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title: "Available import/export formats"
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description: "Supported import and export file formats for the Solargis Energy System Designer: KML, SHP, DWG/DXF, TIFF, PVC, DAE, and XLSX."
updated: 2026-09-25T06:28:55Z
published: 2026-09-25T06:28:55Z
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# Available import/export formats

**In this document**

You'll learn which import formats the Energy system designer supports (native KML and GeoTIFF; indirect DWG/DXF and SHP via KML conversion; tile services for basemap context) and their data types, supported objects, and limitations, plus an overview of the available export formats accessible through the File menu.

## Available import formats

[KML imports](https://kb.solargis.com/docs/imports-and-kml-files) are performed directly within the [Energy system designer](/v1/docs/energy-system-configurator-introduction).

| Format | Integration | Data type | Supported objects | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `.kml` | ✅ Native | Vector boundaries | Polygon, polylines, points | - Only 2D objects - No metadata - No layers, only boundaries - PV tables positions cannot be recognized - Polygon, polylines, and points can be converted in Evaluate to segments, buildings, restricted areas, restricted lines, or shading lines. |
| Tile service (URL) | ✅ Native | Visual raster context | raster tile services e.g. GoogleMaps, Nasa Images, local cadasters | - Zoom level 15 and 1 - Services without authorization - Used for contextual basemap (e.g., satellite imagery or terrain shading) |
| `.dwg / .dxf` | 🔁 **Indirect** (converted to KML) | Vector boundaries | Same as `.kml` | - Requires projection to WGS84 and export from QGIS or a similar tool. - Applies to boundaries only. Elevation data in a DWG — contours, spot heights, TIN — is not imported as terrain; convert it to GeoTIFF first — see [guide](/v1/docs/dwg-to-geotiff-terrain-conversion). |
| `.shp` | 🔁 **Indirect** (converted to KML) | Vector boundaries | Same as `.kml` | - Requires projection to WGS84 and export from QGIS or a similar tool. |
| `.tiff` | ✅ Native | Elevation model | GeoTiff Single-band elevation raster | - .tiff file format - Up to 250MB - Supported EPSG Coordinate Reference System - File needs to be within projects Buildable area radius - Elevation values needs to be within logical ranges - Converting from CAD survey data — see [guide](/v1/docs/dwg-to-geotiff-terrain-conversion). |

## Available export formats

Exports are performed directly in the [Energy system designer](/v1/docs/energy-system-configurator-introduction) using the [File menu](/v1/docs/energy-system-downloads).

| Format | Integration | Data type | Supported objects | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `.kml` | ✅ Native | Vector boundaries | Segments, Buildings, restricted areas, restricted lines, shading lines | 2D positions of object - after loading to GoogleEarth the elevation is adjusted to native elevation model. |
| `.geojson` | ✅ Native | Vector geometry (2D design layout) | Full design — segments, PV tables, inverter units, transformers, MV/HV cable routes, restricted areas, restricted lines, shading objects | Two variants: full design or design without modules (smaller file). Terrain mesh is not included. Requires Full Evaluation project activation. |
| `.pvc` | ✅ Native | PVsyst scene | Entire 3D scene with PV table definition and shading objects | Terrain is excluded |
| `.dae` | ✅ Native | Collada 3D scene | Entire 3D scene including terrain mesh | No electrical layout or component definition is present |
| `.xlsx` | ✅ Native | Bill of Materials | Components, constructions, custom items | Supports export quantities per Array |
| `.dxf` | ✅ Native | 3D scene | Entire design layout distributed into logical layers, with object attributes preserved | Objects are organised by layer with attributes intact, so they can be selected, measured, labelled and edited. Coordinate reference system is selectable via EPSG code. All objects follow standard style defaults per type for consistent output across projects. Ready to open in AutoCAD or any compatible CAD tool. |
| `.dwg` | 🔁 **Indirect** (converted from `.dxf`) | CAD drawing | Same as `.dxf` — entire design layout in logical layers with attributes preserved | No direct DWG export. Export to `.dxf` first, then save as `.dwg` in AutoCAD or any compatible CAD tool. Layers, attributes and the selected coordinate reference system are retained through the conversion. |