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O-Calc® Pro

Understanding NESC 2023 Rule 253

O-Calc® Pro and Conductor Creep

Understanding GO95 Pole Factor of Safety Calculations

Create a Line Design from CSV File

 This article outlines some of the basic concepts behind how Tension Types and Sag are accounted for in O-Calc® Pro. The full primer on this topic is linked here OCP Tension Sag Primer.

Methods for Performing Load Calculations

Within O-Calc Pro Line Design, users can model a line of poles.  This is typically accomplished between dead-end poles, since when the conductors were originally strung, they were tensioned based on the ruling span concept and typically the ruling span is determined between dead-end poles.  

Guying – Over-tension and Pre-stretch

DPI Setting

Pole Catalog Creator Plugin

When the Pole Catalog Creator plugin is activated, users have three options for performing pole catalog creation tasks. To use the plugin first go to Options > Manage Plugins and check the box for the Pole Catalog Creator option to activate the plugin. Follow the instructions below to learn how to .

O-Calc Pro 7.0

O-Calc Pro 7.0 Release Notes

Bill of Materials Plugin

The Bill of Materials plugin allows you to configure a bill of materials (BOM) which can be applied for a pole model.