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Select which parts or cast units are exported.

• Selected cast units

  Only cast units that have one or more parts selected in the model are exported. Each cast unit has one output file. Select By cast unit Id or By cast unit position.

• All parts

  All cast units are exported. Each cast unit has one output file. Select By cast unit Id or By cast unit position.

• Selected parts (separately)

  Only the selected concrete parts (also embeds and insulation parts belonging to the selected part) are exported. Each part has one output file.

• Selected parts (cast united)

  Selected parts belonging to one cast unit are grouped and exported together in one output file. Select By cast unit Id or By cast unit position.

• Selected assemblies

  This option is recommended in most cases. All selected assemblies are exported. One assembly equals one cast unit and has one output file. Selection of subassemblies is also allowed.

  In the rebar assembly export, the rebar assembly types Mesh, Bent mesh, and Roll mat are collected and exported as mesh. The rebar assembly type is defined in the rebar assembly properties. If the rebar assembly type is undefined or Cage, the rebar assemblies are exported as cages. Rebar assemblies of the type Braced girder are exported as braced girders, and the assemblies of the type Embed are exported as mountparts. As the cage is not supported in Unitechnik versions below 6.1.0., the cage rebars will be exported as loose.

• Cast units in list

  Select the cast units for export from the Cast unit position list you enter.

• By cast unit Id

  Each cast unit has its own output file.

• By cast unit position

  Identical cast units share an output file.

Parts excluded from export (class or name)

If you do not want to export some parts, enter the classes or names of these parts. You can also filter out rebars with this setting. Parts with classes in this list will not be exported.

Directory path

Define where the export files are saved. The default folder is .\UT_Files under the current model folder.

File name

Extension

Select the name of the output file from the lists and specify the file name extension.

You can use up to 5 strings to generate the export file names. Select options from the lists, definition values or attributes, and an optional string length limiter. You can leave the box empty if you do not need all 5 strings. You can use the delimiter period ( .), dash (-), or underscore (_) between the strings.

• Proj. nr is the number of the project.
• Proj. name is the name of the project.

• CU nr is the assembly position number of the main part of the cast unit.

• Phase is the current phase.

• CU pos is the assembly position of the main part of the cast unit.

• ACN is the assembly control number. To generate the assembly control numbers, go to the Drawings & reports tab and click Numbering > Assign control numbers.

• Part ID is the ID number, which is 10 characters long. If the ID number is not 10 characters long, zeros are added in front of the ID number to make it 10 characters long. For example, id number 456999 will be 0000456999.

• Counter adds a running number at the end of the file name, if the name already exists.

• Other options are Date, Time, Date-Time, UDA, Text, Template, and Project UDA.

  Date, Date-Time and Time use the format yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm.

  Template means a template attribute. UDA and Template are always read from the main part.

Also define the file name extension. By default it is Text and uni. You can select another option from the list.

File name mask

The format (length) of the output file name and file name extension. Numbers represent the length of the output string. If the name is longer than the selected option, it is cut.

Open folder after export

Select whether the folder where the output file is saved is opened after the export.

Blank symbol in exported file

Select the blank symbol to be used in the export file.

An example with "_" symbol:

An example with " " symbol:

Output file structure

Structure of the exported file (slab date and layer part).

In most cases, you do not need to use this setting.

• Multiple layers

  One SLABDATE block with N layers. Each cast unit has its own LAYER block. Embeds, reinforcement and insulations belong to one concrete part, and they are exported to the related LAYER block.

  If the layers are not defined correctly, it will result in error.

  

• Single layer, 1 slabdate, 1 part

  Each cast unit has its own SLABDATE block, no LAYER blocks.

  

• Single layer, n slabdate, n parts

  Cast units with equal geometry are collected in one SLABDATE block. No LAYER or LOT blocks are defined. Embeds, reinforcement and insulation belonging to a cast unit with the same geometry are collected and exported in one SLABDATE block.

  

• Single layer, 1 slabdate, n parts

  All similar wall shells are defined within one SLABDATE block instead of being defined in a separate SLABDATE block per wall shell. The option is useful when exporting special embeds.

• Combined, n slabdate, 1 part

  Combined export that can contain more than one cast unit. The exported cast units are placed side by side according to the sequential logic defined on the Pallet tab.

