Single Anchor Rod

Single Anchor Rod allows you to create a single anchor rod custom part by picking two points.

How to locate

Single Anchor Rod will be available in the Applications & components catalog under Anchor Rods after the installation.

 
Double-click the component to open the dialog box to edit the required properties.

Usage

Click the component thumbnail image or the component name in the Applications & components catalog to activate the tool. Pick the first point for the insertion position and the second for the direction.

Single Anchor Rod dialog box 

There is one tab in the Single Anchor Rod dialog box: the General tab.

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1. Parts of anchor rod set

Define the part properties here. Anchor rod assembly number prefix and start number is used as assembly prefix and start number for the assembly.

Select a suitable anchor shape:

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2. Plate prefix

You can change the plate prefix from the default value to another value by selecting an appropriate value from the list. Default is the project default plate prefix.

3. Anchor dimensions

Define the anchor dimensions, projections, thread length, anchor rod shapes, gaps and profile for headed anchors etc here.

4. Positions

Define the position options for the custom part.

5. Anchor rod set assembly handling

Manage the entire creation and assembly for anchor sets here.

The table below lists Items and their defaults in order from top to bottom.

Item	Creation default	Assembly default
Lock nut	No	No
Nut1	No	No
Washer1	No	No
PlateWasher1	No	No
Plate Washer 2	No	No
Washer2	No	No
Nut2 (for cast plate)	No	No
Nut3 (for cast plate)	No	No
Nut4	No	No
Extra Plate	No	No
Nut5	No	No

6. Plate holes tolerance

Define the plate washer hole tolerance here.

Note: You cannot create a cast plate for single anchor rods. You can define nuts to position the cast plates. Enter the cast plate thickness to calculate the positions for the cast plate nuts. Similarly, enter the base plate thickness.