Rebar for Revit User`s manual - Norconsult Informasjonssystemer
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1. This parameter can be reported to the schedule and this value will also be set as a prefix to the file name of the schedule Also the revision defined in this parameter is set as default value in the main dialog when creating new bar marks The parameter is optional e ISY CAD Rebar Revision Date This parameter can be reported to the schedule and is the date of the latest revision The parameter is optional e ISY CAD Rebar Schedule Template Project specific schedule template e ISY CAD Rebar Schedule Sum Template Project specific schedule summation template e ISY CAD Rebar Default Steel Quality The value of this parameter is used as steel quality when creating symbolic rebars from 3D and the 3D rebar do not have a valid material This value is also used as default value when opening the dialog for placing reinforcement Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements Rebar for Revit F ISY Z i 1 3 What you need to know about ISY CAD Rebar ISY CAD Rebar for Revit is an application based on NolS s reinforcement application with the same name on the CAD system MicroStation from Bentley Systems The user interface of ISY CAD Rebar is basically self explanatory and the user knowing how reinforcement is to be drawn should be able to use the application in an efficient way There are however some aspects of the inner works of the application that the user should know of to be able to configure and2. If not checked these fields are left blank Show figure as When creating schedules the figures can be created with either letters or the actual dimension Figure resolution The figure in the schedule is created as a bitmap Use this slider to change the resolution of the birmap Figure text size Use this slider to change the size of the texts in the figures in the schedule User s manual Rebar Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS 10 ISY kin Rebar for Revit 2 Function overview The main dialog for placing symbolic rebars is shown below The dialog shown here is for placing rebar with a distribution line but all dialogs are more or less the same There are small variations and they are specified in the list below the dialog 3 ISY CAD Rebar Place rebar in elevation Bar Mark Parameters Rebar Geometry Bar Mark P234 a Dim Value a A 600 L Revision B10 Shape Code 21 NS U b yle H C 800 LU Steel Quality B500NC vi Diameter 12 mm vi Mandrel Table NC B yle v Mandrel Diameter 32 Number of Parts 1 E Hooks 180 180 Construction Part Instance Parameters Bar Mark Comments V Material Take Off Scale 50 Number of Bars 1 Cale Angle 0 v Multiplicator 1 Center Distance 200 V Tag Element Offset 0 Arrow Head NoHead w Placement Lower v Comments U Place one or several rebars in elevation FE PASE j L 2 1 Bar
3. is correctly drawn but in some case the result might not be as desired This can be solved by manually editing some of the instance parameters of the rebar The rebar in plane is represented by a line with symbols on it These symbols are changed with instance parameters Each bar has a Start Symbol Type and an End Symbol Type These can be set to FarSide BothSides IntoPlane etc Note that changing from FarSide to e g NearSide will not update the placement representation in the tag Only the following symbols should be used on ends BothSides FarSide NearSide IntoPlane OutOfPlane and None In addition it is possible to place 6 symbols on the line The symbol parameters are called 1 Symbol Type 2 Symbol Type etc And the position is defined in the matching length parameters called 1 Symbol Distance 2 Symbol Distance etc The distances are from the start of the line Only the following symbols should be used on the line Breakpoint Both1 Both2 OutOfPlane No Extension Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 and Void Experiment with the various symbols to see how they work 4 2 The rebar shape I want to use is not in the shape code list Use the user defined shape code This should have all length parameters and the possibility to set the total length of the shape e Place the rebar using Revit s 3D functionality and just tag it with Reinforcement Text e Draw the reinforcement with Revit detail lines and just tag it with Reinforcement Text e Contact y
4. of families and reading of setting files automatically but there are some things that cannot be handled by the application and must be set manually in each model 1 2 1 The ISYCADRebar legend Create an empty legend view called ISYCADRebar The reason for this is that ISY CAD Rebar uses elevation family types as information carriers And when using Revit s purge function some of those family definitions might get deleted Therefore ISY CAD Rebar places an instance of each bar mark in elevation in this legend view This is done automatically and the user does not have to worry about this But the legend must be crated manually The legend view should be defined in the templates 1 2 2 Defining tag arrow heads ISY CAD Rebar has tags with three different arrow heads none arrow and circle In addition there are different tags if the Material Take Off MTO parameter is set in the instances ISY CAD Rebar cannot set these arrow heads and it s not possible to set the arrow heads in the tag families Therefore this arrows head must be set manually using standard Revit functionality The tag families should be loaded into the templates and the arrow heads set correctly 1 2 3 Project Parameters e ISY CAD Rebar Settings This parameter can be used to set the name with full path of a settings file that is specific to this project This parameter is optional if not found the application uses the default settings file e ISY CAD Rebar Revision
