After opening Spida-Calc the first thing you will need to do is set up your load cases. Without doing so you will not be able to analyze your completed builds.

• Click on project located at the top left hand corner.
• In the drop down left click on project settings
• In the pop-up click on analysis and you will see Project load cases and a drop menu under it. Depending on the power company and location your pole is in select the respected load case.

• After selecting your load case click the okay at the bottom right to return to your pole
• In the column on the left you will see Lead and another labeled location.

• left click the location (highlighted in blue) to rename your location this will either be the pole tag number or NT(pole#)
• After labeling your pole set the GPS of the pole using what is displayed in the KMZ. This is located on the right with a small map icon. When the map is open you will click the 2^nd icon and select set map location, in which you will click anywhere on the map. 3^rd icon double click on the map point to open a manual input box input the correct GPS coordinates.

• You will only have to do this on your first pole unless you have to change locations ( going a different way) and your current lead is not connected. Then you will create a new lead and re-input the location of the pole starting the new lead.

Pole Loading

Now that you have the location and load cases set we can start to set the basic pole data. We will set our pole length and class and GLC to get started.

• Using the Pole image with your HOAs ( either in the pole folder or the builder creating on O-Calc) you will need the TOP measurement. As well as any fielder notes such as pole type, class and height and GLC.
• In the components section which is located to the left, you will have all your pole items select the one that represents your pole ( such as Douglas fir 50’ – 4(class) for example).
• Once you selected the class the number will be highlighted showing its what you chosen see example. After you can hold the left button on your mouse and drag it to the pole to input your selected information.
• The next section is component properties here you will be able to make quick changes to pole owners, pole type and set your AGL (at ground level) and GLC ( ground length circumference) see example

Setting Wire End Points

• To set wire points in the example look to the bottom left depending on your line if to are going one direction and continuing you will choose the red dot indicating next and blue dot ending a line if it does not continue further meaning no pwr or comms going to another pole then you would use the blue icon. If you have a pole going forward and back then you will choose the previous and next (blue and red dot) and drag and drop to your pole.
• To set your angles and footages click either on the dot or the pole displayed representing the wire point. See example:

Wire Points

• Once you have set your main power and comm points you may have different connections such as power to homes, power to another pole or comms to another pole or both
• To set these choose the end point that suits your needs.
• For lines going to buildings ( homes, offices, buildings some cases billboards) choose the dark blue dot for building
• For lines going to other poles, streetlights, some cities trees you will choose the green dot for power and comms.
• To set them simply drag and drop them to your pole then select the dot or pole depiction and set the degrees and footage. When inputting a line select the end point prior to dropping the selected wire. Then adjust the rotations and heights.

Building Wire Points

To build wire points select the wires selection as shown in example. Here you will find all your wires from different power and comms.

• For pwer selections. Choose your power owner, in the group section choose whether it will be primary ( main power) or secondary power changing the types will give you different lists of wires.
• You will also find comm owners and find lists of all the comm, CATV , telco wires.
• In the crossarm section you will find all the sizes you may need for power and comms
• In the insulators section you can find all different sizes you may need to connect your power lines or comms.

Multi-Selection of Wires and Insulators

• When building power such as primary you will have the need for more then one wire. Here you see the quick assembly.

• When choosing a wire size, cross arm and insulator it automatically is added to the quick assembly changing when you input a different selection.
• When you need multiple wires select the quantity of wires needed ( 2-4- 6- 8 for example) this is located above the quick assembly. Once you have your quantity, wire, crossarm and insulator set click and drag from the quick assembly or puzzle piece and drag it to your pole this will add it to your pole and set it to your next and previous.
• If you need your items to go to only one direction click the direction you want to go ( selecting either the Next, previous, other or building) then drag it to your pole and your connections will go to the direction you need it to go
• When you need two locations that are not Nxt & prev. hold CTRL and select your wire points
• This works for power and comms.
• After you place your items fix any offsets, rotations and heights. Your connections showed match your pole photo.

Rotations

When rotating a crossarm change the association to none then input the degrees till your cross arm is where you will need it.

Anchors, Down Guys, Span Guys

Anchors

When setting anchors use the fielder photos to view what type of anchor is needed (1”, ¾”,5/8” ) they’re determined on the number of eyes available on the anchor. A 1” anchor will have 3 eyes or slots a ¾” will have 2 slots or eyes and 5/8” will have just one a single eye. To set them simply drag and drop to the pole and saet the degrees and lead for the anchor. Then selecting the down guy from the guys span guys section.

Span Guys

Span guys are support wires that give support to adjacent poles or go to anchor poles to support your current pole. To set them choose the wire point your span guy will be going and then drag and drop to the pole setting the height it will be attached at. When going pole to pole set your height and then when you load the next pole set the height for the end point. When going to a pole outside your lead set your height, minus a foot for the sag then set the end point height as your current height.

Queens Posts

To set queens post choose your anchor and down guy then go to the sidewalk braces in the components section these will be added to you quick assembly. Drag and drop the puzzle piece from Quick assembly to the pole and fix heights of the anchor and QP set your leads and degrees to complete your qp anchor

Pole Analyze

To analyze your pole, or the poles in your lead when you are completed click on the play button at the top left of the example. It will ask if you want to analyze the project, the lead or design.

Choose the lead you are working on to analyze your poles this will cover all the poles in the current lead. If there are any errors it may skip the pole but will give you a list of errors and for what poles. When it does screen shot it and go to the poles correcting the error and reanalyze. Don’t forget to constantly save your pole data. As forgetting or a computer crash will lose everything.

SAVE! SAVE! SAVE! Your work!!