Click this icon to copy label, geometry and placement parameters from previously placed meshes. Click the stirrup mesh you require. Confirm or change the placement parameters.

Click this button to select a defined mesh type in the list.

All the meshes defined in the Cross-Section Catalogs module are available.

You can bend a mesh either parallel to its longitudinal axis or parallel to its transverse axis. Click or to define the bending direction:

• means that the mesh is bent parallel to its longitudinal axis.
  The length of the bent-up mesh is the maximum length of the selected mesh (e.g. 5.0 or 6.0 m). The width of the bent-up mesh is is defined by the bending shape and must be less than the width (e.g. 2.15 or 2.30m) of the selected mesh.
• means that the mesh is bent parallel to its transverse axis.
  The length of the bent-up mesh is the same as the width (e.g. 2.15 or 2.30m) of the selected mesh. The width of the bent-up mesh is is defined by the bending shape and must be less than the maximum length of the selected mesh (e.g. 5.0 or 6.0 m).

Select a stirrup shape in the Bending Shape Definition box. As well as the display of the stirrup shape, you can specify stirrup dimensions.

Select the check box if you want to provide Hooks on the stirrup ends. As well as the display of the hook, you can specify the angle and hook length.

You can select the check boxes in the Rotate area to flip the stirrup shape by +90 degrees or -90 degrees.

By selecting the Top, Bottom, Left and/or Right check boxes you can create longitudinal reinforcement in addition. Click the relevant buttons beside the check boxes to specify the number of bars, their diameter, and the concrete cover at the start and end of the placement.
When you have specified one bar per segment only, this bar can be placed centrally or at any distance from the corner. The reference point for the offset is on the left for the Top and Bottom settings and at the bottom for the Left and Right settings.

Set the Minimum offset to edge of the longitudinal reinforcement in the unit set for the length.

Click Layer depth to define the offset of the placement to the principal spatial plane. You can enter the value manually or use the layer depth in a view that is orthogonal to the reference view. To adopt the layer depth, click the layer in the corresponding view.

Click Switch Start Point to change the position of the stirrup ends with respect to the placing line.

Click / or / to switch the start point. Depending on the selected placing direction, you can change between

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