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Exercise 12 – Symbols & Dimensions (Dimension Rebar)
To add extra dimensioning control, the PowerPack provides configurable detailing tools to help communicate your
design effectively where differing styles and standards exist across the globe.
1. Go to view Elevation B1.11 in the 01 Level Rebar > Elevations browser
2. Focus on the bars between grids 3&4, and select Dimension Rebar from the drop down menu
3. Select the bars in the beam B1.12 and press enter. The dimension inserted should overlay the bars, leaving the
two bars at each extent, like this
4. Move the dimension line up away from the beam for a clearer view.
Exercise 12 – Symbols & Dimensions (Tag Rebar)
Adding extra detail to your annotation is easy with the next tool, which adds a Tag family to display the bar information.
1. Select the Tag Rebar tool:
2. Select the bar range as before in B1.12 and press enter to apply the dimension.
3. Now select the dimension and in the properties browser click Edit Type.
4. In the Graphics area of the panel, select from the Tag Family drop down list.
5. Click OK and the dimension is appended with extra information based on the Family selected. The drop down list
includes Families installed with the PowerPack and are customizible if desired.
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Exercise 13 – Symbols & Dimensions (Detail Rebar)
Similar to the Bending Detail feature, this quick draw method will allow you to place a dimension, tag, and detail in a
single move.
1. Select the tool from the drop down list.
2. Using the same beam B1.11 select the rebar range to detail, and press enter and the view is updated like this:
Exercise 13 – Clean and Refresh Rebar
Keeping all your details current is simplified with the Clean and Refresh tool, which assess any changes you
have made which affect the details produced using the above tools and updates them, it also deletes any details that
are unnecessary as a result of deleted rebar sets.
1. Staying with the view on B1.11 as exercise 12, using the Delete Rebar tool:
select the beam and click Finish to delete the bars.
2. The diagram produced will still be seen above the beam. Click the Clean and Refresh Icon and the
diagram is removed as it is no longer required.
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Exercise 14 – Show Rebar
To reset the details and annotations you have inserted using the previous tools, simply use the Show Rebar tool. This
will remove the bending details and dimensions drawn, and return the view to the original rebar style.
1. Move to the beam displayed between grids 3 & 4 B1.12. Using the methods learned in the previous exercises,
produce a detail diagram above the beam.
2. Click the Show Rebar tool and select the annotation overriding the reinforcement range, and press enter. The
rebar returns to its original plain display style.
The details and annotations are ready to tweak according to your draughting style, and to import into schedules and
drawings as you would with standard Revit views giving you swift process to rely on.
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