Half Slab Reinforcement

Situation	Description
Image Image	Reinforcement with rebars, extended rebars or brace girders.

Reinforcement

Creates reinforcement in selected concrete part.
It has three main settings:

Option
Manual single zone Image
Manual multiple zones Image
By reinforcement areas Image

Option

Manual single zone

Manual multiple zones

By reinforcement areas

Manual single zone

Option / Description
Image Reinforcement = Manual single zone. Here you choose if you want to manage your reinforced area as a single zone, multiple zones or by reinforcement areas.
Image Choose, whether you want to Add extra bar when actual overhang is greater than maximum. Options: Yes No Decide if you want to Define diameter for border bars. Options: Yes No
Image Reinforcement = Reinforcement area. Here you choose if you want to calculate the reinforcement area in centimeters squared, millimeters squared, inches squared or by spacing. If you choose Mesh area, the number in the first text box is the minimal possible density of rebars per meter or foot. And if you choose Spacing, this number will be taken as the distance between rebars. The Fixed diam. textbox indicates the size of rebars.
Image Reinforcement = Create on selected objects. Here you can apply reinforcement to all selected objects that pass your filter.

Option / Description

Reinforcement = Manual single zone.
Here you choose if you want to manage your reinforced area as a single zone, multiple zones or by reinforcement areas.

Choose, whether you want to Add extra bar when actual overhang is greater than maximum.

Options:

Yes
No

Decide if you want to Define diameter for border bars.

Options:

Yes
No

Reinforcement = Reinforcement area.
Here you choose if you want to calculate the reinforcement area in centimeters squared, millimeters squared, inches squared or by spacing.
If you choose Mesh area, the number in the first text box is the minimal possible density of rebars per meter or foot. And if you choose Spacing, this number will be taken as the distance between rebars.
The Fixed diam. textbox indicates the size of rebars.

Reinforcement = Create on selected objects.
Here you can apply reinforcement to all selected objects that pass your filter.

Manual multiple zones

Here you can split reinforced area up to five zones and manage each individually.

Option / Description
Image Reinforcement = Manual multiple zones. Here you choose if you want to manage your reinforced area as a single zone, multiple zones or by reinforcement areas.
Image Choose, whether you want to Add extra bar when actual overhang is greater than maximum. Options: Yes No Decide if you want to Define diameter for border bars. Options: Yes No
Image Reinforcement = Reinforcement area. Here you choose if you want to calculate the reinforcement area in centimeters squared, millimeters squared, inches squared or by spacing. If you choose Mesh area, the number in the first text box is the minimal possible density of rebars per meter or foot. And if you choose Spacing, this number will be taken as the distance between rebars. The Fixed diam. textbox indicates the size of rebars.
Image Reinforcement = Zones size. Here you decide if you want to split the zones either by percentage or by real distance. According to your decision, the unwanted row will be grayed out.
Image Reinforcement = Create on selected objects. Here you can apply reinforcement to all selected objects that pass your filter.

Option / Description

Reinforcement = Manual multiple zones.
Here you choose if you want to manage your reinforced area as a single zone, multiple zones or by reinforcement areas.

Choose, whether you want to Add extra bar when actual overhang is greater than maximum.

Options:

Yes
No

Decide if you want to Define diameter for border bars.

Options:

Yes
No

Reinforcement = Reinforcement area.
Here you choose if you want to calculate the reinforcement area in centimeters squared, millimeters squared, inches squared or by spacing.
If you choose Mesh area, the number in the first text box is the minimal possible density of rebars per meter or foot. And if you choose Spacing, this number will be taken as the distance between rebars.
The Fixed diam. textbox indicates the size of rebars.

Reinforcement = Zones size.
Here you decide if you want to split the zones either by percentage or by real distance. According to your decision, the unwanted row will be grayed out.

Reinforcement = Create on selected objects.
Here you can apply reinforcement to all selected objects that pass your filter.

