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1st edition, October 2005.
Document no. 050eng01s03-1-BM1005
Fit for CAD Engineering
Contents
Contents
Unit 4
Exercise 1: Basis for Reinforcement........................................ 3
Task 1: Importing Floor Plans............................................................................4
Overview ............................................................................................................................4
Solution..............................................................................................................................5
Task 2: Importing the DXF File ..........................................................................6

Overview ............................................................................................................................6
Solution..............................................................................................................................7
Task 3: Creating Reinforcement Drawings ....................................................9

Overview ............................................................................................................................9
Solution........................................................................................................................... 10
Task 4: Basic Layer Settings ............................................................................ 11

Overview ......................................................................................................................... 11
Solution........................................................................................................................... 12
Task 5: Customizing Toolbars ......................................................................... 13

Task 6: Setting Reinforcement Options....................................................... 14
Exercise 2: Slab Above Underground Parking, Bottom

Layer ..............................................................................................15
Task 1: Mesh Reinforcement, Bottom Layer .............................................. 16
Overview ......................................................................................................................... 16
Solution........................................................................................................................... 17
A note on placing modes for mesh reinforcement......................................... 19
Task 2: Modifying Meshes ............................................................................... 20

Overview ......................................................................................................................... 20
Solution........................................................................................................................... 21
A note on selecting elements in a direction-dependent manner.............. 21
Task 3: Bar Reinforcement, Bottom Layer.................................................. 22
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Overview......................................................................................................................... 22
Solution .......................................................................................................................... 23
Task 4: Additional Reinforcement for the Slab ........................................ 29

Overview......................................................................................................................... 29
Solution .......................................................................................................................... 30
Exercise 3: Slab Above Underground Parking, Top Layer 35

Task 1: Mesh Reinforcement, Top Layer...................................................... 36
Overview......................................................................................................................... 36
Solution .......................................................................................................................... 37
Task 2: Cutting Meshes..................................................................................... 38

Overview......................................................................................................................... 38
Solution .......................................................................................................................... 39
Task 3: Support Reinforcement with Reinforcing Bars.......................... 40

Overview......................................................................................................................... 40
Solution .......................................................................................................................... 41
Task 4: Modifying Support Reinforcement................................................ 44

Overview......................................................................................................................... 44
Solution .......................................................................................................................... 45
Task 5: Additional Reinforcing Bars at the Edge of the Slab ............... 46

Overview......................................................................................................................... 46
Solution .......................................................................................................................... 47
A note on edge reinforcement with meshes..................................................... 48
Task 6: Display Options..................................................................................... 49
Exercise 4: Slab Above Basement .......................................... 52

Task 1: Polygonal Placement in Span with Recess .................................. 53
Overview......................................................................................................................... 53
Solution .......................................................................................................................... 54
Task 2: Applying Reinforcement to the Slab Recess ............................... 56

Overview......................................................................................................................... 56
Solution .......................................................................................................................... 57
Task 3: Mirroring Placement in Span........................................................... 61

Overview......................................................................................................................... 61
Solution .......................................................................................................................... 62
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Exercise 5: Number-Off Management..................................63

Task 1: Cutting Diagram................................................................................... 64
Overview ......................................................................................................................... 64
Solution........................................................................................................................... 65
A note on placing excess reinforcing steel mesh from cutting diagram 67
Task 2: Mesh Schedule...................................................................................... 68

Overview ......................................................................................................................... 68
Solution........................................................................................................................... 69
Task 3: Bar Schema............................................................................................ 71

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 71
Solution........................................................................................................................... 72
Unit 5
Exercise 1: Beam Reinforcement............................................75
Task 1: Shell for Beam ...................................................................................... 76
Introduction .................................................................................................................. 76
Overview ......................................................................................................................... 77
Solution........................................................................................................................... 78
A note on converting 3D components to a shell view .................................. 82
A note on display parameters of views and sections ..................................... 82
A note on dimensioning views and sections automatically......................... 82
A note on using architectural elements in shell entities .............................. 83
Task 2: Stirrup Reinforcement ....................................................................... 84

Overview ......................................................................................................................... 84
Solution........................................................................................................................... 85
Task 3: Bottom Longitudinal Reinforcement............................................. 91

Overview ......................................................................................................................... 91
Solution........................................................................................................................... 92
A note on custom bending shapes with hooks................................................. 96
A note on expanding bar beyond the edge of the shell............................... 97
Task 4: Top Longitudinal Reinforcement .................................................... 98

Overview ......................................................................................................................... 98
Solution........................................................................................................................... 99
Task 5: Reinforcement Schema....................................................................103
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Overview.......................................................................................................................103
Solution ........................................................................................................................104
Exercise 2: Column Reinforcement .....................................105

Task 1: Shell for Columns ..............................................................................106
Overview.......................................................................................................................106
Solution ........................................................................................................................107
A note on modifying the clipping area later ..................................................108
Task 2: Stirrup Reinforcement using Meshes ..........................................109

Overview.......................................................................................................................109
Solution ........................................................................................................................110
Task 3: Longitudinal Column Reinforcement ..........................................112

Overview.......................................................................................................................112
Solution ........................................................................................................................113
A note on creating cranked bars.........................................................................116
Task 4: Column Reinforcement using FF Component...........................118

Overview.......................................................................................................................118
Solution ........................................................................................................................119
Task 5: Reinforcement Schema....................................................................123

Overview.......................................................................................................................123
Solution ........................................................................................................................124
Exercise 3: Wall Reinforcement ...........................................125

Task 1: Shell for Exterior Wall......................................................................126
Overview.......................................................................................................................126
Solution ........................................................................................................................127
Task 2: Corner Reinforcement using FF Component.............................130

Overview.......................................................................................................................130
Solution ........................................................................................................................131
Task 3: Exterior Reinforcement....................................................................134

Overview.......................................................................................................................134
Solution ........................................................................................................................135
Task 4: Interior Reinforcement ....................................................................141

Overview.......................................................................................................................141
Solution ........................................................................................................................142
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Task 5: Displaying Reinforcement Layers Separately ............................143

Overview .......................................................................................................................143
Solution.........................................................................................................................144
Exercise 4: Foundation Reinforcement.............................. 145

Task 1: 2D Shell for the Foundation...........................................................146
Overview .......................................................................................................................146
Solution.........................................................................................................................148
Task 2: Foundation Reinforcement.............................................................149

Overview .......................................................................................................................149
Solution.........................................................................................................................150
Task 3: Starter Bars for Column...................................................................155

Overview .......................................................................................................................155
Solution.........................................................................................................................156
Task 4: Reinforcement in Section B-B.......................................................160

Overview .......................................................................................................................160
Solution.........................................................................................................................161
Task 5: Perspective View of the Reinforcement .....................................163

Overview .......................................................................................................................163
Solution.........................................................................................................................164
Index ........................................................................................... 165
Unit 4
Unit 4, Exercise 1: Basis for Reinforcement
Exercise 1: Basis for

Reinforcement
To create the slab reinforcement of the underground garage and
basement, we will import the architectural data, which will serve as
the basis for our work.
Before you start reinforcing the bottom layer, you need to make
basic layer settings, customize the toolbars and define a standard on
which reinforcement is to be based.
Task 1: Importing Floor Plans
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Task 1: Importing Floor Plans

Overview
Create a project and import the data of the basement and
underground parking.
Creating projects and importing data was covered earlier in unit 1,
exercise 5, task 1 and in unit 2, exercise 1, task 8.
This requires the following tools:

Function
ProjectPilot/Admin...
Access
File menu
Solution
To create a project
1 On the File menu click
ProjectPilot/Admin....
ProjectPilot starts.
2 On the File menu, click New Project....
3 A dialog box is displayed. Enter Building with Underground
Parking for the name of the project, enable the Same folder
name as project name option and click Next.
4 In the next dialog box, set all the Path settings to Project and
click Next.
5 Click Finish to confirm the last dialog box.
To import data from CD-ROM

1 Insert the training CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2 In Windows Explorer copy all the data in the ..\Project
folder on the training CD to any folder on your computer.
3 In ProjectPilot, click Path to external buffer with the right mouse
button , choose Path to external buffer... and select the folder to
which you copied the data in step 2. Then click OK to confirm.
4 Open the Path to external buffer folder and click the Filesets
folder.
5 In the Contents of Filesets area, select filesets 4 and 5, press
the right mouse button and select Copy to.. on the shortcut menu.
6 In the Project list box, select the Building with Underground
Parking project, activate number 4 and 5 and click OK to
confirm.
7 Exit ProjectPilot.
8 You are back in Allplan 2005. The new project opens
automatically. If it doesnt, click
Open Project on the File
menu, select the Building with Underground Parking project and
click OK to confirm.
Task 2: Importing the DXF File
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Overview
As an alternative to 3D, you will also create reinforcement using a
2D shell. For subsequent engineering exercises we will now import
the floor plan of the underground parking, which is available as a
DXF-file.

Function
Access
Open on a project-specific basis
Standard toolbar
Import
File menu
Solution
To import a DXF file
1 Click
Open on a project-specific basis.
2 Assign drawing file 4000 to the fileset 0 <no fileset>, call the
drawing file DXF floor plan and make it current.
3 Click
Import (File menu).
4 Set the file type to AutoCad 2004 files (*.dxf) and the data path
to the CD-ROM drive and the DXF File folder.
5 Select the file and click Options...
6 The Options dialog box is displayed.
Switch to the General Settings tab and disable the Allow
incomplete assignments setting in the Assignment modes area.
Note: Allow incomplete assignments ensures that the file is
converted, even if not all the resources are assigned.
7 Select the Advanced Transfer Settings tab, set the Plan scale
(1:x) to 50 and click OK to confirm.
Allplan 2005
8 Click Open.
Allplan 2005 starts the automatic assignment. When all the
assignments are complete, a dialog box appears, in which you can
still alter the assignments.
9 Click Modify.
10 Switch to the Fill colors tab and assign color 81 in the source
system to color 77 in the destination system by double clicking
the line and selecting the color in the dialog box.
11 Select the Layers tab and assign the layers as shown below.
12 Click OK to confirm the dialog boxes.
Task 3: Creating Reinforcement Drawings

Overview
Create new filesets with the relevant drawing files for the
reinforcement.
Note: If the entire project is available to you, filesets 11 and 12 are

created.
ProjectPilot.
You can copy the filesets using

Function
Access
Standard toolbar
Rotated Plan View
View menu
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Task 3: Creating Reinforcement Drawings
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Solution
To create filesets and drawing files
1 Click
Open on a project-specific basis.
2 Create a fileset called Underground Parking - Slab

Reinforcement and assign it the drawing files 800-803 as well as
drawing files 4000-4003.
3 Name the new drawing files as follows:
Tip: The layer structure allows
you to create the entire slab
reinforcement in one drawing
file.
Drawing file 4001 Reinforcement, Bottom Layer

Drawing file 4002 Reinforcement, Top Layer
4 Create a fileset called Basement - Slab Reinforcement, assign it
the drawing files 100, 900-903 as well as drawing files
4100-4103 and name the drawing files as follows:
Drawing file 4101 Reinforcement, Bottom Layer
Drawing file 4102 Reinforcement, Top Layer
5 Switch to the Underground Parking - Slab Reinforcement fileset,
make drawing file number 4001 (Reinforcement, Bottom Layer)
current and open drawing files 800 (Floor Plan) and 801 (Slab) in
edit mode.
Close the dialog box.
6 Double click in the workspace with the middle mouse button to
display the full drawing.
7 To avoid working with the inclined floor plan, you rotate it in
the xy plane of the screen.
To do this, select
Rotated Plan View (View menu) and click
the front edge of the slab (see illustration on the left).
Task 4: Basic Layer Settings

Overview

Function
Access
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
Show/Hide
Standard toolbar
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Task 4: Basic Layer Settings
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Solution
To select layers
1 Click the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar) and select
Set.
2 Select the layers as follows:
Switch to the Format Definition tab and enable the second
option in the Layers Format Properties area.
Select the Select Layer/Visibility tab and check the Autoselect layer with menu box in the Layer/menu automation
area.
Enable all three check boxes in the Layers Format Properties
area on the same tab.
3 Activate the List existing layers in open drawing files option
and set the layers AR_LABEL and RO_ROOM to Hidden, Frozen
using the shortcut menu.
4 Click OK to confirm the Layer dialog box.
5 Click
Show/Hide (Standard toolbar) and switch the hatching
off so that you can see better.
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Task 5: Customizing Toolbars

Until now, you have been working with the Architecture
configuration. For the reinforcement, we also need the Engineering
toolbar. It includes the tools from the Bar Reinforcement, Mesh
Reinforcement and BAMTEC modules on flyouts.
To customize toolbars
1 On the View menu, point to Toolbars and click Engineering.
2 Move the Engineering toolbar so that it is below the Architecture
toolbar in the left border of the viewport.
Model flyout
Enter Bending Shape and Placement flyout
Area Reinforcement flyout
Area Reinforcement (Mesh) flyout
BAMTEC flyout
Display flyout
Modify flyout
Lists/Schedules flyout
All the exercises given in this guide are based on the Advanced
Point Entry, which is enabled by default.
Nevertheless, you should check whether the advanced point entry is
active and switch it on, if necessary.
A detailed description is provided in the online Help.
To activate advanced point entry

Tip: You can also
enable/disable the Advanced
point entry mode by pressing
ALT+CTRL+P.
Click the Tools menu and check whether Advanced Point Entry
is active (indicated by a check mark). If it isnt, click Advanced
Point Entry to activate it.
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Task 6: Setting Reinforcement Options
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Task 6: Setting Reinforcement Options

The reinforcement is to be created in compliance with DIN 1045-1,
and you will make the necessary settings in the Bar Reinforcement
Options. You can use this tool to define general defaults that are
valid for all the engineering modules.
To define a standard
1 Click
Options (Standard toolbar) and then Bar
Reinforcement.
2 Click on the General settings button.
3 Check that the standard is set to DIN 1045.1 in the Basics area.
If it isnt, click Standard and select DIN 1045.1.
The concrete grade is set to C25/30.
4 Click OK to confirm the settings and click Cancel to close the

options.
Unit 4, Exercise 2: Slab Above Underground Parking, Bottom Layer
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Exercise 2: Slab Above

Underground Parking,
Bottom Layer
The bottom reinforcement layer of the slab above the underground
parking consists of basic reinforcement with meshes and additional
reinforcing bars in the end spans. We will create a two-way bar
reinforcement in the center span.
Before you begin placing reinforcement, you need to specify which
working mode you want to use. In this exercise, you use the
Reinforce without Model mode.
The requirements and results obtained with each mode are described
in detail in the online Help.
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Task 1: Mesh Reinforcement, Bottom Layer
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Overview
Whereas you define the placing region in the end span on the left as
a rectangle, you use the outline auto-detection tool for the end span
on the right.

