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Component Libraries

The following links will download component library files for use in PLS-POLE and TOWER. Use of these files is at the user's risk, and as with all projects, qualified Engineers should review and modify them as necessary.

These files will work with versions 15.00 and later of PLS-POLE or TOWER. Should you need to upgrade, please contact us at sales@powline.com.

To download a file, simply click on it and then save it to your computer when prompted or while in File/Preferences in PLS-POLE or TOWER use the Download From PLS function to automatically download the file.

Miscellaneous Data

Library Link Filename Description
PLS-POLE RUS Structure Model Library rus_structures_2015.bak
rus_structures_2015.frm
Updated October 2015 Based on RUS Bulletins 1728F-810, 1728F-811, and 1728F-803
Cable/Guy Library guy.cab Based on publicly available ASTM A363 and A475 data. Please note that the Allowable % of Ultimate values have been set to 100% since the 0.9 strength factor is normally accounted for in the Structure Loads tables (as we did in our sample NESC Criteria files).
PUPI Fiberglass Crossarm Library pupi_2023_08_29.xrm Updated August 2023 This library contains PUPI Fiberglass crossarms for distribution and transmission projects. This library update contains file note changes and general updates to our crossarm library. Please see the Component Notes and https://www.pupicrossarms.com for more information.
PUPI Fiberglass Brace Library pupi_2023_08_29.brc Updated August 2023 This library contains PUPI Fiberglass braces for distribution and transmission projects. This library update contains file note changes and general updates to our brace library. Please see the Component Notes and https://www.pupicrossarms.com for more information.
PUPI Fiberglass Davit Arm Library pupi_2023_09_20.dvt Updated September 2023 This library contains PUPI Fiberglass Davit Arms. This update contains file note changes. This file contains 3.625” x 4.625” series 3000 light duty davit arms in addition to the 4” x 6” series 4000 transmission davit arms at standard lengths. Please see the Component Notes and https://www.pupicrossarms.com for more information.
REA Crossarms Library rea-2015.xrm Updated October 2015 This is a compilation of several documents: REA 1728F-803, 1728F-810, 1728F-811 and 1724E-200. Please see the crossarm page for details.
Hughes Brothers Brace Library hughes.brc Updated October 2019 This library contains Hughes Brothers transmission braces.
Meyer Tubular Davit Arm Library (New) meyerld-2012-rev.tdv Updated November 2012 This library contains Light Duty, Medium Duty, and Heavy Duty davit arms for use with LD Series poles and other applications.
Trinity Meyer Old Tubular Davit Arm Library (Pre-2012) Pre_2012_tmld.tdv This library contains Light Duty, Medium Duty, and Heavy Duty davit arms for use with LD Series poles and other applications (Pre-2012).
Laminated Wood Systems PhaseRaiser Library phaseraiser_library_oct19.xrm Updated October 2019 This crossarm library when used with the PhaseRaiser Wizard can rapidly model a LWS PhaseRaiser in both single pole and H-frame wood structures. See the component notes and http://www.lwsinc.com/phaseraiser for more information.
DIS-TRAN Wood Products - Brace Library distran.brc This library contains DIS-TRAN's standard braces.
Brooks Manufacturing - Brace Library brooks.brc Updated October 2013 This library contains many of Brooks Manufacturing braces including Face Mounted, Knee, Vee, Tension, Combination, and X-Braces.
Brooks Manufacturing - Crossarm Library brooks-201407.xrm Updated July 2014 This library contains many of Brooks Manufacturing single and double crossarms, including REA Standard crossarms, and standard double crossarms and dead ends.
Magnum - CAN Library MAGNUM_All_Soils_V1.0.can Updated November 2022 This library contains helical CAN Elements created by Magnum Geo-Solutions, LLC, the engineering support firm associated with Magnum Piering, Inc.
Shemar Power Insulated Distribution Crossarm Library Shemar_DCICA_2023_08_29.xrm Updated August 2023 This library contains various designs of Shemar Power's distribution class composite insulated crossarms (D-CICA). Please see the Component Notes and https://en.shemar.com.cn/category59 for more information.