5. rebar page 100 Length Summation data Total Length in millimeter of bar with same bar diameter and steel quality from specific rebar page 100 LengthM Summation data Total Length in meter of bar with same bar diameter and steel quality from specific rebar page 1 SumMM Summation data Total length in millimeter of bar for one summation schedule with same bar diameter and steel quality 1 SumM Summation data Total length in meter of bar for one summation schedule with same bar diameter and steel quality 1 SumKg Summation data Total weight of bar for one summation schedule with same bar diameter and steel quality The RebarPage percentage code defines how many rebar pages should be shown on the summation page The percentage codes must always start with 1 and increased with 1 for each new entry for each percentage code The Length percentage codes are defined in rows for each rebar page and each row must have the same number of entries as there are bar diameters defined in the rebar dat configuration file You can use up to 100 Length percentage codes for each row The first row has entries from 100 199 second row from 200 299 and so on Project data for both Rebar template file and Summation template file The project data fields only have 1 percentage code each and are automatically found inside the Revit project file The data is used in the template files with the code 1 P Project parameter name All project data that can be used
6. some additional parameters specific for running meter reinforcement 1 6 9 Running meter with line This family only has one type and this is used for all running meter bar marks to place an running meter rebar with a distribution line 1 6 10 Running meter in section This family only has one type and this is used for all running meter bar marks to draw a symbolic representation of the section of several running meter rebars along a distribution line 1 6 11 Running meter symbols This is just unintelligent symbols without any reinforcement information It s meant to be used together with the running meter family to visualize the running meter reinforcement It is possible to place four different symbols In plane in plane with distribution line section and section with distribution line Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements Rebar for Revit ISY 44 1 6 12 Tags This family contains the various tags used when tagging the symbolic reinforcement placed with ISY CAD Rebar 1 7 Bar schedule Bar schedules are produced by the application that reads the bar marks in the design view or sheet All occurrences of reinforcement objects with MTO on are summed up Bar schedules can be crated as word or PDF files User s manual Rebar Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS ISY 44 Rebar for Revit 1 8 Options dialog ISY CAD Rebar has its own options in Revit s options dialog Options Genera
7. view The side view is the placeholder for the bar mark 1 6 2 Generic families Each shape code also has a generic family that is used to define the figure in the main dialog and in the schedule This family is usually not loaded in a project and is never used in the model 1 6 3 In plane This family only has one type and this is used for all shape codes to draw a symbolic representation of the reinforcement in plane This is the rebar in plane and has nothing to do with plane views 1 6 4 In plane with distribution line This family only has one type and this is used for all shape codes to draw a symbolic representation of the reinforcement in plane with a distribution line This is the rebar in plane and has nothing to do with plane views 1 6 5 Section This family only has one type and this is used for all shape codes to draw a symbolic representation of the section of a single rebar 1 6 6 Section with distribution line This family only has one type and this is used for all shape codes to draw a symbolic representation of the section of several rebars along a distribution line 1 6 7 Reinforcement text This family only has one type and this is used for all shape codes to place an empty family that is always tagged 1 6 8 Running meter This family only has one type and this is used for all running meter bar marks to place an empty family that is always tagged This is different than the family mentioned above because it has
8. E 15 2 16 3 Edt SCAlC EE 15 2 16 4 Change Tag EE 15 2 16 5 Rename e d EE 16 2 16 6 Renumber bar mark 16 2 167 Delete bar marks sc cccicseis asa na twa DEENEN rate KA e NEES edd 16 2 16 8 Verily rebas NEE ence eden ces s rbredden bekk poko dw cee ees 17 2 16 9 Reload nl e 17 216 10 Purge ul e EE 17 2 17 Bar ene TEE 18 2 18 de drei 24 2 19 Export Reinforcements minn vinen vaiet kwake dak ako aw OR ka A 24 2 20 LICENSE Manager EE 24 2 21 Gl EEE ke aa kn eit net et inte Ree eee ee ae 24 Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements Rebar for Revit ISY AA 2 22 About Eh ee RN EE 25 a BESTPRACTICE 45 26 31 SD RED E 26 4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS arnnnnvnnnnvennnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 27 4 1 The symbols of the symbolic rebar in plane are not comte 27 4 2 The rebar shape I want to use is not in the shape code het 27 4 3 The number of bars in the schedule are wrong sssssssessrissssrrsssrrssrirnssrinnnsttnnnstinnnntennnntnnnnnnnnn 27 4 4 The color and line weight of the rebar iS Wrong rnnnnnnvvnnnnn nr rnnnnnnvrnrrrnnnrnnrrnnnrnrrrnnnnnrrrrnnnnesrnnnnnn 27 4 5 What do bar in plane and in elevation mean 27 4 6 Can Revit s copy and move functions be used on all rebar mnstances 27 4 7 The arrow heads of the tags are wrong marnvvnnnnnnvvnnnennvrnnnrnnnnnnnrnnvrnnrrrnnnnnernrnnnnennnnnnnesrrnnnnenrnnnnnne 27 4 8 Placing rebars is Ver