• Single layer, 1 slabdate, n steelmats

  Only exports the main part of the cast unit as slabdate and meshes and embeds from whole cast unit in one row in export X axis direction with a 1 mm gap between them.

• 1 slabdate, scanned layers

  Export element layers in the same order as they are modeled in the model. Multiple parts on the same depth level are recognized as one layer.

1st exported layer

Select which part is exported in the first LAYER. This option allows to define which wall shell is positioned on the pallet first.

The options are:

• Main part (of cast unit)

• Biggest part

• Heaviest part

Consider layer split thicknesses

Select how the layers of the cast unit are exported. These options are available when you have set Output file structure to Multiple layers.

• No

  The cast unit is exported as one volume.

• Yes

  The manual layers set on the Unitechnik tab in the user-defined attributes of a part are used, and the cast unit is exported in two or three layers.

Rotation

Select the scanning direction, which defines which main part face is towards the pallet base. Unitechnik export uses scanning layers to obtain the geometry of all parts in a cast unit.

The scanning direction depends on the plane of the cast unit main part. A floor panel is scanned from bottom to top side. A wall panel and a column are scanned from one side to the other side. The position and direction of a basic shape of the exported cast unit depends on the rotation.

Note that you can use the surface object user-defined attribute Use surface as pallet base to orient the object without changing the top-in-form face or the rotation in export settings.

You can also use the surface object Align pallet direction UDA, which rotates the element in plane so that the selected face is towards the pallet Y axis and aligns to the pallet X axis. This function overrides all other rotation settings.

The export also checks for the PALLET_ROTATION UDA written by the Double wall details tool, and rotates the element either 90 degrees left or right respectively.

No

Floor: Bottom to top

Wall: Front to rear side (according to the modeling direction)

Column: Side to side

180

Floor: Top to bottom

Wall: Rear to front side

Column: From one side to the opposite side

+90 around X

Floor: Left to right side

Wall: Top to bottom

Column: Side to side

-90 around X

Floor: Right to left side

Wall: Bottom to top

Column: From one side to the opposite side

-90 around Y

Floor: Rear to front side

Wall: Right to left side

Column: Top to bottom

With the Top in form face option, the scanning direction depends on the defined top-in-form face, so that the opposite face will be towards the pallet.

Examples of rotation:

• Wrong scanning plane (from the right side to the left side):

  

• Correct scanning plane (from back to front side):

  

Extra rotation

Select the rotation around the z axis, and thereby the rotation of the pallet. The z axis has the same direction, but the x and y directions are changed.

To show the actual coordinate system, set Draw pallet axis to Yes on the Pallet tab.

• No

  No extra rotation.

• Swap X/Y

  Swap x and y axis.

• X=max(X_dim,Y_dim) main part

  X axis goes through the longer side of the main part.

• X=min(X_dim,Y_dim) main part

  X axis goes through the shorter side of the main part.

• X=max(X_dim,Y_dim) cast unit

  X axis goes through the longer side of the cast unit.

• X=min(X_dim,Y_dim) cast unit

  X axis goes through the shorter side of the cast unit.

• +90 around Z

  Rotates x and y axis around the z axis by 90 degrees.

• - 90 around Z

  Rotates x and y axis around the z axis by -90 degrees.

• 180 around Z

  Rotates x and y axis around the z axis by 180 degrees.

The following example shows the coordinate system with no rotation and no extra rotation settings. Panel 1 has the z axis set parallel to the shorter side. It is incorrect in the Unitechnik format, so the coordinate system has to be rotated. Panel 2 shows a rotation by 90 degrees around the z axis.

Auto-rotate on pallet

Select whether to auto-rotate the coordinate system for export +90° or -90° when the element width exceeds the pallet width, or when the element width exceeds the element length, or to auto-rotate the element on pallet.

With the Auto-rotate on pallet option, the element is rotated based on a fixed set of rules defining that the longer edge with no cuts or protruding embeds is at the bottom edge of the pallet. For the Auto-rotate on pallet option, you can also select if the default rotation direction is To long even edge (clockwise) or To long even edge (counterclockwise).

