1. Open ocalc program identified as a utility pole with a giant blue Ring around it. (top left in the image below.)

2. When starting you will have a list of catalogs (Edison ,DWP, Master) choose the catalog for the specific power company you will be loading for ( in this case we will use LADWP) the next list is the inventory which will show you all the items already loaded onto the pole. The blue screen is blank as we do not have a pole selected or loaded, this slot will show you a 3D representation of your work being done.

3. To start select file (top left) and select new pole/ wood pole. This will open a pop up giving you the option to select specific poles from a drop down menu. As we will be using a fielded pole our field measured heights for the pole are listed on the KMZ. For reference we will using a (45ft pole, class 4, DF or Douglas fir (note DF or Douglas fir will be the species of wood that is being used, the fielder will identify the wood by either full name or abbreviations) with a GLC of 37, our pole number is 303650M. (M) identifies the pole as being owned by the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power

4. Also Look for TB ( Through bore) usually spotted in the photos or marked in the fielder notes. These are bore hole drilled into the base of the pole going completely through the pole. In some cases there are selections to choose TB pole usually labeled as (DF-TB) (species-TB)

5. After selecting you pole height and class hit okay you will be prompted by a pop up saying “ No Default” this means a load case hasn’t been assigned to the pole. Select OK to continue.

6. Since we are loading for LADWP select the LADWP catalog.

• Open DWP poles/wood poles/ non-through bored poles and reselect pole height and class (this will override our selection with the appropriate class per LADWP)
• Drag your selection to the inventory list and drag it to the icon labeled unset.

1. Select yes to the new pole template. And then save your pole to its appropriate file.
2. After you drag and drop to the unset icon it will change the name to the class and height of the pole. Click on the icon and it will open a popup located in the data entry.

In the data entry input the fielder info from the KMZ

• In the data entry change the row where it says woodpole standard to All
• Input the pole number
• Input setting depth ( we will cover this further along.)
• In the row labeled GL Circum change from by specs to measured
• Then fill in your GLC

Measuring the Pole Using O-calc

• From the fielder photos select a photo then drag it to the measure located where the 3D pole view is.

After dragging your photo, you will be able to rotate and calibrate the image. (note after calibrating the image you will not be able to zoom in without off putting the calibration, so its recommended to zoom in then calibrate your image.)

• after calibrating and setting your heights your end result should be as shown in the image below.

• note the four cross hairs in the bottom of the image. These are your calibration markers, to set them click on the photo looking for the red reflective markers on the CVT stick attached to the pole
• set the four markers then measure the top of the pole (the top in this photo is measured as 33.8ft)
• Note your line directions (the direction your pole loads will be going.) as this will be the first in the line we will continue going east down the line. You can also see your proposed paths in the KMZ.

Loading

• Before starting save your new image, by selecting image and save as. Label the photo HOA and save it to the poles fielder photos.
• As we are looking at the pole from the west side of the pole we will start with loading the cross arms.
• First set the setting depth of the pole, as the pole is a 45ft pole we will subtract the measured pole top to the pole length (45 – 33.8 = 11.2) as the setting depth is to deep you will have to keep remeasure your pole.
• If you have a shallow depth 5ft and under its usually okay with Telco poles of 30 to 35 ft
• Usual depth setting are 6-8 ft.

• With our new heights we can now set our setting depths. (45-33.8= 7.2)

• With this we will return to our data entry. click on the icon in the inventory list to open the data entry for the pole and set the setting depth to 7’2”.

Loading Crossarms

• To set the arm scroll down the LADWP list and select a cross arm the is suited (for primary lines usually 12,10,8 ft arms will be set in this case we will load a 10ft double cross arm.)

• After choosing a crossarm drag to the pole or to the inventory list.

• It will prompt you to input the height of the crossarm set it at 37.2 and change its rotation. To match the direction the arm is facing. We will input 90 degrees. Also label owner of crossarms to specified owners.

• Repeat this process for all crossarms paying attention to whether they are single or double cross arms. (for comm arms and or guard arms use 4-5 ft arms unless a 10ft arm is visible.)

• To better orientate yourself to the pole, load the pole matching the direction you are viewing it in the photo or KMZ. (do this by holding the right button outside the pole and moving the mouse)

Your end result should be what’s shown above.