Compare reinforcing bars to bending shapes in Rebar shape manager

Tekla Structures
2022
Tekla Structures

Compare reinforcing bars to bending shapes in Rebar shape manager

In Rebar shape manager, you can compare selected reinforcing bars in the model to the existing bending shapes in the RebarShapeRules.xml files.

Comparing is useful, for example, when you want to check if a bar with a special shape complies with any of the bending shapes or shape rules, or when you want to check why a bar is not recognized as you would expect. You can then modify either the bar shape in the model or the bending shape rules as needed.

  1. Select reinforcing bars in the model.
  2. On the File menu, click Editors > Rebar shape manager.

    Rebar shape manager opens and lists the selected reinforcing bars in the Model rebars list.

    Alternatively, you can first open Rebar shape manager and then select reinforcing bars in the model. Click Get selected to add the reinforcing bars to the Model rebars list.

  3. In the Model rebars list, select the bar shape that you want to compare.
  4. In the Shape catalog list, select an existing bending shape.
  5. Under the Shape catalog list, click Compare to selected.

In the Bending shape rules list, you can see the passed rules in green and the failed rules in red. An additional warning dialog box is shown if there are other reasons for mismatches between the shapes.

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