By reinforcement areas

Option / Description
Image Reinforcement = By reinforcement areas. Here the reinforcement will be defined by attributes in the Reinforcement areas tab.

Option / Description

Reinforcement = By reinforcement areas.
Here the reinforcement will be defined by attributes in the Reinforcement areas tab.

Brace Girders

Creates brace girders on your selected concrete part.

Option / Description
Image Braced girder type = Choose type. Create brace girders based on the type you have selected.
Image Braced girder type = Choose group and type. Create brace girders based on the group and type you have selected. Group and type are taken from the Excel file you have imported.
Image Braced girder type = Based on floor thickness. The correct braced girder is selected from the imported Excel list. It will use the maximum girder height that does not clash with the reinforcement in the CIP topping Correct braced girder is selected from the imported excel list. It will use the maximum girder height that does not clash with the reinforcement in the CIP topping
Image Braced girders = Spacing. You can define the spacing between brace girders. Either as maximal spacing, exact spacing from right to left, exact spacing from right to left, exact spacing auto, grid from right to left, grid from left to right, grid auto. You can define space between the edge of your part and the first and last brace girder on the top bottom and on sides. You can also define the space between the first two and last two brace girders.
Image If there is a hole or embed in your part you can define extra girders around. Embed is found by the filter you selected.
Image Example of excel file used for brace girders.
Image Image Additional braced girders can be created using the option Add braced girders. Then all types of braced girders can be edited using the option Modify braced girders with direct modifications. The braced girders can be added, deleted, moved horizontally in the plate, or the start or end point can be moved freely. By holding the CTRL key and moving the girder, the girder is copied.

Option / Description

Braced girder type = Choose type.
Create brace girders based on the type you have selected.

Braced girder type = Choose group and type.
Create brace girders based on the group and type you have selected. Group and type are taken from the Excel file you have imported.

Braced girder type = Based on floor thickness.
The correct braced girder is selected from the imported Excel list. It will use the maximum girder height that does not clash with the reinforcement in the CIP topping

Correct braced girder is selected from the imported excel list. It will use the maximum girder height that does not clash with the reinforcement in the CIP topping

Braced girders = Spacing.
You can define the spacing between brace girders. Either as maximal spacing, exact spacing from right to left, exact spacing from right to left, exact spacing auto, grid from right to left, grid from left to right, grid auto. You can define space between the edge of your part and the first and last brace girder on the top bottom and on sides. You can also define the space between the first two and last two brace girders.

If there is a hole or embed in your part you can define extra girders around. Embed is found by the filter you selected.

Example of excel file used for brace girders.

Additional braced girders can be created using the option Add braced girders. Then all types of braced girders can be edited using the option Modify braced girders with direct modifications. The braced girders can be added, deleted, moved horizontally in the plate, or the start or end point can be moved freely.

By holding the CTRL key and moving the girder, the girder is copied.

Additional Girders

Adds additional girders to your reinforcement.

It is possible to create start girders, end girders, and middle girders.

For each additional girders type, a type, a length, and a number can be defined.

Option / Description
Image Girders to create = Create start or end girders only.
Image Girders to create = Create middle girders only.
Image Girders to create = Create all additional girders.
Image For each type of additional girders, you can define the Length and the Number.
Image Creates middle girders when slab length is greater than or equal to the value defined in the field of this function.
Image Creates the additional girders symmetrically. Options: Yes No
Image Creates the middle girders with defined concrete cover thickness from the edges.
Image Read data from UDA = Yes, set the type, the number or the length of start girders, end girders, or middle girders and the values are read from the UDAs of the part. Reads data from UDA = No, the values have to be entered manually.
Image Image Image Additional girders can be edited by direct modifications. In the toolbox, use the option Modify braced girders. After selecting the additional girders type, direct modifications are available.

Option / Description

Girders to create = Create start or end girders only.

Girders to create = Create middle girders only.

Girders to create = Create all additional girders.