Scan position

The element contour, cutouts and line attributes are defined by scanning the cast unit in the scan direction defined by rotation settings above. A scanning plane works like a section with no view depth. The export application uses 1 or 2 scanning planes for each part included in the exported cast unit (regardless of the output file structure setting).

The offset is towards the middle of panel from the scanning plane, but can be negative or positive value.

The number of the scanning layers depends on the selected scan position. Each object of the cast unit is scanned in one direction.

Select the position in which all parts are scanned. Each part is scanned separately. Scanning plane is parallel to the basic shape plane.

• Bottom and top

  

  Two scanning planes at the top and bottom of the scanned part.

• Bottom only

  

  One scanning plane at the bottom face.

• Top only

  

  One scanning plane at the top face.

• Middle only

  

  One scanning plane at the middle point of the scanned part.

• Top, bottom and middle

  

  Three scanning planes: one at the top face, one at the bottom face and one at the middle point of the scanned part.

To move the position of the exact scanning plane, use the Scan position offset boxes below to define start offset and end offset.

Merge CONTOUR layers

You can export one scanned layer only. With two scanned layers, they have to be merged into one layer.

• Intersection

  Creates polygon intersection of two contour geometries.

  

  1. First scanned layer
  2. Second scanned layer
  3. Layer

• Union

  Creates polygon union of two contour geometries.

  

Export CUTOUTs

To prevent cutout export, select No.

Exclude selected excludes from the export the modeled cut parts that you define by class or name.

Selected only includes in the export the cut parts that you define by class or name.

Merge CUTOUT layers

The same as Contour export, but for holes only.

Merge CUTOUTs

Select how to merge overlapping cutouts. You can select to export a big cutout which is created by smaller cuts as separate cutouts. The options are:

1. Merged as one cutout

   

2. Unmerged, overlapping cutouts

   

3. Unmerged cutouts with no overlapping

   

Extend contour and add formwork

Select whether to extend the contour according to protruding reinforcement or embeds. This setting extends the contour and adds additional formwork mountparts to the extended area.

Formwork is not added if there already is an embed with the same geometry.

The contour is not extended for electric tube embeds.

Name for additional formwork (embed)

Define a name for the embed.

Geometry export

Select whether the geometry of the exported part (concrete contour, cutout, mountpart) is represented as polygons or lines.

Polygons exported:

Lines exported:

Select whether you want to export rounded holes as circles (K) or polygons/lines.

Double wall turned

Select whether the first shell of a double wall on the pallet is turned. This requirement depends on the receiving master computer system. The options are:

No, one coordinate system: Exported as in model, shell1 is in front, shell2 in background.

Yes, turn shell1: The shell 1 is offset by the pallet width in y direction (defined on the Validation tab) and flipped around x axis

Yes, turn shell1 - fixed edge up: This is meant for special machines.

Normal embeds

Select which parts are considered as embeds. Embedded parts are exported in the MOUNPART block.

If the embed block consists of several parts, it is useful to combine all embed parts into one sub-assembly block and then add as sub-assembly to a cast unit or concrete shell sub-assembly. Single part embeds can be simply added to cast unit.

• Selected + steel

  All classes listed in the Embeds classes box are considered as embeds. All steel parts are also considered as embeds, unless excluded from export.

• Selected

  Classes listed in the Embeds classes box are only considered as embeds.

• No export

  Ignores the Embeds classes box and exports all steel parts as standard parts.

• Selected (also reinforcement) + steel

  All parts and reinforcing bars listed in the Embed classes or names box are considered as embeds and plotted as lines. Also bounding box can be used. All steel parts are also considered as embeds.

Embed classes or names

Enter the classes or names of the embeds.

Export assemblies

Select how the 2D geometry of embeds and steel blocks are exported.

Embeds are exported as parts. All embedded welds and assembly relations are ignored.

Welded embeds and the assembly block are exported as one part with the bounding box geometry of the complete sub-assembly.

Only the main part of the embedded block or embedded assembly is exported.

The main part of the embedded block extended in the x direction to cover all the parts of the embedded block is exported.

Only the bounding box around the main part of the embedded block or embedded assembly is exported.

Def export code

Define how the insertion point and the direction for embeds is calculated. Possible values are 0, 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 31 and 32, 41, 42, 43.

