PV Design for Every Stage of the Solar Project Lifecycle
Eliminate the revisions & change orders that are killing your speed-to-PTO.
With Scanifly, our customers achieve:
Design Throughput
Fitment on Install Day
Finance Rejections
What makes Scanifly Unique?
Easy, affordable remote designs for sales meet accurate, efficient drone-based final designs for operations—all on one platform.
Disjointed Design workflows Stop here
Quality solar projects demand two PV design phases: quick preliminary designs for sales and reality-verified drone designs for installation. Scanifly uniquely delivers both capabilities on one platform.
For Sales
PrelimDesign™
Easily create proposal-ready PV layouts using satellite or Nearmap imagery and LiDAR-enabled shading to calculate production.
Integrates with front-end proposal & financing tools like Energy Toolbase, SubcontractorHub, and more!
Supports residential, commercial and ground mount projects at an affordable price
For Engineering & Operations
DroneDesign™
True up your initial design with a final, photorealistic 3D model based on real-time onsite measurements and shade data.
Centralizes your design workflows from pre-sale to final plan sets and racking layouts
Eliminates the need for revisions, increases design throughput, and gets you to PTO faster
Everything you need to design for Sales & Operations
From showcasing designs to homeowners or customizing final PV system layouts, our software offers two design environments for every level of expertise—available for all Scanifly customers.
Simple Design
The fastest and easiest way to create a front-end design
Ideal for sales reps and less-technical designers
Add or remove panels to quickly calculate system offset, simplifying the initial design process
Automatically produce the PV layout using AI or Scanifly Design Services
Pro Design
Comprehensive design suite for full PV system customization
Everything a designer or engineer needs to create final designs and plan sets
Customize roof layouts, fire setbacks, module type and orientation, and shading analysis
Automatically export 3D models and designs to CAD or directly to your racking partners
FAQS
How accurate is DroneDesign™ Scanifly’s drone-based software?
Quantitatively, Scanifly uses the most up-to-date site and shade data available and is accurate to within 1-3 inches of hand measurements. Anecdotally, what you design in Scanifly will always fit on install day.
How accurate is PrelimDesign™ Scanifly’s front-end remote design software?
Scanifly offers remote design functionality similar to nearly all other PV design software, including Google Maps and other satellite imagery providers, LiDAR-based shading, and Nearmap. Additionally, Scanifly’s remote design tool has the same flexibility and customization as other design software, including a sales designer environment called, SimpleDesign. What makes it unique is that it’s more affordable and the only solution to integrate with your post-sale field and final design and engineering workflows—providing one centralized design environment.
What is the difference between the PrelimDesign™ and DroneDesign™ products?
Scanifly’s PrelimDesign™ (remote) product utilizes satellite and Nearmap imagery and LiDAR, and it is used primarily for sales quotes and initial economic conversations with homeowners. Scanifly’s DroneDesign™ (onsite) product provides better accuracy and real-time shading. It is commonly used post-sale to true-up your PrelimDesign™ (remote)—ensuring everything will fit perfectly on install day and that you’re not overpromising (or underselling) system production.
Who has approved Scanifly’s shading analysis?
Scanifly’s proprietary shading analysis—its Viewshed technology—is of the same accuracy as other onsite real-time shading tools like the Solmetric Suneye and Solar Pathfinder, and more accurate than remote shading tools in preliminary design software. It has been approved by all major regulators and lenders: NYSERDA, MassCEC, CEC, Austin Energy, Commerce RI, Energy Trust of Oregan, LightReach, EverBrite, Sunlight, and others!