For each type of additional girders, you can define the Length and the Number.

Creates middle girders when slab length is greater than or equal to the value defined in the field of this function.

Creates the additional girders symmetrically.

Options:

Yes
No

Creates the middle girders with defined concrete cover thickness from the edges.

Read data from UDA = Yes, set the type, the number or the length of start girders, end girders, or middle girders and the values are read from the UDAs of the part.

Reads data from UDA = No, the values have to be entered manually.

Additional girders can be edited by direct modifications. In the toolbox, use the option Modify braced girders. After selecting the additional girders type, direct modifications are available.

Grid

Manages reinforcement positions.

Option / Description
Image To have this tab visible you must first select YES in the Extended user-interface comboBox in the Attributes tab.
Image Grid = Position. Here you manage the position of your rebars. You can choose from five options. The option Free which creates rebars freely, with no respect for the Grid. The option Grid each position creates rebars on each grid line. The option Grid free position creates rebars not on every grid line. The option Grid max one neighbor creates rebars on the grid with only one rebar next to it. The option No rebars creates nothing. The option Grid primary/secondary allows the creation of rebars on every N-th grid line.
Image Grid = Overhang. You can define the minimal and maximal overhang on both sides of your rebars for transversal as for longitudinal. You can choose between standard settings, which will create an overhang at the start and the end separately. Or you can choose Equal at the start and end settings. This will create the same overhang on both sides. You can also define how further from the parts edge you want your rebars to start.
Image In the first text box, you define the number of rebars in the grid. And in the second textbox, you define the minimal distance between rebars.
Image You can also define the minimal and maximal spacing between rebars. For transversal as for longitudinal. When the option Grid primary/secondary is chosen, you can set it to create rebars on every N-th grid line.
Image If you want you can show the grid. and choose the grid color.
Image In the Toolbox, the option Pick a range for extra rebars allows the creation of additional rebars.

Option / Description

To have this tab visible you must first select YES in the Extended user-interface comboBox in the Attributes tab.

Grid = Position.
Here you manage the position of your rebars. You can choose from five options.

The option Free which creates rebars freely, with no respect for the Grid.

The option Grid each position creates rebars on each grid line.

The option Grid free position creates rebars not on every grid line.

The option Grid max one neighbor creates rebars on the grid with only one rebar next to it.

The option No rebars creates nothing.

The option Grid primary/secondary allows the creation of rebars on every N-th grid line.

Grid = Overhang.
You can define the minimal and maximal overhang on both sides of your rebars for transversal as for longitudinal.
You can choose between standard settings, which will create an overhang at the start and the end separately. Or you can choose Equal at the start and end settings. This will create the same overhang on both sides.
You can also define how further from the parts edge you want your rebars to start.

In the first text box, you define the number of rebars in the grid. And in the second textbox, you define the minimal distance between rebars.

You can also define the minimal and maximal spacing between rebars. For transversal as for longitudinal. When the option Grid primary/secondary is chosen, you can set it to create rebars on every N-th grid line.

If you want you can show the grid. and choose the grid color.

In the Toolbox, the option Pick a range for extra rebars allows the creation of additional rebars.

Rebar Properties

Option / Description
Image To have this tab visible you must first select YES in the Extended user-interface comboBox in the Attributes tab.
Image Defines some rebar properties.
Image Vertical concrete cover thickness can be set negative or bigger than the thickness of the input part so the reinforcement will be created outside of the concrete part.
Image Possibilities for creating rebars.
Image Connects rebars that are closer to each other than this defined distance.
Image Longitudinal direction defines the direction of longitudinal rebars. You can use slab X or Y direction or use the global X and Y direction. The option Rebar groups allows grouping of reinforcement.
Image Define how to Group extended bars. Options: Rebar groups Single rebars Groups per segment Define how the Short bars should be created. Options: Prolong to minimum length Create as loose bars Do not create
Image You can define more than one diameter and they will be all taken into consideration. Unless you define the Maximum number of consecutive diameters. Then it takes n diameters that fit the best into the part. If the Rebar length is not fulfilled, default values will be used. The same goes for the Minimum number of welding points. Default values for Rebar length are from 200 to 100000. The default value for the Minimum number of welding points is 2. If at least two welding points are not found, the rebar will not be created. If Create only extended rebars is set to "YES", then only rebars set on the tab page Extending Rebars will be created.
Image Set the maximum allowed ratio between longitudinal and transversal bars diameters.
Image Set the Minimum mesh area and define the Primary grid diameter.

