Version 14.20 is now shipping. The most significant changes are highlighted below.
Top PLS-CADD v14.20 Improvements
Page Plan & Profile sheets for multiple station ranges
Structure Inset Views
Improved font kerning (spacing between characters) that provides more consistent text widths across zoom levels
Import survey points from LAS version 1.3 and LAZ (LAS Zip) files
EN50341 European code refinements including the addition of support for EN50341-2-9:2015 (UK NNNA),
EN50341-3-2:2012 (Belgian NNA) wire gust response factor and EN50341-1:2012 input overrides for Z0, Lm and Cc
Updated documentation to cover the new features listed above and many more described in the detailed change list accompanying each upgrade.
Major Improvements Shared Between TOWER and PLS-POLE
Option to display PLS-CADD wire geometry when using loads from PLS-CADD.
Streamlined "properties-style" dialog boxes for editing member properties via Entity Info menus with option to switch to traditional full table view of earlier versions.
Now support "EN50341-2-9:2015" (UK NNA) wind/ice model
Many more improvements described in the detailed change list accompanying upgrades.
Major Improvements to TOWER
Option to render angles with an "L" shape
Significant refinements to Family Manager improving all aspects of it: importing from other models, performance, flexibilty and resilency.
Now support "EN50341-2-9:2015" and "EN50341-2-9:2015-EN1993" (UK NNA) member strength and connection check options.
You can use Help/Download Upgrade to upgrade to version 14.20 today.
Computerized Transmission Line Design: PLS-CADD Hands-On Training (This is identical to our "Design of Overhead T&D Lines using PLS-CADD" course except organized by the University of Wisconsin) December 5-9, 2016 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (Check web site for availability)
Other authorized classes organized by PLS agents and consultants:
Valmont Newmark's SW Class Steel Pole Libraries are now available for download
PUPI's Fiberglass Brace Library is now available for download
The Sediver Insulator Library is now available for download
Current Versions
The current shipping versions of our software are listed below. These versions support Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10 (both 32 and 64 bit).
We recommend you run a 64 bit edition of Windows so that you may take advantage of the enormous investment we have made in the x64 Edition.
Please note that version 14.20 is the last version that has the potential of running on Windows XP (we really mean it this time).
We strongly encourage you to upgrade to the current release of all the applications you own. To do so please use
the Help/Download Upgrade command built into your PLS software and select the option "I need to request an upgrade code".
This would also be a good time to use the Help/Check for Updated Manual command to obtain the version 14.20 edition of the manuals.
As always, we welcome your suggestions and comments on our software.