Reinforcement

Scadd Draft will draw Concrete Reinforcement automatically using the Detail - Concrete toolbar or from the Conc Pull-down menu.

Drawing Concrete Reinforcement in Section:

Click and drag the mouse on the Detail-Concrete tool bar until reaching the desired size of bar.
Insert first (or start) location of reinforcement in drawing.
Insert second (or end) location of reinforcement in drawing (or press the spacebar to exit).
Select from one of these options at the AutoCAD Command line:

eXit/Maxium spacing/Spacing/Number of equal spaces<2>:

eXit (X) - Exit reinforcing routine
Maximum spacing (M) - Space the reinforcement equally between the start and end points with a specified maximum spacing
Spacing - Space the reinforcement with a specified spacing starting from the first point towards the second point.
Number of equal Spaces - Specify the number of equal spaces between the start and end points.
Default (spacebar) - two equal spaces.

Drawing Concrete Reinforcement as a profile:

Click and drag the mouse on the Detail-Concrete tool bar until reaching the desired size bar.
Select the start point of the reinforcement or select from one of the following options at the AutoCAD Command line:

Start point/L-hook/U-hook/Tie/Change/Settings/On/oFf/offsEt:

Start point (default) Start point of reinforcement

L-hook (L) - 90 degree hook

U-hook (U) -180 degree hook
Tie (T) - 135 degree hook
Change (C) - Changes a line entity to reinforcement
Settings (S) - Changes reinforcement settings (Offset, Clear Distance)
On (O) - Turn on offsets
OFf (F) - Turn off offsets
offsEt (E) - Set offsets

Follow the command line prompts to draw reinforcement profile

Using a default reinforcing width for drafting purposes.

For drafting purposes, sometimes it is desired to draw the concrete reinforcement with a constant width or a width that is clearly visible on the plotted drawings. You can set the constant width in Control Panel under the User Preferences dialog box. Note that when drawing reinforcement in profile, all the standard bends and lengths are based on the actual size of the bar. Only the bar width is changed.

User Preferences: Default reinforcing width

In the Scadd Control Panel, Click on User Preferences.

Reinforcement

Drawing Concrete Reinforcement in Section:

Click and drag the mouse on the Detail-Concrete tool bar until reaching the desired size of bar.

Insert first (or start) location of reinforcement in drawing.

Insert second (or end) location of reinforcement in drawing (or press the spacebar to exit).

Select from one of these options at the AutoCAD Command line:

eXit/Maxium spacing/Spacing/Number of equal spaces<2>:

eXit (X) - Exit reinforcing routine

Maximum spacing (M) - Space the reinforcement equally between the start and end points with a specified maximum spacing

Spacing - Space the reinforcement with a specified spacing starting from the first point towards the second point.

Number of equal Spaces - Specify the number of equal spaces between the start and end points.

Default (spacebar) - two equal spaces.

Drawing Concrete Reinforcement as a profile:

Click and drag the mouse on the Detail-Concrete tool bar until reaching the desired size bar.

Select the start point of the reinforcement or select from one of the following options at the AutoCAD Command line:

Start point/L-hook/U-hook/Tie/Change/Settings/On/oFf/offsEt:

Start point (default) Start point of reinforcement

L-hook (L) - 90 degree hook

U-hook (U) -180 degree hook

Tie (T) - 135 degree hook

Change (C) - Changes a line entity to reinforcement

Settings (S) - Changes reinforcement settings (Offset, Clear Distance)

On (O) - Turn on offsets

OFf (F) - Turn off offsets

offsEt (E) - Set offsets

Follow the command line prompts to draw reinforcement profile

Using a default reinforcing width for drafting purposes.

User Preferences: Default reinforcing width