Function
Access
Reinforce with Model
Model flyout
Span Reinforcement
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
Outline Auto-detect
Dialog line
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Solution
To create rectangular placement in span on the left
Tip: You can use
Reference Scale on
the View menu to set values
that are not proposed for
selection on the status bar.
1 Set the reference scale indicator in the status bar to 1:50 and
check that the current unit of length is set to m.
2 Click
Reinforce with Model on/off (Model flyout) to disable
the model (the icon must not be pressed in!). A message is issued
to point out that you are switching from one mode to the other.
Note: On the Engineering toolbar,
mode is active by default. The icon appears pressed in.
3 Click
Span Reinforcement (Area Reinforcement (Mesh)
toolbar).
The system proposes the MA_ALL layer.
4 Click in the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar) and select
the MA_M_U layer.
5 From point or element / enter offset
Enter 0.15 for the support depth in the dialog line.
6 Define the placing polygon by clicking the top left inner corner of
the wall and the bottom left point where the beam on the left and
the wall at the bottom intersect (see illustration on the left).
Press ESC to finish entering.
6.1
7 You need to change the support depth on the right for the beam
reinforcement. Click
Support Depth.
8
8 Click side of polygon

Click the right side of the polygon and enter 0.10.
6.2
9 Click OK to confirm the settings.
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10 A dialog box for defining the span reinforcement's placing

parameters appears.
Click
Mesh Type and select Q378. Click St to disable the
stagger.
Note: When
Transverse Overlap is active, only entire meshes
are placed. A value proposed by the system is displayed. You
cannot change this value.
11 Click , select
font 8 and right-click in the workspace.
The first span reinforcement is created.
To create placement in span with automatic outline

detection
The
Span Reinforcement tool is still open.
1 In the dialog line, enter 0.15 for the offset.

2 Activate
Outline Auto-Detect in the dialog line (icon is
pressed in!).
3 Click inside the slab on the right.
The reinforcement area is selected.
4 Set the support depth for the beam to 0.10 and click OK to
confirm the dialog box.
5 The dialog box for entering parameters is displayed. Do not
change the parameters and press OK to confirm.
6 Press ESC to quit the tool.
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A note on placing modes for mesh reinforcement

You can choose from different placing modes on the Enter Bending
Shape and Placement and Area Reinforcement (Mesh) flyouts of the
Engineering toolbar.
Place Individually: use this approach when the size of your

reinforcing steel meshes is given or you wish to define it yourself.
A preview of the reinforcing steel mesh is displayed attached to
the crosshairs and can be placed where you require in the size
you specify.
Span Reinforcement: this is most commonly used for drawing

a bottom reinforcement layer in a slab or the basic reinforcement
for a floor slab. You define the span as an outline polygon. The
support depth can be identical on all sides or entered separately
from support to support. When the area to be reinforced has been
defined, a toolbar appears where you can define the type of
reinforcing steel mesh, the placing direction, lap joints and the
direction of the reinforcing steel mesh diagonals. You can also
choose between group or single reinforcing steel mesh placement
here.
Support Reinforcement: use this placement for the

reinforcement in the area to be supported. The parameters are
the same as those for span reinforcement and can be set as
required.
Edge Reinforcement: the reinforcing steel mesh placement

can be placed using a specific width on an edge that you define.
The parameters are the same as those for span reinforcement and
can be set as required.
Enter Bent-Up Mesh: you can use this to create a bent

reinforcing steel mesh shape that can then be placed.
Whichever method you employ, Allplan 2005 will calculate the

overlap depending on the type of reinforcing steel mesh you select.
The placement algorithms are designed with economic considerations
in mind. However, this can be changed at any time by specifying the
lap joint yourself. The lap joint can be labeled if required
Options).
(see
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Task 2: Modifying Meshes
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Task 2: Modifying Meshes

Overview
Due to the high loads in the end span on the left, we need to
strengthen the reinforcement in the placing region at the top.
To do this, we will modify the mesh type in an area of the placement.
This requires the following tool:

Function
Modify Local Placement
Parameters
Access
Flyout ndern Ingenieurbau
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Solution
To modify meshes
1 Click
Modify Local Placement Parameters (Engineering
Modify flyout).
2 Select the two top meshes in the placement region on the left by
enclosing them in a selection rectangle (from left to right).
3 Click the Mesh Type button and select Q513 in the list box.
Note: When you change the mesh type, the overlap is retained. If
necessary, modify the overlap using
Modify Offset (Modify
flyout).
4 Press OK to confirm the settings. The mesh type of the two
meshes changes.
A note on selecting elements in a direction-dependent manner

In the Filter Assistant,
Select elements in direction-dependent
manner is active by default.
When this option is enabled, the selection depends on the direction
in which you enter the region:
To the left selects the elements that are fully bounded or
intersected by the selection window. With this method, the
selection rectangle is shown as dashed lines, and the area it
covers is highlighted in light green while you select elements.
To the right only selects the elements that are fully bounded by
the selection window (with this method, the area is highlighted in
blue).
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Task 3: Bar Reinforcement, Bottom Layer
Allplan 2005

Overview
The
Enter Area Reinforcement tool allows you to apply
reinforcement in areas (for example, slabs or walls) in a single step.
We will use the options provided with this tool to create two-way
reinforcement in the center span and additional reinforcement in the
end spans. The relevant tools are provided on the Engineering
toolbar, Area Reinforcement flyout.
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Function
Access
Span Reinforcement
Select, Set Layers
Format menu
Point of Intersection
Shortcut menu of point entry
Single Placement
Midpoint
Shortcut menu of point entry
Mirror and Copy
Edit flyout
Modify Label
Engineering Modify flyout
Rearrange Marks
Solution
To place two-way span reinforcement
1 Click
Span Reinforcement (Area Reinforcement flyout).
The system proposes the layer called RU_ALL
the RU_R_U layer.
Enter 0.15 for the offset in the dialog line and click the following
points:
Top left point where right beam and top wall intersect
Top right point where left beam and top wall intersect
3.2
3.1
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4 Enter -0.05 for the offset in the dialog line, click the right shell
edge of the left beam with the right mouse button and
choose
Point of Intersection on the shortcut menu.
The edge of the beam is selected.
nd
5 Click 2 element
Click the bottom edge of the slab.
6 Click
again and determine the point where the bottom edge of
the slab and the left shell edge of the right beam intersect in the
same manner.
4
6.2
5
6.1
7 Press ESC to finish entering the polyline. The outline of the span
is now defined.
8 Press OK to confirm the dialog box for defining the support
depth.
9 Set the placement parameters for the transverse reinforcement on
the Enter Area Reinforcement Context toolbar:
Diameter 10,
Spacing 0.20,
Angle 90.00,
Equal Offsets to Edge
Enable PP (= place in polygon) at bottom right.
For the placement display mode, click
Show Selected Bars so
that only selected bars will be visible when the placement is
displayed in plan view.
10 Press OK to confirm the settings.
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11 Select the bar you want to display

In the preview, all the bars are displayed in the selection color.
Click the bars that are to be displayed, then press ESC.
12 Click
Dimension Line Options, then click
select the Steel construction arrowhead.
Dim. Line and
13 Enable the Mark Intersected Bars option and place the dimension
line.
14 Set the label parameters so that the number of pieces, diameter

and spacing displayed.
15 Click
, select
font 8 and place the label.
16 Next, we will place the longitudinal reinforcement. You do not

need to enter the shell polygon again. You can copy the one we
used for the transverse reinforcement. You can do this by clicking
Copy on the Dynamic toolbar.
17 Select the shell polygon you want to use

Click the existing polygon.
18 Click
Support Depth.
19 Double click with the right mouse button in the workspace to

address all the supports and enter 0.05 for the offset in the
dialog line.
20 Change the values for the left and right support depth at the
beams to 0.16 (as described in mesh reinforcement) and
click OK to confirm the dialog box.
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21 In the following Enter Area Reinforcement Context toolbar, the

system will automatically propose -180 degrees for the
Angle.
Set
Diameter to 12,
Spacing to 0.15 and click OK to
confirm.
22 Select the bars for display and place the dimension line and the
label.
To place additional reinforcing bars

1 Click
Single Placement (Area Reinforcement flyout).
Check that the RU_R_U layer is active; if it isnt, select it on the
Format menu or toolbar.
2 Define the placing parameters:
Diameter 8,
Bar length 3.00,
Spacing 0.15,
Angle 180.00,
Bars 15,
For the placement display mode, click
Show Selected Bars.
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3 Move the crosshairs to the bottom left corner of the interior wall,
enter 0.50 for the
X and
Y Coordinate and press ENTER to
confirm.
Note: When the system snaps to a point in the workspace, this

point serves as the reference point; consequently, the data entry
boxes are highlighted in yellow. The preview of the bars updates
to reflect the entries you make in the dialog line.
4 Select a bar and place the dimension line and the label.
5 The
Single Placement tool is still open. Set the Reference
Point to
top left, check that the bar length is set to 3.00 m.
Enter a value of 0.50 for the
X Coordinate and -0.50 for the
Y Coordinate and place the bars at the top left corner of the
interior wall.
6 Select a bar and place the dimension line and the label.
7 Change the placing parameters:
Diameter 10
Reference Point to
,
Bar length 4.00,
Bars 29
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8 Click in the workspace with the right mouse button and

select
Midpoint on the shortcut menu.
9 Click start point of line or element
Click the bottom left corner oft the interior wall.
10 End point of line
Enter 0.20 for the
X Coordinate in the dialog line and click
the top left corner oft the interior wall.
11 Select a bar, place the dimension line and the label and press ESC
to quit the tool.
12 You do not need to create the same additional reinforcing bars
again for the span on the right. Just click
Mirror and Copy
and mirror the entire additional reinforcement.
Tip: You can also activate the
Modify Label tool by
clicking the text to be
modified with the right
mouse button and selecting
the function on the shortcut
menu.
13 You can use the

Modify Label tool (Engineering Modify
flyout) to edit both the contents of the label as well as move it. If
necessary, place the label in a new position.
14 Although the same bar shape was placed at top and bottom, the
two placements have been assigned consecutive marks.
Click
Rearrange Marks (Engineering Modify flyout), disable
the mesh rearrangement option and confirm the settings.
Task 4: Additional Reinforcement for the

Slab
Overview
Additional reinforcement (3 14) is required at the bottom edge of
the slab. We will place open stirrups.

Function
Access
Enter Area
Reinforcement
Double-click placement with the right

mouse button
Additional
Reinforcement
Context toolbar
Edge Reinforcement
Context toolbar
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Task 4: Additional Reinforcement for the Slab
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Solution
To place additional reinforcement
1 Double click the area reinforcement you created beforehand with
the right mouse button.
The
Enter Area Reinforcement tool starts automatically.
2 Check that the RU_R_U layer is active; if it isnt, select it on the

3 On the Context toolbar, click
Additional Reinforcement.
4 Click Edge (use edge of shell) on the Dynamic toolbar.

5 Select edge of shell to use for reinforcement:
Click the bottom edge of the slab and define the placing direction
by clicking within the slab.
5.2
5.1
6 Make the following settings on the Enter Area Reinforcement
Context toolbar and then click OK to confirm.
Diameter 14,
Bar Displacement 0.04,
/
Anchorage Length (Start / End) 1.00,
Spacing 0.10,
Number of Bars 3
and set the placement display mode to
Show All Bars.
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7 Place the dimension line and the label.

Set the text parameters so that only the number of pieces and
diameter are displayed, and enter 45.00 in the dialog line for the
text angle.

