Empowering individuals to design powerlines by using natural thought processes, without the needs of capturing excessive amounts of data.

Propose solutions in the field and instantly confirm the solution meet requirements

Surveying features

• Radiation by bearing
• Traverse by bearing
• Find bearing & distance
• Intersection Two bearings
• Intersection Two distances
• Intersection bearing distance
• Intersection Two lines
• Line offset
• Rotate points by bearing
• Transform points
• Chainage & offset
• Move points onto line
• Find area by points
• Peg bisect Function
• Simple closure
• Calculate clock-wise Angle
• Swap points
• Clone points
• Create temporary points (sandbox).

Line Design features
Clearances

• Clearances based on MES theory or ISD (Clipping)
• Catenary formulae use for accurate conductor sag
• Actual sag for span calculated based on MES provided
• Uplift stated in metres and force(N)
• Horizontal Tension displayed for each conductor
• Worse-case vertical clearance automatically shown, and mid-span vertical clearance provided
• Complete list of clearance over object in span displayed on screen on in HTML report
• Horizontal and diagonal clearance to objects automatically calculated for user defined extent surrounding each span
• Worst wind strength calculated for diagonal clearance
• Default clearance parameters (temperature, ice and wind), populated for each circuit type but can be easy modified for each span/route
• Easy defined circuit and inter-circuit minimum separation

Pole Load

• Equivalent pole tip load automatically calculated from spatial data
• Catenary formulae use for accurate horizontal tension
• Instant results for Three test condition with the ability for infinite condition changes
• Stay load reduction calculation for each condition
• Stay data from survey automatically used
• Horizontal Tension displayed for each conductor/circuit
• Reporting tool for easy printing of each pole analysed

Stringing Charts and Conductor specifications

• Easy stringing chart entry from nominal span or percentage of CBL(MBL)
• Creation of sag or condition charts with user defined ranges for sending or printing
• Simple cross-arm separation chart creation
• Add extra weight or conductors after initial stringing (CATV, Hendrix)
• Produce stringing tables for specific MES ranges

Other Tools

• Chart Finder makes it possible to check chosen stringing chart against measured sag/ground clearance.
• Evaluate Individual spans taking into account supports at uneven heights (ISD).
• Automatic MES calculator, with inclined terrain formulae.
• Route length, stressed and unstressed conductor lengths automatically stated with MES Calculator
• Conductor Calculator makes it easy to calculate wind loading factors and convert tensions to stresses.
• Conductor schedule, produce a complete list of conductors, route lengths, MES and design temperatures for current data set
• Pole calculator used to calculate deflection, softwood and heartwood rot, footing strength and wind load on standard and custom pole structures