Additional Wire Properties

It's generally recommended to set diameters for communication cables when performing pole loading analysis. You can use the up and down arrows on the right side of the attribute to adjust the diameter, or type the exact measurement directly into the field. A green reference box will appear in the photo to help guide your measurements. It's always best to add this attribute in the first span you annotate since the diameter attribute will carry forward into the next spans. At the end of the annotation process, there's a tool that uses both the diameter and cable type attributes to match each cable to a wire spec, which is required for pole loading calculations. Please note that this tool does require configuration and will need to be setup by our Katapult Support team.

If you choose not to have the wire spec tool configured, the next best thing is to set the wire spec attribute manually as you annotate, for both power conductors and comms attachments. Simply select the correct spec from the dropdown menu. Again, it's best practice to set this attribute the first time a specific cable appears, as this information will automatically carry forward from one midspan photo to the next.

Since cable trace view allows you to see each photo and the map allows you to recognize where guying is located, this is an excellent time to determine if cables are slack span. Slack span is used to better manage stress on poles where guys cannot be installed and, by default, is displayed as a yellow connection line on the map. To mark an attachment as slack span, simply type "ss" into the height field on the marker and press ENTER. This will set the wire tension attribute and designate it as slack. If multiple attachments need to be marked as slack span, you can hold CTRL, select all necessary markers, and then use the "ss" shortcut to quickly update the wire tension for all selected cables.