You are back in the Context toolbar of the
Reinforcement tool.
9 Click
Enter Area
Edge Reinforcement.
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10 Enter the 1 edge point or click a line:

Click the bottom edge of the slab again. Make sure that you do
not click the edge near a point.
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11 Set 2 point or a direction point:

Specify the direction point by clicking within the slab.
12 On the Enter Area Reinforcement Context toolbar,
click
Support Depth, click a side of the polygon and
enter the offset.
Enter an offset of 0.03 for the side towards the edge of the slab
and enter an offset of 0.00 for all the other sides.
13 Enter 0.70 for the
to confirm.
Edge Reinforcement Length and press OK
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14 On the Enter Area Reinforcement Context toolbar,

set the
Diameter to 8, the
Spacing to 0.15 and
the
Angle to 90.00.
15 Click on the button marked Shape.
The following dialog box is displayed:
16 Select the bending shapes for the start and end of the bar
displayed at the top for the edge reinforcement.
17 Enter values as shown for the a and b parameters of the
bending shape at the start of the bar and press OK to close the
dialog box.
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18 Set the placement display mode to

Show Selected Bars.
The Context toolbar on your screen should display the following
settings.
19 Click OK to confirm.
20 Select the bars to be displayed and place the dimension line and
the label with number of pieces, diameter and spacing.
21 Press ESC twice to quit the tool.
22 Click in the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar) and set
the DEFAULT layer.
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Unit 4, Exercise 3: Slab Above Underground Parking, Top Layer
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Underground Parking, Top
Layer
The top reinforcement layer of the slab above the underground
parking consists of basic reinforcement with meshes and additional
reinforcing bars placed above the beams.
To account for the difference in height, the mesh sections in this area
of the slab are cut out later.
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Task 1: Mesh Reinforcement, Top Layer
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Task 1: Mesh Reinforcement, Top Layer

Overview
We will begin by placing the mesh reinforcement the difference in
height will be ignored for the time being.

Function
Access
Standard toolbar
Span Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
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Solution
To place reinforcing steel mesh as basic reinforcement
1 Make drawing file 4002 current and close drawing file 4001.
2 Check the reference scale in the status bar (1:50).
3 On the Repeat menu, click
Span Reinforcement.
the MA_M_O layer.
Enter -0.10 for the support depth in the dialog line.
6 Double click in the workspace with the middle mouse button to
7 Specify the placing polygon by clicking the outer wall corner at
bottom left and the outer wall corner at top right. Press ESC to
finish entering.
8 Press OK to confirm the dialog box for defining the support
depth.
Tip: When you activate the
Longitudinal Overlap
button, only entire meshes or
parts thereof (3/4, 2/3, 1/2,
1/3, 1/4) are placed in the
longitudinal direction.
9 The dialog box for entering parameters is displayed.

Click
Mesh Type and select Q295.
10 Enable the
Transverse Overlap button to place entire meshes
only, enter 0.00 for the placing angle an click OK to confirm the
settings .
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Task 2: Cutting Meshes

Overview
The mesh sections inside the area you defined are cut out.

Function
Cut Mesh
Access
Shortcut menu
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Solution
To cut out meshes later
1 Click a mesh with the right mouse button and select
on the shortcut menu.
Cut Mesh
2 Place polygon point 1

Enter 0.10 for the
X Coordinate in the dialog line, move the
crosshairs to the outer end of the wall at bottom left so that the
boxes in the dialog line are highlighted in yellow and click in the
workspace.
3 Place polygon point 2
Enter 0.10 for the
X Coordinate and for the
Y Coordinate,
move the crosshairs to the inner end of the wall at bottom right
so that the boxes in the dialog line are highlighted in yellow and
click in the workspace.
2
4 Press ESC twice to finish entering the polyline and to quit the
tool.
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Task 3: Support Reinforcement with

Reinforcing Bars
Overview
We will begin by creating the support reinforcement for the beam on
the left and then we will copy the reinforcement to the beam on the
right.
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Function
Access
Enter Area Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
Support Reinforcement
Context toolbar
Copy
Edit flyout
Bracket feature
Filter Assistant toolbar
Modify Label
Shortcut menu
Solution
To create support reinforcement for beams
Enter Area Reinforcement.
the RU_R_O layer.
Support Reinforcement.
4 Enter 45 degrees for the angle in the dialog line or click a vertical
shell edge of the beam .
Note: Make sure that the system does not snap to a point when
you click the edge of the shell.
5 Click two diagonally opposite points of the beam:
Bottom left point where left beam and bottom wall intersect
Top right point where left beam and top wall intersect
6 Set the Support Depth on all sides to 0.00.
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7 Click
Support Reinforcement Length, set it to 2.00 and click
OK to confirm.
8 Make the following settings and click OK to confirm:

Diameter: 12
Spacing: 0.15 cm
Shape: Straight Bar.
Display Mode:
Show Selected Bars.
9 Select the desired bars, define the dimension line and label type
and place them in the drawing file.
10 Press ESC twice to quit the tool.
11 To create the support reinforcement for the beam on the right,
select
Copy (Edit flyout).
12 Select the element(s) you want to copy
Activate the entire placement using the bracket feature and the
entity group selection method:
Click
Brackets (Filter Assistant toolbar) or
click in the workspace with the right mouse button.
Click on a bar in the placement with the middle and then left
mouse button.
Click on an element of the dimension line or text with the
middle and then left mouse button.
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Click
Brackets (Filter Assistant toolbar) again to close the
bracket or
click in the workspace with the right mouse button.
13 From point:
Click the top right point where the beam on the left and the top
wall intersect.
14 To point or enter number of copies
Click the top right point where the beam on the right and the top
wall intersect.
16 Correct the position of the label by clicking the text with the right
mouse button and selecting
Modify Label on the shortcut
menu.
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Task 4: Modifying Support Reinforcement

Overview
As with the bottom reinforcement layer, the reinforcement in the top
placing region needs to be increased due to the high loads in the end
span on the left. To do this, we will modify the shell and create new
support reinforcement.

Function
Access
Modify Shell
Shortcut menu
Enter Area Reinforcement
Double-click placement with the right

mouse button
Support Reinforcement
Context toolbar
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Solution
To modify the shell
1 Click a bar of the support reinforcement of the beam on the left
with the right mouse button and select
Modify Shell on the
shortcut menu.
2 Click
Support Depth, click the top side of the polygon, enter
3.00 for the offset and click OK to confirm.
3 Do not change the parameters on the Modify Shell Context

toolbar. Click OK to confirm and press ESC to quit the tool.
To modify the support reinforcement

1 Double click a bar of the modified support reinforcement with the
right mouse button and choose
Support Reinforcement on the
Context toolbar.
Check that the RU_R_O layer is active; if it isnt, select it on the
2 Click Copy on the Dynamic toolbar and select the shell polygon
of the beam on the left.
3 Change the
Support Depth at top to 0.00 and the
Depth at bottom to 6.75 and click OK to confirm.
Support
4 Set the Spacing to 0.10 and the Angle to 0.00 and click OK to
confirm.
5 Select the desired bars and place the dimension line and label.
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Task 5: Additional Reinforcing Bars at the

Edge of the Slab
Overview
As with the bottom reinforcement layer, additional reinforcement (3
14) is required at the top edge of the slab. You will not create
these additional reinforcing bars from scratch but copy them from
the bottom layer. Then you will modify the layer.

Function
Access
Standard toolbar
Copy
Standard toolbar
Paste to Original Position
Edit menu
Modify Format Properties
Edit flyout
Dimension Line / Label
Display flyout
Rearrange Marks
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Solution
1 Make drawing file 4001 current.
Drawing files 800, 801 and 4002 should be open in edit mode.
2 Select the additional reinforcing bars (3 14) at the edge of the
slab without activating a function.
They are displayed in selection color.
3 Click
Copy (Standard toolbar) or press CTRL+C.
4 Make drawing file 4002 current and close drawing file 4001.
5 Click
Paste to Original Position (Edit menu) or press
CTRL+ALT+V.
6 Click
Modify Format Properties (Edit flyout).
7 In the Modify Format Properties dialog box , click

click a bar of the support reinforcement.
Match and
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8 Disable the Group number option, click OK to confirm and use

the entity group selection method to select the additional
reinforcing bars you just copied.
9 Only the label without dimension line was copied. Delete this
label and create a new one using
Dimension Line/Label
(Display flyout).
Set the text parameters so that only the number of pieces and
diameter are displayed, and enter 45.00 in the dialog line for the
text angle.
10 Click
Rearrange Marks (Engineering Modify flyout),
deactivate the Lock option, click OK to confirm and press ESC to
quit the tool.
A note on edge reinforcement with meshes

The
Edge Reinforcement tool in Mesh Reinforcement is
equivalent to the tool with the same name in the Bar Reinforcement
module. The approach was described with the edge reinforcement of
the slab. The procedure for selecting the mesh type and setting the
parameters is the same as for the tool we have already used in the
Mesh Reinforcement module. Consequently, this tool is not described
any further here.
A special placing mode - surplus mesh placement - can be used for
edge reinforcement. To do this, create a reinforcing steel mesh
cutting diagram and place it in the drawing. You can now click a
left-over mesh and place it in its entirety or just parts of it. This
method is described in more detail in the pages that follow.
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Task 6: Display Options

Provided by Drawing Files and Layers
In the previous exercises you created the top and bottom
reinforcement layers in different drawing files. This way, you can
display the entire top and/or bottom slab reinforcement separately by
selecting the corresponding drawing files.
In addition, layers allow you to control how the reinforcement is
displayed within the selected drawing files.
If you want, you can create the entire reinforcement including the
bottom layer, spacers, additional shear reinforcement, top layer etc.
on different layers in a single drawing file. Furthermore, you can
always use the same shell when you want to output the
reinforcement to separate layouts. In this case, individual
reinforcement definitions are superimposed - as in practice.
When it comes to printing out layouts, you can define different layer
sets to which you assign the corresponding layers.
To display reinforcing bars and meshes separately

Drawing file4002 should be current while drawing files 800 and
801 are open in edit mode. All the other drawing files are closed.
1 Double click in the workspace with the right mouse button.
The Layer dialog box appears.
2 If it isnt active, enable the List existing layers in open drawing
files option and use the shortcut menu to set the entire Mesh
reinforcement category to Hidden, Frozen.
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3 Press OK to confirm the settings.

You should see the following on your screen.
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4 Double click in the workspace with the right mouse button again.
5 Use the shortcut menu to set the entire Mesh reinforcement
category to Modifiable and the entire Bar reinforcement category
to Hidden, Frozen.
You should see the following on your screen.
6 Double click in the workspace with the right mouse button again
and set the entire Bar reinforcement category to Modifiable
using the shortcut menu.
7 Finally, click
Rotated Plan View (View menu) and enter a
rotation angle of 0.00 degrees to return the floor plan to its
original orientation.
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Basement
In this chapter you will learn about more methods for creating
reinforcement rationally.
Unit 4, Exercise 4: Slab Above Basement
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Task 1: Polygonal Placement in Span with

Recess
Overview
The floor plan of the basement is delimited by a polyline. We will use
the automatic polygon detection feature to define the shell. In
addition, we will define recesses in the placement region.

Function
Access
Open on a project-specific
basis
Standard toolbar
Span Reinforcement
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
Find Closed Polylines
Dynamic toolbar
Outline Auto-detect
Dialog line
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Solution
To create polygonal placement in span
1 Click
Open on a project-specific basis and switch to the
Basement - Slab reinforcement fileset.
2 Make drawing file number 4101 (Reinforcement, Bottom Layer)
current and set number 901 (Slab) to edit mode.
Close the dialog box.
3 Set the reference scale indicator in the status bar to 1:50 and
double click in the workspace with the middle mouse button to
4 Click
Span Reinforcement (Area Reinforcement (Mesh)
toolbar) and select the MA_M_U layer on the Format toolbar.
Change the support depth to 0.05 m and click an edge of the top
slab span. Make sure that you do not click the edge near a point.
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6 On the Dynamic toolbar, click
Find Closed Polylines.
7 Click a point within the slab span. The system automatically

detects the outline of the entire slab span.
8 Click
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Enter Opening.
9 For the offset, enter 0.05.

10 Activate
Outline Auto-Detect in the dialog line (icon is
pressed in!).
Tip: Use
Zoom Section
to make sure that you do
not click a point.
11 Click in the recesses. They are entered in the floor plan at the
offset you specified beforehand.
12 Press ESC to finish entering recesses and press OK to confirm.
13 The dialog box for defining the span reinforcement's placing
parameters appears.
Click
Mesh Type and select Q443.
14 Deactivate the
Transverse Overlap button and enter a placing
angle of 135. You can either enter this value manually or click
the sloping line at the top that runs at a 135 angle.
Activate
Flush and press OK to confirm the settings.
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Task 2: Applying Reinforcement to the Slab

Recess
Overview
You have created the additional reinforcement at the edge of the slab
above the underground parking using the
Additional
Reinforcement and
Edge Reinforcement options provided with
the Enter Area Reinforcement tool (Bar Reinforcement module).
FF Reinforcement tool
You will use the component entry in the
to create the edge reinforcement around the recess in the slab above
the basement.

