HELIOS 3D
by Helios 3D (a product of STÖHR+SAUER CAD- und Computersystem GmbH) · Jens-Otto-Krag-Strasse 7, 52146 Würselen, Germany
Design & simulation · Software
- Entry price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Charged
- Quote only
- Try before buying
- None
- Runs on
- Not stated
- Built for
- Utility-scale
- Named integrations
- 1
- Last verified
Vendor site checked
against the vendor’s own pages
What is HELIOS 3D?
German engineering software for utility-scale ground-mount PV that runs inside Autodesk Civil 3D — TIN-terrain-accurate rack and tracker placement, per-rack local grading, full electrical layout with cable and voltage-drop calculation, single-line diagrams, a yield estimate on Meteotest data, and a VR viewer — sold by quote only, with no price published in either English or German.
It does not publish a price; we checked the vendor’s own site on 28 September 2026. We recorded 20 verified capabilities and 1 the vendor claims but we could not confirm.
Verified against the vendor’s own pages.
The two questions vendors rarely answer
Free or paid?
No free tier or trial
Not publicly disclosed
Dependencies & lock-in
None recorded
We did not establish a hard third-party dependency. That is not the same as confirming there is none.
Our editorial assessment — not a user review
Who it is for — and who it is not for
For utility-scale project developers, EPCs and engineering firms that already own a Civil 3D estate, have IT able to run and back up a SQL Server instance, and need a layout that survives into earthworks and pile-driving coordinates. Not for anyone who wants a browser tool, a price they can read, a trial they can self-serve, a rooftop or residential workflow, or a licence that survives losing a USB stick — the vendor's own help centre says losing the dongle "will result in the irrevocable loss of your license" and recommends buying electronics insurance.
Editorial assessment from the research recordSourcehelios3d.comVerified
Pricing
HELIOS 3D does not publish a price. Pricing is quote-only.
We searched the vendor’s own site on 28 September 2026 and found no figure. That is one of 51 products in this dataset that publish nothing.
Sourcehelios3d.comVerifiedfirst-hand
Prices are shown exactly as the vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies — a converted figure would be a number we invented. How we verify pricing
Feature detail
27 normalised data points across 8 capability areas. Every row carries its evidence state; hover any chip for what that state means.
Solar design & simulation 8 verified 1 claimed 3 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Array design | ||
| Automatic module layout ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Electrical design | ||
| Inverter sizing ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Single-line diagram ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Interoperability | ||
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) ⓘ | — | Verified |
| Shading & irradiance | ||
| Shading analysis ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Site capture | ||
| Remote site capture from imagery ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Storage design | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Yield simulation | ||
| Annual energy yield simulation ⓘ | Basic | Vendor claim |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Named weather / irradiance data source ⓘ | advanced | Verified |
Proposals & sales 1 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Proposal generation | ||
| E-signature ⓘ | — | Not found |
Estimation & financial modelling 1 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Financial modelling | ||
| ROI / payback calculation ⓘ | — | Not found |
Reporting, data & BI 1 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Output | ||
| Report / deliverable export ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
Integrations & extensibility 1 verified 1 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Extensibility | ||
| Public API ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Named integrations | ||
| Named, documented integrations ⓘ | 1 | Verified |
Platform & deployment 1 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | ||
| Delivery model | software | Verified |
Pricing & commercial terms 3 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | ||
| Price published ⓘ | Not published | Verified |
| Pricing model | quote-only | Verified |
| Trial | ||
| Free tier | Not offered | Verified |
Market fit & availability 6 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | ||
| Geographic availability | DE; global | Verified |
| Buyer | ||
| Target buyer ⓘ | enterprise-epc; engineering-firm | Verified |
| Lifecycle | ||
| Product status | active | Verified |
| Segment | ||
| C&I ⓘ | No | Verified |
| Residential ⓘ | No | Verified |
| Utility-scale ⓘ | — | Verified |
AI capabilities
No AI claim on the vendor’s own pages
We found no explicit AI or machine-learning claim. Words like “smart”, “one-click automatic” and “magic” are automation claims and are deliberately not counted as AI — coding them as AI would fabricate a capability the vendor never asserted.
Integrations
1 named, documented integrations.
- Meteotest
A logo wall is not an integration list. Only named, documented products are counted.
Collected from users — none yet
Verified user reviews
No verified user reviews yet
We publish only reviews we collect and verify ourselves. No review of HELIOS 3D has cleared identity verification and moderation yet, so there is no score — and there will be none until eight verified reviews exist.
Third-party ratings from G2, Capterra and TrustRadius are never mixed into our score or our structured data; where we cite them they are attributed and dated. How our review system works · Write a review
Third-party review presence recorded during research: G2, Capterra, TrustRadius, Trustpilot. Cited in prose only, never in our markup.
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Capabilities it carries
Who Helios 3D (a product of STÖHR+SAUER CAD- und Computersystem GmbH) sells it to
Frequently asked
How much does HELIOS 3D cost?
HELIOS 3D does not publish a price. We searched the vendor's own site on 28 September 2026 and found no figure.
Is HELIOS 3D free?
No free tier or trial.
What does HELIOS 3D integrate with?
1 named, documented integrations: Meteotest.
Sources and verification
Data coverage
20 verified · 1 vendor-claimed · 6 not found
74% of the 27 applicable data points were confirmed on Helios 3D (a product of STÖHR+SAUER CAD- und Computersystem GmbH)’s own pages.
Last verified
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