This dialog contains options used to present the reinforcing bar in a cross-section of an RC structure element. Access the dialog by selecting Bars -> Options from the Job preferences dialog. The dialog includes additional options as shown below.
Bar size in cross-section:
- Real - if this option is selected, then the real size (in scale) of a bar in cross-section (reinforcing bar diameter) is presented in a drawing
- According to the rule - if this option is selected, then you can choose a size of the bar in cross-section, whose diameter is not greater than the reinforcing bar diameter; for example, if the following size values are chosen: to f = 18 draw as 25 mm, then all reinforcing bars in cross-section whose diameters are not greater than 18 mm are presented as bars of 25 mm diameter.
Below is the Minimum bar length for surface distribution option. You can determine the minimal bar length; a bar whose length is less than this value, and it will not be generated during definition of surface distribution. An example situation is displayed in the drawing below. Bar no. 1 (diplayed in red), whose length is less than the minimal bar length defined in the dialog above, will not be generated (considered in tables).
The right part of the dialog contains the Total bar length field; there are the following options available:
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real - if this option is selected, the reinforcing bar length is calculated as exact length of bar axis. |
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total - if this option is chosen, the reinforcing bar length is calculated as the total of lengths of bar segments with hooks; bar lengths are given in compliance with total outer length. |
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Total along axis - if this option is selected, the reinforcing bar length is calculated - in reinforcement tables - as a sum of lengths of segments of the bar with hooks; reinforcement tables specify lengths of bars along their axes. |