Option / Description

To have this tab visible you must first select YES in the Extended user-interface comboBox in the Attributes tab.

Defines some rebar properties.

Vertical concrete cover thickness can be set negative or bigger than the thickness of the input part so the reinforcement will be created outside of the concrete part.

Possibilities for creating rebars.

Connects rebars that are closer to each other than this defined distance.

Longitudinal direction defines the direction of longitudinal rebars. You can use slab X or Y direction or use the global X and Y direction. The option Rebar groups allows grouping of reinforcement.

Define how to Group extended bars.

Options:

Rebar groups
Single rebars
Groups per segment

Define how the Short bars should be created.

Options:

Prolong to minimum length
Create as loose bars
Do not create

You can define more than one diameter and they will be all taken into consideration. Unless you define the Maximum number of consecutive diameters. Then it takes n diameters that fit the best into the part. If the Rebar length is not fulfilled, default values will be used. The same goes for the Minimum number of welding points. Default values for Rebar length are from 200 to 100000. The default value for the Minimum number of welding points is 2. If at least two welding points are not found, the rebar will not be created. If Create only extended rebars is set to "YES", then only rebars set on the tab page Extending Rebars will be created.

Set the maximum allowed ratio between longitudinal and transversal bars diameters.

Set the Minimum mesh area and define the Primary grid diameter.

Extending Rebars

Option / Description
Image Defines extended rebars.
Image You can choose if you want to extend your current rebars or create new extended rebars for start and end.
Image You can decide if you want to extend rebars through the cut side of your concrete part or not for start and end.
Image You can define the shape of the extended rebar for start and end. You can also define the diameter, number of extended rebars and spacing. Also, it is possible to extend bars only on every N-th grid position.
Image You can choose if you want to create n rebars from both sides from right to left or from left to right.
Image You can also create extended rebars for the top and bottom sides of your created concrete part. You can also define the angle, radius, and length of the hook.
Image Decide, whether the surface treatment should be created on the side with extending rebars.
Image In the Toolbox, the option Pick a range for extended rebars allows the creation of extended rebars in a selected range.

Option / Description

Defines extended rebars.

You can choose if you want to extend your current rebars or create new extended rebars for start and end.

You can decide if you want to extend rebars through the cut side of your concrete part or not for start and end.

You can define the shape of the extended rebar for start and end.
You can also define the diameter, number of extended rebars and spacing. Also, it is possible to extend bars only on every N-th grid position.

You can choose if you want to create n rebars from both sides from right to left or from left to right.

You can also create extended rebars for the top and bottom sides of your created concrete part.
You can also define the angle, radius, and length of the hook.

Decide, whether the surface treatment should be created on the side with extending rebars.

In the Toolbox, the option Pick a range for extended rebars allows the creation of extended rebars in a selected range.

Reinforcement Reduction

Reduces the length of some rebars.

Option / Description
Image Reinforcement reduction = Single zone. Reduces the length of some rebars. But the minimal and maximal spacing set up on the Grid tab must be respected. So the reduction must not violate that. If it does, it will not happen.
Image Reinforcement reduction = multiple zones. Reduces the length of some rebars for each zone separately. But the minimal and maximal spacing set up on the Grid tab must be respected. So the reduction must not violate that. If it does, it will not happen.
Image Reinforcement reduction = multiple zones with advanced options. Reduces the length of some rebars for each zone separately. Also, you can separately manage how you want to reduce every zone. But the minimal and maximal spacing set up on the Grid tab must be respected. So the reduction must not violate that. If it does, it will not happen.
Image Possibilities for reduction.
Image When managing multiple zones you can in advanced mode choose one of these possibilities for each zone.

