How to Draft a Solar Panel Outline and Create an AutoCAD Block | Rooftop Solar Layout Design Step 2

In this video, we draft a solar panel outline in AutoCAD and prepare it as a block for rooftop solar design. This is an essential step in professional solar PV planning because it allows you to quickly copy, move, and arrange panels across a rooftop layout. By creating the panel as a reusable AutoCAD block, you can easily evaluate how many solar panels will fit into a given rooftop area with accuracy.

This tutorial is perfect for solar engineers, designers, and students who want to learn how to use AutoCAD effectively for renewable energy projects. Accurate drafting ensures your solar panel layout matches real-world dimensions, which is critical for both residential and commercial rooftop solar projects.

By the end of this video, you will know how to:

Draw a solar panel outline in AutoCAD with correct proportions

Convert the panel into a reusable AutoCAD block

Prepare for layout design and panel count evaluation in the next step

This video is Part 2 of our 3-part series on Rooftop Solar Panel Layout Design in AutoCAD. Don’t miss the final video (Step 3) where we import the block onto the site map and calculate how many solar panels can fit on the rooftop.

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00:00 Important Information
00:34 Trina Datasheet
01:17 AutoCAD new file
01:32 Setting drawing units
02:27 Panel Outlining
03:57 Panel layers
05:11 Boundary offsetting
06:04 Border Strapping
06:30 Cell hatches
08:34 Make Panel block

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