At Virto, your feedback fuels our innovation. This month’s Virto.CAD update delivers new capabilities designed to simplify your workflow.
New features Added to Virto.CAD (Roof)
Valkpro+ Max NextGen integration
Support now available for Van der Valk’s latest East/West flat roof system, enabling integrated design and calculation workflows within Virto.CAD.
Expanded Eurocode Annex Coverage for PanelClaw
Eurocode annexes are now supported in Austria, Czechia, Switzerland, and Italy, ensuring compliance across more European markets.
The two new implemented features are aimed to help PV engineers work faster and ensure that you’re always equipped with the latest, industry-trusted technology.
🖱️IMPROVEMENT
Redesign shading analysis tool
The shading analysis experience in Virto.CAD has been upgraded.
Expect a modern user interface, faster performance, and enhanced color visualization directly on your drawing outputs.
🌤️ Why We Upgraded Our Shading Analysis Tool
Shading plays a critical role in PV design because even small obstructions can significantly impact system performance. The goal of shading analysis is to evaluate how nearby objects may cast shadows on your array and identify panels at risk. When a single shadow is on a panel, the panel’s output drops significantly, and because PV modules in a string operate at the level of the weakest module, that shaded module limits the performance for all the others.
To address this, the improved Virto.CAD shading analysis tool now enables you to:
- Display the placement of near shading objects with detailed modeling
- Visualize the exact impact of those objects on individual panels
- Analyze the differences between shaded and unshaded modules at a glance
- Remove modules automatically by setting a threshold limit
With this release, our goal is to help PV engineers catch shading issues early in the design phase, ensuring accurate data, maximizing energy yield, and supporting reliable, high-performing solar installations. Ultimately, it’s about getting the most out of your renewable energy projects.