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Free tools for PLS-POLE engineers

PLS-POLE Tools That Run in Your Browser

Read a whole analysis run on one page, build or validate load files, compare runs, hand reactions to the foundation designer, sanity-check fabrication and search every public steel pole library. Built by FDES for the engineers whose XML we turn into fabrication drawings every week.

RESULTS XML IN → THE WHOLE RUN ON ONE PAGE

Results Summary

Pole and tubes, usage by load case, insulator and davit usages, tip deflections, support reactions and every table PLS-POLE wrote, exactly as reported. Add the model files to check they belong together.

Read a run → GRID · POL IN → VALID .LCA

LCA Builder and Validator

Write a vector load file from a grid of load cases and attachment loads, with labels imported from the model, or validate an existing .lca against the POL before it goes into PLS-POLE.

Build or validate loads → XML A · XML B IN → CHANGE REPORT

Revision Compare

Put two analysis runs side by side. See what moved in usage, weight, deflection, diameters and tube thickness, with the favourable direction highlighted.

Compare revisions → RESULTS XML IN → REACTIONS ENVELOPE

Foundation Reactions

Every load case's support reactions in one table and the governing shear, moment, axial and torsion values enveloped, ready for the foundation designer. CSV included.

Read reactions → RESULTS XML IN → SHOP CHECKS

Fabrication Check

Test the tube schedule against your kettle length, section weight, slip joint overlap, plate stock and w/t limit before the pole reaches the shop.

Run the checks → 27 PUBLIC LIBRARIES · YOUR SPP IN → ONE TABLE

Steel Pole Library Explorer

Every public manufacturer library in one searchable table: length, tip and base diameter, taper, tubes and yield. Open any property for its tube schedule, compare two, export CSV.

Explore libraries →

New to exporting the XML? PLS-POLE writes it only when the post-processor option is on. How to export the results XML from PLS-POLE, with screenshots.

Nothing is storedFiles are parsed in memory on our server and deleted the moment the response is sent. No copies, no history.
No account, no installationOpen a page, drop your files, read the result. Print it or download the JSON if you need a record.
Reads files, does not judge designsThese tools report what the files and the PLS-POLE results say. They are not a substitute for Model Check or an engineer's review.

Why FDES builds these

We Live Downstream of PLS-POLE

FDES builds the automation that turns a finished PLS-POLE analysis into 3D models, fabrication drawings and bills of material for steel pole manufacturers. That work depends on reading PLS-POLE results correctly, and these tools come from the same experience with the file formats.

If your team spends days redrawing what the analysis already decided, the transmission pole design automation page and the guide to automating pole drawings from PLS-POLE show what the full workflow looks like.

How each tool works

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Choose filesDrag and drop, or click to browse. One file per type.
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Read the resultStatus, metrics, tables and findings, laid out for a quick review.
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Keep a recordPrint the page or download the JSON. Then the files are gone from our side.

PLS-POLE, PLS-CADD and PLS-GRID are trademarks of Power Line Systems, part of Bentley Systems. FDES Technologies is not affiliated with or endorsed by Power Line Systems or Bentley Systems. Sample files are the public examples shipped with PLS-POLE.

Free assessment · no commitment

The Analysis Is Done. Automate What Comes After.

Show us your PLS-POLE to fabrication workflow. We map what automates cleanly, flag where the risk sits, and show you what a production system looks like for your pole designs.

  • PLS-POLE XML to 3D model, drawings and BOM
  • Inventor, AutoCAD, SolidWorks and more
  • Your templates, part numbers and standards
  • Deployed with US steel pole manufacturers