Used primarily
to upgrade the v8i version models to
ProStructures and helps assessment of
those possible minor differences in geometry and location of rebar. The tool
can also be used to compare rebars in successive Update versions of
ProStructures.
With respect to past v8i versions of
ProStructures, the 2023 updates have
improved not only in features and performance, but also the realignment to the
bar location in various tools, mainly to cover distances. This made the
solution more intuitive and straightforward. Therefore when upgrading v8i files
to 2023, this will possibly shift the main bar location slightly, and
stirrups/ties might seen changed their dimensions.
Setting | Description |
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Menu bar
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Allows manipulating the rebar element list and
preview required objects in the view:
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Highlight Active - allows highlighting
the upgraded rebar object in the active model.
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Highlight Reference - allows
highlighting the upgraded rebar object in the reference (original v8i) model.
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Isolate Selected - allows isolating
rebar selected from the list in the model.
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Fit Selected - allows fitting the view
on the rebar selected from the list.
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Export to CSV - allows exporting the
rebar difference list to a csv file.
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Reason Code Information - Opens the link
to the Bentley Communities page containing explanations of the possible
differences between upgraded and original models.
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Comparison List
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Displays in tabular form the list of bars having
differences as outcome of the comparison. The columns for Concrete ID, Name,
Rebar ID, Barmark, Size and Length are displayed for V8i, Connect Edition and
2023 versions. The status bar also lists the count of total bars found in the
model. The
will hide the cells in the list table that have
identical values and simply display "-". You can unhide then by toggling the
right click option.
The
Possible Reason column displays the Case#
and description of the case that might have caused the difference, e.g.
Case1: Bean Stirrup Geometry.
The
Reviewed column is where you can set the
status, after the bar is reviewed and fixed, as required. The available options
in right-click are:
- Set Reviewed Flag - used to tick mark the
item that is reviewed and optionally worked on. You can apply this command to
one or multiple rows.
- Clear Reviewed Flag - used to clear the tick
mark for the item that might need revisiting for review. You can apply this
command to one or multiple rows.
- Hide Reviewed Items - used to hide the review
items so that the bars that need alright, will be hidden in the view. You can
apply this command in any row. Once Hide, the status stays hidden for all
marked items, until you toggle the Hide back to view. The status bar count will
also show the number of hidden items in parenthesis.
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When the tool is executed it will show a list of bars
that are different compared to the original v8i model. From there users can
highlight specific bars, investigate the difference, review possible difference
reason, adjust it in 2023 model and update its status. The status of last
review and arrangement of the list in the dialog recognized when you revisit
the session.
Key-in:
Rebar
Comparison
Createattachment
Used to create the
RebarComparison dgn file and attach the same as the
reference file in the model. It will not compare the dgn files but will allow
users to check for differences in the model manually.
Key-in:
Rebar
Comparison
Removeattachment
Used to remove the referenced
RebarComparison dgn which is added by using key-in
'
rebar comparison create attachment'. This
key-in only removes the corresponding
RebarComparison dgn file out of all referenced files
if there are any attached already.
Key-in:
Rebar
Comparison
Showdiff
Used to create the
RebarComparison file, attach it as a reference, will
do the comparison of rebars in reference file and master file and will list out
the differences in rebar, if any, with possible reason.
Cases of
differences
The community page accessed via
(Reason Code
Information) on the toolbar lists all known cases where upgraded models might
be different from the original files. Each case contains a brief explanation
together with sample images from v8i, CONNECT Edition and 2023 product
versions, as well as example tool settings. Where possible, the solution to
make models identical was also described.
Note: It
is advised that, the auto created
xxxx_rebarcomparison.dgn should be removed from
References once Rebar comparison is finished. This is to avoid having duplicate
2D elements retaining in the Drawing model.