TOWER Components

Library Link Filename Description
ArcelorMittal Big Angle Library arcelormittal_big_american.ang This library contains large angle sizes that ArcelorMittal supplies in the United States.
ArcelorMittal Metric Angle Library arcelormittal_metric.ang This library contains metric angle sizes that ArcelorMittal manufactures.
ArcelorMittal American Steel Material Properties arcelormittal_american.smp This library contains the steel material properties for angles that ArcelorMittal supplies in America.
ArcelorMittal Canadian Steel Material Properties arcelormittal_canadian.smp This library contains the steel material properties for angles that ArcelorMittal supplies in Canada.
ArcelorMittal European Steel Material Properties arcelormittal_european.smp This library contains the steel material properties for angles that ArcelorMittal supplies in Europe.

Insulators

Library Link Filename Description
Hubbell Power Systems / Ohio Brass Quadri-Sil® Insulator Library HPS_OB.inl Updated April 2012 This library contains Quadri-Sil® suspension, strain and post insulators.
K-LINE Insulators Limited k-line_2022.inl This library contains K-LINE strain, suspension and post insulators. See the Component Notes and https://www.k-line.net for more information. Updated August 2022.
Lapp Insulator Library lapp.inl This library contains Lapp's Rodurflex® composite strain, suspension, post and braced post insulators. See the Component Notes and http://www.lappinsulator.com for more information.
MPS/Reliable Insulator Library mps.inl This library contains MacLean Power Systems/Reliable Insulator APEX Family of strain, suspension and post insulators. See the Component Notes and http://www.macleanpower.com for more information.
Ohio Brass Insulator Library ob.inl This library contains suspension, post and braced post insulators from section 26 of the Ohio Brass January 2002 catalog for Hi*Lite®XL transmission insulators.
Sediver Insulator Library sediver.inl This library contains Sediver's strain, suspension, and 2-part insulators. See the Component Notes and http://www.sediver.com for more information.