Function
Access
FF Reinforcement
Enter Bending Shape and Placement flyout
Mirror and Copy
Edit flyout
Modify Hook
Shortcut menu
Mirror without Copy
Edit flyout
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Solution
To create edge reinforcement
1 Click
FF Reinforcement (Enter Bending Shape and
Placement flyout).
Note: The first time you select the FF Reinforcement tool, you
will be prompted to check the diameters. Click OK to confirm the
information and the dialog box.
2 As you can use FF reinforcement to create reinforcing bars as
well as meshes, this tool is assigned a general layer.
Select the RU_R layer on the Format toolbar.
3 In the Position Data dialog box, click
and select Edge Reinforcement.
4 In the dialog box that appears, set the

and the
global bar spacing to 0.15.
Enter Component
global diameter to 8
5 Click
Calculate anchorage length, choose the
length option and click OK to confirm.
Overlap
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6 Select column stirrup (see below).
7 Select the tab for the longitudinal reinforcement,

set the
global diameter to 12 and
select the lb option for the
global anchorage length.
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8 Set the values for the top left and right anchorage lengths to 0.15
(see below).
9 Select the tab for defining the concrete cover, set the
concrete cover to 0.02 and click OK to confirm.
global
10 Move the crosshairs to the top edge of the shell of the slab
opening until the bending shape expands, then click in the
workspace.
11 A dialog box opens. Enter a value of 0.18 and press OK to
confirm.
12 Disable the Mark Intersected Bars option and place the

dimension lines and labels for the individual placements.
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To mirror the longitudinal reinforcement and to apply

hooks
1 Click
Mirror and Copy (Edit flyout), select the longitudinal
reinforcement on the right and mirror it to the shell edge of the
stair recess.
2 Use the same approach to mirror the bottom longitudinal
reinforcement to the shell edge of the joint between the two
building parts and press ESC to quit the tool.
3 Right-click the longitudinal reinforcement on the right and
choose
Modify Hook on the shortcut menu.
4 Click Add Hook.
5 Click the bottom end of the bar and accept the values proposed
for Hook angle and Hook length in the dialog line.
6 Using the same approach, add a hook to the top longitudinal
reinforcement at the stair opening.
7 If necessary, mirror the longitudinal bars whose hooks are to be
on the other side.
Click
Mirror without Copy (Edit flyout), select a bar and click
it again to use it as the mirror axis.
Make sure that you do not click the bar near a point.
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Task 3: Mirroring Placement in Span

Overview
Now we will apply the same reinforcement to the bottom slab span.
We will therefore mirror the reinforcement we just created.

Function
Access
Standard toolbar
Mirror and Copy
Repeat menu
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Solution
To mirror and copy reinforcement
1 In addition, open drawing files 100 (Axis of Building) and 900
(Floor Plan) in edit mode.
2 Double click in the workspace with the right mouse button to
open the Layer dialog box.
3 Check that the layers AR_LABEL and RO_ROOM are set to
Hidden, Frozen. If they arent, change their status using the
shortcut menu.
4 To create the span reinforcement for the bottom slab span, choose
Mirror and Copy (Repeat menu).
5 Select the element(s) you want to mirror
Select all the reinforcing steel meshes of the span reinforcement
applied to the top slab span using the entity group selection
method.
6 Place point 1 for mirror axis or click mirror axis
Click the axis of the building to use it as the mirror axis.
Unit 4, Exercise 5: Number-Off Management
Exercise 5: Number-Off
Management
Steel quantities can be output as a mesh cutting diagram, bending
schedule or bar schema on the reinforcement drawing. In addition,
the existing reinforcement can be output as steel schedules.
The mesh cutting diagram option also lets you place any excess
mesh.
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Task 1: Cutting Diagram
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Overview
The cutting diagrams in Allplan 2005 illustrate the shape of the
reinforcing steel meshes used for those on the construction site.
To create a cutting diagram, a drawing file with reinforcing steel
meshes must be current. If the reinforcing steel meshes to be
included in a cutting diagram are located in different drawing files,
open the other drawing files in edit mode.
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Function
Access
Standard toolbar
Cutting Diagram
Shortcut menu
Solution
To create a cutting diagram
Drawing file 4101 (Reinforcement, Bottom Layer) is current.
Tip: You can also create mesh
cutting diagrams using the
Mesh Schedule tool.
But cutting diagrams created
in this way will not update
automatically when you place
any recess mesh.
1 Click a mesh with the right mouse button and select

Diagram on the shortcut menu.
Cutting
The Cutting Diagram Context toolbar appears:
2 Click
Generate Cutting Diagram.
The schedule header appears.

3 If necessary, click
and enter a number for the schedule.
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4 Press OK to confirm.
The schedule is generated in a separate window.
5 Press ESC. The following prompt is displayed Press Yes to
acknowledge it.
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A note on placing excess reinforcing steel mesh from cutting diagram

As the cutting diagram is in a separate window, you can see which
excess pieces are left.
You can click and then place these.
To place excess mesh

You have already created a cutting diagram and placed it in the
drawing file or in a separate window.
1 Click
Place Individually (Area Reinforcement (Mesh)
toolbar).
Check that the layer MA_M_U is active; if it isnt, select it on the
2 Click
Copy.
3 In the cutting diagram, click a piece of excess reinforcing steel

mesh that you wish to place.
4 Place it. You can retain the dimensions of the reinforcing steel
mesh copied automatically or reduce them.
Note: When you retain the dimensions, the cutting diagram will
update automatically. Otherwise, you have to update the cutting
diagram manually using the
Update Cutting Diagram option
provided with the
Cutting Diagram tool.
5 Close the window with the cutting diagram and set the view to
1 Viewport (Window menu).
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Overview
Like the bar schedule, the mesh schedule is created as you work and
is thus always up-to-date. The amount of reinforcement placed can
thus be output at any time.

Function
Mesh Schedule
Access
Lists/Schedules flyout
Solution
To create a mesh schedule
1 Click
Mesh Schedule (Lists/Schedules flyout).
2 Enter a number for the schedule, check that the Print Current
Schedule option is active and click OK to confirm.
3 Choose a schedule type and press OK to confirm.
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4 Click All on the Dynamic toolbar.

The mesh schedule is generated and displayed on screen.
, Excel,
can be used to further edit the schedule. For
example, the schedule can be placed in a drawing file or printed
out.
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Task 3: Bar Schema

Introduction
The Partial and Full Schema tools provide a way of displaying the
internal number-off and bending shape management in the
reinforcement drawing. You can place a schema bar and label for
every mark in the drawing file. The schema will automatically update
to reflect any changes you make to the placed reinforcement or
bending shapes. Allplan 2005 also provides a number of different
display options here that you can configure to suit your own needs
and requirements. You can choose from the following options:
You can select between full schemas (number off information on
all the placements of a mark) and a partial schema (number off
information on several placements of a mark).
The bending shape can be drawn to scale or not (only for bar
reinforcement).
The bending shape can be rotated and mirrored prior to being
placed.
The bending shape can be displayed so that it is aligned with the
placement.

Function
Access
Full Schema
Shortcut menu
Rotate
Edit flyout
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Solution
To create full schemas of the bar reinforcement
Drawing file 4101 (Reinforcement, Bottom Layer) is current.
1 Click a reinforcing bar or mesh with the right mouse button and
choose
Full Schema on the shortcut menu.
2 On the Dynamic toolbar, click Rebars and, in the dialog line,
enter the number of the mark based on which a schema is to be
created or click the mark.
Start with mark number 1.
Tip: Click
Schema Label
Options to set parameters for
the dimension lines and labels
of the schemas.
3 Enter the settings as shown above and confirm.

4 Mirror the schema across the x axis by clicking the X button.
5 The schema and its label are attached to the crosshairs. Place the
schema where you want in the workspace.
6 You should be able to create the other bar schemas yourself:
Use the + / - buttons of the
bars by 90 degrees.
Rotate option to rotate the
For straight bars, switch off
leg dimensioning.
Set the text angle so that it matches the position of the bar
shape.
7 Finally, click
Rotate (Edit flyout) and rotate the bar schemas
by 45 degrees so that they are horizontal.
Unit 5
Unit 5, Exercise 1: Beam Reinforcement
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Exercise 1: Beam
Reinforcement
First we will use the Shell module to adopt the beam, the two
columns, the walls and the slab for the shell view. You will then
create the required sections.
You will start by reinforcing the beam, using this shell as the basis.
The columns will be reinforced in a subsequent exercise.
Section A - A
View
Section B - B
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Introduction
The tools in the
Shell module are used to create clipping paths
and views. These form the basis for the reinforcement drawing later.
At first glance, views and sections would appear to be no different
from 2D data. However, they are derived from a three-dimensional
model and are therefore inherently linked. Placing reinforcement or
making modifications in a view or a section has an immediate and
direct effect on the three-dimensional model and consequently on all
the other views and sections. Due to this three-dimensional
association, views and sections have to be modified using the
module-specific edit tools.
To create reinforcement, at least two orthogonal views or sections are
required. You can create any number of additional sections by
deriving them from the three-dimensional model. The reinforcement
is automatically displayed in the appropriate manner. Sections are
different to views in that they have a spatially delimited depth. This
delimitation is defined using two clipping lines.
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Overview
To reinforce the beam, we require a view of the beam as well as
sections in the different fields.
Section A - A
View
Section B - B

Function
Access
Standard toolbar
CAD Navigator
Basic Tools toolbar
System Angle
Standard toolbar
Use for Shell
Create flyout
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
Create View from View
Shortcut menu
System Angle
Repeat menu
Section
Shortcut menu
Move View/Section
Modify flyout
Delete View/Section
Shortcut menu
Convert View to Section
Shortcut menu
Label View
Create II flyout
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Solution
To use architectural components as shell view
1 Create a fileset called Beam Reinforcement and assign it the
drawing files 800-803 as well as drawing files 4200-4203.
2 Name the drawing files as follows:
Drawing file 4200 Beam, Shell
Drawing file 4201 Beam, Reinforcement
3 Make drawing file number 4200 current and set drawing files 800
and 801 to edit mode.
4 In the
CAD Navigator activate the
Shell module..
5 Click
System Angle (Standard toolbar) and click a line of the
inclined floor plan.
Note: When you applied reinforcement to the slab above the
underground parking, you worked with the rotated plan view.
If the floor plan is still horizontal, click
Rotated Plan View
(View menu) and set the angle of rotation to 0.00.
Tip: Alternatively, you can
in the Filter
select
Assistant.
6 Click
Use for Shell (Basic Tools toolbar, Create flyout).
the SH_GEN layer.
8 Select the elements to be used for the shell
Press and hold down the left mouse button and open a selection
rectangle (from right to left!) to select the beam at bottom right
and the exterior walls. This selects all the elements that are fully
bounded and intersected (in the Filter Assistant,
Select
elements in direction-dependent manner is active by default;
the selection rectangle is shown as dashed lines, and the area it
covers is highlighted in light green while you select elements).
Yes) in the dialog line.
10 Close drawing files 800 and 801.
Merge Solids or type Y (for
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To create the front view and sections

1 Set the reference scale indicator in the status bar to 1:50.
2 Double-click a line of the shell view with the right mouse button.
The
Create View from View tool starts automatically.
3 Create a new view based on the plan view, do not change the
settings and define the viewing direction by clicking to the
bottom right of the circle displayed on your screen with the
crosshairs.
Tip: As the reference mode is
set to Observer, the view is
created so that horizontal
component edges are parallel
to the global x-axis.
4 Place the view so that it is below the plan view and press ESC to
quit the tool.
5 Click
System Angle (Standard toolbar) and enter 0.00 in the
dialog line.
6 Right-click a line of the shell view again and choose
Section
7 Select a view/section from which to create a section

Click the new view you just created.
8 Define the viewing direction by clicking to the right of the circle
displayed on your screen with the crosshairs.
9 Click
Show Clipping Path.
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10 Activate the Place clipping line option in the Display of clipping

path area and set the parameters as shown below.
11 In the Label area, click Text settings..., set the text height and
width to 5.000, select font number 8 and click OK to confirm the
Text Settings dialog box.
12 In the Section display area, enable the Show boundary line
option and choose fill number 77 for the Section area.
13 Define a clipping path in the new view in the area between the
exterior wall and the column on the left, enter A for the section
identifier and place the section so that it is to the left of and
aligned with the view you created beforehand.
14 Enter more points to define another section
In the section, define the path so that it is somewhat larger than
the beam cross-section.
15 Select
font 8, set the
text height and
text width
to3.500, confirm the section identifier and place it above the
section you have just created.
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16 Using the same approach, create another section in the area

between the two columns and place it so that it is to the right of
and aligned with the view you created.
Enter 'B' for the section identifier.
17 If necessary, use
Move View/Section (shortcut menu or Basic
Tools toolbar, Modify flyout) to move the two sections.
In the exercise that follows, we will only reinforce the beam. The
columns will be reinforced in a subsequent exercise.
We will start by adjusting the views and sections.
To adjust views and sections

1 Delete the plan view using
shortcut menu.
Delete View/Section on the
2 Use
Convert View to Section on the shortcut menu to convert
the beam view to a section.
Disable the display of the clipping area by clicking
Show Clipping Path and deactivating the Fill check box.
Define the first clipping area in the view so that only the
column connections are displayed.
Define the second clipping area in one of the sections so that
the delimitation on the left hand side is within the beam.
You do not need to enter a section identifier.
3 Use
Label View (shortcut menu or Basic Tools toolbar,
Create II flyout) to label the front view.
Use the AS_SCH layer for the label.
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A note on converting 3D components to a shell view