In most cases, the insertion middle point refers to the center of gravity of the embed sub-assembly or main part depending on the Export assemblies setting.

0 = Ignores the symbol and uses the sub-assembly bounding box setting according to the insertion COG setting (1 - 5), for example, PLATE 0 0 4.

1 = The insertion point is the middle point of embed and the direction is parallel to the longest side of the exported mountpart geometry. 1 is the default.

2 = The insertion point is the middle point of embed and the direction is parallel to the shortest side of the exported mountpart geometry.

3 = The insertion point is the middle point of embed, and if the mainpart is symmetrical, calculate the direction of the mountpart along the line from mainpart COG to sub-assembly COG.

11 = The insertion point is the point of embed in the middle of shorted side and the direction is along the longest side.

12 = The insertion point is the point of embed in the middle of longest side and the direction is along the shortest side.

21 = The insertion point is in the contour's top edge point closest to the embed and the direction is parallel to the longest side of the exported mountpart geometry.

22 = The insertion point is in the contour's top edge point closest to the embed and the direction is parallel to the shortest side of the exported mountpart geometry.

23 = The insertion point is in the contour's top edge point closest to the embed and if the mainpart is symmetrical, calculate the direction of the mountpart along the line from mainpart COG to sub-assembly COG.

31 = The insertion point is the point of the closest vertex on concrete part, between embeds and concrete part side and the direction is along the longest side.

32 = The insertion point is the point of the closest vertex on concrete part, between embeds and concrete part side and the direction is along the shortest side.

41 = Insertion point embed assembly COG and orients towards the start to end point axis.

42 = Insertion point embed part start point and orients towards the end point.

43 = Insertion point embed assembly COG and orients towards the axis of the longest edge.

Cut outer assemblies

Select how the embedded parts that are outside the concrete element are exported.

All parts in the embed are exported.

Only the embedded parts that are inside of the concrete element are exported. Embedded parts that are outside the concrete element are ignored. If an embedded part is partly inside a concrete element, the exported geometry of the embedded part is changed to cut.

Same as the previous option, but only embedded parts with class defined in Cut outer only classes are taken into account.

Cut outer only classes

Enter the classes of parts whose geometry is changed to cut when you have selected the last option in the Cut outer assemblies list.

Embed Z position

Select the embed z position. The options are Minimum to pallet, Start point and Z=0. When you select Z=0, all exported mountparts will be plotted on the level of the pallet.

You can use the spec_assemblies_def.txt file to set the position of the embeds, see above.

If unassigned, the setting chosen in the dialog is used by default.

For example:

On the first line of the example above you have additional options for positioning the embed symbol:

Quicky is the name of the embed.

4 is the number of lines following.

1 is the embed installation type: 1 2 3 11 12 21 22 23 31 32 (see above).

1 defines the geometry for which the center-of-gravity is calculated, choices being 1 - 5, see above. 1 means that the symbol location is defined by the entire mountpart sub-assembly bounding box center of gravity.

The special assembly symbol plotting for Z=0 is pallet, for Minimum to pallet bottom and for Start point middle.

Insulation

Define the insulation classes or names. The corresponding parts will be exported as insulation parts. All parts considered insulation are exported in the MOUNPART block. Default mountpart type for insulation is 03 unless overwritten.

Electric tubes

Define the electric tubes classes or names. The corresponding parts will be exported as MOUNPART with lines geometry. Default mountpart type for electric installation is 07 unless overwritten.

Opening embed

Define the opening embed classes or names. The corresponding parts will be exported as normal embeds in the MOUNPART block. The geometry will not be considered in the CONTOUR and CUTOUT blocks of the concrete part.

Opening cutout

Define the opening cutout classes or names. The corresponding parts will be exported only in regard to their geometry in the CUTOUT block of the concrete part. They will not be exported in the MOUNPART block.

Cutpart former

Export cuts that have been specified with a class or name in the MOUNPART block. Default mountpart type for cutout box is 21 unless overwritten.

Export insulation

• As embed (mounpart) exports insulation parts in the MOUNPART block as embeds.

• As concrete panel exports insulation parts in the SLABDATE block as concrete panels

• As layers and embeds export insulation parts in the SLABDATE block as layers and in the MOUNPART block as embeds.

