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2009 Program Improvements

At Power Line Systems we continually improve our software. Below we list some of the more significant enhancements made during the year 2009. Click here for improvements made in 2008 or here for the most recent enhancements.

• PLS-CADD
• PLS-POLE
• TOWER

PLS-CADD^™

• Loading calculations as per ASCE 74-2009 are now automated
• Drafting/Attachments/Attachment Manager now allows you to attach raster and vector files that are georeferenced in a different coordinate system than that used by your project.
• Survey data can now be automatically reprojected into the project coordinate system during Terrain/Edit/Merge Points From External File... operations.
• An entire PLS-CADD project may now be reprojected to a new coordinate system using the Terrain/Coordinate System/Reproject command.
• Added Terrain/Enable GPS Tracking which leverages the Windows 7 Sensors and Location platform to integrate a GPS with PLS-CADD for real time tracking (panning of all views to the current GPS position) and logging of position (leaves a "breadcrumb" trail of XYZ points).
• Added Video Integration with data supplied by Utility Risk Management Corporation
• A Spanish edition of the PLS-CADD manual is now available for download using the Help/Check For Updated Manual command.
• Version 10.20 released with support for Windows 7 including the new multi-touch interface
• Added Drafting/Attachments/Find Text command that searches a selected vector attachment for text that you input.
• Shapefiles (.shp) may now be attached and all commands that act on a DXF may also be used with a Shapefile.
• XYZ and TIN files now feature optional compression which reduces project size by 4:1 (use File/Save As, select "Compressed XYZ File" to enable)
• Version 10 released!
• Vegetation clearances can now be checked against a radial distance and vegetation report enhanced with listing of clearances checked against.
• Added Cigre Brochure 207 Thermal Rating option

PLS-POLE^™

• May now right click on most elements, joints and loadcases in text reports to edit them.
• ASCE 74-2009 is now supported for structure loading
• ANSI O5.1.2008 may now be selected as a wood pole design check option
• A Spanish edition of the PLS-POLE manual is now available for download using the Help/Check For Updated Manual command.
• Version 10.20 released with support for Windows 7 including the new multi-touch interface
• Added a Fiber Reinfored Polymer (FRP) pole element
• Version 10 released!

TOWER^™

• The Geometry/Angle Members table now dynamically color codes rows to indicate whether restraint or eccentricity curves are applicable.
• May now right click on most elements, joints and loadcases in text reports to edit them.
• ASCE 74-2009 is now supported for structure loading
• A Spanish edition of the TOWER manual is now available for download using the Help/Check For Updated Manual command.
• Version 10.20 released with support for Windows 7 including the new multi-touch interface
• Version 10 released!