Draw reinforcement (straight bar)
Click out the line the bars follow and get metres of reinforcement per size.
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Pick Rebar in the tool rail
The tool only exists on a foundation drawing. If it is grey, the drawing is still a drainage drawing.
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Click out the line
Click along the stretch the bars lie on, just as when you draw a pipe run. Double-click or press Enter when the line is done.
Worth knowing. What you click out is the LINE, not a single bar. How many bars go along it is what the tool asks about in the next step.
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Pick the size in the box Straight bar along the line
The box shows how long the line came out. Pick a Bar diameter, 6 to 32 mm, and type how many bars go along it.
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Add more in another size
If both Ø12 and Ø16 go along the same line, press Add another diameter and fill in the next row. Every row counts on its own.
Worth knowing. The box totals it all at the bottom: Total of X m of reinforcement bar. Check it against the drawing before you save.
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Save
Press Save. The line lands in Drawn and measured, and the metres in the quantity list per size.
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Change it afterwards
Click the row in Drawn and measured to select it. There you change the size and the number, or delete the reinforcement.
Next steps
- Draw stirrupsSet stirrup type, measurements and centres, and the number and the length of steel are worked out for you.6 min
- Drainage drawing or foundation drawing?Say what the drawing shows, so you get the right tools and the right materials.2 min
- Copy, paste and rotateDraw a detail once and use it again, without the measurements changing.5 min
Do the steps on a real drawing
Open the tool and follow the walkthrough on the sample drawing that is already there. No login needed.
Open the toolStuck on a step? Get in touch and we will gladly look at your drawing.