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The algorithm that calculates the Worst angle to apply Wind Loads to a pole has been updated to create a much better prediction. The wind load from attachments and hardware are taken into account, as well as their height of attachment, to predict the worst effect on the pole. Tensions from attachmen...

Quick Pole now has a Report available that is specifically tailored to supporting requests for Pole Attachments. It is called "Communication Attachments" and can be accessed via the Per-Pole Reporting feature, or project-wide for all poles in a project. It contains all of the most commonly...

Quick Pole is now fully enabled to accept GIS coordinates for locations of Poles, Anchors and Buildings. Coordinates can be specified in Longitude and Latitude or Northing and Easting terms. A wide range of selected Datums are supported (such as NAD83, WGS84...)

Quick Pole now better supports the NESC Line Grades by using the NESC overload (safety) and material strength factors called for in the NESC. You also have the choice of evaluating pole lines using either the Linear or Nonlinear methodologies. However, the overload and strength factors used will be ...

Quick Pole has always been a Structural Analysis Tool that has used the Nonlinear Analysis methodology, for optimum results. In Canada, nonlinear analysis is an option that enables lower Overload or Safety factors to be used, as opposed to Linear analysis. However, both are currently supported in th...

You can now select many poles on the work plan at the same time and change their pole class, pole species type or the pole length. Changing the Pole Length from one size to another also has the added feature of automatically adjusting the attachment heights for all attachments by the net difference ...

A common question has been "how can we apply the same wires/strand/cables from one span onto another". This is now possible with Quick Pole right from the main project window. Simply right-click on any span and you will be presented with options to copy: ⋅ Main Power wires ⋅...

Quick Pole can now handle All Dielectric Self Supporting Cables in Projects and the Sags & tensions Calculator. A complete database of Corning Solo cables has been added to assist users. Other manufacturer ADSS cables can be added by request and sent to all users in the next software update cycle.

The Sags and Tensions Calculator has been recently updated to better handle elevation differences between pole attachment heights and to enable "super slack" conditions to be modeled. Previously there was a lower limit placed on tensions that we thought was reasonable. This prevented some ...

There is now an Option under Tools->Options menu item to set your preference to display and use either Metric or Imperial units when working with Quick Pole. This feature will be implemented in stages over the next few updates. The first module to have this feature implemented in is the DataManager ...