Osmose endeavors to test O-Calc Pro on as many different systems and configurations as possible but occasionally there are installations that do not operate correctly due to unanticipated system setting, other installed security software, or non-standard drivers. When this happens O-Calc Pro provid.
The default tension type of a span pulled from the Master Catalog is always Static Tension. When a span is added to a model, the Static Tension is calculated using a percentage table that can be set by the user. If then, that span is taken from the pole and placed into the User Catalog, that tensio.
O-Calc Pro is a pole loading software designed to inform the user of pole failure, which is the result of a pole being overloaded. An overloaded pole has a capacity utilization value that exceeds 100%. This means that the load being applied to the pole exceeds the amount that the pole can support. .
The field practice of “topping” a pole can be modeled successfully in O-Calc Pro. When a pole is “topped”, a portion of the top of the pole is cut off. This could be for a number of reasons, like pole tip deterioration, or the desire to use a heftier class pole that isn’t necessarily very tall. By .
O-Calc Pro determines the overturn moment of a pole based on the technique detailed in RUS Bulletin 1724E-200. The overturn moment is calculated as follows:
Among the updates to O-Calc Pro, Version 5.03 includes a number of new shortcuts that can be used to expedite the pole building process. Existing shortcuts includes:
Any component utilized in the construction of an O-Calc Pro pole model has several attributes available to the user. These attributes can be found by selecting an item, and viewing available attributes in the Data Entry Panel of the O-Calc Pro interface. These attributes can vary between different .
In O-Calc Pro version 5.03, an additional plugin became available for use. This plugin, available from the plugins download website, allows a user incorporate an existing .pplx file into the .pplx file of another pole, as an additional version.
In the latest release of O-Calc Pro, Version 5.03, several updates have been made to familiar processes. One update is the way in which Master and User catalogs can be added to the program.
The DMT, or Digital Measurement Technology, process in O-Calc Pro allows a user to obtain information from a photo of a pole that was taken with a CVT, or a Calibrated Visual Target. This technology allows a user to obtain attachment heights, span diameters, and other information. However, if a pho.