At Power Line Systems we continually improve our software. Below we list some of the more significant enhancements made recently.
These features are shipping and available for your use right now. To get started with these features simply use the Help/Download Upgrade command in your PLS software.
Faster finite element analysis for all applications
More control over FE modeling levels
Added Sections/Electric/Full Line Constants Calculator... that computes the phase matrices and symmetrical components (including zero sequence) for impedance and susceptance accounting for mutual coupling and ground returns
Additional speedups to Departure Angle Report, Survey Point Clearances Report, TIN average normal calculation, Terrain/Edit/Adjust H and Z, and point filtering
Version 15.30 released
Defining and Labeling Circuits and Electrical Phasing
Added member strength and connection capacity calculations as per EN50341-2-4:2016 (German NNA).
Added Loads/Batch Import or Edit Concentrated Loads...
Added member strength and connection capacity calculations as per EN50341-2-15:2013 (Netherlands NNA)
Version 15.30 released
Windows User Interface Improvements
Numerous Family Manager improvements: input for "Maximum differential leg height", exported models now retain a pointer to the parent Family Manager model, control over Naming Conventions and support for PLS-CADD's Structures/Automatic Spotting/Optimum Body and Leg Extension Selection... command.