You can use the
Convert to Shell tool (Basic Tools toolbar,
Create flyout) in the
Shell module to convert 3D components to a
shell view. Note, however, that the original data is lost. You should
therefore copy the data beforehand.
A note on display parameters of views and sections

The lines (line width, linetype, color etc.) are displayed in accordance
with the settings in the Shell modules
Options (Standard
toolbar) .
A note on dimensioning views and sections automatically

To create shell drawings, you configure the program to dimension
views and sections automatically. This setting can be made in the
Options (Standard toolbar). Click the Defaults
Shell modules
button to define the settings.
Besides the dimension line parameters, you specify the scope of the
dimensions. You can create up to two dimension lines for each side.
The following options are provided:
Auto: the program places the dimension lines automatically so
that they do not overlap.
Manu: you place the dimension lines yourself.
Fixed: the dimension lines are created at the distance specified.
None: no dimension line is created.
You can suppress the creation of identical dimension lines.
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A note on using architectural elements in shell entities

If you want to add architectural elements to existing views and
sections, you do not need to create the shell from scratch. All you
need to do is assign the elements you want to integrate to an
existing view. But the elements are not merged in this case.
If a reinforcement view is available, you can also add all the
architectural elements to this view. In this case, Allplan
automatically creates the shell in all the other views and sections.
To use 3D components for the shell

1 Open the drawing file in which you want to add new components
to the existing shell or in which you want to assign a shell to the
reinforcement views and open the drawing file(s) with the
3D components in edit mode.
2 Click
3 Check the layer setting and, if necessary, select the desired layer
on the Format menu or toolbar.
Select the desired 3D components.
6 Select views
Click one of the existing views or sections.
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Overview
We will use the Wizard to enter the reinforcement.
We will begin by placing the stirrup reinforcement for the entire
beam the individual spans will be ignored for the time being.
Next, the placement in the center will be modified.
Section A - A
View
Section B - B

Function
Access
Wizard
Shortcut menu provided when clicking the

Dialog line or Status bar with the right
mouse button
Open on a projectspecific basis
Standard toolbar
Model flyout
FF Reinforcement
Wizard
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
New Mark Number
Modify Mark
Shortcut menu
Modify Placement
Shortcut menu
Rearrange Marks
Shortcut menu
Label
Shortcut menu
Shortcut menu
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Solution
The Wizard is a drawing which is displayed in a separate window
and which lets you select tools intuitively. Using the shortcut menu,
you can select tools for creating the elements displayed in the Wizard
and related elements.
To show the Wizard

Tip: If you do not require the
Wizard, you can hide it in the
same manner.
1 Click the Dialog line or Status bar with the right mouse button
and select Wizard on the shortcut menu.
2 Move the Wizard to the bottom right corner of the workspace.
3 Click with the right mouse button in an empty are of the Wizard
window and select Load New Wizard on the shortcut menu.
4 Choose the ... Std/Assistent folder, select the file called
Engineering.nas and click Open.
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To create expanding stirrup reinforcement with FF

reinforcement
1 Make drawing file number 4201 current and set number 4200 to
edit mode.
2 Click
Reinforce with Model on/off (Engineering toolbar,
Model flyout) to enable the 3D working mode (the icon is pressed
in!). A message is issued to point out that you are switching from
one mode to the other.
3 Check that the scale in the status bar is set to 1:50.
4 In the Wizard, double-click the reinforcing bar placement on the
left (mark [2]) with the right mouse button.
The
FF Reinforcement tool starts automatically.
5 The tools available in the Wizard are not assigned any layers.
Click the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar) and select
the layer RU_R.
6 Set the parameters on the
Reinforcing Bar tab as shown
below and click
Enter Bending Shape.
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7 In the Select Bending Shape dialog box, select the green selfexpanding stirrup..
8 Enable the
Enter concrete cover separately option and move
the crosshairs in section A-A onto the component on the left in
the shell.
The bending shape will expand and the hook will appear at top
right when you click the left edge of the shell.
9 Click in the workspace.

The stirrup is created.
10 In the Concrete Cover on Segment dialog box, change the
concrete cover at the top segment to 0.050 and click Next.
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11 The Concrete Cover on Segment dialog box appears again and a

concrete cover of 0.030 is proposed. Click Rest + Value.
Place
Tip: Clicking
Place
manually opens the
tool, which we will use in
Exercise 3.
12 If necessary, define the placing region by selecting depth values.

In the 3D Placement of Reinforcing Bars dialog box,
et the
bar spacing to 0.20 and
lick
Place automatically.
13 Press ESC to finish entering.
Stirrups with a diameter of 10mm are required in the center of the

beam. These stirrups will be placed at the supports and spaced at 15
cm intervals. For this, we will now modify the existing stirrup
placement.
To modify the stirrup placement

1 Click
New Mark Number (Engineering Modify flyout).
2 What is to become a new mark?

If it isnt active, click
Select elements in direction-dependent
manner (Filter Assistant toolbar, Selection Fence flyout) and
open a selection rectangle (from left to right, see below) to select
all the stirrups (including those in the area with the columns).
3 The system will propose a new mark number (based on the last
mark number assigned plus one). Press ENTER to confirm and
press ESC to quit the tool.
4 Click a stirrup in the new mark with the right mouse button and
select
Modify Mark on the shortcut menu.
5 Change the
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Diameter to 10 and confirm.
New Mark Number.
7 Assign a new mark number to the first and last seven stirrups of
the new stirrup placement using the procedure previously
described.
7
8 Right-click a stirrup in the new mark on the left and

select
Modify Placement on the shortcut menu.
9 Change the Spacing to 0.15 and confirm.
10 Change the spacing of the new placement on the right to 0.15 in

the same manner.
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11 Click a stirrup with the right mouse button, select

Rearrange
Marks on the shortcut menu, enable all the options, click OK to
confirm the dialog box and press ESC to quit the tool.
12 Use the
Label and/or
Dimension Line/Label tools on the
shortcut menu to label the stirrup placement in the sections and
in the view.
Place the mark number including the diameter in the sections.
Change the
position of the mark number.
For the view, select
Dimension Line Type 1 and define
the label with number of pieces, the diameter and the spacing
value.
Select all three placements in the center using a selection
rectangle and enable the Number + Distance option.
Click
Dimension Line Options
Dim. Line,
select font 8 and change the dimension texts aspect
(height:width ratio) to 1.00.
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Task 3: Bottom Longitudinal Reinforcement

Overview
We will place two bars with end hooks (diameter: 16) for the bottom
longitudinal reinforcement in the left and right span. In addition, we
will place three bars (diameter: 20) in the center.
Section A - A
View
Section B - B

Function
Access
Wizard

mouse button
FF Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Mirror and Copy
General-purpose shortcut menu or Edit

flyout
Label
Shortcut menu
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Solution
To create the bottom longitudinal reinforcement in the
end span
1 Hide the Wizard and click
FF Reinforcement on the
Repeat menu.
Check that the RU_R layer is active; if it isnt, activate it on the
2 Set the
Shape.
Diameter to 16 and click
Enter Bending
3 In the Select Bending Shape dialog box, select the green

longitudinal bar with hook on one side.
4 Enter 0.15 for the length of the end segment so that the bar is
anchored in the column, deactivate the
Enter concrete cover
separately option and change the concrete cover to 0.04.
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5 Move the crosshairs in the view onto the bottom component line
in the end span on the left within the shell.
The bending shape expands.

The longitudinal bar is created.
Tip: The values taken from the
placing region are entered in
the 3D Placement of
Reinforcing Bars dialog box
in the Placing depth from
and Placing depth to list
boxes.
7 In section A-A, click the bottom right corner of the beam with the
right mouse button and select From Depth on the shortcut menu.
8 Right-click the bottom left corner of the beam and
select To Depth on the shortcut menu.
The placing region is reduced.
9 In the 3D Placement of Reinforcing Bar dialog box,
enter 2 for the
number of pieces,
change the concrete cover at the
start and
end to 0.04,
enable the Label reinforcement option and
click
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10 Select a different dimension line type for the label of mark 3.

Click
Dimension Line Type, select the type as shown
below and click OK to confirm your choice.
11 Click OK to confirm the settings you have made for the

dimension line and place the label including the mark, number of
pieces and diameter in section A-A and in the view.
Note: If necessary, select
To create the bottom longitudinal reinforcement in the

center
If you are following on from the last exercise, the Position Data
dialog box of the FF Reinforcement tool should still be open.
If it isnt, click
FF Reinforcement again.
1 Change the
Shape.
Enter Bending

longitudinal bar with anchorage.
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3 Click Cancel to quit the dialog box for calculating the anchorage
length and enter 0.15 for the anchorage length at the start and
end.
4 Move the crosshairs in the view onto the bottom component line
in the center span within the shell until the bar expands, then
5 In the 3D Placement of Reinforcing Bars dialog box,
set
to 3 and click
6 Confirm the dimension line type and place the label including the
mark, number of pieces and diameter in section B-B and in the
view.
7 Finally, use
Mirror and Copy (general-purpose shortcut menu
or Edit flyout) to mirror the bottom longitudinal reinforcement in
the left span to the right span and create the label using
Label
(shortcut menu or Display flyout).
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A note on custom bending shapes with hooks

There are two ways of creating hooks at the start and end of bars
you define using
Custom Bending Shapes
in
FF Reinforcement:
Entering hooks intuitively

1 Move the crosshairs to the desired component line along which
you want to create a hook until this line appears in the selection
color, then click in the workspace.
2 Move the crosshairs a little bit in the direction into which the bar
is to be unfolded, then click in the workspace again.
Note: You can specify the Length for hook detection in the
Default for entry. These settings are available after you have
selected a bending shape. A graphical ToolTip clearly shows that a
hook is created instead of a bar segment.
Entering hooks using the shortcut menu

1 Move the crosshairs to the component line along which you want
to create
the hook or
the first bar segment
until this line appears in the selection color, then click in the
workspace.
2 On the shortcut menu, either select
the
Hook parallel to connecting line option or
one of the three defined hook shapes.
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A note on expanding bar beyond the edge of the shell

In the case of expanding bending shapes, the edges of the shell are
found by the program. However you do have the option of
expanding the bar beyond the edge of the existing shell.
To do this, wait until the bar expands, then move the crosshairs
towards the edge of the shell which is not to be taken into account.
A graphical ToolTip provides additional support.
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Task 4: Top Longitudinal Reinforcement
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Overview
We will place four bars (diameter: 20) for the top longitudinal
reinforcement. For applying reinforcement to the restraints in the
walls, we will place two bars (diameter: 16) in the second layer.
Section A - A
View
Section B - B

Function
Access
FF Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Mirror and Copy

flyout
Label
Shortcut menu
Hidden Line Image
Shortcut menu
Reinforcement Tools
Display flyout
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Solution
To create the top longitudinal reinforcement
FF Reinforcement, leave the
settings in the Position Data dialog box as they are and click
2 In the Select Bending Shape dialog box, select the green selfexpanding longitudinal bar..
3 Enter 0.20 for the length of the initial segment so that the bar
you are placing is extended to the left-hand end of the beam,
change the concrete cover to 0.06 and enable the
Mirror
bending shape option (the icon is pressed in!).
Note: If you do not mirror the bending shape, the bar will project
beyond the shell at the right-hand end of the beam.
4 Move the crosshairs in the view to the top component line in the
shell until the bending shape expands, then click in the
workspace.
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5 As with the bottom longitudinal reinforcement in the left span,

define the placing region in section A-A, set
to 4,
enter 0.04 for the concrete cover at the
start and
end and
click
6 Place the label with the mark number, number of pieces and
diameter in the sections and in the view.
To place L-shaped bars
If it isnt, click
1 Change the
Shape.
Enter Bending
2 In the Select Bending Shape dialog box select the blue, custom
bending shape.
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3 Set the concrete cover to 0.08, move the crosshairs in the view
onto the bottom edge of the shell between the exterior wall and
the column on the left until it appears in the selection color, then
Note: Make sure that no point is marked by a cross.
4 Move the crosshairs beyond the left-hand edge of the shell of the
exterior wall until it is marked by a cross, then click in the
workspace.
5
5 Move the crosshairs to the top left corner of the beam until it is
marked by a cross, then click in the workspace.
segment length, change the
concrete
cover to 0.10, move the crosshairs to the top edge of the shell
until it appears in the selection color, then click in the workspace.
7 As the initial segment was defined with a variable length, you

now need to define the length of the first segment in a dialog
box. Set it to 0.53 and press OK to confirm.
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8 Define the placing region in section A-A, set

to 2,
enter 0.04 for the concrete cover at the
start and
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end and
9 Place the label with the mark number, number of pieces and
diameter in section A-A and in the view.
10 Finally, use
Mirror and Copy (general-purpose shortcut menu
or Edit flyout) to mirror the reinforcement in the left span to the
right span and create the label using
Label (shortcut menu or
Display flyout).
11 Use
Hidden Line Image provided on the shortcut menu to
convert the beam view to a hidden line image.
12 Finally, you can use
Reinforcement Tools (Display flyout) to
perform a collision check (Check option).
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Task 5: Reinforcement Schema

Overview
You can use the
Full Schema tool, which was covered in the
chapter 'Number-off Management', to display all the bars in the
beam in your drawing. To better illustrate how each of the bars is to
horizontally and
be fixed, you can position the schema bar
vertically.
Section A - A
View
Section B - B

