Secondary guideline properties
Use the property pane or the contextual toolbar to view and modify the properties of the rebar set secondary guidelines.
General
To make a secondary guideline follow the leg
face edges that are located between the guideline end points, select
Yes from the Follow edges list in the property pane. Alternatively, select the secondary guideline and
click
on the contextual
toolbar.
To adjust how rebar set bars follow a sharp or
curved part corner, define the Chamfer type of the guideline at the part corner: in the property pane, select None for a sharp corner or Arc point for a curved corner. Alternatively, you can adjust the chamfer type of the
selected guideline using the contextual toolbar: click the chamfer type button and
then select
None or
Arc point to switch between the chamfer types.
Spacing properties
If you want a secondary guideline to have
offsets similar to the primary guideline, select Yes from the Inherit offsets from primary list in the property
pane. Alternatively, select the secondary guideline and click
on the contextual toolbar.
If you want a secondary guideline to have
spacing properties similar to the primary guideline, select Yes from the Inherit spacings from primary list in the
property pane. Alternatively, select the secondary guideline and click
on the contextual toolbar. The
spacing values and ranges are automatically scaled by the ratio of the secondary
guideline length to the primary guideline length.
If you want to define the secondary guideline spacing properties independently from the primary guideline, select No from the Inherit offsets from primary and Inherit spacings from primary lists, and then modify the following spacing properties as needed:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Start offset |
The offsets at the start and end of the guideline. By default, Tekla Structures calculates the offset values according to the concrete cover settings and bar diameter. Automatic values are shown in square brackets, for example [32.00]. Note that the automatic offset values may change if the outermost rebar set bars are split by splitters and the split bars would end up in the concrete cover area. |
| End offset | |
| Creation method |
How the bars are spaced. For more information, see Spacing options. |
| Number of reinforcing bars | |
| Target spacing value | |
| Exact spacing value | |
| Exact spacing values | |
| Exclude |
Which bars are omitted from the rebar set. See also Examples. |