9. Mark Parameters Bar mark parameters are spesific to the bar mark and is fixed after a bar mark is placed in the model To change these values use the revise bar mark function Note that in the dimension list there is a small button for each value Use this button to measure the dimension in active view Most of the values selectable are defined in the rebar dat file And they can all be reported in schedules The revision field also has a default value if the project parameter ISY CAD Rebar Revision is defined and has a value The total number of bars with this bar mark in the schedule is multiplied with the Number of Parts value Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements 11 Rebar for Revit F ISY Z i 2 2 Instance Parameters The instance parameters are explained in the table below Parameter Name Explanation Material Take Off If on the instance of the bar mark is counted in the schedule The symbolic MTO representation of a rebar should only have one instance with this set on Number Of Bars The functions with a distribution line calculate this value automatically In all other functions this must be set manually When placing bars in elevation there is also a calculate button next to this value that brings up a calculator that can be used to calculate number of bars from distribution length and center distance Multiplicator The number of bar marks of this instance of this bar mark is multiplied
10. View Sheet set this will list all bar mark present in selected View Sheet Set If no sets are defined in the model this option will not be shown Count Only symbolic rebars only 3D rebars or both symbolic and 3D rebars Use this to list the various types of rebars Filter Write a regular expression her to filter the list User s manual Rebar O Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS 18 ISY Ad Rebar for Revit e Construction parts List of all construction parts Chosen construction parts will be added to the list e Open output file If checked the file will be opened after it has been created Note that you need an application for reading the selected format installed on your computer Two template files are needed to create the bar schedule A rebar template file which describes the rebars and a summation template files which sums up the total amount of rebar used Both template files are defined in the rebar dat configuration file Each rebar template file contains a certain amount of predefined percentage codes These percentage codes are substituted by project data and rebar data found in the Revit project file The codes are described in the tables below Rebar template file percentage code overview Percentage code Data type Percentage code description 1 Barmark Bar data Name of bar 1 Preview Bar data Bitmap preview of bar 1 RMComment Bar data Comment on running meter bar 1 Comment Bar data Comment on bar 1 Quality Bar
11. and steel quality Use this when diameter is in a column defined by Sum2Dia in schedule 1 Sum2M Bar data Total length in meter of bar with same bar diameter and steel quality Use this when diameter is in a column defined by Sum2Dia in schedule 1 Sum2Kg Bar data Total weight of bar with same bar diameter and steel quality Use this when diameter is in a column defined by Sum2Dia in schedule Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements 19 Rebar for Revit F ISY Z i 1 Sum2Dia and Bar data Diameter of rebar when using Sym2 codes above 1 Sum2Quality Bar data Steel quality of the bar marks with diameter defined in Sum2Dia 1 ConstAll Bar data List of all construction parts on page 1 PageName Project data Name of page All bar data except SumMM SumM and SumKg must have the same numbers of entries in a rebar page The percentage codes must always start with 1 and increased with 1 for each new entry for each percentage code SumMM SumM and SumKg must have the same number of entries as there are bar diameters defined in the rebar dat configuration file The percentage codes must always start with 1 and increase with 1 for each new bar diameter defined The project data fields only have 1 percentage code each and are automatically found inside the Revit project file Summation template file percentage code overview Percentage code Data type Percentage code description 1 RebarPage Summation data Name of
12. are shown in the project information dialog shown below User s manual Rebar O Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS 20 ISY AA Rebar for Revit W Project Properties LS reat Tye n Instance Parameters Control selected or to be created instance oo I ee Rebar Checked Rebar Schedule Template Rebar Company Name Organization Name Issue Date Project Name O Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements 21 Rebar for Revit SY Project data may be altered in the following dialog Project settings in Create Bar Mark Schedule Create Bar Mark Schedule Create schedule Project settings Sj E x Project Rebar Template Summation Template Logo Project Number Project Name Client Name Author Document Number Prepared Checked Approved Revision Company Name Address Post Number Telephone Mail Browse Browse Create Cancel The following parameters correspond to each input filed in the dialog above Rebar Schedule Template Rebar Schedule Sum Template Rebar Logo Project Number Project Name Client Name Author Rebar Rebar Rebar Rebar Rebar Rebar Document Number Prepared Prepared Date Checked Checked Date Approved User s manual Rebar 22 Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS ISY AA Rebar for Revit Rebar Approved Date Rebar Revision Rebar Revision Date Rebar Company Name Re
