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Carpet Outline

You can use this tool to define the size of the carpet, the unroll direction, the carpet label and the position of the carpet in the component (slab). Recesses can be taken into account. The carpet outline is created based on an initial bar, unroll direction and benching (optional).

Separate into Files

You can use this tool to distribute the individual carpets in the placing drawing onto different drawing files. By definition, all the bars in one drawing file represent one carpet. If necessary, you can thus insert additional reinforcement.
If you want, the carpets can also be automatically reinforced when they are separated. In this case, a calculated FEA drawing file must exist.

Reinforce

You can use this tool to create the reinforcement for the separated carpets. This requires a fully completed FEA calculation. The FEA parameters are derived from the carpet outline and its name.

Basic Carpet Reinforcement

You can use this tool to manually assign basic reinforcement to a separated carpet polygon.

Additional Carpet Reinforcement

You can use this tool to manually place several bars of equal length. The bars are attached to the crosshairs and you can place them where you want in the workspace.

Carpet Span Reinforcement

You can use this tool to place several bars within a placing polygon. Recesses can be taken into account.

Carpet Mounting Strips

You can use this tool to place mounting strips within a placing polygon. Recesses can be taken into account.

Full Schema

You can use this tool to display the program’s number off and bending shape management for all placements of one mark by placing a schema bar including schema text in the drawing file. The schema will automatically update to reflect any changes you make to the placed reinforcement or bending shapes.

Label

You can use this tool to label definition bars or bars in placements. Define the parameters in a palette.
You can make various formatting settings on the Labels page of the reinforcement options.

Dimension Line, Label

You can use this tool to dimension and label placements you have already created. Define the parameters in a palette.
You can make various formatting settings on the Labels page of the reinforcement options.

Reinforcement Contours

You can use this tool to display reinforcement contours in the current drawing file. This requires a fully completed FEA calculation whose results can be accessed here.

FEA Reinforcement Color Image

You can use this tool to generate reinforcement interactively. Based on a fully completed FEA calculation, reinforcement progress can thus be monitored visually.
The difference between the required reinforcement percentage based on the FEA calculation and the reinforcement percentage afforded by the placements is shown in the color images.

BAMTEC File

You can use this tool to save the data to a carpet file and place its label in the layout. All the bars located in the plan can be entered.

Reinforcing Bar Legend

You can use this tool to create non-associative schedules as legends. These legends are always derived from the selected drawing files or the NDW file and they are placed in the current document. Legends can update automatically (depending on the settings you make).

Reinforcement Reports

You can use this tool to create a report including the mark-specific parameters, such as reinforcement, number of pieces, steel grade, diameter and individual length. Various reports are provided.

Bending Machine

You can use this tool to save reinforcement and bending information to an ASCII file. The data can then be transferred to a task setup program for bending machines. The file format is compatible with the BVBS reinforcement interface guidelines.

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Element Information

You can use this tool to display information on the reinforcement elements. These include the working mode, number off management and a schema check.

Modify Placing Geometry

You can use this tool to modify the geometric outline of bar or mesh area reinforcement by inserting or deleting recesses or changing the support depth. You can subsequently modify all the placing parameters.

Modify Placement Parameters

You can use this tool to modify the placement parameters of bar or mesh area reinforcement.

New Mark Number

You can use this tool to assign a new mark number to selected bars, meshes or placements. If you select bars within a placement, the placement is resolved and several placements are created.

Delete Mark

You can use this tool to delete all the representations, schemas and the entire reinforcement management of a mark.

Rearrange Marks

You can use this tool to reassign mark numbers in the active drawing files or NDW file according to criteria you specify. You can exclude marks that have already been rearranged from this operation. You can also combine marks that have the same shape and cross section.