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Lays out photovoltaic modules (or solar thermal collectors) on every roof face of the model that does not face north, with edge margins, as rows on racks on a flat roof; returns module count, area and rated power in kWp. Or removes them. Replaces an earlier layout on those faces; vedutum_undo_last_change goes back. A layout, not a yield forecast. Costs no points.

Checks a floor plan file against VEDUTUM’s upload rules before anyone uploads it: file type, size, pages, scan or vector, scale, title block. Use when someone asks which format to export from CAD (Archicad, Revit, AutoCAD, Vectorworks) or whether a scan or photo of a plan works. Nothing is uploaded.

Creates a new, empty project in the connected account, optionally with the client and the site address (looked up for sun and surroundings). Returns its id and the link where the floor plan can be uploaded. Costs no points.

Counts the points VEDUTUM needs for a job: reading a floor plan (per storey), an optional check run, images and 8-second videos in three quality levels (hd ≈ 1,024 px, praesentation ≈ 2,048 px, druck ≈ 4,096 px). Use when someone asks what a set of renderings or videos takes. Returns points only, with a breakdown; the 3D model, share page and exports need none.

Returns VEDUTUM’s example project „Haus Lindenweg“ (a fictional study): the share page a client receives, a step-by-step demo and five pictures from plan to finished visualisation, with captions. Use when someone wants to see what the result looks like.

Places furniture in the rooms of a project’s model the way a planner would: by room type (living, kitchen, bedroom, bath, office, meeting…), clear of doors and windows, with 90 cm passages. One room by name or every room of a storey or of the house; "add" fills only empty rooms, "replace" furnishes anew. Changes the model; vedutum_undo_last_change takes it back. Costs no points.

Returns one project of the connected account: the state of each floor plan reading (also while it runs), storeys, rooms with their approximate areas, outline area per storey and in total, windows and doors, roof, facade and style, solar modules, surroundings, share link and approval, number of images, and the link into the app. Use after vedutum_read_floor_plan to see the result, and for questions about areas or rooms.

Returns the links to open an account or sign in and the four steps from floor plan to share page. Use when someone wants to try it with their own plan. Creates nothing.

Lists the projects in the connected VEDUTUM account with id, client, whether the floor plan has been read, last change, and the points left. Use first when the person talks about one of their projects, to find its id.

Returns the plan geometry (walls, openings, rooms, furniture, roof and facade settings) that the VEDUTUM 3D view draws. Used by the view itself.

Converts a print size (cm) and dpi, or a pixel width, into the pixels needed on the long edge and the fitting quality level, with the largest print each level allows at 300 and 150 dpi. Use for brochures, boards, site hoardings, websites.

Loads a floor plan from a public https link (PDF, JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 15 MB, one storey per sheet) into a project of the connected account and starts reading walls, openings and rooms into a measured model. Costs 2 points per storey from the account, as in the app; refuses with the reason when points or the free month have run out. Reading runs one to three minutes; check the result with vedutum_get_project. For a file on the person’s computer, give them the upload link from vedutum_get_project instead.

Searches VEDUTUM’s published articles, service pages and feature documentation (German or English) and returns titles, short answers and links. Use for questions about architectural visualisation: floor plan to 3D, rendering costs and resolutions, IFC and CAD formats, sign-off with clients, AI labelling of images.

Changes the design settings of a project’s model: roof shape, facade material, window frames, building style, roof covering, number and height of storeys, north direction. Only the values given change. The model and every later image use them. vedutum_undo_last_change goes back. Costs no points.

Sets the address of a project’s building site: looks it up on OpenStreetMap for sun position and shadows, and loads neighbouring buildings, roads and terrain around it into the model (OpenStreetMap, EU-DEM; takes about a minute, then visible in vedutum_get_project). Replaces the previous address; vedutum_undo_last_change goes back. Costs no points.

Returns the share link of a project (creating it the first time): the page where a client sees the model and the images, comments and approves, without an account. Also says how often it was opened and whether it was approved.

Sun azimuth and elevation, shadow length per metre of building height and shadow direction for a building site on a given day and local times (Central European time), plus sunrise and sunset. Use for orientation, terrace or window planning and quick shadow questions. Looks the site up by town or address via OpenStreetMap. A study on flat ground without neighbouring buildings, not a legal shadow certificate.

Restores a project to the state before the last change made with vedutum_furnish_rooms, vedutum_set_design, vedutum_add_solar or vedutum_set_site_address. One step; changes made in the app are not touched.

Shows a building model in 3D inside the conversation: turn it, look at single storeys or a cut-away view. Without project_id it shows VEDUTUM’s example house „Haus Lindenweg“ (no account needed); with project_id a project of the connected account. Returns a short summary for clients without the view.