Opening reinforcement configuration entry

Configuration(s): Double wall: entry + Concrete wall: entry

'Various' tab

Bar overlap
at top/bottom, visible/invisible - Lateral, visible/invisible:

[m] Standard prompted value for the bar overlap at the opening edges (separate settings for visible side and invisible side). If there is a smart fixture symbol, the program uses the larger shortening, which is based on the value entered here and the value of the smart symbol. In this case, manual entry only increases the shortening.

If the value is 0 and a useful value cannot be obtained from a smart fixture symbol, manual entry and the Bending shapes at any edge tool, the general bar overlap is used.

'Bending shape ...' tab

The following parameters apply to the 'TL/V' (top - bottom, visible), 'TL/I' (top - bottom, invisible), 'Edge/V' (sides, visible) and 'Edge/I' (sides, invisible) tabs.

Bending shape type:

This is where you select a bending shape type. You can see the bending shapes from the figures in this tab.

Height 1(a) / 2(c):

[cm] Default value for the height a or c. Negative values are in principle not allowed unless the total + slab thickness (see next parameter) results in a positive value. If the bending shape extends downwards, you can do this with a negative angle w.

+ slab thickness:

If this check box is selected, then the wall thickness is added to the height. You can have the default setting for the height as e.g., -5.0 cm, ensuring that the bending height is always 5 cm less than the wall thickness.

Length 1(b) / 2(d):

[cm] Default value for the segment length b or d.

+ bar overlap:

If this check box is selected, then the value entered for the overlap is added to the segment length. If the default setting for the length is 0.0 cm, then the length is the same as the bar overlap.

Angle (w):

[°] Default value for the angle (w). Permissible values: from -90° to +90° (exception: BS6 up to 180°). If this angle is negative, then the bending shape folds downwards.

Hook at end:

Angle (w):

[°] The angle for an end hook. This is always given with reference to the previous segment and the direction is always the same as the last bend. You can enter a negative value if the end hook is to be bent in the opposite direction to that of the last bend.
For acute angles (>90°) the program assumes the use of a bending pin (= 4x bar diameter).

Length (1):

[cm] Length of the end hook.