First Meeting · · 6 min read
No Laptop, No Problem: Build a 3D Solar Draft on Your Phone in the First Meeting
Solar sales rarely happen at a desk. They happen on terraces, at shop counters and in living rooms.
This article is part of our series How to Close Solar Deals in the First Meeting. It covers one of the most common challenges Indian EPCs face — and how a 3D solar draft workflow with SolarDraft helps you solve it before the meeting ends.
The challenge
Carrying a laptop to every meeting isn’t practical, and many design tools only work well on a desktop. So salespeople collect details on their phone and promise to “send the design later”.
Later is where deals go to die.
Why it happens
- Design tools are desktop-only.
- Field meetings don’t suit laptops.
- Mobile internet is fine, but software isn’t mobile-ready.
- Salespeople travel between many meetings a day.
What it costs your EPC
Every “I’ll send the design later” adds delay and lowers the chance of closing on the spot.
How SolarDraft solves it in the first meeting
SolarDraft has an Android app and a web application. Salespeople can build the full 3D design on a phone, in front of the customer, and share it immediately.
- Android app and web application.
- Build full 3D on mobile.
- Shareable 3D link.
- Mini CRM available on the go.
First-meeting playbook: 5 steps
- Install the SolarDraft Android app.
- Search the customer’s property during the meeting.
- Build the roof and fill panels on your phone.
- Show the 3D and energy report on screen.
- Share the link via WhatsApp immediately.
Practise building a design on your phone until you can do it in under 10 minutes.
Solar draft vs traditional first meeting
| Traditional first meeting | With a SolarDraft 3D solar draft | |
|---|---|---|
| What the customer sees | Brochure & price list | Their own roof in 3D |
| Energy estimate | Rule of thumb | Energy report with losses |
| Proposal | Sent 2–3 days later | Built in the meeting |
| Absent decision makers | Hear it second-hand | Open the 3D link |
| Typical outcome | “Let me think about it” | Decision today |
Related reading
- The complete first-meeting playbook for solar EPCs
- Commercial Clients Want Drawings: Deliver Stringing & PV Layout Drawings in the First Meeting
- Remote Solar Sales: Close Deals on a Video Call with a Live 3D Solar Draft
- Best solar design software in India (2026)
Try it yourself
See your next customer's roof in 3D — in the first meeting.
SolarDraft is solar draft software for Indian EPCs, from ₹20,000 per year + 18% GST with training included.
Visit SolarDraft.org →Frequently asked questions
Does SolarDraft have a mobile app?
Yes, an Android app plus a web application.
Can I build a complete 3D design on a phone?
Yes — SolarDraft supports building 3D designs on mobile.
Is there an iOS app?
SolarDraft currently lists Android and web. Check solardraft.org for updates.