Index: read.c
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--- read.c	(revision 31269)
+++ read.c	(revision 31270)
@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@
 	err |= parse_int(&tmp, hash_get(obj, "lgrp2", 0));
 	rat.group2 = tmp;
 
-	err |= parse_idpath(pcb, &rat.anchor[0], hash_get(obj, "anchor1", 0));
-	err |= parse_idpath(pcb, &rat.anchor[1], hash_get(obj, "anchor2", 0));
+	err |= parse_idpath(pcb, &rat.anchor[0], hash_get(obj, "anchor1", 1));
+	err |= parse_idpath(pcb, &rat.anchor[1], hash_get(obj, "anchor2", 1));
 
 	new_rat = pcb_rat_new(dt, rat.ID, rat.Point1.X, rat.Point1.Y, rat.Point2.X, rat.Point2.Y, rat.group1, rat.group2,
 		conf_core.appearance.rat_thickness, rat.Flags, NULL, NULL);