Photonik - Solar Panel Placement Design Tool

Free solar design tool

At Photonik, we believe in making the easiest-to-use solar design tools. It’s all part of our mission to make solar power accessible to everyone. In fact, we made our panel placement so easy to use that we made it accessible for consumers to use as well. Use our panel placement tool to determine how many panels will fit on your roof.


How to use the Photonik Panel Placement tool

Important: This is a super easy-to-use tool, but you have to tell the tool which way you want your panels to face.

To do this, you need to follow these simple steps:

  1. Draw the gutter line of your roof first, that is the lowest point of your roof and the direction toward which your panels should face. The first line you draw is perpendicular to where your solar panels will face.

  2. Make sure the yellow arrow is pointing in the direction your panels will face. The arrow will need to face South for south-facing roofs in the Northern Hemisphere. And for North-facing roofs in the Southern Hemisphere, the arrow must face Nouth.

  3. Click on the corners of the roof area where you want to place panels.

  4. Press enter to finish selecting the area

Watch this quick intro video


About the Photonik Solar Design Tool

Photonik is a solar design software that helps solar installers and contractors design, quote, and install solar PV systems. It is a cloud-based software that is easy to use and can be accessed from anywhere. Photonik offers a variety of features that make it a powerful tool for solar design, including:

Photonik features and highlights

  • Panel placement tool: Photonik helps you to optimize the layout of your solar system on your roof, which can help you to maximize your energy production.

  • Module and inverter selection: Photonik provides you with a library of modules and inverters to choose from, so you can find the best options for your project.

  • System costing: Photonik automatically calculates the cost of your solar system, which you can edit as required.

  • Proposal generation: Photonik can generate professional-looking proposals for your solar projects so you can easily communicate the benefits of solar to your customers.

Photonik is a powerful tool that can help you to design, quote, and install solar PV systems more efficiently and effectively. If you are a solar installer or contractor, Photonik is a valuable resource that can help you grow your business.

Benefits of using the Photonik solar design tool

  • Simple to use: Photonik is designed to be easy to use, even for those with no prior experience in solar design.

  • Powerful: Photonik offers a wide range of features, making it a powerful tool for solar design.

  • Free: Photonik is free to use, and you can try it with no sign-up required.

If you are looking for a solar design tool that is easy to use, powerful, and free, then Photonik is the perfect solution for you.