Function
Full Schema
Access
Shortcut menu
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Solution
To create schemas
1 Click a bar with the right mouse button and choose
Full Schema on the shortcut menu.
2 Click the stirrup in section A-A.

schema in the drawing file.
5 You should be able to create the other bar schemas yourself.
For straight bars, switch off
leg dimensioning.
Unit 5, Exercise 2: Column Reinforcement
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Exercise 2: Column
Reinforcement
In this exercise we will create the reinforcement for the columns. For
the column shell, copy the view of the beam without the sections to
a new drawing file, then create a new section.
This shell will serve as the basis for the column reinforcement.
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Task 1: Shell for Columns
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Overview
The shell used in exercise 1 will be modified for use with the
columns.
Elevation
Plan view

Function
Access
Copy/Move Elements between Files...
File menu
Standard toolbar
Wireframe
Shortcut menu
Convert Section to View
Shortcut menu
Section
Shortcut menu
Shortcut menu
Label View
Create II flyout
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Solution
To copy the beam's shell
1 Make drawing file 4200 in the Beam, Reinforcement fileset
current and close all the other drawing files.
2 On the File menu, click
Copy/Move Elements between
Files..., select Copy to Target Drawing File and select drawing
file 4300.
Select the element(s) you want to copy to file 4300
Click the view of the beam.
3 Create the fileset Columns, Reinforcement, assign drawing files
4300-4303 to the fileset and name the drawing files as follows:
Drawing file 4300 Columns, Shell
Drawing file 4301 Columns, Reinforcement
For the column reinforcement, convert the section of the beam view
back to a view and create a new section for the plan view.
To modify the shell

2 Click a line of the beam view with the right mouse button, select
Wireframe on the shortcut menu and press ESC to quit the
tool.
3 Click a line of the beam view with the right mouse button again,
select
Convert Section to View on the shortcut menu and
press ESC to quit the tool .
4 Click a line of the beam view with the right mouse button once
again and, on the shortcut menus, elect
Create Section.
5 Create a new section in the area with the columns through the
view you just converted back.
Set the viewing direction from the top, click
Show Clipping
Path, select fill 77, skip the section identifier prompt and rotate
the section by 225 degrees.
6 Place the section below the view and define the depth of the
section.
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7 Use
Convert View to Section on the shortcut menu to convert
the beam view to a section.
Disable the display of the clipping area by clicking
Show Clipping Path and deactivating the Fill check box.
Define the first clipping area in the view so that only the
beam (with slab) and the column connections are displayed.
Define the second clipping area in plan so that the bottom
section border is within the columns.
You do not need to enter a section identifier.
8 Use
Label View to label the view and the section.
Use the AS_SCH layer for the label.
A note on modifying the clipping area later

If a section does not display the desired elements, you can change
the clipping area without having to place the section again.
To modify the clipping area

1 Choose
Show Clipping Path (shortcut menu or Basic Tools
toolbar, Modify flyout) and click the section whose clipping path
you want to display (if you have not activated this tool using the
shortcut menu).
Tip: Click
Delete Clipping
Path to hide the clipping path
again.
2 Click the view / section in which to display the clipping path.

3 Use
Modify Offset (Edit flyout) to modify the clipping area.
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Task 2: Stirrup Reinforcement using Meshes

Overview
We will place a bent-up mesh to reinforce the column on the left. We
will use reinforcing bars for the longitudinal reinforcement.
Elevation
Plan view

Function
Access
Standard toolbar
FF Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
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Solution
To place bent-up mesh with FF Reinforcement
edit mode.
2 Check that the working mode is set to
and that the reference scale is set to1:50 in the status bar.
FF Reinforcement.
Click in the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar) and select
the MA_M layer.
Tip: The mesh type is selected
based on the required spacing
between the stirrups and the
start and end of the columns.
4 Click the
click
Mesh tab, set the

mesh type to K664 and
In Exercise 4: Foundation
Reinforcement you will learn
how to place reinforcing bars
with different spacing within
individual regions.
Note: The bending of the longitudinal bars is set by default. If

you want to use a bent-up mesh to reinforce long columns, you
can configure the program to bend transverse bars by
clicking
.
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5 In the Select Bending Shape dialog box, select the green selfexpanding stirrup.
6 Enter 0.03 for the concrete cover and move the crosshairs in the
view where the column on the left is displayed in plan to the
component line on the left, within the shell.
The bending shape will expand and the hook will appear at top
right when you click the left edge of the shell.
7 Click in the workspace. The stirrup is created.

8 In the 3D Placement of Mesh Reinforcement dialog box,
change the concrete cover at the start and end to 0.00 and click
9 Place the label in plan view.
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Task 3: Longitudinal Column Reinforcement
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Overview
Elevation
Plan view

Function
Access
FF Reinforcement
still active
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
Mirror and Copy

flyout
Display flyout
Reinforcement Tools
Display flyout
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Solution
To create longitudinal reinforcement
If it isnt, click
the layer RU_R.
2 Click the
and click
Reinforcing Bar tab, set the

Diameter to 14
3 In the Select Bending Shape dialog box, select the green selfexpanding longitudinal bar with anchorage at the start of the bar.
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4 In the Anchorage Length at start of bending shape dialog box,

set
Req'd. As / Existing As to 0.70,
enable the Compression bar option,
select
Anchorage as straight bar,
choose the lb,net option and
5 Activate the
Enter concrete cover separately option, change
the concrete cover to 0.04 and enable the
Mirror bending
shape option (the icon is pressed in!).
6 Move the crosshairs in the view to the right-hand edge of the

column on the left until it appears in the selection color, then
7 In the Concrete Cover on Segment dialog box, click Next to
confirm the value 0.04 for the concrete cover for the bar.
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8 Change the concrete cover at the end of the bar to 0.000 and
click Next.
9 In the 3D Placement of Reinforcing Bars dialog box,

change the concrete cover at the start and end to 0.04,
set
to 2 and click
Tip: To clearly show that the
bar and the label belong
together, you can select a
symbol that is placed at the
end of the leader.
10 Skip labeling in plan view by pressing ESC and place the label
with the mark number in the view.
11 Use
Mirror and Copy (general-purpose shortcut menu or Edit
flyout) to mirror the bars you just created to the opposite side of
the column on the left.
12 Use
Dimension Line / Label (Display flyout) to create labels
for all four bars in the column.
Select the dimension line type as shown below and set the label's
parameters so that only the number of pieces and the diameter
are included.

perform a collision check (Check option).
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A note on creating cranked bars

The
Custom Bending Shape option in the
FF Reinforcement
tool provides an intuitive way of creating cranked bars. Graphical
ToolTips and clear dialog boxes assist you in the process of entering
these bars.
4
To create a cranked bar in the column

1 Select the custom bending shape in
FF Reinforcement.
2 Check the
Enter concrete cover separately option and enter a
value for the concrete cover of the longitudinal bar (e.g. 0.04).
3
3 Move the crosshairs to the bottom right corner of the column

until it is marked by a cross, then click in the workspace.
4 Move the crosshairs to a point in the lower half of the right-hand
edge of the column shell until the column appears in the selection
color, then click in the workspace.
5 Enter 0.000 for the concrete cover at the start of the segment and
confirm this value.
6 In the Concrete Cover on Segment dialog box, click Rest +
Value. Now the system uses the concrete cover you defined
beforehand to create the other segments without further prompts.
7 Move the crosshairs to the top left without selecting an edge of

the shell, then click in the workspace.
A ToolTip is displayed and a message is issued to point out that a
bent-up bar will be created.
8 Move the crosshairs anywhere above the top edge of the slab so
that only the right-hand edge of the column shell appears in the
selection color (check that the edge of the slab is not displayed in
the selection color), then click in the workspace.
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9 Specify the following values in the Enter Reverse dialog box and
10 Press ESC to finish entering the bending shape.

11 As the last segment was defined with a variable length, you now
need to define the length of the final segment in a dialog box.
12 Click
Calculate anchorage length,
set
Req'd. As / Existing As to 0.70,
check the Compression bar option,
select
Anchorage as straight bar,
choose the lb,net option in the middle column
(
Anchorage length beyond element) and
13 Click OK to confirm the Correct Segment dialog box and place

the bars.
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Task 4: Column Reinforcement using FF

Component
Overview
In the following exercise we will create the reinforcement for the
column on the right using a predefined component provided in
FF Reinforcement. The program will automatically create the
bending shapes based on the reinforcement parameters, which you
can define in a dialog box. And all you need to do is place these
bending shapes.
Elevation
Plan view

Function
Access
FF Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Display flyout
Rearrange Marks
Shortcut menu
Hidden Line Image
Shortcut menu
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Solution
To create column reinforcement with FF component
FF Reinforcement.
2 Click
regions.
Enter Component and select Column with 3 stirrup
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global bar spacing and
0.03 for the
global concrete cover.
4 Click
Calculate anchorage length and make the same settings
as for the longitudinal reinforcement of the column on the left.
Tip: Click the

button
at bottom left in the dialog
box if you want to place
bent-up meshes in the center,
too.
5 Change the top and bottom column area to 0.200, set the
diameter of the stirrup reinforcement to 8.0, change the spacing
in the center to 0.150 and enter 0.000 for the concrete cover of
the longitudinal bars at the start of the column.
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6 Click OK to confirm the settings and in the view where the

column on the right is displayed in plan, move the crosshairs to
the component line on the left within the shell.
The component will expand and the program will create a
preview of the component in plan.
Note: If you wish to alter the settings again, click with the right
mouse button and select
on the shortcut menu. The preview
will automatically update to reflect any changes you make in the
dialog box.
The placement is displayed in its entirety.
8 Click
Place automatically in the Place Component in 3D
dialog box.
9 Place the label with the mark number and diameter in plan view.
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10 Select the
dimension line type and place the dimension
line to the right of the column in the elevation.
11 Enable the Spacing option in the dialog box for entering the label
parameters and place the label to the right of the dimension line.
12 Place the dimension lines and label of the bottom and top stirrup
reinforcement in the elevation.
13 For the first longitudinal reinforcement on the left, skip labeling
in plan by pressing ESC and place the label with the mark
number to the left of the column in the elevation.
14 For the remaining longitudinal reinforcement, skip labeling in
plan and in the elevation by pressing ESC each time.
15 Use
Dimension Line / Label (Display flyout) to create labels
for all four bars in the column in plan view. Select the dimension
line type as shown below and set the label's parameters so that
only the number of pieces and the diameter are included.
16 Finally, click
Rearrange Marks (shortcut menu or
Engineering Modify flyout) to combine the longitudinal bars to a
single mark number.
17 Deactivate the Lock option, click OK to confirm and press ESC to

quit the tool.
18 Use the
Hidden Line Image tool on the shortcut menu to
convert the view to a hidden line image.
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Overview
As with the beam reinforcement, you can use the
Full Schema
tool to display all the bars for the columns in your drawing.
horizontally and
Here, too, you can position the schema bar
vertically.
Furthermore, you can use
Partial Schema to create partial
schemas for the longitudinal bars in the individual columns instead
of a full schema.
Elevation
Plan view

Function
Access
Partial Schema
Display flyout
Full Schema
Shortcut menu
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Solution
To create partial schemas
1 Click
Partial Schema (Display flyout).
2 Use the bracket feature to select the longitudinal bars of the

column on the left in the elevation.

schema in the drawing file.
5 To create the partial schema for the longitudinal bars of the
column on the right, make the following settings:
Select all four longitudinal bars in plan by enclosing them in
a selection rectangle.
Check the
Position Freely option and place the partial
schema so that is to the right of and aligned with the column.
6 You should be able to create the full schemas of the stirrup
reinforcement yourself.
For the stirrups, switch on leg dimensioning. In addition, you can
display the stirrups as unfolded.
Unit 5, Exercise 3: Wall Reinforcement
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Exercise 3: Wall
Reinforcement
In the following exercise, you will reinforce the bottom right exterior
wall of the underground parking. As with the beam reinforcement,
you will use the walls and the slab for the shell and you will then
create the required sections.
You will apply reinforcement to the wall using the Enter Area
FF Reinforcement tool.
Reinforcement option and the
Finally, you will display the interior and exterior reinforcement
layers separately.
Elevation
Plan view
Elevation
Section 1 - 1
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Task 1: Shell for Exterior Wall
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Overview
To reinforce the wall, a front view, plan view and section of the wall
are required.
Elevation
Section 1 - 1
Plan view

Function
Access
Standard toolbar
System Angle
Standard toolbar
Use for Shell
Create flyout
Create View from View
Shortcut menu
System Angle
Standard toolbar
Section
Shortcut menu
Delete View/Section
Shortcut menu
Label View
Create II flyout
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Solution
To use the walls and the slab as shell view
1 Create a fileset called Reinforcement, Exterior Wall and assign it
the drawing files 800-803 as well as drawing files 4400-4403.
2 Name the drawing files as follows:
Drawing file 4400 Shell, Exterior Wall
Drawing file 4401 Reinforcement, Exterior Wall
3 Make drawing file number 4400 current and set drawing files
800 and 801 to edit mode.
4 Click
System Angle (Standard toolbar) and click a line of the
inclined floor plan.
Note: When you applied reinforcement to the slab above the
underground parking, you worked with the rotated plan view.
If the floor plan is still horizontal, click
Rotated Plan View
(View menu) and set the angle of rotation to 0.00.
5 Click
Check that the AS_SCH layer is active; if it isnt, activate it on
the Format menu or toolbar.
Press and hold down the left mouse button and open a selection
rectangle (from right to left!) to select the exterior wall at bottom
right and the adjacent exterior walls (in the Filter Assistant,
Select elements in direction-dependent manner is active by
default; the selection rectangle is shown as dashed lines, and the
area it covers is highlighted in light green while you select
elements).
8 Close drawing files 800 and 801.
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To create the front view and sections

