RebarReleaseManager.pdf

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Copyright 2013 Tekla Corporation March 26, 2013

Rebar Release Manager

1. Purpose and description

The Rebar Release Manger is a sorting, grouping, and exporting tool speciic to rebardetailing! The tool "ill allo" users to group single bars and bar groups into releases that canbe exported to a#a, #oule, !cs$ or !ts$! This tool "ill also lock bars in the %odel that ha$ebeen released so they cannot be edited once the released has been sent! The tool "ill allo"susers to add inor%ation such as &ob '( or #oule and a#a i%port!

2. System requirements

!)*T +ra%e"ork $ersion -!0

*n$iron%ents .# '%perial, .# Metric

/anguages *nglish

3. Installation

To install the application

1! Close do"n Tekla #tructures i running

2! (o"nload M#' 'nstaller ro% Tekla extranet

3! 'nstall and run M#' 'nstaller

-! #tart up Tekla #tructures

! pen a %odel

6! (rag and dock the ne" toolbar

4. Usage

To use the plugins

1! /aunch Rebar Release Manager! )ote that all rebar in the %odel "ill be loadedinto the interace!

2! #ort and assign releases ro% "ithin the interace!

4.1. User Interface

Reresh ' reinorcing is added, or renu%bered "hile the tool is open, this "ill updatethe list


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4uto #elect Mode This "ill auto select the bars in the %odel ro% the Release or in the.nassigned Reinorce%ent section

5ide#ho" 7ar (etail 8ane This "ill either hide or sho" the detailed bar description inthe dialog box

5ide#ho" Release 8roperties This "ill either hide or sho" the properties o eachrelease that you select in the dialog box

4l"ays #tay n Top This "ill keep the dialog box on top o other applications

ptions This "ill either hidesho" the unassigned rebar and open the options dialogbox or %ore settings

*xport This allo"s you to select the export that you "ant !C#9, a#a, #oule or !T#9

)e" Release This creates a ne" release ro% the bars that you ha$e selected in the%odel

Re%o$e Release This "ill re%o$e a ne" release that you ha$e selected in the dialogbox

#tatus Representation This "ill color the release based on the grade or status oeach release! The #tatus o the release are 4ssigned : Red, Released: ;ello", abricated:


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*xport The .ser can add headings or additional inor%ation that can be exported"ith the !T#9 or !C#9 iles

9ie" The .ser can set "hat inor%ation that they "ish to see in the headings or the

7ar /ist release "indo" and the 7ent 7ar release "indo"!

4.3. Unassigned Reinforcements

*$ery ti%e the Rebar Release Manager is reopened or the Reresh icon is clicked, theapplication "ill reresh to any ne" bars that ha$e been added! 4ll bars "ill irst appear underthe .nassigned Reinorce%ents! This has been split up to sho" Rebar


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Rena%e This "ill allo" the user to rena%e the release!

Release #tatus This allo"s the user to set the status o the release! The options are.nassigned, 4ssigned, Released, +abricated and 8laced! nce a release is set to

released, abricated or placed= this "ill lock the release and the bars in the %odel!This pre$ents bars that ha$e been released to be %odiied! This option also colorsthe bars ro% the #tatus Representation icon!

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a#a

4.#. $%port to aSa

The Rebar Release Manager "ill create a !T*F ile that can be i%ported directly into a#a!Release and &ob inor%ation can be added to the properties o the release that "ill beincluded in the exported ile!

1! #elect the release that you are going to export to a#a!2! RightBclick on the release and go to 8roperties! #et the

properties that you "ant to be included "ith the a#a export!


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3! #elect the release! *xport a#a!

-! #peciy na%e o the ile! 't "ill be suixed !T*F!! Click #a$e and the ile "ill be exported!

6! !T*F ile is sa$ed by deault in the Tekla #tructures %odelolder "ithin the RebarRelease older!G! pen in text editor to re$ie" content i desired!

H! '%port into a#a sot"are!

4.&. $%port 'o Soule

The Rebar Release Manager "ill create an !IM/ ile that can be i%ported directly into #oule!'n the ne"er $ersion o #oule, there is an icon to i%port directly ro% Tekla! Release and &obinor%ation can be added to the properties o the release that "ill be included in the exportedile!

1! #elect the release that you going to export to #oule!2! RightBclick on the release and go to 8roperties! #et 8roperties

or #oule export! Red ields are reEuired!


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3! #elect Release! *xport#oule


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-! #peciy the na%e o the ile! 't "ill be suixed !IM/!

! #elect #a$e and the ile is *xported!6! !IM/ ile is sa$ed by deault in the Tekla #tructures %odel

older "ithin the RebarRelease older!

G! pen in text editor to re$ie" content i desired!

H! '%port into #oule #ot"are!


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". !onsiderations

The Rebar Release Manager "ill only recogni@e reinorcing bars! 't "ill not select concreteor steel ele%ents= as "ell as bolts, studs, e%beds, etc!

4ll bars "ill be exported e$en i the shape is .nkno"n! ' the shape is .nkno"n, the bar "illexport but the #hape na%e "ill be blank and it "ill need to be ixed! 8lease check yourRebar #hape Manager to ix any bars that get an .nkno"n shape!

This is the irst release o this tool! Je "elco%e all eedback on this tool! 8lease postdirectly to the do"nload page o the Rebar Release Manager!

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