13. bar Company Address Rebar Company Post Number Rebar Company Telephone Rebar Company Mail Sheet data for template files when active view is chosen for printing Sheet data may also be used in the template files when active view is chosen for printing The code used in the template files should then be of the format 1 S Sheet parameter name Data that can be used is found inside the following dialog Properties e Referencing Detail Current Revision Issued Properties help Apply O Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements 23 Rebar for Revit ISY 44 2 18 List bar marks This function opens a dialog that lists all bar marks in the model The dialog is modeless which means that it can stay open all the time List bar marks has the following options Select Adds the selected bar marks to selection set in active view Entire Model Active View or a View Sheet set If entire model is selected All bar marks in the entire model are listed If active view is selected only bar marks present in the active view are listed The last option is View Sheet set this will list all bar mark present in selected View Sheet Set If no sets are defined in the model this option will not be shown Only symbolic rebars only 3D rebars or both symbolic and 3D rebars Use this to list the various types of rebars Refresh Press this button to refresh the list Filter Write a regular expression her to fil
14. bars is calculated from the center distance running length and the running meter factor The formulas for calculating are defined in the family And the running length is the length of one run of rebars 2 11 Running Meter in Section 2 12 Running Meter with Line Use this function to place running meter rebars in section Total running length and number of bars is calculated from the center distance running length and the running meter factor The formulas for calculating are defined in the family And the running length is the length of one run of rebars 2 13 Running Meter Symbol This function places unintelligent symbolic instances of rebars The parameters that can be set are scale placement and symbol The symbols can be dragged in all directions after placement It is possible to place four different symbols In plane in plane with distribution line section and section with distribution line 2 14 Reinforcement Text Opens the main dialog where type and instance parameters are set When pressing Place the user can place a tagged empty symbolic instance of a rebar in elevation into active view This means that only the tags are shown This function is useful if none of the other function makes the desired result Use standard Revit detail drawing to create the symbolic lines and then place reinforcement text to create the tag and get it reported in the schedule The running meter symbols can also be used to create the symbolic repr
15. data Quality of steel 1 Dia Bar data Diameter of bar 1 Length Bar data Length of bar 1 NumParts Bar data Number of construction parts 1 Count Bar data Number of bars 1 CountTot Bar data Total number of bars 1 TotLen Bar data Total bar length in millimeter 1 TotLenM Bar data Total bar length in meter 1 Code Bar data Shape code of bar 1 DimA Bar data Bar dimension A 1 DimB Bar data Bar dimension B 1 DimC Bar data Bar dimension C 1 DimD Bar data Bar dimension D 1 DimE Bar data Bar dimension E 1 DimF Bar data Bar dimension F 1 DimG Bar data Bar dimension G 1 DimR Bar data Bar dimension R 1 DimS Bar data Bar dimension S 1 DimT Bar data Bar dimension T 1 DimU Bar data Bar dimension U 1 DimV Bar data Bar dimension V 1 DimX Bar data Bar dimension X 1 DimY Bar data Bar dimension Y 1 DorDia Bar data Mandrel diameter 1 LenCor Bar data Bar length correction due to bending 1 Rev Bar data Revision of bar 1 SumMM Bar data Total length in millimeter of bar with same bar diameter and steel quality Use this when diameter is in fixed columns in schedule 1 SumM Bar data Total length in meter of bar with same bar diameter and steel quality Use this when diameter is in fixed columns in schedule 1 SumKg Bar data Total weight of bar with same bar diameter and steel quality Use this when diameter is in fixed columns in schedule 1 Sum2MM Bar data Total length in millimeter of bar with same bar diameter
16. e entire model Q Change size of all tags in model 28 Tag Size 3 OK Cancel O Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements 15 Rebar for Revit ISY 44 2 16 5 Rename bar mark Rename a bar mark Rename Bar Mark EG Old Bar Mark 5003 w New Bar Mark P003 Rename Cancel 2 16 6 Renumber bar mark Renumber a series of bar marks with a delta value and or a new letter This function can be run in two different modes If no rebar instances is in selection set when the function is started the user must enter bar marks in the to and from text boxes All bar marks in the entire model between these will be renumbered If one or more instances are in the selection set when starting the function only the selected instances will be renumbered This is an ideal function to use if you copy rebars from one floor to another and wants to give the newly copied rebars new bar marks Q Renumber Bar Marks From S200 To Delta 100 New letter P Calculate Insert data in the text boxes above and press calculate to preview the renumbering Al rebars whose bar mark is listed will be renamed Old bar marks will be deleted Renumber Cancel 2 16 7 Delete bar marks Delete bar marks selected in list and all its instances User s manual Rebar O Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS 16 Rebar for Revit Q Delete Ba
17. e rebar has been placed in the model Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements 27 Rebar for Revit F ISY 44 4 9 The length of the rebar is not correct until after it has been placed in view See chapter above 4 10 Length of a rebar is wrong The length of rebars is calculated in the families The default calculation is the theoretical length 4 11 Something else is wrong or you have suggestions Contact your ISY CAD Rebar retailer or send a support case to support technocad nois no User s manual Rebar Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS 28
