Advanced Design Features
Explore advanced design tools in OpenSolar, including inverter stringing, tracking systems, reverse tilt, BOS components, vertical panels, shading, and battery modeling—plus how to use features like Single Line Diagrams and advanced settings for greater design precision.
- Battery Design Assistant on OpenSolar [UK, AU, US]
- Different Edge Types
- Elevated Structures - How to Design Elevated Mounts on Indian RCC Rooftops
- Elevated Structures - How to Design RCC Rooftops
- Exporting a .DXF (CAD data file)
- Heatmaps on OpenSolar
- How are the string and microinverter different
- How OpenSolar Models Battery Energy Storage
- How to add annotations to your project
- How to Add/Remove a Tree
- How to apply reverse tilt to solar panels in OpenSolar
- How to Design Dual tilt (East-West) Systems
- How to include hot water heat pumps in your proposals
- How to Interpret 3D Shading Analysis
- How to load horizon shading into the design
- How to Model Tax Effects of Solar on Commercial Projects
- How to use BOS: Electrical Components
- How to use the buildable panel feature
- How to use the MCS calculator
- How to use the Single Line Diagram (SLDs)
- Inverter sizing and stringing recommendations
- Mounting Systems
- PDOK (Site Boundary) Imagery 🇳🇱
- Stringing, Micro-Inverters, and Power Optimizers
- Understanding the Removal of Self-Consumption Override Percentage Functionality
- Using Tracking in a Solar Design
- Voc and Vmp Calculations in Inverter Tool Tab
- WebGL Unsupported by Hardware
- Why Would a Larger Battery Have Less Savings?