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RF Design Services provides telecommunications consulting and engineering services across the country for a variety of broadband providers, telephone companies, CATV operators, and WISPs (wireless ISPs), WiMAX, wireless broadband, over-the-top video, streaming video. Pole Loading Software and Consulting Services for electric utilities, telephone, catv, telecom's and consultants. Pole Loading Software LineDesign Engineering offers Transverse & Vertical Pole Loading Software (pole loading analysis program for overhead pole lines), per the requirements of the NESC, GO95, etc.

Free cctv design tool CCTV Design Lens Calculator 3.0is released! Now it is possible to calculate spatial resolution at specified distance and model images of panoramic cameras with fish-eye lens

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04/25/2016
VideoCAD 8.2 Lite was released. More than 50 new features have been chosen from VideoCAD 8 Professional. In addition: VideoCAD 8 Lite does not need dongle or HID, Demo allows to change lens focal length and the demo is free for non-commercial usage, upgrade from VideoCAD Starter and VideoCAD Starter II Kit to VideoCAD Lite and VideoCAD Professional is now allowed, VideoCAD Lite is supplemented to all new VideoCAD Professional licenses for free. What is new in VideoCAD.

02/18/2016
A new teaching article 'The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD. Part 6. Lens distortion in CCTV design'(*.pdf, 789kB) was published. The article considers influence of lens distortion on the shape of field of view, distribution of spatial resolution and on the image from camera. In this article there is an example of accurate simulation of a camera with wide angle lens.

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Counters of all customers’ HID protection of VideoCAD are cleared.

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07/16/2015
New video tutorial is published. The most important concepts of VideoCAD software: camera view area and horizontal projection of the view area are considered in details. CCTV design in VideoCAD. Camera view area.
06/30/2015
Freeware CCTV Design Lens Calculator 2.0 is
published! Now it is possible to take into consideration image sensor sizes and aspect ratio of modern cameras by the same way as in VideoCAD 8.1.
05/18/2015
VideoCAD 8.1 Professional is
published! The new features include: Modeling image sensor sizes and aspect ratio of modern cameras, Improving usability of working with 3D models and constructions in editing state, Upgrade of AutoCAD import/export. What is new in VideoCAD
01/01/2015

Counters of all customers’ HID registrations are cleared.

09/29/2014
VideoCAD 8.0 Professional is released! What is new in VideoCAD
01/01/2014
Counters of all customers’ HID registrations are cleared.

01/01/2013
Counters of all customers’ HID registrations are cleared.

04/10/2012
VideoCAD Starter II Kit was published. VideoCAD Starter II offers additional features formerly available in the Lite and Professional versions only. More.

03/29/2012
CCTV Design Lens Calculator 1.0 was published - an easy free tool for CCTV design. Along with traditional features of Lens Calculators, CCTV Design Lens Calculator offers several new, more effective tools. More.

01/01/2012
Counters of all customers’ HID registrations of VideoCAD are cleared.

09/29/2011
IP camera CCTV Calculator (CCTVCAD Calculator) 2.0 was released. The new features are supporting VideoCAD 7 project format and patterns in XML format.
This upgrade is free for all customers.
09/20/2011
VideoCAD Plugin for Google SketchUp was released. It allows to export 3D models and scenes from free version of Google SketchUp to VideoCAD.

09/12/2011
A new teaching article 'The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD. Part 5. Video surveillance of moving objects'( 650kB*.pdf) was published. In this article we consider the main reasons of distortion of moving objects in CCTV and tools for modeling these distortions in VideoCAD. Examples of work with animated images are given.

04/26/2011
VideoCAD Starter is released. VideoCAD Starter is the easiest, low cost version of VideoCAD with 3D modeling. VideoCAD Starter is registered only by personal registration code, without dongle or hardware locking. More..
03/21/2011
CCTVCAD Lab Toolkit 1.0 is released. CCTVCAD Lab Toolkit is a collection of software tools and well-tested practical techniques for measuring parameters of various CCTV equipment (cameras, lenses, filters, light sources and other).
03/15/2011
VideoCAD 7.0 is released! What is new in VideoCAD 7.0
01/01/2011
Counters of all customers’ HID records of VideoCAD are cleared.


06/15/2010
CCTVCAD Calculator (IP Camera CCTV Calculator) 1.0 is released. CCTVCAD Calculator is a tool for calculating required network bandwidth and disk space for IP cameras and video encoders.


01/01/2010
Counters of all customers’ HID records of VideoCAD are cleared. Irrespective of how many records have been used everyone who purchased VideoCAD before 01/01/2010 get the initial number of reserve registrations (2).


09/13/2009
Released VideoCAD 6.102 with Senselock dongles support. During the order process you can choose standard USB dongle or mini-dongle for notebook. More..

05/07/2008
CCTV design forum started. You can discuss any CCTV design questions, ask any questions about VideoCAD to its developers and share your knowledge.

04/14/2008
A new teaching article 'The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD. Part 4. Illumination and camera sensitivity in CCTV'(*.pdf, 1950kB) was published. This article could be useful not only for VideoCAD users, but also for a wide circle of specialists. The article covers features of video surveillance system work in low light conditions, which are applicable for analog and digital (IP) CCTV systems.

02/10/2008
Low cost CCTV design software VideoCAD 6.1 and VideoCAD_Lite 6.1 are released!
VideoCAD_Lite is an inexpensive version of VideoCAD with limited features. VideoCAD_Lite offers only the most useful and easy-to-master tools for CCTV design.
Counters of all customers’ HID registrations are cleared. Irrespective of how many registrations have been used everyone who purchased VideoCAD before 02/10/2008 get the initial number of reserve registrations (2).


