Place Free Form Rebar Along a Multifaceted Surface

Place free form reinforcement into concrete modeling elements with complex geometry.

  1. Click Structure tab Reinforcement panel (Rebar).
  2. Click Modify | Place Rebar Placement Methods panel (Free Form Rebar).

    Note that Modify | Place Rebar Rebar Set Type panel (Surface Distribution) is selected.

  3. Specify a rebar type in the Properties palette.
  4. On the Rebar Set panel, specify a layout.
  5. Click Modify | Place Rebar Multiple Selection panel (Select Multiple).
  6. In the drawing area, select the faces of the element that will host the free form rebar.
  7. Click Modify | Place Rebar Next panel (Start Surface). Select reference surfaces adjacent to the host surface from which the free form rebar set will begin.
  8. Click Modify | Place Rebar Next panel (End Surface). Select reference surfaces adjacent to the host surface to which the free form rebar set will end.
  9. (Optional) Click Modify | Place Rebar Next panel (Host Surface). Select additional reference faces of the element that will host the free form rebar.
    Note: The Free Form Rebar selection tools rotate to the next each time a tool is clicked. You start with the Host Surface tool, then the Start Surface tool, then the End Surface tool, and then back to the Start tool. Press Spacebar to step through all of these tools, rather than clicking the ribbon buttons.
    Also, the cursor displays the current tool and information about the surface.
    • (Default): The cursor displays tooltips describing which reference surface is currently being selected. Either Select Host Surface, Select Start Surface, or Select End Surface.
    • (Select Surface): The current surface is not a reference. Click to select the surface.
    • (Deselect Surface): The current surface is a reference. Click to deselect the surface.
    To clear all selections, you can also click Modify | Place Rebar Multiple Selection panel (Clear Selection).
  10. Once you select all reference surfaces, click Modify | Place Rebar Mode panel (Finish). You can also press Enter to place the rebar.
    Note: Click Modify | Place Rebar Mode panel (Cancel) to close exit the Free Form Rebar placement mode without placing rebar.
  11. Rebar will populate the host surface as defined by the selected references and predefined properties.
  12. Press Esc to exit the Free Form Rebar placement mode.