Edit Bar Pattern Templates

A Bar Pattern Template (BPT) is a reinforcement specification for a Wall Design Group. A Wall Design Group must be assigned a BPT before any design may be performed for that Wall Design Group. An unlimited number of Bar Pattern Templates may be created. Each Wall Design Group may be assigned a different BPT, and two or more Wall Design Groups may use the same BPT. A Bar Pattern Template consists of the following information:

A template name (this may be automatically created by the program)
A minimum and maximum bar size for vertical reinforcement
A minimum and maximum bar size for horizontal reinforcement
A minimum and maximum nominal spacing for vertical reinforcement
A minimum and maximum nominal spacing for horizontal reinforcement
A spacing increment, one each for vertical and horizontal
A number of reinforcing curtains, or layers

The information in the Bar Pattern Template is used in two ways by the program:

It is the information from which Bar Patterns are created
It represents the reinforcement the program chooses from when optimizing a Wall Design Group

To add a new Bar Pattern Template, fill in all the fields with the desired values, and then hit the Add button. In order for the label to be automatically generated based on the settings below, check the Automatically Generate check box next to the label field. Otherwise, a custom label must be entered.
To change a BPT, select it from the Defined Bar Pattern Templates list, then change the settings to change, then click the Change button. It is very important to hit the Change button; otherwise the changes will be lost.
To delete a BPT, select it from the Defined Bar Pattern Templates list, then click the Delete button.