Extend Rebar Ends ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

  • Extends the length of selected rebar shape material at either end or both ends.
  • This tool is an especially useful way to modify a Rebar System , a Rebar Area Layout , or other rebar custom components , since the length of each rebar is generated as the component is added. For example, after adding the component you may then need to extend some of the resulting rebar material to create a lap or a splice.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

VIDEO The Extend Rebar Ends tool is used to extend and then shorten a rebar in a Rebar Area Layout custom component. To select the rebar within the concrete slab, the selection filter is set to ' Rebar '. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2017.)
  • Modeling (where Extend Rebar Ends is a tool)

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   Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Optionally preselect rebar before using this tool:

1a : Set the Selection Filter to ' Rebar '.

Select Items bindings (step 1b)

1b : In Select Items mode with an appropriate selection filter selected, use Select or Select+ (or draw an area box ) to select the rebar(s) whose length you want to change.

2 . While in Modeling, choose from one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : On your toolbar, click the Extend Rebar Ends icon pictured above. If the icon is not currently on your toolbar, you can add it using Toolbar Configuration .

Method 2 : Use a keyboard shortcut (if one has been set up).

3 . Skip this step if you already selected rebar in step 1b .

Select Item(s) bindings

3a (if you didn't preselect) : Extend Rebar Ends activates Select Item(s) mode mouse bindings, and the status line prompts you to " Locate Rebar ." Press the Enter key or right-click ( Menu ) and choose " OK " on the menu when you are done selecting the rebar you want. Go to step 4.

Alternative : You can press the Esc key (or right-click and choose " Cancel " on the context menu ) if you want to end this operation without extending any rebar ends. Do not continue.

4 . The Extend Rebar Ends window opens.

Alternative 1 : Enter a either a positive or negative distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) in either or both of the " Left " or " Right extension " fields.

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to end this operation. Do not continue.

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