RebarReleaseManager.pdf
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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!
#et
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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!