PROFIS Anchor Channel

Version 1.8.5 (August 2024)

• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.8.4 (July 2024)

• Enabled HAC-V portfolio for E3

Version 1.8.3 (April 2024)

• Portfolio update for MO Australia
• Removal of HAC-(T)50 S channels in all regions
• Removal of HAC Legacy portfolio from W1
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.8.2 (June 2023)

• HAC-V in China availability message
• HAC-V in HK availability message
• HAC-C-P 40L and HAC-C-P 50L show the message for availablity in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands and Poland
• HAC-V EDGE Lite + corner logic
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.8.1 (March 2023)

• HAC-V, HAC-V Edge and HAC-V Edge lite products available in Europe
• New regions available: Croatia, Israel, Romania and Slovenia
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.8.0 (December 2022)

• HAC-V portfolio update of product availability and channel lenghts
• New ESR-3520 for ACI designs
• Added HAC-V product image in report
• New T-Bolt setting with Adaptive Torque system
• New Rebar XTS approval
• Expert mode update of messages, edge distances and report
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.7.9 (July 2022)

• Added HAC-V upgrade ESR - in Customer mode for United States
• Added HAC-V and HAC-V EDGE portfolio for Canada
• Added Rebar XT and XTS portfolio for Canada
• HAC-V upgrade ETA for Expert mode
• HAC-V Rebar XT(S) EU/AU Technical data update
• New default channel and bolt combination for United States and Canada
• New default corner distance for United States and Canada
• HAC-V-50 and HBC-C-N bolt combination logic
• HAC-V Region assignment & sorting in United States, Canada, European regions and Australia, for Customer and Expert mode
• Minimum edge distance logic in Expert mode
• Added new message in the report for pour stop, with Expert mode
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.7.8 (May 2022)

• Upgraded HAC-V ESR-3520
• HAC-V Rebar XT and XTS ACI, EU and AU Design update
• Rebar XT & CRFoS - 3D kink according to drawings
• Expert mode HAC(T)50 (S) EDGE C h.ef=75mm
• Added notched bolt for Rebar XT
• Longitudinal load possibility for AS5216
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.7.7 (November 2021)

• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.7.6 (September 2021)

• Added new regions: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru
• Changed Privacy Policy links
• Added filtering exception for United States and Canada
• Changed default concrete grade for Australia
• Portfolio update for Australia
• ETA-16/0929 (PEC portfolio)
• Changed anchor spacing for PEC TA 40/22
• Removed HBC-B 4.6F, M12x100mm from the application
• Changed default channels and bolts for all regions
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.7.5 (December 2020)

• Approval ETA -17/0336 for HAC-C and HAC-C-P channels
• Activated corner condition for HAC-C-(I) channels
• Enabled "HAC-C" channels in all regions except United States and Canada and PEC
• Approval ESR-3520 update for HAC-(T) Rebar XTS channels
• PEC ETA-16/0929 approval adjustment
• Available new region Russia
• Fatigue design acc. to EOTA TR050
• Expert mode for the EU design method
• Psi kink reduction factor available for HAC-EDGE products in Expert Mode
• Including standoff and bracket thickness as lever arm for FaceOfSlab bracket
• Curtain wall bracket add stand-off installation with grout
• Supplementary reinforcement report clarification
• Added Strength Reference according to ACI 318-14
• HAC-T50 and HAC-T70 channel portfolio update for all regions
• Possible to add loads in X direction for all regions with EN 1992-4 HAC-C-(I), HAC-C-P-(I) and HAC-30 with MQM bolt, and PEC Europe with EN 1992-4 PEC-TA-(I)
• Change reference EOTA TR047 to CEN TR 17080 (longitudinal x load)
• Simplify solution ScopeCheck
• Remove SA TS 101 reference and replacing it with AS 5216
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.7.4 (June 2020)

• Portfolio update: HAC-C and HAC-C-P channel portfolio available for Germany
• Rebar XT-S available in US and Canada with ACI design
• HAC-T50 and HAC-T70 channel length portfolio update for EC2-4 based design
• HAC-C and PEC-TA channels update of end spacing on channel lengths ≥550mm
• HAC-40 h_min update for ACI based design
• HAC-EDGE rebar strength seismic factor=1.0 for ACI based design
• Removed approval reference for HBC-40/22-N and HBC-50/30-N bolts with HAC-C and PEC-TA channels
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.7.3 (June 2020)

• New MQM bolts, available in combination with HAC-30 for EN method
• Approval updates:
• HAC (ETA-11/0006 and ESR-3520)
• HAC-C-P and PEC-TA-P (ETA-17/0336 and ETA-16/0929)
• Portfolio update for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and Netherlands
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.7.2 (March 2020)

• HAC Rebar XT update for North America
• UI improvements
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.7.1 (December 2019)

• Included regions Indonesia and Vietnam
• HAC Rebar XT replaces CRFoS U in HNA. Serrated version is also available.
• AC232 update: improved concrete interaction for channels with reinforcing bars instead of anchors (HAC Rebar XT)
• New concrete grade C28/35 for India
• Portfolios update:
• Added HAC-T50 and HAC-T70 to France and Spain
• Added HAC-C hot rolled channels to United Kingdom and Sweden
• Added HAC-EDGE to Australia
• 3D camera improvements for corner applications
• Bug fixes and other small improvements

Version 1.6.9 (August 2019)

• CSA based design for Canada
• AC232 and ICC ESR-3520 update: improved equations for steel failure modes under combined tension and shear load
• HAC-EDGE in lightweight concrete (Eurocode based design method)
• Increased embedment depth for HAC-50 EDGE products (hef=143) (Eurocode based design method)
• Design method based on CEN-TS 1992-4-3 is removed as it is no longer valid (paired channel, fire and fatigue design is not available at the moment)
• HAC-CRFoS corner design method update (ACI based design)
• Portfolio extension:
• HAC-T: Italy
• HAC-C: PL, NL, AT, Italy
• HAC-EDGE: Italy, E3 (already available in Germany since mid of 2018)
• Other improvements and bug fixes

