Example: Track reinforcing bar length using Organizer

In this example, the maximum reinforcing bar length in your stock is 12 meters. All the reinforcing bars in your model should therefore be under 12 meters. You can use Organizer to track reinforcing bars that are longer than 12 meters.

Create a new category and name it Rebar length over 12 m in Category Properties. Click Object group to create a filter for the category and set it up as shown in the image below. The value is shown in millimeters.
Save the filter with a unique name using Save as.
In Category Properties, add the filter you created to the rule box, and an Object Browser property template if needed. Note that if you select the Include the highest assembly level in the model checkbox, you will get the assemblies and cast units that contain reinforcing bars longer than 12 meters.
Click Modify.
The reinforcing bars that are longer than 12 meters are now included in the category. In this example, there are 208 reinforcing bars longer than 12 meters.
Select the category and view the content in Object Browser.
You can group the reinforcing bars in the category based on their length or location, for example. You can also select them in the model through category, or select them in the Object Browser listing and right-click to select them in the model.
Before your floor will go to fabrication, you may want to do a final check. You can select the Floor 2 and Rebar length over 12 m categories to check if there are any reinforcing bars that are too long on the floor. In this example, there are 9 such bars.

Other possible use cases

You can also check reference models that contain reinforcing bars. In this example, the IFC model has been created with Tekla Structures.

First, create a filter as shown in the image below. Click to set the filter type to Organizer.
Then, create a new category using this filter.
Ensure that your reference model is subdivided to be able to include reference objects to categories.

Tip:

If you have a reference model that has been created with some other software, an easy way to find out the string for the filter is to use the Inquire command. Select an object and right-click. Find the desired value string from the Inquire dialog, and copy and paste the value as a property to the filter dialog, and add EXTERNAL. in front of the property name.

Example: Track too heavy precast elements from a reference model using Organizer

You can track precast element weights in Organizer by creating selection filters.

Create a new category.
Create filters to track precast element weights.
1. Create a filter to track a weight over 10 tonnes.
2. Create a filter to track a weight under 1 tonne.
3. Create a filter to track a weight within a certain limit.
When you have created the category and the filters, add a suitable filter to the category property rules and save the category.

Note:

You can also use this similar process with Tekla Structures objects, for example, to track both steel assembly and cast unit weights with one filter. Here is an example of such a filter:

This filter selects all steel assemblies and concrete cast units that are under 13 tonnes. The hierarchy level attribute is needed to get the main assembly weight.

Example: Create weight group categories to track different weights using Organizer

You can create selection filters to track different weights in Organizer.

Create a suitable filter to create categories for weights, for example, Weight 5 - 10t as shown in the image below. Click to set the filter type to Organizer.
You can now create categories for the weight intervals and track locations. You can use the categories like other categories, for example, you could track first floor weights. You can also use the same logic with other properties, such as volume, length, and area. Adjust the filter rules depending on what you want to track.

Example: Track large concrete volumes using Organizer

It may sometimes happen that the volumes in the model accidentally exceed certain limits. Such limits could be the daily pour rate and delivery rate. You can use Organizer to track the limits.

Create a new category and name the category as Pour volume over 140m3.
In Category Properties, click Object group to create a filter for selecting volumes larger than the daily delivery maximum and set it up as shown in the image below. In this example, the daily delivery limit is 140 m³. The unit is mm³.
Add the filter you created in the category rules and select the Include the highest assembly level in the model checkbox. Save the category properties.

Note that if you are doing this with pour objects as shown in the image below, use a pour object filter and do not select the Include the highest assembly level in the model checkbox.

You can now start planning based on the result. For example, you may need a bigger crane, or maybe the elements should be smaller. Perhaps the four pours you have should be divided into smaller pours, or maybe you need more concrete delivered to the site.

Example: Track modeling and planning issues using Organizer