Option / Description

Reinforcement reduction = Single zone.
Reduces the length of some rebars. But the minimal and maximal spacing set up on the Grid tab must be respected. So the reduction must not violate that. If it does, it will not happen.

Reinforcement reduction = multiple zones.
Reduces the length of some rebars for each zone separately. But the minimal and maximal spacing set up on the Grid tab must be respected. So the reduction must not violate that. If it does, it will not happen.

Reinforcement reduction = multiple zones with advanced options.
Reduces the length of some rebars for each zone separately. Also, you can separately manage how you want to reduce every zone. But the minimal and maximal spacing set up on the Grid tab must be respected. So the reduction must not violate that. If it does, it will not happen.

Possibilities for reduction.

When managing multiple zones you can in advanced mode choose one of these possibilities for each zone.

Openings And Embeds

Option
Image Here you define how the rebars should be cut around openings and embeds and you can select which openings and embeds will affect which type of reinforcement independently on each other.
Image Decide, whether you want to cut longitudinal rebars, transversal rebars, extra rebars, braced girders or additional girders around openings. Options: Yes No Yes, by filter Yes, by name
Image Decide, whether you want to cut longitudinal rebars, transversal rebars or extra rebars around embeds. Options: Yes No Yes, by filter Yes, by name
Image Define concrete cover thickness around openings and embeds.
Image Decide, whether the openings should be taken into account for reinforcing bars and braced girders. Options: Yes No

Option

Here you define how the rebars should be cut around openings and embeds and you can select which openings and embeds will affect which type of reinforcement independently on each other.

Decide, whether you want to cut longitudinal rebars, transversal rebars, extra rebars, braced girders or additional girders around openings.

Options:

Yes
No
Yes, by filter
Yes, by name

Decide, whether you want to cut longitudinal rebars, transversal rebars or extra rebars around embeds.

Options:

Yes
No
Yes, by filter
Yes, by name

Define concrete cover thickness around openings and embeds.

Decide, whether the openings should be taken into account for reinforcing bars and braced girders.

Options:

Yes
No

Extra rebars

Option / Description
Image You can define if you want to create extra rebars for opening or embed bigger than the defined number in the options Opening is small when the size is <= and Embed is small when the size is <=. The creation of extra rebars can be allowed or not by the Add extra rebars. The options are Yes or No. Other settings: Loose rebars available diam Anchorage Add bars on each side Adapt existing neighbor rebars Max. distance neighbor rebar to opening embed Extend extra rebars Lap length Way of calculation Formula for lap length
Image Choose the type of Anchorage.

Option / Description

You can define if you want to create extra rebars for opening or embed bigger than the defined number in the options Opening is small when the size is <= and Embed is small when the size is <=. The creation of extra rebars can be allowed or not by the Add extra rebars. The options are Yes or No.

Other settings:

Loose rebars available diam
Anchorage
Add bars on each side
Adapt existing neighbor rebars
Max. distance neighbor rebar to opening embed
Extend extra rebars
Lap length
Way of calculation
Formula for lap length

Choose the type of Anchorage.

Big Openings

Option / Description
Image Here you define extra rebars for big openings. You can choose the number of extra rebars and their diameters. You can define the distance of extra rebars from the opening and between one another. Or you can allow the creation of loose rebar, which means that when you have snapped rebars to the grid, the extra rebar may not fit the grid, so this allows the extra rebar to be created outside the grid.
Image You can create extra rebars that extend beyond the hole just by a certain distance. Image Or you can create extra rebars that extend beyond the hole to the edges of the concrete part.
Image Define the Anchor length and the Way of calculation, either by formula or by the Excel file.
Image Example of the Excel file used for anchor length.

