The Design Settings dialog box can be populated by selecting Design > Design Settings in the Main Menu or by selecting the Design Settings button in the Toolbar. Design Settings is the control panel in which information can be added and updated for individual designs in a project. Once a design has been defined, users can open this dialog box at any time to make additions or changes to the information.

Design Settings Content

The Design Settings dialog box consists of three tabs:

• Loading
• Strength
• Clearances

The two buttons found at the bottom of the Design Settings are OK and Cancel.

• OK: When a user is complete with design setting updates, OK will save the changes and close the dialog box.
• Cancel: Clicking Cancel will close the dialog box, and any changes will not be saved.

Loading Tab

The Loading tab allows users to add, remove, or modify load cases on a per-design basis. The Loading tab is divided into two sections.

• Design Load Cases: Load cases are created in the Client Editor. If a load case was set to Include Load Case by Default, the load case will be selected automatically and applied to analyze against the design. Any other load cases included in the client file will appear in the dropdown menu. Load cases can be removed one at a time by using the Remove button or all at once using Remove All.
• Design Load Case Settings: Load case settings for any of the selected load cases can be viewed here. Settings such as Construction Grade and Type, Temperature, Wind Pressure, Wind Type, Ice Thickness, Load Step Count (advanced load cases only), and Average Length on Main Span can be adjusted on a per-load case basis at the design level. Selecting the Summary tab will populate load case settings, weather loads, strength factors, and load factors as defined in the client file. Selecting the Map sub-tab will populate a loading zone map for NESC load cases.

Strength Tab

The Strength tab provides users with the ability to add, remove, or modify a strength case on a per-design basis. Strength cases are created in the Client Editor. Strength cases included in the client file will appear in the dropdown. When a strength case is applied, SPIDAcalc can evaluate the impact of damage and decay entered by users to determine the remaining strength and capacity of the pole.

Clearances Tab

The Clearances tab provides users with the ability to add or remove clearance cases at the design level. The Clearances tab is divided into two sections.

• Clearance Cases: Clearance cases are created using the Client Editor. If a clearance case was set to Include Clearance Case by Default, it will be applied to every design automatically. Any other clearance cases included in the client file will appear in the dropdown, which is dynamic; once it has been added to the Design Settings, it will be removed from the dropdown menu. Clearance cases can be removed one at a time by using the Remove button or all at once using Remove All. If the design contained results, the results will no longer be current.
• Clearance Case Settings: Clearance case settings for any of the selected clearance cases can be viewed here. The Summary tab will provide the user with a brief summary of the case type and wire states. The Table tab will populate a breakdown of clearance requirements by wire type. For wire-to-wire and wire-to-ground clearance cases, the Wire States tab will provide detailed weather load information for the selected thermal and physical wire states.

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