Structural starter bars, list generator

Tool(s): Structural Starter Bars

After you have placed your reinforcement cages, you can use this tool to create a list of all joined cages.

To create a list

1. On the Structural Starter Bars Context toolbar, click List Generator.
2. In the Input options, click
   • Gen: this lists all the joined cages that were freely placed with the Place Based on Geometric Outline tool.
   • Def: this lists all the standard cages that were placed with the Place Based on Geometric Outline tool.
3. Select the area for which you wish a list of the placed cages to be created.
4. The list is displayed on screen as the printed image.
5. To print the list, click one of the buttons near the bottom of the dialog box.
   

   	You can zoom in on a section in the list/schedule displayed. All you need to do is move the cursor over the area you want to zoom
   	You can open the Output Options.
   	You can copy the list/schedule to the Clipboard (as a text file with tabs). From there, you can paste it into other Windows programs.
   Allplan BCM	You can save the list/schedule as an Allplan BCM file (.xca). This option is not available with reinforcement schedules.
   Excel	You can save the list/schedule as an Excel-format file (.csv).
   	You can place the list/schedule in the drawing file.
   	You can print the list/schedule.
   Text Format	You can save the list/schedule as a text file (.txt).
   Close	You can close the list/schedule.