I led a two-person engineering team through a complete rewrite of SolarVis's production site-modelling experience.
A The challenge
Making complexity feel direct.
The product needed to make detailed rooftop modelling faster without sacrificing the precision or performance expected from a professional design tool.
B The approach
Engineering the interaction.
- Rebuilt the modelling workflow and interface around faster, clearer editing.
- Implemented angle snapping and a straight-skeleton algorithm for roof geometry.
- Added multiple map providers plus custom and drone-image workflows.
- Improved rendering performance across complex site models.
C The outcome
Work that shipped.
The new application shipped in six months with faster modelling, a more capable geometry toolkit, a clearer UI, and stronger real-time performance.