PLS-CADD Advanced Training and User Group

Thanks to all attendees, presenters and sponsors!

The 2015 User Group Meeting was the largest yet with over 360 attendees from 27 countries! We would like to thank ASEC for sponsering the Tuesday night Lakeside Reception.

Many of the presentations were made live from within PLS software, but for the benefit of those who could not be there as well as those in attendance that wish to share information with their associates that were not able to attend, outlines and handouts from selected presentations are available below:

The Agenda

Tuesday:

What's New with PLS Steven Weber / Otto Lynch, Power Line Systems
FE Sag Tension How do you do that? Otto Lynch, Power Line Systems
Stringing Considerations on Tubular Steel Pole Lines – A Case Study Doug Proctor, Proctor Engineering, Inc.
LiDAR Modeling Jennifer Cain / Anthony Groft, Power Consulting Associates
The Importance of Initial Sag Tension Before Using Graphical Sag Methods in Finite Element Kristie Green, Burns & McDonnell
Thermal Rating Paul Richardson, Network Mapping
Plan & Profile Drawing Developments Nathan Brazy, Power Line Systems
Structure Drawings (sample PLS-POLE and TOWER drawings) Nathan Brazy / Shelby Suski, Power Line Systems
Report on Reports Jesse Kohler, Power Line Systems
Creating Custom Reports from PLS XML Alex Richards / Willie Thomas, ASEC, Inc. / SDG&E
PLS Integration Andrew Noyes, ASEC, Inc.

Wednesday:

Update on Computer Hardware and Operating System Recommendations Erik Jacobsen, Power Line Systems
Efficient Distribution Modeling Gary Clark, NV5
XY Structures and Graphical Stringing; The Case of the Missing Alignment Otto Lynch, Power Line Systems
What's New in PLS-POLE (Framing slides) Erik Jacobsen, Power Line Systems
Let's Build a Pole! Jesse Kohler, Power Line Systems
Attachment Manager and WMS Tim Cashman, Cashman Engineering
Materials Brandon Grillon, Power Line Systems
What's New in PLS-CADD Eric Peyrot, Power Line Systems

Thursday:

What's New in TOWER (Family Manager slides)Erik Jacobsen, Power Line Systems
Development of 3rd Generation 400kV Chainette Towers Pierre Marais, Trans-Africa Projects
Loadings and Structure Groups Brandon Grillon, Power Line Systems
Importing Survey Data and Manipulation Of Survey Data Brandon Grillon, Power Line Systems
Hurricane Odile La Paz - Los Cabos, BCS Claudio Aivar Sanchez, Comision Federal De Electricidad
Top 10 Support Inquiries and Their Answers Power Line Systems Staff
NESC Change Proposals Otto Lynch, Power Line Systems
Roundtable Discussion facilitated by Staff of Power Line Systems

The features shown at the meeting are available in the current beta version of PLS-CADD. Contact PLS technical support to receive this version. The production version containing these features will be released this Fall.

We hope to see all of you in 2017!

Staff of Power Line Systems, Inc.

2015 Madison Advanced Training and User Group Meeting

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