OpenPlant Modeler Help

Rebar Display tools

OpenPlant Modeler provides a series of tools to display and hide reinforcement bars as needed to help you visualize your model easier. The reinforcement display tools are located on the Concrete > View > Rebar Display ribbon bar. (See Displaying and Hiding Drawing Elements for additional methods about viewing information in your model.)

Tool Description
Set to Cylinder Mode Set the appearance of all bars to a 3D cylindrical shape.
Set to Line Mode Set the appearance of all bars to a single line for each bar.
Set Rebar Color From Database Change the bar colors to those defined in the default database.
Set Rebar Color From Global Setting Value Change the bar colors to those defined in the global settings. These are the default colors for OpenPlant Modeler .
Set Rebar Color By Level Change the bar colors to those default levels.
Display Top Bars Display the top bars in a cage.
Hide Top Bars Hide top bars, but display other bars unless they are hidden.
Display Bottom Bars Display the bottom bars in a cage.
Hide Bottom Bars Hide bottom bars, but display other bars unless they are hidden.
Display Left Bars Display the left bars in a cage.
Hide Left Bars Hide left bars, but display other bars unless they are hidden.
Display Right Bars Display the right bars in a cage.
Hide Right Bars Hide right bars, but display other bars unless they are hidden.
Display Stirrups Display stirrups.
Hide Stirrups Hide stirrups, but display other bars unless they are hidden.
Regen All Bars Display all previously hidden bars and stirrups. 
Hide All Bars Hide all bars and stirrups
Rebar Lap Line Display all laps with lines at each end of the lap. 
Rebar Lap Crank Display all laps with crank lap condition. 
Hide Rebar Lap Hide all displayed laps
Rebar re-symbolization in dynamic views Used to resymbolize reinforcing steel in a dynamic view.