Define automatic reinforcement and reinforcement mesh properties

You can define what is shown in reinforcing bars and meshes and how they are shown in cast unit and general arrangement drawings. You can also do this for neighbor reinforcement.

On the Drawings & reports tab, click Drawing properties and select the drawing type.
Load drawing properties that are as close to the ones you need as possible.
Single-part, assembly and cast unit drawings: Click View creation in the options tree on the left, select the view and the properties that you want to change, and click View properties.
Click Reinforcement (or Neighbor reinforcement).
On the Bar content tab, set the bar representation, bar end symbols, and the visibility of bars and lines.
On the Bar appearance tab, select the color and type of the visible lines and hidden lines.
You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color.
On the Mesh content tab, set the mesh representation, mesh symbols, and the visibility of meshes, wires, bars and lines.
On the Mesh appearance tab, select the color and type of the visible lines and hidden lines.
You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color.
On the Rebar assembly tab, set the visibility of the rebar assemblies, rebar assembly representation, the color and type of the visible lines, and select the mesh symbol settings.
You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color.
General arrangement drawings: Click OK.
Click Reinforcement mark (or Neighbor reinforcement mark), add the elements that you want to have in the mark and adjust the mark appearance.
Single-part, assembly and cast unit drawings: Click Save to save the view properties. Then click Close to return to drawing properties.
General arrangement drawings: Click OK.
Click Save to save the drawing properties, then click OK and create the drawing.

Tip:

The representation of reinforcing bars that point away from the drawing can be changed. You can customize reinforcing bar bent symbols (cross, circle, filled circle) by editing the symbol file bent.sym, which in the default environment is located in the folder ..\ProgramData\Trimble\Tekla Structures\<version>\\environments\common\symbols. Or, you can create a new symbol file in the same folder, for example, my_new_symbols.sym, and take it into use in the rebar_config.inp by entering the following string in the file: BentSymbolFile=my_new_symbols.sym
If you wish to show embeds while hiding reinforcement, use the XS_HIDDEN_LINES_UNHIDE_EMBEDDED advanced option.

Example: Reinforcement representations

Here are examples of how the reinforcement will look with the different representation options selected on the Bar content tab in Reinforcement or Neighbor reinforcement properties.


Setting	Example
single line
single line with filled ends
double lines
double lines with filled ends
filled line
stick
outline

Example: Hide reinforcing bar lines in drawings

You can hide reinforcement bar lines behind other reinforcing bars and behind parts in cast unit drawings. Here are some examples of what reinforcing bars look like with different settings selected on the Bar content tab in Reinforcement or Neighbor reinforcement properties.


Setting	Example
Hide lines behind parts is selected. The reinforcing bar lines are hidden behind other parts. In the image, the hidden bar lines and shown dashed.
Hide lines behind other rebars is selected. The reinforcing bar lines are hidden behind other reinforcing bar lines. In the image, the hidden bar lines and shown dashed.

Example: Rebar assembly representation

Here are some examples of what rebar assemblies look like with different settings selected on the Rebar assembly tab in Reinforcement or Neighbor reinforcement properties.



Outline is selected. All sub-assemblies of the rebar assembly are shown as outline boxes.
As individual rebar objects is selected. All rebar objects in the rebar assembly and sub-assemblies are visible.
Sub-assemblies as outline, highest level as individual rebar objects is selected. All sub-assemblies are shown as outline boxes and the highest level of the rebar assembly is shown as individual rebar objects.