• To export thermal anchors as a part of the insulation, select As embed (mounpart) with thermal anchor. The thermal anchors will be represented as very small vertical lines within the insulation mountpart geometry.

Select if the insulation layer affects the contour using the options Layer cut to contour and Extend contour. These options are only available if the insulation is exported as a layer within the concrete element, and you have set the Export insulation setting to As concrete panel or As layers and embeds. When Layer cut to contour is used, the shuttering is placed by the determined concrete edge, however any insulation mountpart is allowed to extend outside this contour.

Export surface

Select whether surface treatment is exported in the MOUNPART block as embeds or in the SLABDATE block as concrete panels. You can also use the option No, which does not export surface treatment.

Identification of installation

Select the installation identification for the MOUNPART block.

The options are Installed (0), Only plotted (1), Only installed (2), Not installed, not plotted (3), Installed in reinforcement (4), Installed automatically (5)

Rebars export - Straight

Note that the hooked bars are controlled by the Straight setting, not by the Bent setting.

All including hooked - Straight reinforcing bars are exported. Hooks are supported.

All without hooks - Exports straight rebars without hooks only.

Collected - Uncollected reinforcement is excluded from the export.

Meshes export

When set to Yes, polygonal or rectangular meshes are exported. Hooks are supported. You can define the setting separately for straight or bent meshes.

You can also select whether to unfold along longest line or parallel to pallet.

When set to All as unfolded, bent reinforcement is exported as unfolded.

When set to Freely selectable forms, bent reinforcement is exported as freely selectable forms, which means that they will have the geometry of each leg and bending represented in the additional row.

Hooks are also supported for unfolded reinforcement, and you can select Mesh with hook forms 0, 2 and 5 . Hook forms 0, 2 and 5 are detected.

Mesh with hook forms 0-5 exports end hook shape L and two types of shapes S and U (flection form 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) as terminal hooks according to the Unitechnik specification. Other shapes are exported as unknown shape form 999.

Using the option Mesh as unfolded , you can export bent meshes as unfolded, while other bent reinforcement is exported as bent.

Mesh forms 0-5 or free exports end hook shape L and two types of shapes S and U (flection form 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) as terminal hooks according to the Unitechnik specification. Other shapes are exported using freely selectable forms logic.

You can select between two reinforcement starting points: Origin in unfolded rebar or Origin in start rebar point. Origin in unfolded rebar uses the first point of the main leg of rebar or mesh wire depending on the rebar orientation in export. The option also affects the z level of the reinforcement in the resulting Unitechnik file. The start points are unaffected by unfolding options.

Set the rotation of the mesh plane in the export file. The options are:

Standard

Embeds: Exported as mountparts.

Turned to pallet (longest wire on X axis): All meshes will be individually rotated in line with the pallet axes.

Turned to pallet (bent wire on X axis): Exports meshes rotated to pallet plane with bent wires parallel with the X axis of the pallet.

Braced girder classes or names

We recommend that you model braced girders with braced girder components, which are automatically recognized by the export, making the export faster and consistently precise.

Enter the class or name of reinforcing bars, steel rods or profiles representing braced girders. For example, 15 17 5 means that parts with class 15, 17, or 5 are considered braced girders.

You can export braced girders within the STEELMAT block using the option Within the STEELMAT block. You can also export braced girders Z coordinate as 0 using the option Without concrete cover. By default, the braced girders are exported outside of the STEELMAT block.

Braced girders are represented as a single line, placed according to your selection:

• As braced girder top chord (default): The geometry of the main chord (top chord) with all information is included in the export.

• As braced girder bottom chords: The braced girder is exported as one object but with the quantity number 2 with the spacing included.

• As braced girder all chords: One object like above but with the quantity number 3.

• As top chord with end symbols: 2 mountpart symbols are placed at the top chord end points towards the braced girder direction, line 20 mm long. In addition, the above-mentioned BRGIRDER information.

  You can adjust the symbol length on the Symbols tab, where you can also select if braced girders exported as mountparts should also have width symbols.

• As bottom chords with end symbols: 4 Mountpart symbols are placed at the bottom chord end points towards the braced girder direction, line 20 mm long. In addition, the above-mentioned BRGIRDER information.

