Haha - "simple enough for a salesperson." *Giggle* No offense to the dark art of salesmanship, but I've given up on that. Hiring someone to prepare sales presentations seems like the right option if you have enough demand, as long as they can turn presentations around quickly. I'm still cranking out 1000+ presentations a year with Sketchup myself, but it results in a lot of late nights. Since Sketchup butchered their location import feature it has become pretty cumbersome for a novice to use. However, this is a trainable thing for a tech savvy admin. I still think it's the best tool out there for quick and accurate sizing/layout, and you can make it simple or feature rich with SU Pro.
There is no silver bullet, but training an army of sales reps to use a CAD / 3D / 2D / presentation tool and accurately lay out solar panels on a roof is my worst nightmare. There are too many nuances to sizing roofs, dealing with setbacks and obstructions, and dealing with skew in aerial imagery. A single person dedicated to this task seems much more plausible. Jason Szumlanski On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Chad Waits <chadwa...@netzerosolar.net> wrote: > Wrenches, > > Wondering what you folks are using for array mock-ups in your proposal > tools. Since Bright Harvest¹s array-o-metic went black, we¹ve tried Aurora > and Helioscope, but they seem to be too time consuming and functionally > more > than what we need. All we¹re looking to do is place some simulated modules > on a satellite photo with a program that is simple enough for a salesman to > use. Any input is appreciated. > > Thanks! > > Chad Waits > President/Owner Net Zero Solar > 101 W. 5th St., Tucson, AZ 85705 > Office: 520-207-4053 > Cell: 520-270-4873 > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional > NABCEP Certified Solar Heating Installer > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
