Draw rebar pull-out pictures with Draw rebar pull-outs application

Tekla Structures
Modified: 15 Jan 2025
2025
Tekla Structures

Draw rebar pull-out pictures with Draw rebar pull-outs application

The Draw rebar pull-outs application creates exploded drawings of reinforcement using the settings defined in Rebar pull-out picture and marking or in associative notes. The application can be used for creating pull-out pictures automatically for multiple rebars at one go. To optimize flexible working with different types of drawings, use Draw rebar pull-outs together with Rebar pull-out picture and marking.

The application creates rebar pull-out pictures based on the objects that you select. You can select:

  • Reinforcement: Bending shapes are only created for the selected rebars.
  • Parts: Bending shapes are created for rebars in the selected concrete part.
  • Views: Bending shapes are created for rebars in the selected drawing view.
  • A drawing from the Document manager: Bending shapes are created for rebars in the selected drawings.

Draw pull-out pictures

  1. In the drawing, select the object for which you want to create pull-out pictures: reinforcement, parts, views, or a drawing from the Document manager.
  2. Click the Applications & components button in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
  3. Click the arrow next to Applications to open the applications list.
  4. In the Applications list, double-click Draw rebar pull-outs.

  5. Define the creation method, the positions of the bending shapes, and other necessary settings:

    Create pull-outs by

    Rebar pull-out picture and marking:

    • Create the bending shapes on the basis of a saved Rebar pull-out picture and marking settings file.

      Define and save the settings in the Rebar pull-out picture and marking application, which can be started from the Applications & components catalog.

    Associative note:

    • Create the bending shapes on the basis of a saved associative notes properties file.

    • Define and save the properties in associative note properties. It is important to define at least one pull-out properties file for associative notes.

    Configuration file Select the desired settings from the list. The list shows the Rebar pull-out picture and marking settings or Associative note settings depending on your Create pull-outs by selection.

    Create pull-out for

    Each rebar position number: A bending shape is created for each rebar position number.

    Each rebar group: A bending shape is created for each rebar group.

    Position

    Defines the position of the bending shapes relative to the concrete part. The options are different for Rebar pull-out picture and marking and Associative note:

    Position options for Rebar pull-out picture and marking:

    Above and bottom: Positions the bending shapes above and at the bottom of the concrete part.

    Bottom: Positions the bending shapes at the bottom of the concrete part.

    Above: Positions the bending shapes above the concrete part.

    Left: Positions the bending shapes on the left side of the concrete part.

    Right: Positions the bending shapes on the right side of the concrete part.

    Custom position in aligned blocks: Distributes the bending shapes into columns in the area that you select. All bars within a column are vertically aligned by default. Select the desired area using the Pick a block position button.

    Position options for Associative note:

    Bottom: Positions the bending shapes at the bottom of the concrete part.

    Bottom - position in part: Positions the bending shapes at the bottom of the concrete part ordered by the longest side. The placement logic considers the orientation of the part, and it calculates the longest side of the part and uses that as a reference to determine what "bottom" means in this context.

    Right: Positions the bending shapes on the right side of the concrete part.

    Right - position in part: Positions the bending shapes on the right side of the concrete part ordered by the longest side. The placement logic considers the orientation of the part, and it calculates the longest side of the part and uses that as a reference to determine what "right" means in this context.

    Bottom and right: Positions the bending shapes below and on the right side of the concrete part.

    Above: Positions the bending shapes above the concrete part.

    Above - position in part: Positions the bending shapes above the concrete part ordered by the longest side. The placement logic considers the orientation of the part, and it calculates the longest side of the part and uses that as a reference to determine what "above" means in this context.

    Above and bottom: Positions the bending shapes above and at the bottom of the concrete part.

    Above and bottom - position in part: Positions the bending shapes above and at the bottom of the concrete part ordered by the longest side. The placement logic considers the orientation of the part, and it calculates the longest side of the part and uses that as a reference to determine what "above and bottom" means in this context.

    Orientation

    The options are:

    Keep the rotation

    Rotate to horizontal

    This setting is available only when you have selected Custom position in aligned blocks as the Position option.

    Classes

    Include or exclude the defined rebar classes.

    Define the class of the rebars. Use the Exclude or Include to define whether to create a bending shape for those rebars.

    Rebar types

    Include or exclude the defined bending shapes.

    Here you can define the shape codes of the rebars. Use Exclude or Include to define whether to create a bending shape for those rebars.

    You can inquire the shape code of a rebar by clicking Inquire object on the ribbon.

  6. If you selected Custom position in aligned blocks, click the Pick a block position button button, and select the area by picking two points.
  7. Click Draw.

Examples:

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