• Only top chord end symbols: 2 Mountpart symbols are placed at the top chord end points towards the braced girder direction, line 20 mm long. No BRGIRDER.

• Only bottom chord end symbols: 4 Mountpart symbols are placed at the bottom chord end points towards the braced girder direction, line 20 mm long. No BRGIRDER.

Reinforcement export type

Define the structure of the exported file for reinforcement.

Plant with lying robot only

All reinforcement including mesh objects will be exported as individual rodstocks within slabdate.

Fabrication of welded rebars

If the export type is set to Fabrication of welded rebars, bar groups are exported as individual rodstocks, mesh objects are exported as rodstocks within STEELMAT blocks.

The structure of the output file (one SLABDATE is shown only):

Collect reinforcement

The structure of the output file is the same as for Fabrication of welded rebars. This option allows you to collect mesh, single reinforcing bars and reinforcing bar groups into groups exported in one STEELMAT block. The groups are collected based on the Collect based on field. You can also collect meshes which belong to different cast units.

1 (orange color): The mesh belongs to the bottom panel of the cast unit, mesh name is MESH1.

2 (blue color): Two single bars, the name is MESH1.

3 (green color): One reinforcing bar group belongs to the top panel, the name is MESH1.

If Reinforcement export type is set to Collect reinforcement and Collect based on is set to Name, all three different reinforcement types are collected into one mesh, which is exported in one STEELMAT block.

Other non-designated rebar groups are exported as individual rodstocks. If the collected mesh has only one rebar, it is exported as an individual rodstock without a STEELMAT.

Collect based on

Select how meshes are collected. Meshes with one bar are exported as a single reinforcing bar.

• Name

  Meshes, single reinforcing bars and reinforcing bar groups with the same name are collected into meshes. Meshes, single reinforcing bars and reinforcing bar groups with the same name equals one mesh in the exported file.

• Class

  Meshes, single reinforcing bars and reinforcing bar groups with the same class number are collected into meshes. Meshes, single reinforcing bars and reinforcing bar groups with one class number equal one mesh in the exported file.

• Grade

  Meshes, single reinforcing bars and reinforcing bar groups with the same grade are collected into meshes.

• UDA

  Meshes, single reinforcing bars and reinforcing bar groups with the same user-defined attribute are collected into meshes.

  The value you enter in the box next to this option is the UDA value.

Collect if distance is lower then

Define the maximum distance between the mesh rebars to be collected together into one STEELMAT.

Reinforcing bars length

Select how the reinforcing bar length is calculated.

• Lines in the middle

  

• Lines at the edge (total length only)

  

• Lines at the edge (all leg lengths) calculates the lengths of the reinforcing bar legs at the edge of the bars.

• GetValue(Length) (total length only)

  

Reinforcing bars diameter

Select how the reinforcing bar diameter is exported. The options are:

• Actual or nominal (XS_USE_ONLY_NOMINAL_REBAR_DIAMETER)

  For more information, see XS_​USE_​ONLY_​NOMINAL_​REBAR_​DIAMETER.

• Size

• Actual

• Nominal

This selection affects the results of the Rebar length option.

Rebar direction angle limit

Select whether the reinforcing bars starting direction in XY plane is limited, as required in some production interfaces.

• No

  The reinforcing bars exported as they're modeled in Tekla Structures.

• From 0 to 180

  The reinforcing bars are exported so that they have a start angle limit to be under 180 degrees, and therefore always oriented to start in positive pallet y direction.

  In this case the rebar start point will be always be the rebar end with smallest Y-coordinate

• From 0 to 180 ordered

  Same as above but the reinforcing bars are sorted according to the direction angle of the reinforcing bar: the reinforcing bars with lower angles are first.

• From 180 to 0 ordered

  The reinforcing bars are sorted according to the direction angle of the reinforcing bar: the reinforcing bars with higher angles are first.

