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Quick Guide to Project Planning (Module 1)

The following videos guide you step by step through your first project in Solar Expert.

Main navigation overview

A brief overview of the most important navigation elements in the Solar Expert:

▶ EN - Overview main navigation
  • Project List: all relevant projects and info at a glance

  • Library: all components, templates, and pricing structure in one place

  • Activities: overview of scheduled activities

  • Account Settings: edit your account info and log out

  • Settings: mainly company‑wide settings for admins


Create a new project

▶ EN - Create a new project
  • Create directly within Solar Expert—ideal for incoming phone enquiries

  • Project templates work like sample proposals, saving you from adding each component individually

Projects from Solar Calculator requests

▶ EN - Projects from Solar calculator
  • A customer request automatically creates a project

  • All customer data from the Calculator (e.g. energy usage) is imported


Project planning overview

▶ EN - Project planning overview
  • Create the 3D module layout

  • Enter tariffs and energy consumption

  • Select key technical components (inverter, battery storage, etc.)

  • Finalise the Bill of Materials with accessories and installation services


Generate PDF quotation

▶ EN - Generate PDF quotation
  • Select a document template (e.g. a sample offer)

  • Adjust the 3D layout camera angle for the PDF

  • Review the preview

  • Generate and download the PDF


Create project variants

▶ EN - Create project variants
  • Duplicate completed variants to quickly produce comparison offers (e.g. different system sizes)

  • For each variant, specify active technologies (battery storage, e‑mobility, etc.)


MCS Integration (UK only)

▶ EN- MCS within your project
  • Overview about applied MCS regulations in your project

  • Sunpath diagram

  • Integration of relevant pages in your document (02a Sunpath diagram, 10 About the Simulation)

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