A Highly Configurable PLS-CADD Post Processing Engine

The Pole Report Generator (PRG) is a PLS-CADD Post Processing Application which enforces modeling standards and reporting requirements for a utility across all of their internal and external PLS-CADD users. The application achieves this by referencing a cloud hosted ‘Profile’ unique to each utility that can be configured and updated by a designated administrator.

PRG was designed to meet GO95 record keeping requirements with a clean, simple one page summary report for each structure in a PLS-CADD model (GO95 Rules 44.1, 44.2, 44.4). It has since been expanded to act as a powerful Quality Control tool with a comprehensive notification system. In addition, PRG can be customized to integrate with existing databases or other internal record keeping systems.

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Pole Report Generator Tutorial

Basic introduction to the Pole Report Generator, a PLS-CADD reporting and enterprise integration platform. Discussion of the PLS-CADD XML Export process and steps to customize its contents.

PRG Presentation

PRG Broken Wire Optimization

Automatic PLS-CADD Broken Wire Optimization

PRG Structure Category

How PRG determines the structure category (Tangent / Dead End / Terminal Dead End) Using Set Numbers

PRG Notification: FAA Markerball Required

Automated PLS-CADD Markerball QC Checking

PRG Notification: FAA Notice Criteria Exceeded

Automated FAA Notice Criteria Tool Integration into PRG's PLS-CADD Validation Processhttps://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/gisTools/gisAction.jsp?action=showNoNoticeRequiredToolForm

PRG: Date Data Collected Field

Behavior and Features associated with the Date Data Collected Field

PLS-CADD FE Improvements in Version 15.50

Demonstrates new options in Criteria/SAPS FE Sag-Tension as well as some old ones

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Here are a few highlights of PRG’s rich feature set:

• PLS-CADD QC Options
  • Option to Force user to resolve All PLS Errors and Warnings before generating reports
  • Coordinate System Checks
  • Required PLS-CADD Project File Checks – Criteria, Feature Code, Schema
• QC Notification System
  • 30 + Notifications
  • Admin defines Notification Severity as Error, Warning or None
    • PLS-CADD Models which generate Errors are NOT allowed to generate reports
    • Warnings will be reported, but reports can be generated
• PLS-CADD Structure Group Validation
  • Verify if User Defined GO95 Structure Group is valid based on location and attachments
  • NESC and other systems coming soon

• Granular Control of Elements to Include in Reports
  • Structure Type – Tower / Pole
  • Pole Material – Wood, Steel, Concrete, Fiberglass, Laminated Wood
  • Guy Anchors, Guy Strain Insulators
  • Insulators – Clamp, Strain, Suspension, Two Part, Post
  • Attachments – Equipment, XArms, Tubular XArms, Davits, Tubular Davits, Braces
• Split Multi-Pole Structures into Separate Reports
  • Stub Poles Automatically Identified and split into a separate report
  • Multi-Pole H-Frame type structures are NOT split into separate reports by default
  • Optional to identify Push Brace and Phase Raisers poles to report separately
• Wire Tension Reporting Options
  • Sag Tension Wire Tension and Load Case Wire Tension
  • Identify a constant weather / load case to report tensions
  • Automatically report highest tensions and associated weather / load case
•  PLS Graphic Generation
  • Automatically Generates Dimensioned Model Images and Deformed View ‘Heat Maps’
  • Each Graphic Type can be enabled or disabled