Report

1 Export to Google Sketchup

To export the user only needs to click one button

and then PvDesktop will create the Sketchup file.

The user can use import tools in Google SketchUp to load exported data into the program.

The diagram below shows the workflow to create three dimensional tree models with PvDesktop.

Tree Shapefile
(Point)

COLLADA Files
Creation tool
using DotSpatial.Controls;
using DotSpatial.Data;
using DotSpatial.Topology;
using DotSpatial.Projections;
using PvMapperPlugin;
using DotSpatial.Symbology;
using System.Data;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Xml;

Radius as double
Height as double
Tree_forms as string
numShape as integer

COLLADA Files (*.dae)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
<COLLADA version="1.4.1">
<asset>
<contributor>
<authoring_tool>SketchUp 8.0.16846</authoring_tool>
</contributor>
<created>2013-07-28T03:16:52Z</created>
<modified>2013-07-28T03:16:52Z</modified>
<unit meter="0.02539999969303608" name="inch" />
<up_axis>Z_UP</up_axis>
</asset>
<library_visual_scenes>
<visual_scene id="ID1">

Sample exported data and shadow visualization are shown in the three figures below.

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PvDesktop creates 3 Collada files (Building, tree, and

Photovoltaic) and saves them all in the PvDesktop plugin
folder.

2 Summary report
To make a summary report the user can click the
report to Microsoft word.

report button. Then PvDesktop will export the