Creating Rebars around Existing Bars

You can create a rebar around an existing bar using the Strap creation mode.

Before you begin:
  • Create a concrete part with a rebar object to help you organize your concrete structure.
  • Create the rebar features inside a geometrical set under a 3D shape.
  • Define the working context on the created geometrical set that will accommodate the rebar features.
Note: For more information, see Rebar Features Creation: Recommendation.
See Also
Context Toolbars
Strap Design
  1. From the Reinforcement section of the action bar, click Rebar Creation .
  2. In the Rebar Creation assistant, select Strap to create a rebar layer around an existing rebar layer.
    Notes:
    • When the strap mode is turned on, you must select single bars that do not necessarily belong to the same rebar layer.
    • When the mesh mode is turned on, you must select at least two bars that belong to the same rebar layer.
  3. Select a first bar of a rebar layer.
  4. Select n bars that can belong to the same rebar layer or not.
  5. To adjust the reinforcing bar layer, choose from the options available in the context bar:
    OptionDescription
    Replace Replaces the current support bar by another bar.
    Insert Before Inserts a new bar to strap before the current one.
    Insert After Inserts a new bar to strap after the current one.
    Change Side Changes the passing side (outer or inner) around the first or last support bar.
    Remove Removes the selected bar.
    Closure Determines the rebar layer closure (the first and the last bar you select must be the same).
    Note: You can only select bars that were previously selected.
    Ignores the hooks as support. If a bar with hooks is to be strapped, by default the hook length is not considered. To use the hooks as support, click again the button that changes into .
  6. Configure the rebar position, adjust parameters, configure the pattern if necessary, and modify bends and hooks.

    See About Configuring the Rebar Position, Patterning, Handling Bar Extremities and Handling Bends.