18. ense is used this will show all current users and have the possibility to borrow licenses 2 21 Help Open this document User s manual Rebar Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS 24 ISY AA Rebar for Revit 2 22 About ISY CAD Rebar Open the about dialog with information about the version of the application Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements 25 Rebar for Revit F ISY Z i 3 Best Practice 3 1 3D Rebars When generating symbolic rebars from 3D rebars there are some guidelines that should be followed to get the best result as fast as possible Only select one 3D rebar at a time Usually it s best to select just one rebar or set of rebars at a time All selected rebars will get the same instance parameters and that might not be desired Also the tag placement might be a mess if several rebars are selected Selecting just one 3D rebar at a time will provide best control of the process When identical rebar sets are placed atop of each other in a view This can now be handled automatically by the application but the method described below is still valid This is best described with a wall example but will be just as valid on e g a floor In the wall example below there are both horizontal and vertical rebar sets The visible rebars in the view are those placed nearest But there are identical rebar sets below with placement farther In this case best practice would be e Select either
19. esentation 2 15 Generate Rebar Symbol from 3D Rebar This function creates a symbolic rebar symbol from a Revit 3D rebar element created with Revit Structure Either pre select one or more 3D rebar before calling this function or pick a Revit 3D rebar afterwards It s not recommended to select more than one 3D Rebar Afterwards set the instance parameters in the dialog show below Also note that the dialog has an information window where information about the 3D rebars are given In the dialog below the selected rebar is located in a floor and ISY CAD Rebar has detected that there exists two sets of similar rebar in this floor And when this is the case the placement is automatically set to Both Horizontal If the rebar were located in a wall placement would have been set to Both Vertical Also if Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements 13 Rebar for Revit ISY 44 the selected 3D rebar already has a symbolic representation Material take off will automatically be set off It is also possible to keep ISY CAD Rebar from auto detecting these variables by unchecking Use 3D information Rebar Symbol From 3D Instance parametrers dl Material take off Number of Bars 1 Only for single layour 3D rebars Multiplicator 1 IV Tag element No Head v E Only tag element no symbolic rebar is created Placement Both Horizontal H Comments Scale 100 Only for bars in plane Info
20. f ISY ci cap Rebar for Revit User s manual Version 2014 3 1 Norconsult 4 Informasjonssystemer www nois no e post nois no Rebar for Revit F ISY 44 User s manual Rebar Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS ISY Ad Rebar for Revit Content 1 INTRODUCTION nede ko ok oo n ki n kin ni Eege 5 1 1 NEE UE TEE 5 1 2 Preparing a model for ISY CAD Rebar rannrrnnnrnnnnrnnnnnvnnnnvvnnnrrennnrnnennnnrerrernnrnrsnnnnsenveernrresnnrnnenneernnn 5 1 2 1 The ISYCADRebar Jegend AA 5 1 2 2 Defining tag arrow heads A 5 1 2 3 Project at 16 1101 10 CR EE 5 1 3 What you need to know about ISY CAD Rebar rrnnannvvnrnvvnrnrrvnnnrnnnnnvnrenrernnrrrnnnrnnenrenrrrresnnrnnennnernnr 6 1 4 Do not edit family parameters manualv nne 6 1 5 Rebar dat the settings le 6 16 Ne El IT 7 1 6 1 EN 0 EE a a eE EE A E A OR ken L kay e xe cone 7 1 6 2 Generic families ich e ae oi ok ai n ke ak n ek e a e ke n S e a n ip a a a a kel a M pk 7 1 6 3 A PRAN NO sss ak ok E ae pd m oR ees ee bee AAE E 7 1 6 4 In plane with distribution me 7 LOS SOCOM seeierggegie ai biasoe AREE E EE Aa OEA en aa KRAN ENNESCH C ERE Se PER Z 7 1 6 6 Section with distribution line eee ec cece teke tate eat teka ata aaa Ra ae as aa ss aa asse aa ssaao kana ssasosssanosaooone 7 1 6 7 Reinforcement TOU ET 7 1 6 8 Punning Bun TEE 7 1 6 9 Running meter with line sssini E ES 7 1 6 10 Running meter in Section sissano Aaaa EEEREN AKA EEANN 7 1 6 11 Running
21. formasjonssystemer AS 12 ISY Ad Rebar for Revit 2 8 Place Rebar in Elevation Opens the main dialog where type and instance parameters are set When pressing Place the user can place a symbolic instance of a rebar in elevation into active view When placing bars in elevation the dialog also has a button next to number of bars Clicking this button opens a simple calculator for calculating number of bars based on distribution length and center distance In the Swedish version it is also possible to show symbols on the ends of rebars in elevation when the bar mark do not have hooks The symbols are defined the same place as hooks These symbols are instance based 2 9 Running Meter Tag Opens the main dialog where type and instance parameters are set When pressing Place the user can place a tag representing running meter reinforcement This function can be used in two ways 1 Select a filled region element representing the area where the running meter reinforcement is to be placed before starting the function Then the Total Running Length is automatically calculated based on the Center Distance and the Running Meter Factor 2 Ifa region is not selected before calling the function the Total Running Length must be calculated manually The Running Meter Factor does not have any effect 2 10 Running Meter with Line Use this function to place running meter rebars with a distribution line Total running length and number of
