 3D printer will be easy. Thanks to these SketchUp CPF, 3D printing, wood, V-Ray, TheaRender trainings, you will be able to master the software easily. In fact, SketchUp software is the number 1 in cao-dao. Indeed, whether it is Autocad, Archicad, Solidworks, Blender, or Maya, no animation software or Cao-Dao can compete with it. So don’t hesitate, get a permanent license and training from Adebeo!