<div dir="ltr"><br><div>Aaron - There are a number of cool PV-specific tools that have GIS-aided rendering functionality along with features like shade analysis, production estimation, and automated line diagram and BoM generation.  My 2 favorites are Helioscope and Aurora.</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br><div><br></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)">For a brighter energy future,<br>

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<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Aaron Mandelkorn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:reosolar@gmail.com" target="_blank">reosolar@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,  Just wondering what drawing programs you all use (for windows).   I have been a happy user of MacDraft for years but have recently switched back over to windows.  AutoCAD is way more complex for what I need.  All I draw are simple 3 lines for permitting, site plans, and roof layouts.  No need for complicated tools, just the ability to draw in scale. Any thoughts?  <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:-webkit-auto;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:Skia;font-size:16px"><br></span></span></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:Skia;font-size:16px"><br></span></span></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:Skia;font-size:16px">Aaron Mandelkorn</span></span></div></span></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span><span style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div><font face="Skia" size="2">Owner/Solar </font><span style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="Skia" size="2">Specialist</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica"><font face="Skia" style="font-size:16px">Renewable Energy Outfitters</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-family:Skia;font-size:13px;text-align:-webkit-auto"><a href="http://www.reosolar.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.reosolar.com</a></span></div></span></div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