Option / Description

Here you define extra rebars for big openings.
You can choose the number of extra rebars and their diameters. You can define the distance of extra rebars from the opening and between one another. Or you can allow the creation of loose rebar, which means that when you have snapped rebars to the grid, the extra rebar may not fit the grid, so this allows the extra rebar to be created outside the grid.

You can create extra rebars that extend beyond the hole just by a certain distance.

Or you can create extra rebars that extend beyond the hole to the edges of the concrete part.

Define the Anchor length and the Way of calculation, either by formula or by the Excel file.

Example of the Excel file used for anchor length.

Openings general

Option / Description
Image You can define when the stabilizing bars around cuts should be created. Also, you can define concrete cover thickness.

Option / Description

You can define when the stabilizing bars around cuts should be created. Also, you can define concrete cover thickness.

Reinforcement Areas

Option / Description
Image Here you can define areas that you want to reinforce by creating another part above or below your existing one. The Class and the Name must be the same as your new part. You can set limitation in Z-axis either by distance or by level. Information containing the number of mm2 reinforcement in longitudinal and transversal direction is stored in the new parts UDA. The attribute name, which contains the needed information is written in the last two textboxes. Do not forget to switch to By reinforcement areas in the Reinforcement tab.
Image A plate in the model can only be considered as a Reinforcement area if: - the class belongs to the Class list - the name belongs to the Name list - the height above or below the input filigree-plate is between the bottom and top level limit. In case, reinforcement areas are overlapping, we consider the one with the maximum reinforcement-value. But the result of which reinforcement area will be considered in which area can be different for the longitudinal and the transversal reinforcement.

Option / Description

Here you can define areas that you want to reinforce by creating another part above or below your existing one. The Class and the Name must be the same as your new part. You can set limitation in Z-axis either by distance or by level. Information containing the number of mm2 reinforcement in longitudinal and transversal direction is stored in the new parts UDA. The attribute name, which contains the needed information is written in the last two textboxes.
Do not forget to switch to By reinforcement areas in the Reinforcement tab.

A plate in the model can only be considered as a Reinforcement area if:
- the class belongs to the Class list
- the name belongs to the Name list
- the height above or below the input filigree-plate is between the bottom and top level limit.
In case, reinforcement areas are overlapping, we consider the one with the maximum reinforcement-value. But the result of which reinforcement area will be considered in which area can be different for the longitudinal and the transversal reinforcement.

Attributes

Option / Description
Image You can define some attributes for your rebars: Name - the name of the rebars Class - class of the rebars Grade - grade of the rebars.
Image By Extended User-interface you add or remove tabs: Grid Opening and embeds Extra rebars Big openings Openings general Reinforcement areas and related settings in the "Attributes" tab.

Option / Description

You can define some attributes for your rebars:

Name - the name of the rebars
Class - class of the rebars
Grade - grade of the rebars.

By Extended User-interface you add or remove tabs:

Grid
Opening and embeds
Extra rebars
Big openings
Openings general
Reinforcement areas

and related settings in the "Attributes" tab.

UDAs

Option / Description
Image Set UDAs and their values for reinforcement: Longitudinal wires Crossing wires Extending rebars Loose rebars
Image Enter a UDA name, a value, and select a type. Options: String Integer Double

Option / Description

Set UDAs and their values for reinforcement:

Longitudinal wires
Crossing wires
Extending rebars
Loose rebars

Enter a UDA name, a value, and select a type.

Options:

String
Integer
Double

Half Slab Reinforcement

Installing Half Slab Reinforcement

Objects Created

Use for

Reinforcement

Manual single zone

Manual multiple zones

By reinforcement areas

Brace Girders

Additional Girders

Grid

Rebar Properties

Extending Rebars

Reinforcement Reduction

Openings And Embeds

Extra rebars

Big Openings

Openings general

Reinforcement Areas

Attributes

UDAs