HelioScope enables Project Profiles to automate common design styles. These Profiles can be set as a user’s default, or selected when creating a new Project. This video and article below describe how to create and use Project Profiles.
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Step by Step Instructions
Keep in mind that Profiles in HelioScope are applied at the Project level, but each Project Profile is made up of a mechanical, electrical, and Condition Set profile. These more detailed Profiles define the actual assumptions used in new HelioScope Designs & Condition Sets.
View and Edit Profiles:
- Click your name in the top-right corner and select “My Account”
- Click the “Profiles” tab under the account settings
- Under the Profiles tab you will see 5 sections: All, Project, Mechanical, Electrical, and Conditions. You will create a Project profile, which is made up of one Mechanical, one Electrical and one Condition profile. Each of these represent the default assumptions HelioScope will use in a new Design or Condition Set.
- Create a custom Mechanical profile by selecting the Mechanical tab and clicking the “+New” button.
- Within the Mechanical profile, set all the settings you would find in the Field Segment section of the HelioScope Designer.
- After saving your Mechanical profile you can move on to create Electrical and Condition profiles.
- Once you have created the individual profiles want, assign them to a Project Profile by selecting the appropriate configurations in each drop down. Note: this is the most commonly-missed step when creating new Profiles.
Using Profiles
- A Profile can be applied at the Project level, selected when the Project is created.
- Profiles can also be changed under the Project Edit menu (click the “Edit” button at the top of the Project Overview table):
- Default values for new Designs and Condition Sets in the Project will be automatically populated based on the parameters of the Project Profile.
