Anchor Bolt Styles

Used to create anchor bolts individually, in a rectangular pattern, or a circular pattern by parametrically specifying details for various types of anchor bolts, dowels, or studs.

Accessed from:

Ribbon: Steel > Home > Elements > Anchor Bolts
Ribbon: Concrete > Home > Elements > Anchor Bolts

Using Anchor Bolts

The following types of parametric anchors are available:

Hook Anchor
Bent Anchor
Plate Anchor
Headed Bolt
Hook Dowel
Bent Dowel
Round Head Dowel
Hex Head Dowel

Anchor bolts are divided into zones (top, middle, and bottom), though not all anchor bolt types utilize all zones. For instance, hook anchors do not have a bottom zone and studs or dowels have no zones. The use of zones allows you to specify different parameters along the length of the anchor bolt.

Anchor bolt assemblies are comprised of one anchor rod and any combination of accessories: nuts, washers, plates, and sleeves.

The following parameter rules are used for all accessories:

One anchor rod per assembly
Top threading
Optional: maximum of two nuts and two washers above the base plate
Optional, maximum of two leveling nuts and two washers under the base plate
Optional, one sleeve
Optional, middle zone plate with a maximum of two nuts above and two nuts below the plate
Optional, bottom threading
Optional, bottom zone plate with a maximum of two nuts above and two nuts below the plate

Restriction: Ignore the threaded length parameters, which are not currently used by ProStructures.

Dialog Controls

Setting	Description
OK	Closes the dialog and save your changes.
Cancel	Closes the dialog without saving changes.
Help	Opens online help.
Template	Saves and retrieve (Using Templates) settings to be used on other projects.
Create by selecting plate	Used to select an existing plate with holes for inserting anchor bolts, or plate without holes for inserting dowels or studs.
Create by using 3 points	Used to select an insertion point in the model, followed by a point for the upward direction and finally a point in the X direction. This method is used to insert a single anchor bolt.
Load Style	Click to select a previously saved anchor bolt style.
Save Style	Save the current anchor bolt style in a default location.