First bending angle

Allows setting the first bending angle of free-flection rodstock to be positive or negative (as required by certain interfaces). The options are:

• Always positive

• Allow positive or negative

Reinforcement types

Select the reinforcing bar types in a mesh to be exported. UDA can also be specified for most of the options. The options are:

• Use 1, 2 and 4

• Use 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and UDA (default)

• Use 1, 2, 8 and UDA

• Use 1, 2, 4, 8 and UDA

• Use 1, 2 and UDA

1 and 2 are for the rods in the bottom face longitudinal and cross bars. With the Use 1, 2 and UDA option, the lowest rebar layer, including all bars in the same direction, is exported with rebar type 1, and all other layers are exported as type 2.

5 and 6 are for the rods in the top face longitudinal and cross bars.

4 is for other rebars placed in the element reinforcement.

8 is for loose bars welded into prefabricated meshes.

In addition, you can use the option Bottom rebar = type 1 to specify that the reinforcement type 1 rebars will always be the lowest rebars of a mesh regardless of the mesh orientation on the pallet.

The options Use 1, 2 and 4 and Use 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and UDA calculate types 1 and 2 for the main reinforcement according to the layer depth position.

The options Use 1, 2, 8 and UDA and Use 1, 2, 4, 8 and UDA are for specific interfaces. By default, they use a logic that has types 1 and 2 assigned by the bar direction in pallet x-/y-axes, not by their depth in z-direction.

Classes for loose rebars (type 8)

Enter the classes of loose reinforcing bars to be collected. The bars are a part of a mesh and are exported as reinforcing bar type 8.

Classes for non-automated rebars

Enter the classes of reinforcing bars to be tagged for non-automated production.

Spacer type

You can add spacer type information to the first layer of the reinforcement (Unitechnik reinforcement type 1). The spacer type is added to the respective spacer type block in the rodstock within the Unitechnik file. The options are:

Automatic, rebar type 1: Calculates the spacer type automatically according to the cover thickness. When the reinforcement type is 1 and element is thinner that 100 mm, the spacer type is exported.

Automatic, all rebar types: Spacer type is always calculated for each rebar.

User defined spacer type: Enter the spacer type to be input in all first layer rebars.

No: Leaves 0 as spacer type.

Spacer start position

Enter the first spacer start position from the start point of the rebar, for example, 500 (mm).

Spacer pitch

Enter the spacer pitch information from start point onwards, for example, 1000 (mm).

Add mesh stabilizing wires

Select whether to extend reinforcement mesh wires through openings to stabilize the mesh. Use for meshes with large openings.

Stabilization wire max spacing

Enter a value to define the maximum spacing of the wires that stabilize the reinforcement mesh. As a result, the minimum amount of extra wires will be extended within this spacing value from the closest full wire near opening.

Meshes sort

Select whether meshes are sorted.

Meshes offset

Select whether the mesh has an offset defined in the STEELMAT block. If the option is set to Yes, the value for X and Y direction is set to zero. If the option is set to No, the X and Y values are exported according to modeled situation.

Rebars: Article number rebar

Select which property you want to export as a reinforcing bar article number for rebars.

Rebars: Article number mesh

Select which property you want to export as a mesh article number for rebars.

Meshes: Article number rebar

Select which property you want to export as a reinforcing bar article number for meshes.

Meshes: Article number mesh

Select which property you want to export as a mesh article number for meshes.

Meshes: Meshes designation

Select the information that you want to export about the meshes.

Meshes: Info 1 text (UT 6.0)

Information field is filled with the selected data.

Meshes: Info 2 text (UT 6.0)

Information field is filled with the selected data.

Welded leg designation

Designate the welded leg in bent mesh bars if there is only one leg that is welded to cross-wires.. When you select Yes, information about welded leg designation is exported.

Strands (UT 6.0): Pull force (KN)

You can now use main part UDA (UDA (main part)) or rebar UDA (UDA (rebar)) to include strand pull force information in the Unitechnik export.

Selecting Empty does not export the strand pull force information.

This setting only works for rebars that are set to type 9 in the Unitechnik reinforcement type box on the Unitechnik tab in the user-defined properties of the rebars.

BRGIRDER block: Braced girder type

Select the string value of girder type field in the BRGIRDER block in the exported file.

• Empty

  No string is exported.

• Name

  The name of the braced girder type is exported. If the name of the top part of a braced girder is empty, the names of the rods are checked.

• UDA

  You can export the user-defined attribute values for a braced girder type (type), braced girder article number (art_number), or braced girder fabricator name (fabricator).