11/15/2007
VideoCAD 6.0 is released! Whats' new in VideoCAD 6.0

01/01/2007
Counters of all customers' HID registrations are cleared.
11/06/2006
A new teaching article 'The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD. Part 3. 3D modeling in VideoCAD'(*.pdf, 916kB) was published. In the third part , step by step on a practical example the basic tools for three-dimensional modeling in VideoCAD 5.0 from creation of 3D model of environment up to creation of image models on monitors are described.
05/26/2006
VideoCAD 5.0 is released. Whats' new in VideoCAD 5.0
03/07/2006
Magnitogorsk shoe factory know for its “FOMA” trade mark has deployed new security system. Due to the factory huge area and distributed structure VideoCAD_MAP module (developed by CCTVCAD Software) was integrated to the security system. Module schematically shows all facilities accommodated at the 4-storey building and gives opportunity to zoom-in displayed objects.
03/06/2006
A new article 'The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD. Part 2. Person detection area, person identification area, license plate reading area'(*.pdf, 806kB) was published. In this article the automatic tools for calculation of person detection, identification and license plate reading areas are described in detail. Also there is the guide for using these tools in VideoCAD.

02/19/2006
A new article 'The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD. Part I. Camera view area'(*.pdf, 655kB) has been published, which describe some basic working methods with this program. This article helps beginners and skilled experts, unfamiliar with the VideoCAD software to manage it faster.

01/01/2006
Counters of all customers' registrations of VideoCAD are cleared. Irrespective of how many registrations have been used, everyone who purchased VideoCAD before 01/01/2006 get the initial number of reserve registrations (2).

10/10/2005

A free package for VideoCAD users was released. It is designed to import 3D models and scenes from 3DSMAX to VideoCAD ( 453kB).

05/26/2005
The User manual of VideoCAD 4.0 in PDF format ( 884kB) is released .

05/01/2005
VideoCAD 4.0 is released. Whats' new in VideoCAD 4.0

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Counters of all customers'; registrations of our software are cleared.

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12/10/2004
VideoCAD 3.02 is released. In Russian edition of CCTV Focus magazine, #5/ 2004 there was published an article 'Professional design of CCTV system'. There is english translation of the article.

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10/07/2004
The User manual of VideoCAD 3.01 in PDF format ( 727kB) is released.

07/09/2004
VideoCAD 3.01 is released. In CCTV Focus magazine, issue 28 - 2004 there was published an article 'VideoCAD for professional CCTV system design'(*.pdf, 671kB).
An opportunity to buy VideoCAD through CCTV Focus magazine is appeared.

06/25/2004
VideoCAD 3.0 is released. Whats' new in VideoCAD 3.0 Update for all previous versions is free of charge. Furthermore, counters of all customers' registrations of the previous versions are cleared. Irrespective of how many registrations have been used, everyone who purchased VideoCAD 1.0 or VideoCAD 2.0 get the initial number of reserve registrations (2). In future we are planning to clear registration counters regularly.
VideoCAD will always be at hand and you will not need to pay twice.
02/04/2004
VideoCAD 2.0 is released.

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12/03/2003
VideoCAD 1.0 is released.

PLOAD7 screen shots =>Calculation - Summary - All Points - Fixed Point - Sum by Owner - Guys - Stress

Pole Loading Software, Consulting,

Accident Investigation and Expert Witness Services

for electric utilities, telephone, catv, telecom's and consultants

Pole Loading Software: LineDesign Engineering offers PLOAD7, a transverse & vertical pole loading software. PLOAD7 is an economical pole loading analysis program for overhead pole lines, utilizing the strength & loading requirements of the NESC and GO95. Also included are column buckling and guying modules.Click the links above for screen shots. Recent program changes have added steel, concrete & FRP poles. Several other enhancements have also been added.

Other Engineering Software:Additional programs are also available on capacitor calculations, power factor correction, distribution circuit power calculations (kw, kvar, kva, pf), overhead line impedance, per unit impedance, fault currents and transformer calculations.

2017 NESC: PLOAD7 is compliant with the 2017 NESC, as well as GO95 requirements. The pole buckling summary section has been revised to display additional buckling information. If you have purchased our pole loading program in the past, you qualify for the 'upgrade pricing'. Program updates are free for 1 year from purchase date. Click here for a list of the most recent program updates =>Program Updates

Pole Loading Training: Pole Loading workshops covering the engineering concepts and codes (NESC & GO95), as well as the use of the programs are available. These workshops can be customized to your needs, and are typically 1-2 days in length. Contact us for details and quotes.

Consulting, Accident Investigation & Expert Witness Services: Engineering consulting services are available to check &/or verify your existing or proposed pole loading analysis and guy/anchor calculations. Additional consulting, accident investigation and expert witness services are available in the following areas: National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) Rules, pole loading analysis, guys & anchors, overhead line design, conductor sag & tension, conductor clearance & blowout requirements, NESC compliance audits, system reliability improvement audits, and line inspections. Other consulting services include fuse coordination / fault studies, circuit loading, voltage drop analysis, capacitor bank & control recommendations, system inventories, and other miscellaneous engineering services.

Features of LineDesign

Engineering's Programs:

  • Simple to use

  • Easy to read output

  • Fast data entry and printing (saves you time)

  • Economically priced (compare our results to programs costing thousands of dollars)

  • Easily customized by the user (or we can customize it for you).

Utilities, consultants & contractors performing pole loading analysis calculations and 'make-ready' work for electric, telephone, catv, and telecom companies across the U.S. are using our programs. LineDesign Engineering can customize or modify our standard program for your company (add your specific company wire data and equipment data to the program tables, so they appear at the top of the pull-down lists, etc). Contact us for more information.

Hover over the 'software' link at the top of the page to see details and examples of our software.

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