<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Hi Kelly,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If the application is more commercial then I would probably recommend Helioscope as well.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Aurora is a great residential layout and shading program. Beyond that the functionality is a bit clunky and I\u2019ve noticed a number of inaccuracies in some of their calculations...and a sharpie on a bar napkin would produce a better single line diagram :).</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Best,</div><div dir="ltr">Garrison</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 19, 2020, at 2:24 PM, Philip Lawes Insoltech <phil@insoltechsolar.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Aurora<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><div><image001.png></div><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"AR BLANCA";color:#1F497D">Philip N Lawes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">172 Wave St.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Laguna Beach, Ca. 92651<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Office: 949-497-6300<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cell: 949-510-0687<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Email: Phil@Insoltechsolar.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kelly Larson<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 19, 2020 9:34 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Design Software?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Hi y'all, <br><br>Since I haven't been doing layout/design recently, I wonder what software I can recommend to a client. He is a newbie doing mostly commercial systems - some roof and some ground mount. The software needs to layout strings for string inverters, calc voltage drop, conductor sizes, etc, and show distances. <br><br>Suggestions? <br><br>Thank you in advance, <br>Kelly <o:p></o:p></p><p>~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Kelly Larson<br>707-223-3209<br>Box 18094<br>Reno, NV 89511<br>Electrical Engineer <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional\u2122</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">NABCEP Certified PV Installer Specialist<span style="color:black">\u2122</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">NABCEP Certified PV Commissioning & Maintenance Specialist<span style="color:black">\u2122</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">IREC Certified Master Trainer\u2122/ PV</span> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">CA Electrical Contractor# 868189<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Solar Energy International Instructor<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">SolarKelly.com<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance</span><br><span></span><br><span>List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</span><br><span></span><br><span>Change listserver email address & settings:</span><br><span>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</span><br><span></span><br><span>There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other:</span><br><span>https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/</span><br><span>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</span><br><span></span><br><span>List rules & etiquette:</span><br><span>http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</span><br><span></span><br><span>Check out or update participant bios:</span><br><span>http://www.members.re-wrenches.org</span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>