PLS-CADD supports both automatic and manual spotting. Clearances, loading trees and many other functions are just as easily accessed.
Select 'Section/Sag-Tension' and click on a span and you get a sag-tension report. Select 'Structure/Check' and click on a structure and you are told if you have a structure strength or insulator swing problem. Once standards are setup you are only a few mouse clicks away from engineering calculations.
The fact that over 125 countries use PLS-CADD is a testament to its adaptability to a wide range of standards. You can work in either imperial or metric units and can even switch back and forth between these unit systems. Next, you tell the program which combinations to use for loading trees, for insulator swing checks, for clearance checks, wire tension checks. You start by defining the combinations of wind, ice, temperature and safety factors you wish to use. PLS-CADD’s engineering functions are very flexible and are easily adapted to conform to your standards.
