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AutoCAD-Native Solar Design
AutoCAD-Native Solar Design

Solar Design Inside AutoCAD: Terrain to Construction in One File

Layout, grading, cabling, and PVsyst export without leaving AutoCAD. One file. Zero handoffs. Construction-ready outputs.

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3.8 TWp
Designed
$727K
Earthwork Saved
70%
Less Earthwork Volume
5.0 ★
G2 Rating
52%

of solar professionals report that designs need significant revision before construction. For AutoCAD users, the root cause is fragmented workflows: layout in one tool, grading analysis exported to civil software, cabling estimated in a spreadsheet. Each handoff introduces errors that compound through the design cycle.

Stop Juggling Tools Between Design and Construction

File Juggling Between Disconnected Tools

Layout in AutoCAD, grading analysis exported to civil software, cable routing in a spreadsheet, PVsyst import requiring manual cleanup. Each handoff loses precision and adds revision cycles.

Terrain Data That Never Reaches the Layout

Most solar plugins treat terrain as optional. The topo surface sits in a separate reference, disconnected from the panel layout. Slopes, rock, drainage constraints only surface when the civil team reviews the design.

No Construction Outputs from the Design Tool

The tool generates a layout. Pile coordinates, grading plans, and cable schedules require separate engineering steps. By the time construction documents are ready, the layout has been revised twice.

PVX.Cad: Complete Solar Design Inside AutoCAD

From terrain surface to pile coordinates, grading plans, and PVsyst export. Everything stays in one DWG file.

Terrain Analysis

Topo Surface to Slope Map in AutoCAD

Import LiDAR, contour data, or topographic surfaces directly into AutoCAD. PVX.Cad generates slope distribution maps and soil hardness classification across the full site. Your layout decisions start with what the terrain allows, not what a flat plane suggests.

Grading Optimization

Three Grading Approaches Compared Automatically

Full terrain smoothing, pile-adaptive local grading, and table splitting evaluated in the same DWG. Cut/fill volumes and cost calculated for each approach. One grading method is a guess. Three compared is a decision.

Cable Routing

DC Cabling with Real Trench Corridors

Automatic cable routing with voltage drop per string. Routes follow actual site geometry, not straight-line estimates. Line String, U String, and Leapfrog topologies compared. One project saved $430K by switching cable topology.

Construction Package

Pile Coordinates to PVsyst in One File

Pile coordinates, grading sheets, cross-sections, cable schedules, and clean PVsyst export. No translation step. No orientation bugs. The DWG file your team designs in is the same file construction builds from.

One Site. Three Grading Approaches. $727K Difference.

A ground-mount site with 44% very hard rock and slopes reaching 40-45%. Traditional full-terrain smoothing vs. terrain-first design.

Full Smoothing
$1.06M
118,225 m³ cut
3.0m max depth
Pile-Adaptive
$438K
48,109 m³ cut
Reduced depth
Table Split + Adaptive
$335K
34,819 m³ cut
0.8m max depth

Same site. Same panels. Same energy target. $727K saved by keeping terrain analysis and layout in the same AutoCAD file.

See PVX.Cad Running Inside AutoCAD

30-minute live demo using your actual DWG files. Your terrain surface, your constraints, your numbers.

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We run PVX.Cad on your topo file in real time.

3.8 TWp
Designed
5.0 ★
G2 Rating
AutoCAD
Native Extension