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PLS-CADD is a Windows-based stand-alone software for designing and drafting overhead power lines, featuring a 3D engineering model that integrates terrain, structures, and conductors with multiple views and live updates. It supports flexible engineering standards, sag-tension and clearance calculations, wind/ice/temperature combinations, automatic and manual structure spotting, and import of survey data from various sources, with imperial or metric units. Used by more than 1,600 organizations in over 125 countries, it delivers cost- and time-efficient designs compared with traditional methods.
Parse Score
#45 of 166 in Utility GIS and Vegetation Management Software
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AI reaches for industry standard · precise · engineering-focused when it describes PLS-CADD.
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Utility GIS and Vegetation Management Software →Excerpts where PLS-CADD appeared in the AI's answer

PLS-CADD / PLS-GRID (by Bentley Systems) : The undisputed global standard for overhead line design and structural engineering.

PLS-CADD: Often used in combination with LiDAR data for sophisticated, industry-standard clearance reports.