Video: Adaptive Rebar Propagation

Add rebar to elements based on rebar already placed in your model.

This video demonstrates the following:

  1. Propagate rebar to columns.
  2. Propagate rebar based on the face of an element.
  3. Propagate rebar in a curved element.

Transcript

Laying out rebar in multiple elements can take a long time. The rebar propagation tool can make this task quicker as you create your models. The rebar propagation tool is also adaptive understanding the design intent of the rebar based on the relationships to the host element. When you propagate rebar to other similar hosts, the relationships are maintained.

For example, propagate rebar in one of the columns in this model to the other columns. Select the column with rebar placed. On the contextual tab, click Propagate Rebar. Select another similar column with the align host mode active to create rebar in the selected column. You can see even though the 2 columns are not the same size, the rebar is still created.

Use a window select to select multiple elements to propagate to more than one column at a time. Click Finish to add rebar to the selected hosts.

Propagation tool works in a similar way with wall elements, or walls with openings.

The Align By Face mode allows rebar propagation based on selected faces. Select the rebar, then Propagate Rebar. Set the mode to Align By Face. Now click a face of the source host, and then a face on the target host. Another example of where this could be used is rebar layout in a stair element.

By face propagation works on curved faces. Here the rebar from the top face of the curving ramp is propagated to the bottom face. Then By Host propagation is used to create rebar in additional ramp sections.

Use rebar propagation tools to aid you in laying out rebar in your models.