{"id":117524,"date":"2023-08-16T10:16:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T08:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.velasolaris.com\/handbuch\/basic-structure-of-polysun-user-help\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T10:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:31:10","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"handbuch","link":"https:\/\/www.velasolaris.com\/en\/handbuch\/polysun-designer\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this is your first time working with Polysun, we recommend using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.velasolaris.com\/en\/faq\/quick-start-guide-polysun\/\">Quick Start Guide<\/a>, which walks you through the process of creating a project\u2014using an apartment building as an example\u2014from selecting the location and system to entering consumer data and running your first simulation. The results are displayed automatically and are available in various output formats. 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