Add a stay to a pole using the Stay/Guy tool on the toolbar.
Adding a stay/guy using the tool
Select the Stay/Guy tool on the toolbar and navigate to the Properties panel. Ensure the details are correct.
Cable defines the type of cable to be used in the stay/guy
Pole Assembly defines how to stay/guy will attach to the pole
Anchor defines how the anchor will attach to the ground
To place a stay/guy on a pole navigate to a view panel like Perspective and locate the relevant pole. As the mouse hovers over the pole or nearby ground surface, a preview of the stay/guy will appear.
Left-click the appropriate attachment point on the pole, or ground anchor point to place the stay/guy.
Amend a stay/guy
Using the Move and Select tool, select a stay/guy in a view panel like Perspective and navigate to the Properties panel.
Update the stay/guy details including:
Label
Cable Type
Pole Assembly: how the stay/guy attaches to the pole
Anchor Assembly: how the stay/guy attaches to the ground
Cable Multiplier: number of stay/guy wires used
The Pole field identifies which pole the stay/guy is attached to. Clicking the pole label will change the selected item from the stay/guy to the pole and the pole properties will display in the Properties panel.
The attachment point of the stay/guy on the pole can be altered using the following interdependent field:
Top Distance: distance from the top of the pole
Height: distance from the ground line of the pole
The anchor's Z position will default to being derived from the ground. Disabling Derive from ground will allow Z field to be manually updated.
The Anchor Position of the stay/guy can be defined relative to its attached pole or as an absolute position. This selection will alter the subsequent fields that can be updated.
Bearing and offset: defines anchor position relative to the attached pole
Ground θ°: defines the angle between the stay/guy and the ground
Offset from Pole: defines the horizontal distance of the anchor is from the base of the pole
Bearing angle: defines the direction of the stay/guy
Absolute Position: fixes anchor position based on specified coordinates
X: defines the X coordinate of the stay/guy anchor
Y: defines the Y coordinate of the stay/guy anchor
The following cable properties of the stay/guy for use in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can be altered:
Custom Tension: defines whether default tension settings or, if checkbox enabled, custom values apply
Default settings are contained in Project tab under Design Settings
See Stay Default Initial Tension Type and Default Initial CBL/Tension
Initial CBL%: defines initial tension as a percentage of Conductor Breaking Load (CBL)
This will default to value defined in Design Settings and only be editable if Custom Tension is enabled
Initial Tension: defines initial tension of the stay/guy
This will default to value defined in Design Settings and only be editable if Custom Tension is enabled
Fix Temperature: temperature uses average temperature of spans connected to the attached pole if checkbox enabled, otherwise allows this to be manually defined
Initial Temperature: specifies the initial temperature that applies to the initial tension and can only be manually amended if Fix Temperature checkbox is disabled
The ambient temperature, defined in Environments will be used to adjust the tension in the stay/guy using the coefficient of linear expansion from the stay/guy conductor model.