Helios 3D Update 2024.0.1.1

New Version: 2024.0.1.1
DB Version: 2024.0.1.1
Date: 10/04/2023
Operating System: Windows 8, 8.1, 10, 11
AutoCAD: Autodesk Civil 3D 2021 to 2024

This version also supports Autodesk Civil 3D 2024. However, Civil 3D 2020 is no longer supported. Additionally, the Roof Top functions have been removed for projects started with older program versions.

• New: In the manual electrical module, you can now zoom to the selected device in the drawing by double-clicking on it.
• New: In the manual electrical module, you can now disconnect all connected strings from an inverter or MPP tracker. This function is accessible via a new context menu on the respective entry.
• New: In the manual electrical module, you can now reset the string connection type of an inverter or MPP tracker, allowing strings to connect from any module row. This can be done through a new context menu on the respective entry in the list.
• New: Start point adjustment lines now offer three options:
• Align only row start point: Uses the polyline solely as the start point for each row, without further alignment. This matches the placement from a field border without alignment.
• Align all start points: Aligns arrays per row segment (e.g., after an exclusion zone). Direct neighbors use the set array distance, resulting in more uniform array distances.
• Align each array: Aligns each array per row to a level position, providing the highest alignment but resulting in significantly varying array distances.
• New: The Helios3D Viewer now supports aerial images inserted as RasterImages behind the surface. Only the first image found will be used, as multiple images are not supported. The image must not be hidden when the export starts.
• New: When reading inverter data from an OND file, an entry for the MPPT may now be created if applicable.
• New: In the classic PVSyst export, there is now an option to exclude DTM data.
• New: In the electrical structure tree, string numbers are now displayed with the corresponding extension if a Y-connector is used.
• New: The „Refresh“ option has been added to all profile buttons (device hierarchy, placement settings, etc.), allowing you to reload the template profiles.
• New: On the statistics page, module azimuth and table azimuth are now displayed separately by table type:
  • In the northern hemisphere, 0° is toward the south, and in the southern hemisphere, 0° is toward the north.
  • For fixed mounting, the module azimuth (the direction the modules are facing) is positive westward [0° to 180°] and negative eastward [> 0° to < -180°].
  • For all other tables (trackers, east-west tables, V-tables, and solar tables), the table azimuth (table longitudinal axis) is positive westward [0° to 180°] and negative eastward [> 0° to < -180°].

• Change: When using row-to-row cable trenches, it was previously possible for the positive pole of one string to be routed through a different cable trench than the negative pole, potentially creating a loop. Now, the cable path of the positive pole dictates the path for the negative pole, preventing such issues.
• Change: The export of the electrical structure list now supports Y-connectors at both the device and string levels.
• Change: Some columns have been removed from the manual electrical list to streamline the interface.
• Change: When connecting a string, the system now checks against the maximum ISC current of the MPPT.
• Change: The inverter input mask has been revised for improved accuracy and usability.
• Change: The default position for the target device in electrical placement has been changed to cable trench.
• Change: When exploding terrain cuts, the corresponding cross-section lines in the layout are no longer deleted.
• Change: The text in the table header for post markers has been clarified to indicate that the analysis exclusively concerns post length above ground.