2 Double-click a line of the shell view with the right mouse button.
The
Create View from View tool starts automatically.
3 Create a new view based on the plan view, do not change the
settings and define the viewing direction by clicking to the
bottom right of the circle displayed on your screen.
Then place this new view below the plan view and press ESC to
quit the tool.
4 Click
System Angle (Standard toolbar) and enter 0.00 in the
dialog line.
5 Right-click a line of the shell view again and choose
Section

Click the new view you just created.
displayed on your screen with the crosshairs.
8 Click
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Show Clipping Path and choose fill number 77.
9 Define a clipping area in the new view in the middle of the wall,
enter `1` for the section identifier and place the section so that it
is to the right of and aligned with the new view you created
beforehand.
Define the area in the section you created so that the entire
height of the wall and the slab connections are displayed.
11 Confirm the section identifier and place it above the section you
just created.
12 Using the same approach, create another section of the entire
length of the wall and set the viewing direction from the top.
Skip the prompt for a section identifier, enter 225 degrees for the
angle of rotation, place the section so that it is below and aligned
with the view and define the depth of the section.
13 Delete the plan view you created first using
View/Section on the shortcut menu .
Delete
14 Use
Label View to label the view and the plan view of the
wall. Use the AS_SCH layer for the label.
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Task 2: Corner Reinforcement using FF

Component
Overview
In the exercise that follows, you will reinforce the wall corners using
a predefined component provided in FF Reinforcement.
Section 1 - 1
Elevation
Plan view

Function
Access
Open on a project-specific
basis
Standard toolbar
FF Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Display flyout
Mirror and Copy
General-purpose shortcut menu or

Edit flyout
Modify Label
Shortcut menu
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Solution
To create corner reinforcement with FF component
edit mode.
and that the reference scale is set to1:50 in the status bar.
FF Reinforcement and
set the
Diameter to 8.
Check that the BR_B layer is active; if it isn't, activate it on the
4 Click
Enter Component and select Wall corner.
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global bar spacing,
0.70 for the
global segment length and
0.03 for the
global concrete cover.
6 Change the diameter of the longitudinal reinforcement to 12.0,
enter 0.150 for the anchorage length of the longitudinal
reinforcement and set the concrete cover of the longitudinal bars
at the start of the wall to 0.000.
7 Click OK to confirm the settings and move the crosshairs in plan

to the left component line of the wall corner on the left until the
component expands.
The placement is displayed in its entirety.
9 In the Place Component in 3D dialog box, click Placing depth to,
enter 0.95 and click
10 Select the
dimension line type and place the dimension
line to the left of the wall corner in the view .
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11 Enable the Spacing option in the dialog box for entering the label
parameters and place the label to the left of the dimension line.
12 You do not need to enter a label for the stirrups in plan. Press
ESC to skip labeling.
13 Place the dimension line and the label of the second stirrups in
the view.
14 Skip labeling in plan and in the view for the longitudinal
reinforcement by pressing ESC each time.
15 Use
Dimension Line/Label (Display flyout) to create labels for
all four longitudinal bars.
Select the bars by enclosing them in a selection rectangle (from
left to right), select the dimension line type as shown below and
set the label's parameters so that only the number of pieces and
the diameter are included.
16 Use
Mirror and Copy (general-purpose shortcut menu or
Edit flyout) to mirror the reinforcement you just created to the
opposite corner of the wall.
17 Click
Modify Label (shortcut menu) and define the location of
the label of the longitudinal reinforcement on the right.
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Overview
We will use the Wizard to enter the reinforcement.
The exterior reinforcement of the wall will consist of a basic
reinforcement with reinforcing meshes and additional horizontal
reinforcing bars.
For the reinforcement in the slab, L-shaped bars will be used.
Section 1 - 1
Elevation
Plan view

Function
Access
Wizard

mouse button
Span Reinforcement
Wizard
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
Enter Area
Reinforcement
Wizard
Span Reinforcement
Context toolbar
FF Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Modify Placement
Display Mode
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Solution
To create mesh reinforcement
1 Show the Wizard, click the reinforcing steel mesh placement
(mark [3]) with the right mouse button and
choose
Span Reinforcement on the shortcut menu.
the MA_M_O_1 layer.
3 In which view?
Click within the view of the wall.
Change the support depth to 0.00 m.
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5 Specify the placing polygon by clicking the bottom base point on

the inside of the wall on the left (5.1) and by clicking the point
where the interior edge of the right-hand wall and the bottom of
the slab intersect (5.2), then press ESC to finish entering.
6 Change the top
to 0.15.
Support Depth at the bottom of the slab
5.2
6
5.1
7 Click in the
Layer Depth box and in the section, click the
interior edge of the wall.
The layer depth is applied and displayed in construction line

format in the section.
8 Click in the
Component Thickness box and click the base
point of the wall in the section. The thickness of the wall is
applied.
confirm.
Concrete Cover (Top) and press OK to
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10 Set the Mesh Type to Q221, click GV to enable the group symbol,
deactivate Rd (round-off value), click OK to confirm the settings
and press ESC to quit the tool.

1 In the Wizard, double click the bar placement on the right
(mark [3]) with the right mouse button.
The
Enter Area Reinforcement tool starts automatically.
the RU_R_O_1 layer.
Span Reinforcement.
4 In which view?
5 Click Copy on the Dynamic toolbar and select the existing shell
polygon.
6 Change the top
Support Depth at the bottom of the slab
to 0.00, change the
Concrete Cover (Bottom) to 0.03 and
click OK to confirm the settings.
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7 Set the placing parameters for the transverse reinforcement:

Diameter 8,
Spacing 0.15,
Angle 0.00,
Shape Straight Bar,
Enable PP (= place in polygon) at bottom right.
Set the placement display mode to
Show Middle Bar Only.
8 Press OK to confirm.
9 Select the
dimension line type, enable the Mark
Intersected Bars option and place the dimension line.
10 Enter ext. (exterior) for the custom text and place the label. Press
ESC to quit the tool.
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To place L-shaped bars

1 Hide the Wizard and click
menu.
FF Reinforcement on the Repeat
the RU_R_O_1 layer.
3 Set the
Shape.
Enter Bending

L-shaped bar.
5 Enter 1.20 for the length of the initial and final segments,
deactivate the
Enter concrete cover separately option and
change the concrete cover to 0.04.
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6 Move the crosshairs in the section on the left to the exterior edge
of the wall until it appears in the selection color, then click in the
workspace.
7 Define the placing region in plan via the shortcut menu:
right-click the interior corner of the wall on the left and choose
Placing depth from on the shortcut menu.
Then right-click the interior corner of the wall on the right and
choose Placing depth to on the shortcut menu,
check that
is set to 0.15 and
click
8 Switch the custom text off by activating the Custom Text button
and clicking
in the bottom border of the dialog box. Then
place the label in the section.
9 Disable the Mark Intersected Bars option and place the
dimension line and label in the view.
10 Click
Modify Placement Display Mode (Engineering Modify
flyout) and click the placement you just created in the view.
Note: The
Show Middle Bar Only display mode is selected
from last time.
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Task 4: Interior Reinforcement

Overview
Now you will create the interior reinforcement of the wall using
reinforcing meshes. All you need to do is copy the existing shell
polygon and modify the mesh type.
Section 1 - 1
Elevation
Plan view

Function
Access
Span Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
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Solution
To copy and modify the reinforcing steel mesh
placement
Span Reinforcement.
the MA_M_U_1 layer.
3 In which view?
4 Click Copy on the Dynamic toolbar, select the existing shell
polygon and, if necessary, change the top
Support Depth at
the bottom of the slab to 0.15.
5 Click the
Layer Depth box and click the interior edge of the
wall in the section.
Concrete Cover (Bottom) and
The layer depth is applied and displayed in construction line
format in the section.
Tip: The starting width is the

same as the width of a single
mesh.
Get Length/Width
Click
Information if you require
this data.
7 Set the Mesh Type to Q513, enter 1.51 for the starting width,
click GV to enable the group symbol,
activate
Toggle Direction of Diagonal, click OK to confirm the
settings and press ESC to quit the tool.
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Task 5: Displaying Reinforcement Layers

Separately
Overview
Displaying the exterior and interior wall reinforcement in a single
shell can lead to a complex representation; this is especially true in
the case of a large number of different reinforcement layers.
As with the slab reinforcement, it is useful to display the layers
separately.
To separate the two reinforcement layers, you will start by copying
the view of the wall. Then you will convert the reinforcement views
to sections and define the clipping area accordingly. For the walls to
be displayed in both views, the shell views will not be converted to
sections.
Plan view
Elevation

Function
Access
Copy View/Section
Shortcut menu
Create II flyout
Display flyout
Label
Display flyout
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Solution
To convert reinforcement views to sections
1 Click a line of the wall view with the right mouse button and
select
Copy View/Section on the shortcut menu.
2 Place the new view so that it is below and aligned with the plan
view and press ESC to quit the tool.
3 Open drawing file 4400 in reference mode.
4 Click
Convert View to Section (Basic Tools toolbar,
Create II flyout).
5 Select the top view of the wall.
6 Enter points to define the section
Define the clipping area in the top view of the wall. Select the
entire view by clicking two diagonally opposite points.
Then press ESC.
In plan, define a clipping area from the exterior edge to the
middle of the wall by clicking two diagonally opposite points.
Then press ESC.
8 Skip the prompt for a section identifier by pressing ESC.
9 Convert the bottom wall view to a section in the same manner. In
plan, define the second clipping area from the middle to the
inside edge of the wall.
In the two views, only the corner reinforcement and the exterior
or interior reinforcement are now displayed. These placements
can be hidden using the
Modify Placement Display Mode
tool (Engineering Modify flyout). To show the placements again,
use
Reinforcement Tools (Display flyout).
10 Finally, use
Dimension Line/Label and
Label (Display
flyout) to create the missing dimension lines and labels in plan
view and in the section.
Unit 5, Exercise 4: Foundation Reinforcement
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Exercise 4: Foundation
Reinforcement
In the following exercise, you will reinforce a center-loaded
foundation with the following dimensions a/b/d = 2.40/2.40/0.60 m.
The dimensions of the column are 24/24 cm. In the preceding
exercises a spatial shell always served as the basis for reinforcement.
In this exercise, you will create the reinforcement using a 2D shell.
First draw the shell using the tools in the Draft module. Then create
the reinforcement as a three-dimensional model that references the
2D shell. With this approach, you can create an additional section in
which the entire reinforcement is displayed. Finally, you will display
the foundation reinforcement in a perspective view.
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Task 1: 2D Shell for the Foundation
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Overview
Plan view
Section A-A
Section B-B
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Function
Access
Standard toolbar
Rectangle
Draft flyout
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
Line
Draft flyout
Dimension Line
Dimension Lines flyout
Horizontal Text
Text flyout
Select, Set Layers
Format toolbar
Vertical Text
Text flyout
Copy
Edit flyout
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Solution
To create the shell
1 Create the fileset Foundation, Reinforcement, assign drawing
files 4500-4503 to the fileset and name the drawing files as
follows:
Drawing file 4500 Shell, Foundation
Drawing file 4501 Reinforcement, Foundation
4 Use
Rectangle and
Line (Draft flyout) to draw the plan
and section A-A shown above.
Select the KO_ALL01 layer for creating these design entities.
Change the pen thickness and linetype after selecting the tools
accordingly (pen thickness 2 for visible shell edges, pen thickness
3 for intersected edges and pen thickness 1, linetype 5 for the
clipping line).
5 Dimension the design.
Select the
Dimension Line tool (Dimension Lines flyout),
click
Properties and select the layer DL_20.
On the Text tab, select font 8 and set the dimension text height
to 3.50 and the aspect (height:width ratio) to 1.00. Finally,
specify the orientation of the dimension text relative to the
dimension line.
Create dimension lines using the
Horizontal and
Vertical
tools.
6 Label the design (select font 8 and set the text height to 9.00)
using the
Horizontal Text and/or
Vertical Text tools
(Text flyout).
To do this, click the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar)
and select the layer TX_20.
7 Use
Copy (Edit flyout) to copy section A-A, modify the
section identifier and delete the dimensioning for the foundation
thickness in section B-B.
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Task 2: Foundation Reinforcement

Overview
The foundation reinforcement will be staggered. The bars in the outer
corners of the foundation will be spaced at 15 cm intervals and in
the center at 10 cm intervals.
Plan view
Function
Section A-A
Access
Open on a projectspecific basis
Standard toolbar
FF Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Place
Starts automatically in
FF reinforcement
Mirror and Copy
General-purpose shortcut
menu or Edit flyout
Modify Placement
Display Mode
Display flyout
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Solution
To create staggered foundation reinforcement
edit mode.
and that the reference scale in the status bar is set to1:20.
FF Reinforcement,
set the
Click in the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar) and select
the layer RU_R.
longitudinal bar with hooks.
5 Change the concrete cover to 0.05.
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6 Move the crosshairs in section A-A to the bottom edge of the

foundation within the shell until it appears in the selection color,
then click in the workspace.
7 Select a projection for 3D position

The setting you make here defines the spatial orientation for the
entire reinforcement. The bar is located in the X-Z plane and is to
be placed in the Y direction. Click Y and press OK to confirm.
8 Place the label for the bar in the section.

