On the Description elements tab of the Reinforcement description (distribution - element view) dialog, you can define parameters such as colors, line thickness, font size, and label shape for a description.
The options included in the Position field refer to a label and the number that the label contains (see the drawing below).
Under Position, specify Label parameters:
- Colors for active and not active positions
- Line thickness
- Label shape
- Label size.
Specify Position Number parameters:
- Default position on the extension line
- Color of active and not active positions
- Font style
- Font size.
The active position referred to here is specified on the Reinforcement description dialog (see the drawing below). If Active is selected for a given position, you choose a color from the Active list. If Active is not selected, you choose a color for this position from the Not active list.
There are 4 styles of distribution description that can be parametrized. For each style, various parameters can be defined:
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the first style lets you define 2 independent types of markers (on ends of an extension line and in between them) and their sizes; the Distance to reinforcement option is available. |
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the second style lets you define 1 marker type and size; the Distance to reinforcement option is available. |
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for the third and fourth styles, 1 field is provided for selecting a marker: arrowhead and size; the Distance to reinforcement option is available. |
The options under Description text appearance define a description placed between a position and the described reinforcement:
- Style
- Color
- Size
- Position with respect to the auxiliary line (above only or above and below)
- Horizontal distance to a label.
For the first 2 types of distribution description (line linking a position with described reinforcement), you can select Design of reinforcement spacing, which adds a dimension of reinforcement spacing to the line describing distribution. You can then select additional options that will determine the position of dimensions, which are shown in the preview at the top right of the dialog.
Under Extension line, define parameters of a line that connects a position with reinforcement. The Parameters of line color and thickness are invariable, and they do not depend on a selected style.
If you select Distance to reinforcement, you can determine the distance between reinforcement description and reinforcement distribution (see the drawing below). If the distance equals 0, reinforcing bars in the distribution are connected with the description.
If you select For all positions, the distance between the reinforcement description and the reinforcement distribution will equal the value defined for all positions.
Under Reinforcement shape model, you define parameters of a symbolic shape of described reinforcement:
- Color and thickness of the line making up a symbol
- Size of a symbol
- Horizontal distance to description text
- Dimensions for bar symbol - when you select this, the bar description includes a bar symbol, and you can specify the size of individual segments of a reinforcing bar.