The position of the location you chose will not change, but which address's information would you like to use?
I'd like to search for another address.
Urban and suburban areas, wooded areas, or other terrain with numerous closely spaced obstructions having the size of single family dwellings or larger.
Open terrain with scattered obstructions having heights generally less than 30 feet. This category includes flat open country and grasslands.
Flat, unobstructed areas and water surfaces. This category includes smooth mud flats, salt flats, and unbroken ice.
The maximum distance between the FX roof attachments.
Max allowable spacing between attachment points, based on engineered span charts.
A manually entered limit on spans. If the FX maximum is greater than the manual limit, the manual limit will be used instead. If the FX maximum is smaller than the entered limit, the FX maximum will be used.
The distance between roof attachments. This number should be less than or equal to the maximum span value listed for your selected XR Rail within the "Rails" section.
Typical residential installations have attachment spacing between 4' and 8', whereas commercial installations have spacing as high as 12'. Consult with a structural engineer or your local building authority to confirm the allowable attachment spacing for your array.
Design Assistant allows you to use the old ASCE 7-10 code standard or the new ASCE 7-16 code standard.
If you do not know which code standard is being used in your region, please contact your local building department.
Spectral response acceleration parameter at short periods.
SDS is based off of soil type D.
The panel you have picked is not UL listed. But, you can still configure a system with it.
This means the panel you've selected is not currently UL listed, but it is in the process of being listed.
This means the panel you've selected is not UL listed.
Users are now able to add project notes for each of their unique projects. These project note sections can be found at the bottom of both the Configure page and Bill of materials page.
You'll also notice a "notes" icon for projects that have notes in the "My Projects" page. These icons will be highlighted in yellow for notes written within the last day.
Users can now add custom modules not listed in Design Assistant for use on their projects. This will allow for quick BOM building with accurate module dimensions. If you'd like to have the module listed in Design Assistant, please reach out to our technical support team. There are two ways to add custom modules:
1) Head to the "My Projects" page and tab over to "My Custom Panels". Once you're on this tab you can click on the "+ New panel" button or the "add one here ->" link to create a custom panel.
2) You can also add a custom panel when picking a panel for your project. If the module you're looking to use isn't listed, click the "Add a Custom Panel here ->" link to add a custom module.
Presets allow users to configure a project and generate a bill of materials more quickly by pre-populating user specified preset values for certain project parameters. You can add these presets in two ways.
1) Head to your "My Projects" page and tab over to "My Presets". Once you're on this tab you can click on the "New preset" button or click on any of the system types linked in blue.
2) After you've typed in the address for your Design Assistant project you'll see a new field for your presets. You can click on the "Create here ->" link to create a new preset.
Additional fields have been added to the Pitched Roof Preset template to help speed up designing projects even more. This includes, but is not limited to, fields for roof material, roof attachment, and roof slopes. You can find these new fields under the "Building & Roof Information" section of the Design Assistant.
In some cases, cutting a 14' rail into 2 x 7' pieces can reduce the total amount of rail needed for a project for installers willing to take on this extra work.
If you check this box, the Design Assistant will look for opportunities to optimize total rail length by planning for the installer to perform on-site cutting.
