Anchor Bolt Library
You can create anchor bolt arrangements for footings in STAAD Foundation Advanced . For this release, the anchor bolt information is used for isolated footing drawing generation for all codes.
In the Main Navigator pane, select Foundation Plan > Anchor Bolt Library. The Anchor Bolt Library form opens in the task pane.
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Once a library is created, it is saved in the installation folder …/STAAD Foundation Advanced/AnchorBoltLibrary with the file extension .abl. These library files can be reused and distributed among other STAAD Foundation Advanced users. The program also backups library files each time a library saved or updated. Backup library files are located under …/STAAD Foundation Advanced/AnchorBoltLibrar/BackupAnchorBoltLibrary/
You can auto-generate rectangular and circular anchor bolt arrangements. Odd shape arrangements can be achieved by manual coordinate input in coordinate table.
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Once you have added one or more anchor bolt libraries containing some anchor bolt layouts, these can be used at a support by selecting them in the Pedestal and Anchor Bolt Table.