Edit the PV module layout on your computer

With multiple planes, applied layout values concern the selected plane. Overall power and analysis are then updated for the installation. The portal’s panel layout editor estimates the usable area and installable capacity on a roof plane.

Open the editor

1. Open the project from the portal’s project list.
2. Select Panel layout or Edit panel layout.
3. Use the map and the available layout settings.

Outline the roof plane

1. Choose Draw roof, then click the roof plane’s vertices on the map.
2. Double-click or press Enter to finish. Escape cancels the current outline.
3. To correct an existing outline, choose Edit and move its vertices.

Redraw removes the current modules and obstacles after confirmation. Use Edit for a simple vertex adjustment.

A basemap or orthophoto provides a visual reference, but is not a substitute for a professional survey. Verify dimensions when they are needed for an accurate quotation.

Configure the layout

1. Enter the roof plane’s tilt and azimuth. To determine azimuth on the map, choose Determine azimuth on the map, then click the gutter-side edge. The arrow shows the direction of the slope.
2. Check the module model, dimensions, rated capacity, installation setbacks and spacing.
3. Choose the automatic placement options, then use Fill roof.
4. Review the proposed modules and adjust the layout to match site constraints.

Add any roof obstacles to exclude areas where modules cannot be installed.

Use the results

1. Check the module count, installable capacity and any messages identifying placement issues.
2. Click Review and save.
3. In the review dialog, continue editing to correct the layout, or choose Save and apply to keep it.
4. Wait for confirmation, then review the project’s settings and results.

Applying the layout updates the project’s module count, capacity, tilt and azimuth. The analysis is updated if the required data is available; otherwise, the message explains that it still needs to be generated.

Undo changes or leave the editor

For a conflict or save error, see Troubleshoot saving changes in the web portal.

Use Undo and Redo to revisit adjustments while editing. While the unsaved changes indicator is visible, your changes have not been applied to the project. When leaving the page, the warning lets you stay to save or leave and discard changes.

Archived projects cannot be edited here. If saving reports that the project has changed elsewhere, keep a record of your adjustments before reloading; the draft on screen is not a saved server copy of your changes.

Roof obstacles used in the layout are different from obstacles recorded in the horizon profile.

For each step, see Outline the surface, Set the surface direction and Arrange the modules.

Access this layout on mobile

The saved layout is retained in the synchronized project. On mobile, the installable capacity tool identifies it as a web portal layout. To edit the modules or obstacles in this placement, return to the Azimutis web portal’s layout editor.

Projects with several planes

For multiple planes, choose the plane in the roof-plane section below roof dimensions. Its settings, horizon profile, energy details and layout editor concern that plane. The project’s separate Energy section gives whole-installation production. Adding the first extra plane requires mobile compatibility confirmation; the portal does not capture field surveys.

Manage multiple planes in the portal.