PLS-CADD
Line design and modeling
- Full line modeling over real terrain and LiDAR
- Structure spotting and span optimization
- Sag-tension, clearance and stringing analysis
- Plan and profile drawing generation
Power Line Systems software
PLS-CADD, PLS-TOWER and PLS-POLE done right
The Power Line Systems suite is the backbone of modern line engineering. MADI Consulting brings deep, daily mastery of PLS-CADD, PLS-TOWER and PLS-POLE to every transmission and distribution project.
Why it matters
One suite, the full line, modeled to build
PLS-CADD, PLS-TOWER and PLS-POLE let us model the conductor, the structures and the terrain in one connected system. We use them every day, so we know how to set up a model that is accurate, auditable and easy to extend as your line evolves.
PLS-TOWER
Lattice tower analysis
- Finite-element analysis of lattice steel towers
- Member sizing and connection checks
- Foundation and anchor reaction output
- Code checks to ASCE 10 and CSA S37
PLS-POLE
Pole and frame structures
- Steel, wood and composite pole analysis
- Distribution and transmission framing
- Guy, anchor and dead-end design
- Pole loading studies and make-ready
How we help
From a blank model to a sealed package
Model build from your data
We build clean PLS-CADD models from survey, LiDAR and alignment data, ready for analysis and future reuse.
Structure analysis and design
Lattice towers in PLS-TOWER and poles in PLS-POLE, fully checked against governing load cases and codes.
Clearance and compliance studies
Independent clearance, loading and remediation studies on existing lines, with documented findings.
Drawings and deliverables
Plan and profile sheets, structure schedules and stringing charts exported and sealed for construction.
Lattice and pole structures
Structures designed and checked, not assumed
A line is only as strong as its structures. We design and check lattice towers in PLS-TOWER and steel, wood and composite poles in PLS-POLE, running every governing load case and producing the foundation reactions your civil team needs. On the KPIL Mumbai cascade we designed twenty guyed lattice towers this way, and on SDG&E circuits we have run pole loading from 69 kV to 138 kV.
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Need a PLS-CADD model or structure analysis?
Send us your data or existing model. We will scope the modeling, analysis and deliverables you need.