The Copy Reinforcing command allows the user to copy the reinforcing in a Wall Panel or Coupling Beam to any other Wall Panel or Coupling Beam within the same Wall Design Group. This command is particularly useful for elements to which Manual Reinforcing has been assigned, and it is desired to copy this same reinforcing layout to other elements. When executed on Wall Panels, the command copies both the horizontal and vertical bar layouts to the target Wall Panels, clearing the results for all Section Cuts crossing the destination Wall Panels. If the Section Cuts cross other Wall Panels that are not frozen, the Bar Pattern for these Wall Panels will be cleared. The target Wall Panels are frozen after the paste operation is completed. Similarly, when executed on Coupling Beams, the command copies all reinforcing specifications for the source Coupling Beam to the target Coupling Beam, clearing the design results for the target Coupling Beam.

The only geometric constraint enforced during the paste operation is that for cases when the source Wall Panel contains Manual Reinforcing, as opposed to a Bar Pattern, the target Wall Panel must be the same length as the source Wall Panel. Other than this, there are no restrictions placed on the Wall Panels or Coupling Beams to which the reinforcing can be pasted. For example, the source and target Wall Panels may have different thicknesses, heights, concrete strengths, and wall openings.

To use the Copy Reinforcing command, first click the Select Source Member… button. The user will now be prompted to select a single member from which the reinforcing will be copied.

After selecting a Wall Panel or Coupling Beam that meets the conditions for a source element, the dialog will appear again, this time with information on the selected element populated in the dialog. If the selected source element is a Wall Panel and contains Manual Reinforcing, each reinforcing zone will be listed under Vertical Reinforcing.

To copy the listed reinforcing to other Wall Panels or Coupling Beams, click Select Target Members…. Now select as many Wall Panels or Coupling Beams as desired using the single selection method. As each element is selected, the reinforcing is copied to the element and frozen with the reinforcing. The next time the design is run it will reflect the new reinforcing assignment.