February 2026 Update

Webinars: See These Updates in Action

• Join our upcoming webinars to see these workflows live and ask questions.
• Visit the PVFARM webinar page for upcoming dates and registration.

Improved import detalization

• Global map preview to confirm project location.

• Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) alignment for the PVFARM scene and Imported file.

• Over 20 new warnings to identify issues and required corrections.

• The knowledge base on import/export redesigned to guide through complete end-to-end workflows.

  

Cost Map (Highlight #2)

Analyze cost distribution across different spatial levels (Block, Racking). Understand how civil, structural, and electrical components contribute to the total cost:

• LCOE, $/W, and Total cost for each spatial level
• Grading cost distribution across Blocks
• Configurable outliers highlight
• Conditional colorization for the charts and 3D scene
• Additional block-level boundary visualization with property-based coloring

Identify high-cost areas, compare objects within the layout, and visually correlate cost metrics with spatial context in the 3D scene.

Tracker alignment by motor gap

• With Align Array enabled during layout generation, PVFARM automatically flips trackers as needed to align all motors within the block. Tracker models must have the same motor pile position to be aligned along motor line.

Low Voltage Wiring

• Added an option to route LV cables through the motor gap, assuming trackers are already aligned by motor gaps. On the Electrical → Low Voltage window set the “Combiner Box position in the row” to the “Motor”.

  

• Simplified electrical pattern. A single cable (String Cable) connects each string to the combiner box / string inverter. Feeder cable then connects the combiner box / string inverter to the SKID.

  

• Reports now show individual positive and negative String Cables for each SAT/FT string.

  

API

PVFARM now provides an API for programmatic access to project and solver workflows.

The API enables:

• Project setup and configuration
• Import of boundaries and substations
• Tracker, inverter, and PV module configuration (including mixed-module projects)
• Layout generation with extended control over roads, blocks, and capacity modes
• DXF export via the solver pipeline
• Full project data export
• Filtered catalog imports
• Project metadata updates and project deletion

Structured API responses include clear success states and machine-readable error codes for faster troubleshooting.

PVC export to PlantPredict and PVsyst

• 3D scene export via PVC and DAE files is now supported.
• The export includes the solar array and shading objects for use in PVsyst and PlantPredict.

Terrain Visualization (Slope + Color Map)

• Terrain slope visualization supports grading and layout evaluation. It is particularly useful for validating Tie Slope after Cut & Fill.

Terrain Color Map (within Terrain Visualization)

• A terrain color map (green-to-brown gradient) is now available for improved Slope readability.

Grading improvements

• Small areas (dark brown on the example below) could have exceeded the requested Tie Slope limit before. New tie Slope algorithm preserves the tie slopes limits much better.

  

Bay changes per pile type

• Terrain-following trackers now support bay-to-bay undulation limits defined per pile type.

• Set global undulation limits or use per-tracker limits defined in Project Assets.

  

  

Other improvements

• Users can now export equipment in IFC format directly from PVFARM.
  • This export is intended for BIM workflows where IFC is required.
• TMY weather import now supports a wider range of CSV structures, including PVGIS-style TMY CSV files.
  • PVFARM can detect date/time columns more flexibly.
  • It recognizes more weather header variants (for example GHI/DNI/DHI and temperature naming variations).