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The AEC | BOLT Building Design Suite provides users with the capability to create layered rebar templates or arbitrary rebar templates with ease.
To create layered rebar templates:
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→ In the spreadsheet, locate the desired analytical beam and click on the "Create New Template" cell in the "Create Layered Rebar Templates" column.
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→ Enter the leg number for the reinforcement.
→ Click "Show" to add rebar layers (Figure 3 and Figure 4)
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→ Clicking "Back" one more time will navigate you back to the main "Reinforcements" spreadsheet, as shown in Figure 7.
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To create arbitrary rebar templates:
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→ In the spreadsheet, locate the desired analytical beam and click on the "Create New Template" cell in the "Create Arbitrary Rebar Templates" column.
→ In the spreadsheet, select the transverse reinforcement and enter the clear cover to the stirrup and the transverse spacing.
→ Enter the leg number for the reinforcement.
→ Specify longitudinal rebar.
→ Click "Draw Rebars" (Figure 8) to add rebar layers.
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→ Enter a value as shown in Figure 9. AEC|BOLT Building Design Suite will create reference lines to guide the reinforcement placement.
→ Click on the point where the rebar center will be located, as illustrated in Figure 10.
Figure 11 provides an example of a random rebar distribution for the arbitrary case.
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Layered Rebar Template
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This section serves as a comprehensive listing and convenient platform for modifying the rebar allocation in layered, regular beam rebar templates.
Arbitrary Rebar Template
Arbitrary rebar templates offers users the flexibility to design beams with complex and customized rebar arrangements, catering to specific project requirements.
This section serves as a comprehensive list and convenient platform for modifying the rebar allocation in arbitrarily created beam rebar templates from scratch.
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