Creating PDF Reports
This article will guide you through the process of exporting your project to a PDF in PVFARM.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Complete Your Project:
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Ensure your project is fully completed and ready for export.
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Navigate to Export Options:
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Select the "Export" panel from the side bar.
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Under "Reports," you have two choices: export your project metrics as a spreadsheet or complete project report as PDF.
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Select PDF Report:
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Click on the option "complete project report as PDF".
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Confirm by clicking "OK."
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File Generation:
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The system will generate a PDF file named after your project.
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The PDF will contain three to four pages, depending on certain project parameters.
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PDF Report Breakdown
Page 1: Overview
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Layout Image: Displays your project layout without any underlaid image.
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Project Metrics: Includes essential information such as site area, equipment details, energy data, and civil information.
Page 2: Tracker Layout
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Tracker Details: Shows the types of trackers used in a map of the site with the key giving further details.
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Additional Information: Includes data on roads, row heights, modules, and equipment.
Page 3: Sub-Area Details (Optional)
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Sub-Area Breakdown: If your project includes sub-areas, this page provides detailed information for each sub-area.
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Map and Columns: Displays a map of sub-areas and a detailed breakdown of metrics for each sub-area.
Page 4: Block Schedule
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DC-AC Ratio Map: Visual representation of the DC-AC ratio.
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Block Breakdown: Detailed count of combiner boxes, trackers, and other equipment in each block.
Page 5: Slopes
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EW and NS Slopes with images

Page 6: Cut and Fill

Page 7: Cut and Fill with Piles Reveal
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This will give cut/fill and solar array limits along with piles reveal information
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If there are multiple types of arrays detected in the project it will make a page for each array type


Page 8: Piles

Page 9: Arrays by Slopes

You can now print and incorporate these PDFs into your plan sets!