22. l General User Interface Regional settings Norway v Attach Tags With Free End Pre Calculate Instance Parameters Graphics File Locations Rendering Schedule Verify 3D Linkage When Creating Schedule List v Calculate Number of Running Meter Bars Check Spelling SteeringWheels Show Figure As wengs w ViewCube Figure Resolution Macros Figure Text Size ISY CAD Rebar 1 8 1 General Regional settings Select the country standard used for shape codes and schedules Pre calculate instance parameters If unchecked the length of bar in plane is not pre calculated This will speed up placement of families but the real length of the bar will not be set until after all instances are placed in the model Attach tags with free end If checked all tags are attached with free end 1 8 2 Schedule Verify 3D linkage when creating schedule list If the function for creating symbolic from 3D rebars is used this will run a test to ensure that all the 3D rebars has not changed since the symbolic rebars were created Note that is this is checked creating schedules and lists will take longer time Calculate number of running meter bars O Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements Rebar for Revit ISY 44 If checked number of running meter bars is calculated in schedule The length of one bar is also shown in the length columns
23. le templates Bar diameter definitions Mandrel diameter definitions Steel quality definitions Shape code names with name of elevation and generic families Placement definitions Rebar in plane family name Rebar in plan with distribution line family name Section rebar family name Section rebar with distribution line family name Reinforcement text family name Running meter reinforcement family name Running meter reinforcement symbol family names Rebar tag family name Running meter comment used in tags and schedule The various parameters in the settings file are documented in the settings file delivered with ISY CAD Rebar The preCalculate parameter has been moved to the options dialog User s manual Rebar O Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS ISY Ad Rebar for Revit 1 6 The families All symbolic reinforcements placed with ISY CAD Rebar are detail items families In addition there is a set of tag families There are families for drawing reinforcement in elevation plan and section This is just an overview of the families the usage is explained in detail later in the documentation 1 6 1 Elevation Each shape code have its own family that defines this shapes geometry and each type of this family is the placeholder for the bar mark information This is the rebar in elevation and has nothing to do with elevation views Note that multi planar rebars has two elevation families One that shows the side view and one that shows the front
24. meter Symbols A 7 POI Mag 8 US gn Ee TEE 8 1 8 Options diogoi EE 9 1 8 1 E Al E E EE EE E E E 9 182 SOME U 0 rra a ee 9 2 FUNCTION OVERVIEW unnvvnnnavennnnvnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnr 11 2 1 Bar Mark Parameters enssessnenneeeseeesrtnnetesttttntnnttesttt tn tnnnaestt EAEE nAASS EEA EAAA AEEA EnEn nnan Ennn nn nenen ennn 11 2 2 Instance Parameter 12 2 3 Place Rebar with Distribution Lime 12 2 4 Place Rebar in Plan 12 2 5 Place Distribution Line rrnnrrnnnnnanannnnnnvrvnnnnannnnnnnnrrennnntnannn eaaaeaeceeeedsgeaaaeaeceeeeeseeeaeaeaeeeeeseeeeennaees 12 2 6 Place Section Rebar with Distribution Une 12 2 7 Place Single Section Rebar ssesseesseesseessrrssrnssrnssinsstnssinsstnsstnsstusstnsstnsstnsatnantnnsnnnsnnnnnnnnn ennnen nt 12 2 8 Place Rebar in Elevaton nanten nunnana ennnen 13 29 Running Meter Tag EEE EEE ki n ip ED kn n ea ep pk EAE EE 13 2 10 Running Meter with BIC 13 2 11 Running Meter in Section rann nvnrnrrennrnnnnnnnnenvennnrrennnnnnennnerennesnnrnnennnenrnnennnnn 13 2 12 Running Meter with BIC 13 2 13 Running Meter Gvmbol AA 13 2 14 Reinforcement Text 13 2 15 Generate Rebar Symbol from 3D Rebar sssssssessssessesssesssrrssrsstrnstrnstnnstrnstrnsttnsnnsstnnsrnssrnnnns 13 2 16 Administrate Bar Marks cece aaa aaaaattssaasaaaoooooosossessasapooosostssesesosoosssosoosnnn 15 2 16 1 Edit ENEE TEE 15 2 162 REVISE bar EL
25. one of the horizontal or vertical sets e Run the Bar Symbol from 3D function e Set placement to Both sides vertical Vertical here has nothing to do with the orientation of the bars but of the host A wall would be vertical and a floor horizontal e Get all other instance parameters to desired values e When the create button is pressed a symbolic bar with distribution line would be placed and the selected rebar set would be hidden in the view e The rebar set that s placed farther away would still be visible Use standard Revit functionality to hide the rebar set below e Do the same operation for the other orientation Use Number of Bars on identical single layout 3D rebars This can now be handled automatically by the application but the method described below is still valid In the column shown to the right There are 4 straight identical bars that goes through the entire column and stick out at the top To keep the view as clean as possible you can select just one of those bars and set Number of Bars in the dialog to 4 Note that the 3D rebars that are not selected can be selected in this or another view without a warning that this bar already has a symbolic representation User s manual Rebar Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS 26 ISY Ad Rebar for Revit 4 Frequently Asked Questions 4 1 The symbols of the symbolic rebar in plane are not correct Usually the symbolic representation of a rebar in plane
26. our retailer or NolS to create it 4 3 The number of bars in the schedule are wrong e Check that the Number of Parts parameter in the bar mark is correct e Check all instances that Multiplicator and Number of Bars are correct e Check that the Material Take Off is not set on multiple representations of the same reinforcement e For line based families the calculation of number of bars is defined in the families 4 4 The color and line weight of the rebar is wrong To solve this override the color and weight of the Detail Items line called ISY CAD Rebar This can be done in two ways e Define the desired color and weight in the entire model using Revit s Object Styles e Override the color and weight in each view using Revit s Visibility Graphics 4 5 What do bar in plane and in elevation mean It has nothing to do with the view It s how the rebar is drawn in active view Drawing a rebar in plane in an elevation view is perfectly fine 4 6 Can Revit s copy and move functions be used on all rebar instances Yes But copying from one model to another is not recommended 4 7 The arrow heads of the tags are wrong See chapter in this manual about defining tag arrow heads 4 8 Placing rebars is very slow Setting the length of the rebar in plane sometimes can take quite a lot of time To prevent this set the PreCalculate parameter in the options dialog The drawback is that the correct length of the rebar is not set until after th
