Technical documentation
ELAP for teams designing solar inside AutoCAD
A public product baseline covering scope, inputs, outputs, and current limits.
Workflow
- Import survey, DEM, or contours and build the site TIN.
- Set module, structure, tilt, pitch, GCR, trackers, exclusions, and maximum slopes.
- Generate strings on real terrain with Standard, Optimized, or terrain-adapted modes.
- Check clearance, slope, grading, earthwork, piles, roads, and sections.
- Handle stringing, DC cabling, sizing, and electrical documentation inside the project.
- Export layout information, BOM, PVsyst data, sizing PDF, and proposal-ready technical base.
Modules
Solar layout
Places strings on a TIN in 2D/3D with park rules and terrain adaptation.
Inputs
- Active TIN
- Frame/Park settings
- Boundary
- Slope and exclusions
Outputs
- DWG geometry
- Layout information
- kWp
- GCR
- PVsyst export
Less redrawing; faster capacity iteration before geometry is frozen.
Surfaces and restrictions
Imports and cleans terrain from CSV/XYZ, ASC, LandXML, GeoTIFF, contours, and GIS sources.
Inputs
- Survey
- DEM
- Site boundary
- Exclusion zones
Outputs
- TIN
- Slope overlays
- OBJ/CSV QA
- Persisted restrictions
One auditable terrain base so layout rules follow the real site.
Civil analysis
Checks slope, clearance, grading, cut/fill, piles, roads, and sections.
Inputs
- TIN
- Placed strings
- Civil thresholds
- Grading parameters
Outputs
- String compliance
- Volumes
- Heatmap
- Proposed TIN
Find constructability issues before the drawing reaches site execution.
DC electrical
Covers stringing, DC cabling routes, IEC/NEC/AS-NZS sizing, inverters, and single-line drawings.
Inputs
- Layout
- Catalogs
- Voltage parameters
- Drop criteria
Outputs
- Cabling
- SLD
- PDF report
- Electrical engineering data
Keeps electrical traceability inside the AutoCAD project.
ETAP
Connects project electrical data with external analysis by implementation scope.
Inputs
- Electrical layout
- DC data
- ETAP model TBD
Outputs
- Export/API
- Data package
- Interoperability base
Potential handoff to external electrical analysis without rebuilding data.
Economics
Structures technical quantities, BOM, and cost variables for faster commercial proposals.
Inputs
- kWp
- BOM
- Civil volumes
- TMY weather
Outputs
- Economic base
- Proposal summary
- Comparison variables
Move from design to quote with less handoff between engineering and sales.
Compatibility
Platform
- AutoCAD 2023-2025 by manifest.
- Windows 64-bit, .NET 8, x64 runtime.
- ELAP.bundle installation under ApplicationPlugins.
- Import CSV/XYZ, Esri ASC/GRD, GeoTIFF without GDAL, LandXML, and DWG contours.
- Export CSV/PVsyst, PDF, OBJ QA, and editable DWG.
Implementation
- Installer and activation prepared for commercial rollout.
- License model by user or team.
- Seat support for studios and companies.
- Electrical interoperability by scope.
Commercial outputs
Technical proposal
- Editable DWG layout for technical review.
- Layout Information with capacity, areas, and GCR.
- BOM and exports to feed a commercial proposal.
Commercial output
- Economic summary from capacity, BOM, and civil criteria.
- Commercial document built from project information.