  The UDAs can be added to the braced girder if the parts have been created using the system component Braced girder (88) or Braced girder (89) and you have entered the needed values on the dialogs of the components.

• User defined text

  The value you enter in the box next to this option is exported.

CAGE BLOCK: Cage designation

Select the information that you want to show as base cage shape.

CAGE BLOCK: Info 1 text

CAGE BLOCK: Info 2 text

Name of order

Order fields in the HEADER block are filled with the selected data.

File name sections: Specify a string consisting of numbers referring to the 6 sections of the exported file name mask that are specified on the Main tab. You can type numbers 1 to 6, and delimiters , . _ and - in the free input field to export any combination of strings used in the file name, in any order. For example, 1-2-3, or 2_5_6.

Name of component

Component fields in the HEADER block are filled with the selected data.

Drawing number

Drawing number fields in the HEADER block are filled with the selected data.

File name sections: Specify a string consisting of numbers referring to the 6 sections of the exported file name mask that are specified on the Main tab. You can type numbers 1 to 6, and delimiters , . _ and - in the free input field to export any combination of strings used in the file name, in any order. For example, 1-2-3, or 2_5_6.

Drawing revision

Drawing revision fields in the HEADER block are filled with the selected data and drawing revision mark is exported.

Product code

Product code fields in the HEADER block are filled with the selected data.

Project line1 text - Project line4 text

Project information fields (3rd line) in the HEADER block are filled with the selected data.

File creator (UT 6.0)

You can select to export the Tekla Structures version information, use name or user-defined text in the HEADER block.

Only for Unitechnik 5.2. You can select to export the following information to theHEADER block: user name, user-defined text, file name with extension, file name without extension, or model name.

Building site - name

Name of the building site.

Building site - street

Street address of the building site.

Building site - post code

Postal code of the building site.

Building site - place

City or town where the building site is located.

Building owner - name

Name of the building owner.

Building owner - street

Street address of the building owner.

Building owner - post code

Postal code of the building owner.

Building owner - place

City or town where the building owner street address is located.

Data field template units: No. of digits after decimal point

Specify the number of decimals after the decimal separator in data field template units.

Slab number

Slab number field in the SLABDATE blocks is filled with the selected data.

File name sections: Specify a string consisting of numbers referring to the 6 sections of the exported file name mask that are specified on the Main tab. You can type numbers 1 to 6, and delimiters , . _ and - in the free input field to export any combination of strings used in the file name, in any order. For example, 1-2-3, or 2_5_6.

Transport unit number, Transport sequence number

Define a value for the transport unit and sequence numbers in the SLABDATE blocks.

This can be defined in the part UDAs.

Transport pile level number

Specify the transport pile level number in the SLABDATE blocks. If there are elements in the stack that need to be layered on the same level, then the pile level is used.

For example, you may have a pile of 6 slabs, and they each have sequential pile level numbers 1, 2, 3.. 6.

This can be defined in the part UDAs.

Total thickness

Select which value will be exported as total thickness. The options are Cast unit thickness, Concrete part thickness, Main part thickness, Template, and Double wall width.

Double wall width is the same as the Cast unit thickness but it is always inquired from the main cast unit, regardless of how it is modeled. Then the 2nd shell will also receive total cast unit width.

Production thickness

Calculates the production thickness in SLABDATE block based on cast unit width, concrete part width or double wall width.

Double wall width is the same as the Cast unit width but it is always inquired from the main cast unit, regardless of how it is modeled. Then the 2nd shell will also receive total cast unit width.

When you export double walls: With the option Cast unit width the cast unit thickness is exported for both shells.

Info 1 text (UT 6.0) - Info 4 text (UT 6.0)

Information fields (1 - 4) in the SLABDATE and MOUNPART blocks are filled with the selected data.

Select how you want to export project coordinates.

The options are:

No

Yes, model origin: Use model origin.

Yes, with swapped X-axis and Y-axis: Swap X-axis and Y-axis.

Yes, special variant A (version 5.2b): Export Unitechnik files that are compatible with the IDAT stacker software. This is only available for the 5.2b version of Unitechnik.

Yes, project base point: Use project base point.

Yes, current base point: Use the base point currently selected in the model.