Many of the presentations were made live from within PLS software, but for the benefit of those who could not be there as well as those in attendance that wish to share information with their associates that were not able to attend, outlines and handouts from selected presentations are available below:

Tuesday:

• Welcome and What’s New with PLS – Otto Lynch, Power Line Systems

• PLS-CADD/Lite New Graphical Commands – Graeme Louw & Alex Beers, Power Line Systems

• Developing Security Loads – Jean-Piere Marais, EPRI

• Stringing Wire & Swapping Attachments – Dan McCormick & Isaac Wirsbinski, Power Line Systems

• PLS-CADD use on Distribution for Wildfire Prevention – Robert Kulapaditharom, The Engineering Partners, Inc

• New Alignment Functions – Dan McCormick & Isaac Wirsbinski, Power Line Systems

• Merging Projects – Isaac Wirsbinski, Power Line Systems & Jesse Kohler, PLC Engineering

• To Clip or Not to Clip – Jesse Kohler, PLC Engineering

• What’s New in PLS-CADD – Suzanne Brzoznowski & Tim Knor, Power Line Systems

• AMBER - Kevin Brzys, Power Line Systems

• A LOOQ at Distribution Pole Modeling – Alex Richards, Aquawolf LLC

• River Crossing Towers – Strengthening & Remediating a Historic 95 Year Crossing – Mike Miller, EXO

Wednesday:

• Computer Hardware Recommendations – Shelby Suski, Power Line Systems

• New Analysis & Reports – Graeme Louw & Alan Fritz, Power Line Systems

• Show Your Work! Commonly Underutilized Tools & Features in PLS-POLE and TOWER – Jason Kilgore, Mesa Associates

• Clearances & Ratings – Dan McCormick, Power Line Systems

• LiDAR in Structure Programs – Jesse Kohler, PLC Engineering

• TIN & Surface Manager – Tim Cashman, Power Line Systems

• New Insulator Types – Suzanne Brzoznowski & Michaela Suski, Power Line Systems

• What’s New in PLS-POLE – Kevin Brzys, Power Line Systems

• What’s New in TOWER – Tim Cashman, Power Line Systems

• What’s New in PLS-GRID – Kevin Brzys, Power Line Systems

• PLS-GRID Analytics – Tim Cashman, Power Line Systems

• PLS-GRID - A Consultant’s Implementation – Josh Sebolt & Zach Brinker, Burns & McDonnell

• Navigating Electromagnetic Landscapes: PLS-CADD 3D EMF in Action – Peter Wills & Oliveiro Garcia, Burns & McDonnell

Extra Presentations:

• Optimum Spotting Module Capabilities – Graeme Louw, Power Line Systems

• File Compatibility – Suzanne Brzoznowski & Tim Knor, Power Line Systems

• QuickTalks: Virtual Profile, User Defined Feature Codes, Span Length Text Position, Batch Modify Structure Materials – Suzanne Brzoznowski, Power Line Systems

• Audible Noise – Tim Knor, Power Line Systems

The features shown at the meeting are available in the current insider version of PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, & TOWER. Contact PLS Technical Support to receive this version. The general release version containing these features will be released later this year.

We hope to see all of you again in 2026!

Staff of Power Line Systems