Steel Poles

Library Link Filename Description
DIS-TRAN Steel, LLC Steel Pole Library distransteel_wpe_catalog.spp Updated August 2018 This library contains DIS-TRAN’s pre-engineered steel pole designs. Now including flange plated and weathering steel poles.
Nello Steel Pole Library nello.spp Updated June, 2018 This library contains Nello's pre-engineered steel pole designs.
ROHN Products Steel Pole Library rohn_catalog_pep_2017.spp This library contains ROHN Products's pre-engineered steel pole designs.
Sabre-FWT Steel Pole Library sabre_sts-wpe_2018_slip.spp This Library contains Sabre-FWT’s Pre-engineered Steel poles designs referred to as Wood Pole equivalents (WPE’s).
Meyer Steel Pole Library (New) mus.r2-2022.spp Updated September, 2022 This library contains Light Duty (LD) steel pole designs. Now includes Meyer round distribution poles.
Meyer Steel Pole Library (2016) tmus.r1-2016.spp Updated July, 2018 This library contains Light Duty (LD) steel pole designs. Now includes slip jointed and flange plated steel poles in both galvanized and weathering finishes.
Trinity Meyer Steel Pole Library (2012-2016) meyerld-2012.spp This library contains Light Duty (LD) steel pole designs (2012-2016).
Trinity Meyer Old LD Steel Pole Library (Pre-2012) Pre_2012_tmld.spp This library contains Light Duty (LD) steel pole designs (Pre-2012).
Utility Pole Solutions Direct Buried Steel Pole Library utilitypolesolutions-direct-buried-steel-pole-library.spp This library contains the current inventory of Direct Buried Steel Poles from Utility Pole Solutions
Utility Pole Solutions Baseplate Steel Pole Library utilitypolesolutions-baseplate-steel-pole-library.spp This library contains the current inventory of Baseplate Steel Poles from Utility Pole Solutions
Valmont Steel Pole Library valmont_sw07.spp Updated April, 2016 VALMONT NEWMARK SW CLASS (12-Sided) SW07 Series; Steel Equivalent to Wood Reduction Factor at 0.625.
Valmont Steel Pole Library valmont_sw10.spp VALMONT NEWMARK SW CLASS (12-Sided) SW10 Series; Steel Equivalent to Wood Reduction Factor at 0.65.
Valmont Steel Pole Library valmont_swr10.spp VALMONT NEWMARK SWR CLASS (Round) SWR10 Series; Steel Equivalent to Wood Reduction Factor at 0.65.
Valmont Steel Pole Library valmont_sw-v20.spp VALMONT NEWMARK SW CLASS (12-Sided) V Class Series; Tip Loads from 13,000 lbs. to 20,000 lbs.
Transamerican Power Poles wpe-tapp.spp This library contains TransAmerican’s pre-engineered WPE steel pole designs.
SAE TOWERS Light Duty Steel Poles Library sae_ld_ra.spp This library contains SAE TOWERS light duty steel pole library.
NOVA Pole Pre-Engineered Steel Poles Library nova_pole.spp This library contains NOVA Pole’s pre-engineered steel poles.
Western Utility Telecom Steel Pole Library western_ut_scsp_wpe.spp This Library contains Western Utility Telecom’s Standard Class Steel Pole designs referred to as Wood Pole equivalents (WPE’s).
Pacific Steel Structures, LLC Steel Pole Library pss_swe_catalog.spp This library contains Pacific Steel Structures, LLC’s SWE steel poles.
Skipper Steel Pole Library skipper_scsp.spp This library contains Skipper’s 12-sided direct-embedded, standard class steel poles ranging from 30’/9.14m Class 5 to 120’/36.58m Class H11 (RUS S-12.0).
Nucor Towers and Structures Steel Pole Library nucor_ld.spp This library contains Nucor Towers and Structures PLS-Pole Standard Light-Duty Steel Pole SPP Library.
McWane Poles Ductile Iron Pole Library mcwane.spp Updated December 2023 This library contains McWane Poles' ductile iron wood pole similar designs after the 0.65 NESC reduction factor.
NOV Ameron Steel Pole Library AmeronSt_120123.spp This library contains round tapered directly embedded steel utility poles designed by NOV Ameron.

Wood and Laminated Wood Poles

Library Link Filename Description
Wood Pole and Material Libraries Based on ANSI O5.1 2002, 2008, 2015 and 2017
Laminated Wood Systems E-LAM pole Library elam_oct19.lpp Updated October 2019 This library contains LWS E-LAM laminated wood pole designs in the PLS-POLE laminated pole library (.lpp) format.
McFarland Cascade Laminated Wood Pole Library mcpoles_2015.lpp Updated April, 2015 This library contains McFarland Cascade laminated wood pole designs in the PLS-POLE laminated pole library (.lpp) format.

FRP Poles

Library Link Filename Description
Creative Pultrusions, Inc. FRP Pole Library creative_pultrusions.fpp This library contains Creative Pultrusions' Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole designs.
Trident Industries Composite Pole Library trident.fpp Updated January 2024 This requires version 17.50 or newer of PLS-POLE. This library contains the information necessary to work with Trident Industries poles in PLS-POLE using the Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole element.
NOV FRP Pole Library NOV_U-Pole.fpp Updated June 2022 This library contains NOV’s Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole designs.
RS Poles Modular Composite Utility Pole Library RS_Poles_Utility20090421.fpp This library contains the information necessary to design RS Technologies Inc. RS Poles in PLS-POLE using the Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole element.
RS Poles Modular Composite Antenna Pole Library RS_Poles_Antenna20090421.fpp This library contains the information necessary to design RS Technologies Inc. RS Poles for telecommunications applications in PLS-POLE using the Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole element.
Shakespeare Composite Pole Library shakespeare.fpp This requires version 12.39 or newer of PLS-POLE. This library contains the information necessary to work with Shakespeare's Tuff-Pole® in PLS-POLE using the Fiber Reinforced Polymer pole element.

Once you download the files into the appropriate directory you should run PLS-POLE/TOWER. Now, simply select the new components file in the File/Preferences dialog. These components will then be available for use in the corresponding geometry tables.

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