27. r Marks 5201 5202 2 16 8 Verify rebars Verifies that the 3D rebars and their symbolic representations are coherent 2 16 9 Reload symbols Reloads all ISY CAD Rebar families in the model an recreates the intermediate file used for figures in preview and schedule 2 16 10 Purge symbols Delete all unused bar marks O Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS User s manual RebarPipeElements 17 Rebar for Revit ISY 44 2 17 Bar Schedule This function creates a bar schedule from the symbolic rebars in active view sheet or entire model The function uses Word documents as templates and can create the schedule as PDF or Word files Create Bar Mark Schedule leje 3 Create schedule Project settings Output File Format PDF sl docx Report Entire Model Z Count Only Symbolic Rebars v Filter Construction parts 7 Undefined VI Open Output File Output File _C Autodesk Projects2013 rebar pdf J All Construction Parts The dialog has the following options Output file Name of output schedule file Output file format Either Word or PDF Word files can be doc or docx Report Entire Model Active View or a View Sheet set If entire model is selected All bar marks in the entire model are listed If active view is selected only bar marks present in the active view are listed The last option is
28. rmation from 3D rebar IV Use 3D information Host of selected rebar is a floor 2 set of similar distributed rebars with same bar mark is found in host Create Cancel There is another special option here only tag element If on the 3D rebar is not hidden in the view and a symbolic representation is not drawn Only a reinforcement text element is placed This is useful if the 3D rebar is shown fine in the view and you do not need to have a symbolic representation Also note that number of bars is only used when the 3D rebar is placed as single layout The scale defines the size of end symbols when placing rebars in plane Rebar symbol from 3D will either place a symbolic rebar or just place reinforcement text elements depending on the 3D rebar If the 3D rebars are placed with a distribution and viewed along the distribution path they are hidden in active view and a symbolic representation will automatically be placed instead If the 3D rebars are viewed perpendicular to the distribution path in section or as a single bar the 3D rebars are not hidden in view A reinforcement text is then placed in the view The function automatically detects the bar mark and the shape code The bar mark is found from the 3D Rebar parameter called Mark or Schedule Mark Usually the Mark parameter should be used but if this parameter is empty ISY Cad Rebar uses the Schedule Mark parameter If the 3D rebar is unkno
29. ter the list 2 19 Export Reinforcement This function exports the reinforcement to text files The formats supported are BVBS and Celsa Steel Services XML format JA Export Reinforcement 28 CAReportsyCelsa xml Browse Format Celsa Steel Service xml v Report Active View v Count Only Symbolic Rebars v Filter Number of rows 10 Save Cancel The dialog has the following options 2 20 The file name of the file supported Format to export to Either Celsa Steel Services xml or BVBS abs Report Entire Model Active View or a View Sheet set If entire model is selected All bar marks in the entire model are listed If active view is selected only bar marks present in the active view are listed The last option is View Sheet set this will list all bar mark present in selected View Sheet Set If no sets are defined in the model this option will not be shown Count Only symbolic rebars only 3D rebars or both symbolic and 3D rebars Use this to list the various types of rebars Filter Write a regular expression her to filter the list Number of rows This is only used when exporting to Celsa Steel Services format This value should be the same as number of rebars on each page in the schedule License manager If a single user license is used this will show a simple dialog that displays the path to the license file If a network lic
30. unning meter It s explained in more detail in the running meter chapter 2 3 Place Rebar with Distribution Line Opens the main dialog where type and instance parameters are set When pressing Place the user can place a line based symbolic instance of a rebar in plan into active view The number of rebars is calculated based on the center distance and the length of the distribution line 2 4 Place Rebar in Plan Opens the main dialog where type and instance parameters are set When pressing Place the user can place a symbolic instance of a rebar in plan into active view 2 5 Place Distribution Line This function only places a distribution line with no rebars associated with it 2 6 Place Section Rebar with Distribution Line Opens the main dialog where type and instance parameters are set When pressing Place the user can place a line based symbolic instance of a section of rebar s into active view The number of rebars is calculated based on the center distance and the length of the distribution line If Display all sections is checked in the main dialog all the sections are drawn If it s not check a distribution line is drawn together with just one rebar in section 2 7 Place Single Section Rebar Opens the main dialog where type and instance parameters are set When pressing Place the user can place a single symbolic instance of a section of a rebar into active view User s manual Rebar O Norconsult In
