Valentin Software

The following new features are included:

• The position of a module row is now displayed in the appropriate "Edit" dialog. 
• The sequence of steps in the "Edit assembly system" dialog has been changed. 
• The option "Save as" is now available in the 3D visualization.

The following fixes have been made:

• The percentage of the shade frequency distribution was sometimes displayed on the non-active pv area.
• In the "New 3D-system" dialog a hipped roof was shown but a building with a half hipped roof was generated.
• When changing the mounting system the horizontal number of modules per row was not updated.
• The short-cut "Ctrl-S" did not work.
• In some cases the arrow keys to turn the buildings were not accessible. They are now "always on top".
• In some cases the shade frequency distribution was miscalculated when using a large number of module rows of different mounting systems on the same pv area.
• The program crashes at the last step (31.12.) of the animation of the sun's course.
• Program crashes when leaving the 3D visualization if the dimension of the pv area was displayed.
• Crash on marking modules in the module coverage window if additional coverable objects are on the same roof.
• Crash when starting the 3D visualization if "Application Events" (e.g. minimize) were triggered.
• Crash on adding single module rows to a formation if the shade frequency distribution is enabled and afterwards the shade frequency distribution has been enabled or disabled.
• Crash on removingn of coverable objects, if the point of origin was not changed.
• Crash on the automatic coverage with module rows, if the limit of 2000 modules has been exceeded.
• Crash if the version number of MeteoSyn has not been found.
• Incorrect simulation results for systems on shed dormers if the the project has been reloaded.
• Incorrect display of the rear post of the assembly system, e.g. with rows of modules with very high height of bottom edge.
• The English help of the 2D roof view window didn't work.
• Localization of the 2D roof view window was missing.
• Crash if the path for modules and inverters has been set to a non existing database.

Test the demo version of the new PV*SOL Expert 5.0 yourself - you can download it free of charge under Downloads.

Customers who are already using a previous version of PV*SOL Expert can purchase an update in order to move up to the new version. The update prices are listed on our order form Updates/Upgrades.