Placing freely

Tool(s): Place

To place bars freely

1. Click Place (How).
   

   Activate Place in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Engineering Bar Reinforcement

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Bar reinforcement

   • Configuration: Engineering Bar Entry and Placement flyout
2. Select the mark to be placed by clicking a reinforcing bar or placed reinforcement. Alternatively, enter its mark number in the dialog line.
3. Set the placing mode to Freehand and click OK to confirm.
4. If Reinforce with 3D model is not active, the view of the bending shape needs to be defined. Various drawing aids are provided in the input options to help you define the line for the viewing direction.
   and Allfa FM Manager for Allplan,
   If Reinforce with 3D model is active and views do not exist, you only need to define the view of the bending shape once before the first placement. Alternatively, click a view if there is one.
   

   The following drawing aids are provided in the input options to help you define the line for the viewing direction:

   Enter normal lines: draw the line as you want, there are no constraints.

   Enter at right angles: all the lines are drawn at right angles (to the system angle set).

   Enter using cursor snap: draws lines based on a cursor snap angle.

   8 Cursor Snap Angle (3-360): defines the cursor snap angle.

5. Select the placing parameters.
6. Click OK to confirm the settings.
7. Place the mark as you require.
   You can use the data entry tools to assist you.
8. Press ESC to finish

   The dimension line type is set automatically to Fan.

9. Select the Automatic mark number option in the input options if the program is to create the mark number at the beginning or end of the label depending on the drop-in point specified and define the Anchor point of the label, if necessary.
10. Specify the label parameters, place the placement label (you can define the text angle in advance) and create the leader manually, if necessary.
    Or
    Skip labeling by pressing ESC.
11. When you have configured Allplan to create a layer symbol ( Options, Reinforcement - Label page) and you have not yet placed this symbol along with the label, you can now select a Layer symbol in the Leader area of the palette and click the drop-in point or a bar segment.
    Or
    Skip layer marking by pressing ESC.