Version 1.6.8 (June 2019)

• New: anchor channels in Europe calculated per new EC2-4
• Product update: rebar channel HAC-(S)- EDGE (C) is now available also with ALWAC
• Product update: rebar channel HAC-(T) CRFoS is now available European based design
• Portfolio update for rebar channel CRFoS in the new regions
• Update in bracket design: compressions area and compression force for rigid baseplates displayed in the report
• Update in anchor reinforcement in longitudinal shear direction: two rebars are now considered
• New safety factor approach EC2-4 FOS=3 for Honk-Kong
• HBC-C-E bolt added to all regions except United States
• Portfolio update for UK and Sweden with HAC-T channel
• Portfolio update for France and Spain with HAC-C
• Portfolio update for Hong Kong with HAC-C full channel and bolt portfolio
• Changed: Per SN the total number of rebars for suppl. reinforcement long. shear from 4 to 2

Version 1.6.7 (February 2019)

• HAC Edge Design Improvements
• HAC Edge Light
• EOTA TR 3D
• Bug fixing

Version 1.6.6 (December 2018)

• HAC Edge Design Improvements
• HAC Edge Light
• EOTA TR 3D
• Bug fixing

Version 1.6.4 (May 2018)

• GDPR Compliance
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.6.3 (April 2018)

• Product Portfolio Update: HAC Edge ACI update,
• HAC Edge C ACI including lightweight concrete
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.6.2 (October 2017)

• Product Portfolio Update: HAC-T50 F / 70 F Serrated Channels,
• New bolt HBC-T 8.8 M12, M16 and M20
• New approval ESR-3520
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.6.0 (August 2017)

• Product Portfolio Update: HAC-C Channels
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.5.2 (April 2017)

• Product portfolio:
• HBC-C-N (12x40/x60), RFoS & CRFoS, CRFoS U - HAC 50/60/70, RFoS & CRFoS
• ACI – Seismic Design
• Bolt spacing adjustment
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.5.1 (September 2016)

• SA TS 101:2015 - Australian anchor design code
• Product portfolio: HAC-50 F CRFoS U, HAC-60 F CRFoS U, HAC-70 F CRFoS U
• Approval update: ESR-3520
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.4.0 (February 2016)

• New EOTA TR047 static design available for Europe
• Approval update: HAC channels (ETA-11/0006)
• Rebar channels ACI based design for North America
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.3.3 (November 2015)

• Internal changes and improvement

Version 1.3.2 (November 2015)

• New anchor reinforcement design - ACI and AC323
• Internal changes and improvement

Version 1.3.1 (October 2015)

• New calculation method – ACI and AC232
• New ICC approval for standard channels – ESR-3520
• New regions – Slovakia and Czech Republic
• Product portfolio update
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.2.4 (May 2015)

• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.2.3 (March 2015)

• New product – Anchor channels with Rebar, for Top of Slab Applications
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.2.2 (November 2014)

• New product – Anchor channels with Rebar, for Corner Applications
• New feature – calculation of corner of slab, in the Face of Slab Module
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.2.1 (August 2014)

• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.2.0 (May 2014)

• New application – Face of slab
• New product included – Anchor channels with Rebar available
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.1.1 (July 2013)

• New Region US and CA
• New Language: Mexico
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.1 (May 2013)

• Support for paired channels
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.11 (December 2012)

• Improved design of static longitudinal loads
• Integration of Lightweight concrete
• Calculation based on Hilti design model
• For concrete LC12/15 to LC50/60
• Concrete density from 1.600 to 2.200 kg/m3
• Relevance for these materials is especially given in composite slabs e.g. like being frequently used in GB or US specified buildings.
• Language scope has been extended
• We now feature English, German, Chinese, French, Dutch, Polish
• This will facilitate work for intl. consulting offices who can work with the same program around the globe

Version 1.0.10 (August 2012)

• Main new feature: Variable channel length: Support of user defined length
• Updates:
• New Region: Sweden
• Bugfixing: Inch <> mm conversion
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.9 (April 2012)

• Integration of the new ETA-11/0006 from 29.02.2012
• Polish language update
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.8

• Updates of product database and translations
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.7

• New option to reduce anchor head concrete coverage (project options)
• Higher longitudinal shear loads possible through new Hilti Design Method
• Improvement of fractional unit handling
• Extension of product portfolio: new channel lengths and new screws
• New language: Italian
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.6

• New language: Dutch
• New button: send design report and project file by E-Mail
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.5

• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.4

• Update of available channel lengths
• Update of product database
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.3

• Approvals (ETA) of Hilti Anchor Channels included (ETA 11/0006)
• Update of product database according to ETA 11/0006
• Default value for tolerance set to s/2 (conservative value)
• Activation Key removed
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.2

THIS VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE IS BASED ON PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL DATA!

• Update of product database according to latest evaluation reports in circulation period
• Update and improvement of dynamic design method
• Update and improvement of optimization functions
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.1

THIS VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE IS BASED ON PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL DATA!

• New languages: Chinese, Polish
• Internal changes and improvements

Version 1.0.0

THIS VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE IS BASED ON PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL DATA!

• Anchor Channel design according to CEN/TS 1992-4 (static loads)
• Anchor Channel design according to EOTA TR 020 (static loads and fire exposure)
• Anchor Channel design according to preliminary design method (dynamic loads)
• Anchor Channel design according to preliminary design method (longitudinal loads)
• Regions Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, China, Hongkong, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Qatar
• Languages English and German