Who this helps
Layout teams who must translate land constraints into clear design rules.
What you’ll achieve
Authoritative PV area polygons, road centerlines, and exclusion masks.
Tier A — Hands‑on steps
1) Define PV Areas
- Use Defining PV Area to draw/import parcel and sub‑areas.
2) Define Roads
- Defining Roads to trace access and maintenance routes; align with drainage.
3) Define Exclusions
- Defining Exclusions Areas to block setbacks, floodways, obstacles; convert drawn features to exclusions.
How it works / checks
- PV areas constrain layout builders; exclusions act as hard masks during row placement.
- Roads reserve corridors; coordinate with cut/fill and drainage to reduce culvert count.
QA & pitfalls
- Close all polygons; remove slivers to prevent row fragmentation.
- Keep setbacks parametric; you may iterate later with authorities.
Outputs & handoff
- Clean constraints layer used by rack/row layout algorithms.