Spiral rebar is a unique rebar shape family in that it is non-planar and cannot be edited. However, because it is fully dimensional, spiral rebar can be scaled, rotated, and resized with its own shape handles and controls within a project.
Adjusting the Height of Spiral Rebar
To change the length of the spiral, use the triangle shape controls at the top and base of the rebar spiral. Drag the arrows accordingly to lengthen or shorten the spiral.
These controls do not stretch the spiral. They add the proportionate number of coils required to maintain the specified height of the spiral rebar.
Scaling the Diameter of Spiral Rebar
To scale the width of the spiral rebar coils, locate the scaling control opposite the rotation control which is at the end of the actual rebar coil. Drag the control to adjust the diameter of the spiral.
Rotating Spiral Rebar
The positioning of the spiral rebar can be rotated to align the end of the rebar as needed. Drag the rotation control at the end of the top rebar coil to rotate the position of the end of the rebar.
Spiral Rebar Instance Properties
The following instance properties are unique to spiral rebar in the Instance Properties palette
Base Finishing Turns. Specifies a number of complete coils to close the spiral base.
Top Finishing Turns. Specifies a number of complete coils to close the spiral top.
Height. Specifies the total height of the spiral rebar.
Pitch. Specifies the distance between rebar coils in the spiral.