9 Click
Edge-Based for the placing mode.
st
10 1 point of placing line

Click the bottom right corner of the foundation in plan view.
nd
11 2 point of placing line

Enter 0.60 for the
Y coordinate in the dialog line and
press ENTER to confirm.
12 Set viewpoint
Click above the bar in the workspace.
The placed area is selected (marked) and you can see already
whether the bar is located in the correct position.
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Plan view
11
10
Section A-A
Section B-B
12
13 Enter 0.05 for the concrete cover on all sides and click OK to
confirm the Context toolbar.
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14 Set the spacing to 0.15, set the display mode to

Show
Selected Bars and press OK to confirm the placing parameters.
15 Select a bar and press ESC.

st
16 Enter 1 point of new region or enter distance to last bar

Enter 0.125 for the distance to the last bar.
nd
17 Enter 2 point of new region or enter its length

Enter 1.10 for the length of the region.
18 Change the spacing to 0.10 (the distance to the last bar is
automatically proposed as a value) and confirm the following
Context toolbar.
19 Select a bar, press ESC and enter 0.125 for the distance to the last
bar again.
20 Enter 0.45 for the length of the region, change the spacing to
0.15 and confirm the Context toolbar.
21 Select a bar and press ESC twice to finish selecting the bars for
display and to finish the process of entering placing regions.
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22 Set the dimension line type to

and click the No.+Dist.
button so that the number of bars and the distance between the
individual regions are displayed in the common dimension line.
23 Place the dimension line and the label. Set the label parameters so
that only the number of pieces and the diameter are displayed.
24 As the foundation is square, with two-way reinforcement, we can
create the second reinforcement layer by mirroring the existing
reinforcement in plan view, including its labels, with
Mirror
and Copy and then move it upward by dZ = 0.015 m
(if necessary, use
Z coordinate in the dialog line).
25 In section A-A, the mirrored second layer is only displayed with
the selected bars. However, we want to show all bars.
Click
Modify Placement Display Mode (Engineering Modify
flyout), set the display mode to
Show All Bars and click the
relevant placements in the section.
26 In section A-A, use
Dimension Line / Label (Display flyout)
to create a common label for all the placements as in plan view.
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Task 3: Starter Bars for Column

Overview
We will create four longitudinal bars (mark 3) for the column, with
two erection bars (mark 2) to hold them.
Section A-A
Section B-B

Function
Access
FF Reinforcement
Repeat menu
Place
Starts automatically in
FF reinforcement
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Solution
To create starter bars for the column
FF Reinforcement,
set the
2 In the Select Bending Shape dialog box, select the green selfexpanding stirrup..
3 Move the crosshairs in plan until the bending shape expands,

then click in the workspace.
4 Place the label for the bar in plan.
5 Confirm the
Edge-Based placing mode.
6 Define the placing region in section A-A by first clicking the

point where the bottom edge of the foundation and then righthand edge of the column intersect, and then clicking the point
where the top edge of the foundation and right-hand side of the
column intersect.
7 Enable the Align setting on the Context toolbar and click OK to
confirm.
8 Enter 2 for the number of pieces,

change the spacing value to 0.30,
set
Offset to Final Edge to 0.05 and
the display mode to
Show All Bars.
Then press OK to confirm the placing parameters.
9 Press ESC to indicate that you do not want to enter another

placing region and, on the Context toolbar, click No.+Dist. to
disable it if necessary.
10 Place the dimension line and the label.
11 You are back in the Position Data dialog box for defining the
bending shape. Set the
Diameter to 12 and
click
12 In the Select Bending Shape dialog box, select the blue
L-shaped bar.
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13 Change the concrete cover to 0.06, move the crosshairs in section

A-A onto any point on the bottom edge of the foundation shell
on the area on the left in the shell until it appears in the selection
color and click in the workspace.
To create a segment of variable length, make sure that no point is
marked with a cross when you click.
14 Move the crosshairs to the right-hand edge of the column shell
and click in the workspace.
To create a segment of variable length, make sure once again that
no point is marked with a cross when you click.
15 As the two segments were defined with a variable length, you

now need to define the length of the initial and final segments in
a dialog box. Set the initial segment to 1.20 and the final
segment to 0.10 and press OK to confirm.
16 Place the label for the bar in the section.
17 Click
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Freehand for the placing mode.
18 Click the view where the foundation is displayed in plan and

confirm the Context toolbar with the placing parameters.
Tip: This way, the bottom
segment of the L-shaped bar
is turned outwards.
19 Place the four starter bars in the corners of the stirrup.

Set
Offset dx to 0.03 and
Offset dy to 0.06 and alternate
the anchor point as necessary. To place the bars on the left, you
can accept the placing angle of 0.00. To place the bars on the
right, the placing angle needs to be changed to 180.00.
20 Press ESC to finish entering the bars and place the dimension line
and label in plan. Then press ESC to quit the tool.
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Overview
While you were creating the reinforcement, no display in section B-B
was generated as the shell is not 3D. The reinforcement itself,
however, exists as a three-dimensional model. This means that we
can create a new section with the entire reinforcement and place it in
the shell of section B-B.
Section B-B
Section A-A

Function
Access
Section
Shortcut menu
Reinforcement Tools
Display flyout
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Solution
To create reinforcement in section B-B
1 Click a bar placement with the right mouse button and
select
Section on the shortcut menu.
Click the view where the foundation is displayed in plan.
displayed in your drawing with the crosshairs.
4 Define a clipping area in plan and skip the prompt for a section
identifier.
5 Set the Anchor Point to bottom, centered and

Offset dy to 0.05.
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6 Place the section view of the bars in section B-B on the midpoint
of the bottom edge of the foundation.
Press ESC twice as you do not need to define another section.
automatically dimension and label section B-B with Auto.
Set the dimension line and label parameters as shown in the
illustration at the beginning of this task.
nd
Note: In section A-A, the bars in the 2 layer are not displayed
as intersected bars like in section B-B as this is a view that is not
spatially delimited.
You can use
Convert View to Section to convert the view to
a section. This is covered in the section on the beam
reinforcement.
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Task 5: Perspective View of the

Reinforcement
Overview
Section B-B
Section A-A

Function
Access
Front Left. Iso.
Lower border of the viewport
Any View
Create II flyout
Plan
Lower border of the viewport
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Solution
To create a 3D image of the reinforcement
1 In the lower border of the viewport, click
2 Click
Front Left. Iso.
Any View (Basic Tools toolbar, Create II flyout).
3 In the lower border of the viewport, set the view to

View.
Plan
4 The selected isometric view is displayed attached to the crosshairs.

Place it in the drawing file. You can also use the data entry tools
to assist you.
Index
Index
3
3D reinforcement
working mode 86
3D reinforcement with 2D shell
150
A
any view 164
B
bar schedule 68
bar schema 71
bars
place automatically 88
bending shapes 32
C
calculating anchorage length 57
clipping area
defining 144
collision check 102, 115
convert view to section 144
copy
shell polygon 25
copy shell polygon 45, 137
Copy View/Section 144
copying shell polygon 142
creating section
for 3D reinforcement in 2D
shell 161
D
defining layer depth 136, 142
delete view 129
dimension line/label
creating later 115, 122, 133
later 95, 102
subsequent 154
display option
drawing files 49
layers 49
E
engineering configuration 13
F
FF reinforcement
bent-up mesh 111
component entry 57, 118, 130
correct segment 101, 117
correcting segment length 158
creating cranked bars 116
custom bending shape 100
define placing region
automatically 93
defining anchorage length
114
defining placing region
automatically 140
enter concrete cover separately
87
entering hooks intuitively 96
entering hooks using the
shortcut menu 96
expanding longitudinal bar
99
expanding stirrup 87, 156
longitudinal bar with
anchorage 113
longitudinal bar with hooks
150
L-shaped bar 139, 157
self-expanding longitudinal
bar with anchorage 94
self-expanding longitudinal
bar with hooks 92
shortcut menu 96
full schema 71, 123
I
importing
assignments 8
importing data
DXF file 7
Index
from CD-ROM 5
L
label placement at a later stage
90
label view 81, 108, 129
layers
visibility 12, 49, 51, 62
M
mesh
modifying local placement
parameters 21
mesh cutting diagram 65
mesh reinforcement
placing modes 19
selecting layer 17, 54, 135,
142
mesh schedule 70
modify label 43
modify mark 88
modify placement 89
modify placement display mode
140
modifying hooks 60
modifying label 28
modifying layers 47
modifying placement display
mode 154
modifying shell 45
modifying support depth 45
move view/section 81
N
new mark number 88
P
partial schema 123, 124
pasting to original position 47
perspective view of reinforcement
164
place excess mesh 67
place in span
automatic outline detection
18
meshes in rectangular area 17
meshes in rectangular region
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placing parameters 18, 37
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polygonal 54
placing bars
across several placing regions
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automatically 95, 115
in freehand mode 159
project
creating 5
R
rearrange marks 28, 48, 90, 122
recesses
slabs 55
reinforcement
perspective view 164
reinforcement schedules 68
reinforcement tools 102, 115,
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S
schema bar 104, 123
select working mode 86
selection
direction-dependent 21
selection based on direction 21
shell
automatic dimensions 82
basis 76
convert section to view 107
convert to shell 82
convert view to section 81,
108
create section 107
creating section 79, 128
creating view from view 79,
128
display parameters 82
hidden line view 102
selecting layers 78
show clipping path 108
use for shell 83
wireframe view 107
shell module
adopting elements 78
show/hide 12
span reinforcement
defining component thickness
136
defining layer depth 136
Index
placing parameters 55, 137,

142
spatial orientation
defining 151
subsequent labeling 115, 122,
133, 154
support reinforcement
bar reinforcement 40
meshes 36
U
using architectural elements for
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Nemetschek Technology GmbH, Munich, 2005. All rights reserved.

Document no. 050eng01s03-1-BM1005

Fit for CAD Engineering

Task 2: Importing the DXF File ..........................................................................6

Task 3: Creating Reinforcement Drawings ....................................................9

Task 4: Basic Layer Settings ............................................................................ 11

Task 5: Customizing Toolbars ......................................................................... 13

Exercise 2: Slab Above Underground Parking, Bottom

Task 2: Modifying Meshes ............................................................................... 20

Task 3: Bar Reinforcement, Bottom Layer.................................................. 22

Task 4: Additional Reinforcement for the Slab ........................................ 29

Exercise 3: Slab Above Underground Parking, Top Layer 35

Task 2: Cutting Meshes..................................................................................... 38

Task 3: Support Reinforcement with Reinforcing Bars.......................... 40

Task 4: Modifying Support Reinforcement................................................ 44

Task 5: Additional Reinforcing Bars at the Edge of the Slab ............... 46

Task 6: Display Options..................................................................................... 49

Exercise 4: Slab Above Basement .......................................... 52

Task 2: Applying Reinforcement to the Slab Recess ............................... 56

Task 3: Mirroring Placement in Span........................................................... 61

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Exercise 5: Number-Off Management..................................63

Task 2: Mesh Schedule...................................................................................... 68

Task 3: Bar Schema............................................................................................ 71

Task 2: Stirrup Reinforcement ....................................................................... 84

Task 3: Bottom Longitudinal Reinforcement............................................. 91

Task 4: Top Longitudinal Reinforcement .................................................... 98

Task 5: Reinforcement Schema....................................................................103

Exercise 2: Column Reinforcement .....................................105

Task 2: Stirrup Reinforcement using Meshes ..........................................109

Task 3: Longitudinal Column Reinforcement ..........................................112

Task 4: Column Reinforcement using FF Component...........................118

Task 5: Reinforcement Schema....................................................................123

Exercise 3: Wall Reinforcement ...........................................125

Task 2: Corner Reinforcement using FF Component.............................130

Task 3: Exterior Reinforcement....................................................................134

Task 4: Interior Reinforcement ....................................................................141

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Task 5: Displaying Reinforcement Layers Separately ............................143

Exercise 4: Foundation Reinforcement.............................. 145

Task 2: Foundation Reinforcement.............................................................149

Task 3: Starter Bars for Column...................................................................155

Task 4: Reinforcement in Section B-B.......................................................160

Task 5: Perspective View of the Reinforcement .....................................163

Index ........................................................................................... 165

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Unit 4, Exercise 1: Basis for Reinforcement

Exercise 1: Basis for

Task 1: Importing Floor Plans

Task 1: Importing Floor Plans

This requires the following tools:

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Unit 4, Exercise 1: Basis for Reinforcement

To import data from CD-ROM

Task 2: Importing the DXF File

Task 2: Importing the DXF File

This requires the following tools:

Open on a project-specific basis

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Unit 4, Exercise 1: Basis for Reinforcement