Reinforcement of beams dialog

The dialog for generation of reinforcement of beams has 3 main parts:

1. On the left are options for selecting components used to define beam reinforcement:

• parameters of the section geometry
• parameters of transversal reinforcement (stirrups)
• parameters of stirrup distribution along the beam length
• parameters of longitudinal reinforcement
• parameters of additional bars (top and bottom)
• User reinforcement (this tab is available in Autodesk® Revit® / Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis)

1. On the right, you can define parameters of the beam and reinforcement (depending on a selected component).
2. At the bottom is a graphical view of a defined RC beam and generated beam reinforcement. In the view, you can select beam spans or stirrups (for example, to ensure that some of the parameters are defined only for one span of the multi-span beam) , as shown below.

selected span	selected stirrups in the span

In the lower part of the dialog, two options are available:

• Without reinforcement generation - the option is available only in case a parametric reinforcement hasn't been generated (i.e. reinforcement defined by means of options in the extension tabs) and there is another type of reinforcement (e.g. pre-cast elements) in the RC element. If the option is activated, the parametric reinforcement is not generated; if the option is switched off, the parametric reinforcement is generated.
• Dynamic Model Update - This option, when selected, keeps the module data up-to-date with the Revit model.

  Changing the geometry of an adjoining element or elements starts the Extension and regenerates the reinforcement to include changes.

  You can deselect this option for

  1. A single element (after starting the Extension clear this option at the bottom of the dialog).
  2. All elements of a given type in a project, such as all beams (in the Extensions preferences).
  3. All types of elements (in the Extensions preferences).

  The Dynamic Model Update is selected by default for the whole project and all supported elements.

  When you open a file, created in version 2012 or lower, this option works as follows:

  1. It is deselected for existing elements that were reinforced using the Extension (you can select it when modifying reinforcement using this Extension).
  2. It is selected by default for new elements.
  Note: This option is only available, if the module is launched in Revit.