31. utilize the full potential of the application to her or his usage There are two different ways to work with ISY CAD Rebar 1 Place all reinforcement symbolically using ISY CAD Rebar functions 2 Place all rebars in 3D with Revit Then use ISY CAD Rebar to create symbolic rebars and place reinforcement text in the detail views It is also possible to use a combination of 3D reinforcement and symbolic reinforcement In this chapter the user shall be given an insight in how ISY CAD Rebar is built and configured and with that get better usage of the application 1 4 Do not edit family parameters manually As a general rule the type parameters and instance parameters of the rebar families should not be edited manually This can break the logic of the application and the bar schedule can be wrong There are functions for administrating bar marks type parameters And a function for edition instance parameters In some cases the bars placed in plane might not have symbols as desired That is the only time the instance parameters can be edited See FAQ for more details 1 5 Rebar dat the settings file ISY CAD Rebar has a relative small application core meaning that most of the rules for the application is set in its parameter file Rebar dat and in the families see next chapter In this way we have secured an open system that is configurable for most standards world wide The settings file contains File paths for families and schedu
32. with this value in the schedule if MTO is on Tag Element If on the placed instances are tagged Usually the tags must be moved afterwards Arrow Head The arrow head of the tag can be No head Arrow head or Circle Head Placement This value is shown symbolically in plane and in tags See rebar dat for the various values Scale When placing rebars in plane or in section it s possible to set a scale In the section function the rebars is placed with the bar diameter multiplied with this scale In plane the size of the symbols Into plane out of plane etc is defined by this value In the plane functions this value is set to the view scale by default Angle When placing rebars in plane and in elevation they are rotated by this value In elevation the rotation happens after the instances are placed and in most cases it s better to use standard Revit functions In plane the symbols on the plane line is set according to this angle There is also a drop down here where it is possible to select top 0 bottom 180 left 90 and right 270 When placing multi planar rebars the only possible values are side or front Center Distance This is the center distance between the rebars Offset The instances are placed with this offset value Total Running Length This parameter is only valid when placing running meter It s explained in more detail in the running meter chapter Running Meter Factor This parameter is only valid when placing r
33. wn a dialog is shown where it s possible to select from the known shape codes Here it s also possible to select Running Meter If running meter is selected no symbolic representation User s manual Rebar Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS 14 ISY kin Rebar for Revit is created the 3D rebar is not hidden only a running meter tag is placed in the view To get a symbolic representation the running meter symbol must be placed manually and the 3D rebar hidden 2 16 Administrate Bar Marks This is a set of function for editing and administrating bar marks 2 16 1 Edit bar instance Change the parameters of a bar instance This function should always be used to change values of instances Never use Revit s Properties window Edit Bar Instance Parameters v Material Take Off Number of Bars Center Distance 200 Multiplicator Offset 0 Placement Comments 2 16 2 Revise bar mark Revise a bar mark This is the same dialog used when placing rebars The dialog will not close when pressing the Revise button This is intentional and makes it easier to revise several bar marks 2 16 3 Edit scale Changes the scale of symbolic rebars in active view Edit scale of symbolic rebars Scale of bars in plane 50 Scale of bars in section Cancel 2 16 4 Change Tag Size Changes the size of the ISY CAD Rebar text tags This function will change the tag size of all the tags in th
34. y low 27 4 9 The length of the rebar is not correct until after it has been placed in view 28 4 10 Length of a rebar iS WrOng mmmmeernnnnnnovennnnvnvrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenne 28 4 11 Something else is wrong or you have SUGGESTIONS urrrrnannvnnenvrnnnr renn nrnnnn venner renrrrrrrnnrenenneerenn 28 User s manual Rebar O Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS ISY Ad Rebar for Revit 1 Introduction ISY CAD Rebar is an application for the BIM system Revit from Autodesk ISY CAD Rebar is an integrated application for drawing reinforcement and contains functions for drawing reinforcement in plan elevation and cross section with a complete solution for generating reinforcement schedules ISY CAD Rebar also has a comprehensive solution for creating symbolic drawings from Revit 3D reinforcement ISY CAD Rebar is a flexible and user friendly application and can be adapted to most standards 1 1 Installation The application can be downloaded from Norconsult Informasjonssystemer s web pages www nois no Make sure that the downloaded version is compatible with you Revit version After download follow the installation guide for installation Contact your retailer for help or NolS support Support e mail support technocad nois no All functions are called from the Rebar ribbon found under the ISY CAD tab 1 2 Preparing a model for ISY CAD Rebar ISY CAD Rebar handles most of the loading
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