Collect, model, & optimize overhead distribution assets
Increase your system integrity, ensure reliable service, reduce safety concerns, and optimize overhead financial investments.
WHAT IS SPIDAcalc?
SPIDAcalc makes it straightforward to collect, model, and optimize overhead telecommunications and distribution assets, giving you transparency, control, and flexibility over collection, material specification, and analysis methods.
- Intuitive Modeling & Design
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Intuitive Modeling and Design
Superior User Interface
Intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, configurable workspaces, and interactive 2D and 3D views.
Assemblies and Connectivity
Quickly create designs by using preconfigured standards and lead connectivity to dramatically reduce design time.
Design Advisor
Optimize your pole class and anchor leads with streamlined routines, eliminating the need to guess and check.
- Powerful Analysis Capabilities
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Powerful Analysis Capabilities
Trusted Calculations
Backed by a powerful finite element analysis engine, SPIDAcalc offers both traditional linear analysis and advanced geometric nonlinear analysis.
Interactive Analysis Results
Display stress, shear, moment, and deflection along the pole with interactive charts, streamlining your reporting needs. Work with an innovative patent-pending 360° radar chart.
- Make Ready Evaluations
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Make Ready Evaluations
Design Comparison
Automatically generate make-ready statements and reports using SPIDAcalc’s exclusive design comparison tool.
Vertical Clearance Checks
Evaluate above ground and between clearances anywhere along the span and at the pole using profile view.
Communication Bundles
Create a limitless array of communication bundles on the fly or using pre-built configurations.
Intuitive Modeling and Design
Superior User Interface
Intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, configurable workspaces, and interactive 2D and 3D views.
Assemblies and Connectivity
Quickly create designs by using preconfigured standards and lead connectivity to dramatically reduce design time.
Design Advisor
Optimize your pole class and anchor leads with streamlined routines, eliminating the need to guess and check.
Powerful Analysis Capabilities
Trusted Calculations
Backed by a powerful finite element analysis engine, SPIDAcalc offers both traditional linear analysis and advanced geometric nonlinear analysis.
Interactive Analysis Results
Display stress, shear, moment, and deflection along the pole with interactive charts, streamlining your reporting needs. Work with an innovative patent-pending 360° radar chart.
Make Ready Evaluations
Design Comparison
Automatically generate make-ready statements and reports using SPIDAcalc’s exclusive design comparison tool.
Vertical Clearance Checks
Evaluate above ground and between clearances anywhere along the span and at the pole using profile view.
Communication Bundles
Create a limitless array of communication bundles on the fly or using pre-built configurations.
SPIDAcalc
- Configurable, drag-and-drop user interface
- Model single-pole overhead electric and telecommunication systems
- Geometric nonlinear analysis of pole loading, clearances, and remaining strength
- Prebuilt NESC, CSA, GO95 safety code criteria or build custom load cases
*Prices vary per region. For more options, see licensing and subscriptions section.
User QuoteS
"We have been using SPIDAcalc for several years now with much success. It has streamlined our pole analysis and allowed designs that may fall out of normal specifications to be approved or modified, based on the results. SPIDA is continuing to update and add additional features to their software that brings benefit to many users."
— Electrical Engineer, Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
"SPIDAcalc has given REMC more confidence in our pole designs. The user interface is top-notch, easy to use and it saves our stakers time and effort when evaluating the designs. SPIDA has allowed us to 'right-size' the equipment we design for our poles, which in turn saves the co-op money."
— Senior Project Engineer, Randolph Electric Membership Corporation
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