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(Technology Preview) Rebar Schedule Generator

Used to create and place rebar schedules in drawings. A Table element containing the rebar schedules is placed and can be changed/updated at any time.

Accessed from:
  • Ribbon: Concrete > Drawing Production > Numbering, Marking > Schedule Generator
  • Ribbon: Concrete > Data/Reporting > Numbering, Marking > Schedule Generator
SettingDescription
Bend Schedule Displays rebar data in rows and columns. User Bar Marks created in the Manual Bar Mark Manager are highlighted green.
Right-Click Menu
Right clicking on any data cell opens a pop up menu with these options:
  • Locate Bar(s) in Model (3D Model Only) - Acts on the selected bar(s) based on the active Locate Option (select, highlight, isolate or zoom).
  • Copy Row - Copies the active row.
  • Place Shape Diagram - Places a shape diagram into the model.
  • Apply/Modify Manual Bar Mark - Applies or modifies a user mark for the selected bar.
Place New Custom Schedule Places the schedule in the drawing/sheet/model.
Update Text Table Updated placed schedules when changes are made in the Schedule Generator.
Load Select Rebar Elements Loads selected rebar's data into the table.
Add Selected Rebar to List Adds selected rabar's data to the table.
Clear Selection Removes selected rebar from the table.
Refresh Data and Calculations Reloads and recalculates the data shown in the table.
Place Bend Shapes Places a bend shapes schedule.
Change Active Table Used to change the currently loaded schedule in the Schedule Generator to another one by selecting its schedule in the model.
Manual Marks Opens the (Technology Preview) Manual Bar Mark Manager to attach User Marks to 3D rebar.
Locate Option: Select Bars Sets the locate option to select the bar when used.
Locate Option: Highlight Bars Sets the locate option to highlight the bar when used.
Locate Option: Isolate Bars Sets the locate option to isolate the bar when used by turning the display off of all other bars in the model.
Locate Option: Zoom To Bars Sets the locate option to zoom into the bar when used.
Custom Schedule Used to create schedules by selecting the schedule columns and inserting them individually.
Column Chooser Used to select from a list of available rebar data columns.
Add a Column Adds the column selected in the column chooser to the schedule.
Remove Selected Column Removes the selected column from the schedule.
Options Contains controls for customizing the schedule layout through templates that you can save.
Additional Columns Adds more columns to the schedule layout to display rebar data such as Weight, Grade or End Preps.
Sort Method Sets the row sorting one of three options.
Varied Set Display Sets the order ov Varied Sets.
Table Display Options Contains various table controls to include/exclude bars based on certain data values or other characteristics as well as options for grouping and highlighting the active table.
Summary Options Used to enable summaries and place them as a separate table or as part of the schedule tables.
  • Place Summary Table - When activated, places a summary table.
  • Edit Summary Headers - Used to customize the headers in the summary table. Opens the Customize Summary Header Text dialog.
Active Template Displays the currently loaded Schedule Generator Template file. The options set here are saved to these files (*.sgt). Save changes to the active template by clicking Save Template. Create a new template from the current one by clicking Save Template As. Load a new template by clicking Load Template.
Default Template Displays the default Schedule Generator Template file. When using a user template, this displays None. The options set here are saved to these files (*.sgt). Save the current options to the default template by clicking Save As Default Template. Restore the original default template by clicking Reset Default Template.
Key-in: PROCONCRETE SCHEDULEGEN START
Parent topic: Concrete Modeling