---
title: "Configuring your site"
slug: "energy-system-site-properties"
description: "Access site properties, change terrain models, and visualize slope exceedance for optimal installations. Explore elevation models and constraints effectively."
updated: 2026-10-08T13:25:16Z
published: 2026-10-08T13:25:16Z
canonical: "kb.solargis.com/energy-system-site-properties"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.solargis.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Configuring your site

**In this document**

You'll get an overview of the Site section of the Energy system designer's navigation menu — site properties, terrain, and constraints — with a short introduction to each and links to its detailed guide.

## The site's specifications

In the Solargis Evaluate’s [Energy system designer](/v1/docs/energy-system-configurator-introduction#pv-energy-system-designer), you can access the information about your site using the left navbar. The section offers **Site properties**, **Terrain**, **Constraints**, and **Imports** categories.

Together, these define the ground your design sits on and the limits it must respect — before you place a single array.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae2d502f-6c0d-4865-a68e-43ad8da61149/Images/Documentation/image-4XPWU88A.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-30T05%3A20%3A55Z&se=2026-10-30T06%3A20%3A55Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=06CJ5feJuIsaZ%2FojYYcRHnTDgKuUpWs2O7KdYKvs9Ro%3D)

> **Tip**: If you want to explore the file import options, read the dedicated [Imports and KML files](/v1/docs/imports-and-kml-files) guide.

## Site properties

The **Site properties** hold the basic parameters of your project's reference point — GPS coordinates, slope, azimuth, and altitude — together with the segment type, the site-level horizon, and the terrain approximation method applied across the site.

Learn what each parameter does and how to switch between the adaptive and planar surface approximation methods in [Site properties](/v1/docs/site-properties).

## Terrain

The **Terrain properties** define the ground surface the 3D scene is built from. Here you choose the elevation model — a Solargis default or your own imported profile — display the terrain wireframe, and review the site's albedo data.

Learn how to change the elevation model and how to use the slope exceedance visualization and terrain collision highlight in [Terrain properties](/v1/docs/terrain-properties).

## Constraints

The **Constraints** section collects every restricted area, restricted line, and shading line object present in the design. These represent areas the installation must avoid, such as rock formations, swamps, or maintenance paths, and objects that cast shadows on it.

Learn how to manage existing constraints and what properties each type offers in [Constraints](/v1/docs/design-constraints). To draw new ones, see [Adding restricted areas and lines](/v1/docs/adding-restricted-areas) and [Adding shading objects](/v1/docs/adding-shading-objects).