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Mesh Shape

You can use this tool to define the mesh's bending shape. Define the parameters in a palette.
You can enter the bending shape using the options for entering points or you can make the bending shape expand to adapt to the outline of an existing formwork.

FF Mesh Reinforcement

You can use this tool to define bending shapes that are then placed automatically and correctly in an existing formwork. In the case of a 3D general arrangement drawing, automatic depth placement is possible.

Place Mesh Shape

You can use this tool to place mesh reinforcement as a linear placement along a placing line or as as single placement. Define the parameters in a palette. You can select the marks either by clicking them or entering their numbers.

Place Individually

You can use this tool place a single mesh or a series of adjacent meshes.

Span Reinforcement

You can use this tool to place several meshes within a placing polygon. Recesses can be taken into account. As the meshes are associated with the placing polygon, any changes you make to the geometric outline of the polygon or to the settings are reflected in the corresponding meshes.

Support Reinforcement

You can use this tool to place several meshes along a support line while taking the support reinforcement length into account. As the meshes are associated with the placing polygon, any changes you make to the geometric outline of the polygon or to the settings are reflected in the corresponding meshes.

Edge Reinforcement

You can use this tool to place several meshes along an edge line while taking the edge reinforcement length into account. As the meshes are associated with the placing polygon, any changes you make to the geometric outline of the polygon or to the settings are reflected in the corresponding meshes.

FF Components

With this tool, you can use component groups to create bending shapes and their placements in a single step.

Full Schema

You can use this tool to display the program’s number off and bending shape management for all placements of one mark by placing a schema bar including schema text in the drawing file. The schema will automatically update to reflect any changes you make to the placed reinforcement or bending shapes.

Partial Schema

You can use this tool to display the program’s number off and bending shape management for selected placements of one mark by placing a schema bar including schema text in the document. The schema will automatically update to reflect any changes you make to the placed reinforcement or bending shapes.

Dimension Overlap

You can use this tool to display the value by which two meshes overlap.

Label

You can use this tool to label meshes and bent-up meshes at a later stage. The label includes the mark number and the mesh identifier.

Automatically Label Mesh in Plan

You can use this tool to label cut meshes and bent-up meshes later. The label includes the mark number and the mesh identifier. You can define the position of the label and apply labels to all the selected meshes.

Mesh Dimensions

You can use this tool to label meshes and bent-up meshes at a later stage. The label includes the length and width.

Mesh Edge Marks

You can use this tool to show the longitudinal and cross bars in meshes.

Show Single Bars

You can use this tool to display just a single bar in a mesh. This is useful if you want to show the position of asymmetrical meshes in a component in a clear manner. Requirements: the mesh must be an entire mesh; it must not be cut, nor can it be bent. Also, the mesh's single bar representation has to have been defined in the Cross-Section Catalogs.

Reinforcement Contours

You can use this tool to display reinforcement contours in the current document. This requires a fully completed FEA calculation whose results can be accessed here.

FEA Reinforcement Color Image

You can use this tool to generate reinforcement interactively. Based on a fully completed FEA calculation, reinforcement progress can thus be monitored visually.
The difference between the required reinforcement percentage based on the FEA calculation and the reinforcement percentage afforded by the placements is shown in the color images.

Cutting Diagram

You can use this tool to create non-associative mesh cutting diagrams. You can create the diagram in a window and either print it or place it in the drawing file and print it with the layout.

Mesh Schedule

You can use this tool to create an associative ('intelligent') mesh reinforcement schedule, which you can edit using the Manage Reinforcement Schedules tool.

Manage Reinforcement Schedules

You can use this tool to manage and modify reinforcement schedules that have been generated automatically or manually.

Conversion

You can use this tool to convert general arrangement and reinforcement elements to non-associative design entities and text. For example, you can use this to indicate starter bars.

Reinforcement Tools

You can use this tool to specify the scope of the reinforcement displayed in the individual views and sections when working in Reinforce with 3D model mode. In addition, you can automatically and interactively dimension views and check placed reinforcement for collisions.

Mesh Welding System Editor

This tool starts an editor you can use to edit MWS meshes created by the program.

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Element Information

You can use this tool to display information on the reinforcement elements. These include the working mode, number off management and a schema check.

Modify Mark

You can use this tool to modify the bar properties or mesh parameters of a mark.

Modify Shell

You can use this tool to modify the geometric outline of bar or mesh area reinforcement by inserting or deleting recesses or changing the support depth. You can subsequently modify all the placing parameters.

Modify Placement Parameters

You can use this tool to modify the placement parameters of bar or mesh area reinforcement.

Modify Local Placement Parameters

You can use this tool to modify the mesh type within a region, the number off management by altering the layer and/or component factor and you can toggle the direction of the mesh diagonals. In addition, you can configure whether or not pieces are added to the number off if you are not working in Reinforce with 3D model mode.

Modify Label

You can use this tool to modify the text in labels. You can make various formatting settings on the Labels page of the reinforcement options.

Modify Number Off Factors

You can use this tool to modify number off management by changing the layer and/or component factor. In addition, you can configure whether or not pieces are added to the number off if you are not working in Reinforce with 3D model mode.

Modify Hook

You can use this tool to modify the length and/or angle of hooks, delete hooks and add new ones.

Add Bar Segment

You can use this tool to add one or more segments to bars or bent-up meshes. Requirements: the bar end in question must not have a hook.

Delete Bar Segment

You can use this tool to delete bar segments, whether or not there is a hook at the end of the bar. In addition, you can remove segments from bent-up meshes. You cannot use this tool to delete hooks.

Cut Mesh

You can use this tool to cut one or more meshes. You can adapt the meshes to the component edges or cut a recess into a mesh polygon without actually altering the outline or having to define recesses.

New Mark Number

You can use this tool to assign a new mark number to selected bars, meshes or placements. If you select bars within a placement, the placement is resolved and several placements are created.

Delete Mark

You can use this tool to delete all the representations, schemas and the entire reinforcement management of a mark.

Rearrange Marks

You can use this tool to reassign mark numbers in the active drawing files or NDW file according to criteria you specify. You can exclude marks that have already been rearranged from this operation. You can also combine marks that have the same shape and cross section.