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The Adhesive Cartridge Estimator calculates how many chemical anchor cartridges you’ll need for your next project, including both threaded rod and rebar applications.

SPEC Toolbox, an online software for mass timber construction. Its mission is to equip engineers with the tools and knowledge to confidently design complex timber structures with timber, ensuring they can offer sustainable options to their clients.

The platform also includes robust supply chain functionalities, enabling users to source materials and components efficiently and sustainably.

• It offers cutting-edge calculators and design modules and educational resources, simplifying complex and time-consuming tasks.
• The interface is user-friendly and intuitive, offering precise inputs and outputs, selection of Australia timber grades, dynamic images, and PDF design report generation.
• SPEC Toolbox reduces emissions by using low-carbon timber and avoiding concrete, saving both money and the environment.
• It supports NZS AS 1720.1 and Eurocode 5.

Simpson Strong-Tie fasteners from our Mass Timber Construction Solutions are available in SPEC Toolbox. 

Solid Wood Retirement

Exciting news: We've released our latest fastener design application called Fastener Designer! The version of Solid Wood you're currently using will be retired on December 31, 2025. Fastener Designer is already available and offers all the same connection options, but it significantly improves your experience with a 3D viewer, multiple country/language selections and much more! To get a head start with the new features and interface, make the switch today!

Fastener Designer is a web-based tool that designs timber connections with nails and screws according to Eurocode 5 (EN 1995-1-1). The software calculates methodically joints of timber to timber, steel to timber or mass timber while helping the user to find the right product for the application.

The software is easy to use and makes it easier to understand and specify the right solutions, based on substrate density, material characteristics, corrosion category and load. The software generates solutions from fasteners that are in stock in Australia, and provides a PDF-report that can be used as documentation for the project.

Disclaimer

Fastener Designer software is solely based on European design methodology and product application, and fastener capacities are derived using EN 1995-1-1:2004+A2_2014 (Eurocode 5).  While some guidance is provided to relate required software design inputs to NZ/AU terminology, by using Fastener Designer in NZ/AU the user agrees it is entirely their responsibility to satisfy themselves that resulting design outputs are compliant with local NZ/AU building codes, regulations, and design Standards.

Anchor Designer for Concrete free desktop software is the latest anchorage design tool for structural engineers to satisfy the strength design provisions of ACI 318-19/-14 Chapter 17 / ACI 318-11 Appendix D, CAN/ CSA A23.3 Annex D, Eurocode EN 1992-4, ETAG 001 Annex C or EOTA TR029 design methodologies.

Anchor Designer for Concrete will quickly and accurately analyze an existing design or suggest anchorage solutions based upon user-defined design elements in cracked and uncracked concrete conditions.

The real-time design is visually represented in a fully-interactive 3D graphic user interface, supports Imperial and Metric-sized Simpson Strong-Tie mechanical and adhesive anchors, and offers cast-in-place solutions. Anchor Designer for Concrete can calculate single anchor solutions or up to 64 anchors in a single plate. Previous designs from existing Simpson Strong-Tie anchor design software may be uploaded into Anchor Designer for Concrete, and the detailed output is provided in convenient PDF format.

Features:

• Single and multiple anchor layouts. Multiple anchor layouts allow for up to 64 anchor bolts in a single base plate.
• Rectangular, circular, L-shape and T-shape base plate geometries with the option to include slotted holes.
• Ability to combine and analyze loads using the "Load Wizard" to determine the governing load for your design.
• Easily manage projects with multiple designs in one file.
• Ability to calculate single anchor model or to calculate multiple anchor models at once.
• Axial and moment forces can be applied simultaneously in all x-, y-, and z-directions.
• Calculation summary tab provides for fast and easy verification of calculations. Detailed calculation output is provided in PDF format for saving and printing.
• Multi-lingual options include English, German, French, Danish, Spanish and Polish languages.
• LiveUpdate feature allows notification and download of the latest version of the software as updates become available.
• Ability to print a single design report or combine all designs into one report with a cover page and table of contents.

Benefits:

• Fully interactive 3D graphic user interface.
• New easy to use Simplified Geometry Button for faster designs of simple base plates and quick anchor spacing changes.
• Easy-to-use menus.
• Includes prequalified Simpson Strong-Tie post-installed Imperial and Metric sized mechanical and adhesive anchor solutions for cracked and uncracked concrete.
• Includes cast-in-place anchor solutions for cracked and uncracked concrete.
• Easy to use design templates and save your own custom templates
• Create custom anchor patterns