After you define reinforcement (such as bar shape, reinforcement distribution, or wire fabric distribution), you can assign a description appropriate for the reinforcement type.
To begin assigning a description, open the Description of reinforcement shape dialog from:
- Menu: Reinforcement > Reinforcement description > Styles of reinforcement description
- Ribbon: ASD - Reinforcement > Settings > Styles of reinforcement description
- Command line: RBCR_SHAPE_DESCR.
For purposes of description, there are 4 categories of reinforcement (bars):
- Reinforcement shape - a bar in the elevation view and a bar in the section of an element (for example, main bar of a beam, stirrup)
- Bar ends - defined by additional lines drawn at bar ends
- Reinforcement distribution - stirrup distribution along the beam length, or bar distribution over the plate surface
- Bar symbol - a bar with a description provided outside the formwork contour.
For purposes of description, there are 3 categories of reinforcement (wire fabrics):
- Wire fabric shape - a wire fabric in the elevation view and a wire fabric in the section of an element
- Wire fabric distribution - wire fabric(s) in an element projection or view
- Wire fabric symbol - a wire fabric with a description provided outside the formwork contour.
For purposes of description, there are 3 categories (profiles):
- Steel profile - description of steel profiles
- Graphic presentation - graphic presentation parameters of views and cross-sections of an element formwork
- Steel Profile-presentation - graphic presentation parameters of views and cross-sections of steel profiles.
To define the description:
- Under Displayed for, select the description list for bars, wire fabrics, profiles, or all
- Under Reinforcement description, select a description for bars, wire fabrics, or profiles
- Bar shape, Bar ends, Distribution - Bars ends, Distribution - element view, Point reinforcement distribution, Bar symbol, Bar symbol - varying length of a bar
- Wire fabric shape, Distribution: wire fabric, Wire fabric symbol
- Steel profile, Graphic presentation, Steel Profile - presentation
- Under Description styles is a list of styles defined for a selected description of reinforcement
- The Preview field displays a graphic representation for the selected description style.
Use the buttons on the right of the dialog:
- Default - click this to specify a selected style as a default style of reinforcement description
- New - click this to open the Reinforcement description dialog, where you can define a new style of reinforcement description
- Modify - click this to open the Reinforcement description dialog, where you can change a selected type of reinforcement description
- Delete - click this to delete the highlighted style of reinforcement description.