Rigging hardware

AST Turnbuckle

A fully parametric 3D turnbuckle for Vectorworks. Accurate, riggable geometry that carries into your equipment worksheets.

Drag to rotate. Slide to adjust the take-up.
The object

Not a symbol. A real turnbuckle.

Most turnbuckles in a drawing are dumb symbols, a picture that never changes. This one is a parametric object. Set the thread size, take-up, and length, and the barrel, rods, and eyes all rebuild to scale.

TypeParametric object
Built forVectorworks 2026
PlatformMac & Windows
LicensingPer Vectorworks seat
Available

Get the turnbuckle.

Free to install and draw. Your key unlocks the fields. How licensing works.

After checkout your license key arrives by email from license@astdesigns.com. That emailed key is what you paste into the plug-in, not your Vectorworks serial number.