BENTLEY REBAR ™

Reinforced Concrete Detailing and Scheduling

Bentley Rebar is 2D/3D software for reinforced concrete detailing and scheduling. It makes full
use of MicroStation’s interactive, easy-to-use interface to deliver a powerful concrete detailing system.
The software is used for a range of structures: buildings, domes, towers, bridges, dams, industrial
structures, and marine structures. Bentley Rebar ensures accuracy of design, quantities, and
plans – regardless of the complexity.

3D model investigation reduces

the likelihood of conflicts
Drafting Flexibility
during construction. Powerful routines enable users to quickly create accurate 2D reinforcement layouts. The detailing
process is simple and easy to learn. It provides for straight reinforcement, closed ties, circular, spiral,
and radial reinforcement. There are no restrictions on the shape of the concrete arrangement. Plan,
section, and elevation details can be regular or irregular, and can include complex and varying
concrete shapes. Reinforcement is instantly updated by the software whenever changes to the con-
crete arrangements are required.

Dynamic Bar Labeling

The labeling options are designed to eliminate errors traditionally associated with rebar detailing. Bar

Bar charts are instantaneously

marks, bar quantities, spacings and diameters, and so on, are maintained automatically by the soft-
updated as details are ware across multiple views and throughout the entire drawing – saving many hours not just during
created/changed.
detailing but also in the checking process. A list of user-defined labeling formats virtually eliminates the
need to enter text manually in your bar call-outs.

Automatic Scheduling and Charting

As reinforcement details are created, Bentley Rebar automatically assigns bar marks, determines bar
shapes, and calculates bar lengths and dimensions. The software instantly updates bar charts with
accurate quantities and bar mass summaries. Changes to the schedules and bar charts are made
automatically as changes to the concrete arrangements occur.

Reinforcing in plan and section Dynamic Dimensioning

is automatically drawn to code.
Dynamic dimensions allow you to drive the size and shape of the concrete details. When it becomes
necessary to resize concrete details, dimensions are attached to a detail using the dynamic dimensioning
tool. Bentley Rebar prompts for these dimensions and then adjusts all the related concrete and rein-
forcement details when new sizes are entered.

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 User-Definable Bar Codes
Reinforcement is drawn in accordance with your preferred design code. Bentley Rebar includes
support for the majority of international design codes. Lap lengths, bar diameters, steel grades and
designations, as well as hook and cog sizes, are all preset to the requirements of each code. You
can modify this data at any time to suit special design conditions, or input your own data to comply
with lesser-known codes.
Powerful bar editing routines help
you independently manage detailing
and scheduling. Bar Shape Library
Bentley Rebar scans its Bar Shape Library to find a matching shape as each reinforcing bar is
detailed. Required shapes are activated and deactivated at any time during a project from a selec-
tion of more than 1,000 shapes. These shapes cover all major international codes and a wide array
of non-standard shapes.

3D Modeling
Bentley Rebar automatically creates and maintains three-dimensional models of reinforcement as
2D views of a structure are established. The creation of rendered perspective views, fly-through
movies, and panoramas using MicroStation’s visualization tools facilitates the use of 3D models for
investigation of reinforcement conflicts.
More than 1,000 available
shapes support major
international design codes.
Powerful Bar Editing
A suite of specialized reinforcement editing routines helps you manage the detailing and scheduling
process. For example, options are included to draw bars automatically in full size, to rescale entire
details instantaneously, or to insert openings into a group of bar ranges.

Parametric Detailing
Bentley Rebar allows you to re-use your concrete details over and over, minimizing the need for
duplication. Dynamic dimensions are a significant part of the parametric tool set. Adding a Prompt
to a dynamic dimension allows you to quickly change that dimension from one detail to the next.
Dynamic dimensions can also be linked via equations for intelligent resizing of concrete arrange-
ments. Prompts and equations are added to individual bars to automate the changes in your rein-
forcement.
Specialized labeling options
eliminate errors
in bar call-outs. Rebar Object Library
User-definable objects make it easy to create new objects – from scratch or via quick modifications
to existing objects. Concrete and reinforcement details are retrieved dynamically from the Rebar
Object Library to suit new sizes and orientations. The objects are scheduled automatically as the
dynamic dimensions are resized. Objects are useful for automating the detailing of stairways,
beams, columns, slabs, walls, piers and footings, retaining walls, and bridges.

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 BENTLEY REBAR AT-A-GLANCE
Types of Detailing Routines Scheduling Features
■ Straight and bent multi-legged bars, including ties ■ Automatic shape detection, bar mark numbering,
■ Radiused and circular ties and schedule lengths
■ Parallel and radial bar ranges ■ Bar mark numbering methods – per drawing, mem-

■ Flood-fill of bar ranges ber, layer, diameter, shape, or any combination

■ Dynamic bar labeling ■ Bar revisions and bar auditing

■ Automatic 3D modeling ■ Calculation of total bar mass summaries

■ User-defined object library for standard details ■ Import/export of bar charts from multiple DGN files

■ Bar shape standards include: UK, Australia, France,

South Africa, Sweden, USA, and numerous US and

Dynamic dimensioning makes quick Bar Editing Features Canadian state/province transportation agencies
work of resizing details. ■ Dynamic dimensioning ■ User-definable bar shape standards
■ Dynamic reinforcement equations
■ Dynamic reinforcement prompts

■ Full-size detailing Bar Charting

■ Automatic rescaling ■ User-definable bar chart templates
■ Bar member/layer adjustments ■ Multi-page formatting
■ Inclusion of bar shape diagrams and dimensions

■ User-defined headers and footers

Bar Code Specifications (bar diameter data) ■ Bar chart export to ASCII, CSV/Excel, and
■ ACI-318 (USA) manufacturing formats.
■ BS8666:2000 (United Kingdom / Singapore /
Hong Kong / South Africa)
■ AS3600 (Australia)

■ SKBI.89 (Indonesia)

■ NZS3101 (New Zealand)

■ Swedish Code

■ User-definable bar code data

The software updates rebar
■ Supported units: English, metric meters,
details as you change
concrete arrangements. centimeters, and millimeters

BENTLEY REBAR
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
■ Processor: Intel Pentium-
based or AMD Athlon-based
PC or workstation
■ Operating system: Microsoft

Windows XP Professional,
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