Arch Rebar UShape

Description
The UShape Rebar tool allows the user to create a set of U-shaped reinforcing bars inside an Arch Structure object.

This command is part of the Reinforcement Addon, that you can install with the Addon Manager, via the menu.



How to use

 * 1) Select any face of a previously created  object.
 * 2) Then select   from the rebar tools.
 * 3)  A task panel will pop-out on the left side of the screen as shown below.
 * 4) Select the desired orientation.
 * 5) Give the inputs like front cover, right side cover, left side cover, bottom cover, top cover, rounding factor and diameter of the rebar.
 * 6) Select the mode of distribution either amount or spacing.
 * 7) If spacing is selected, a user can also opt for custom spacing.
 * 8) Pick selected face is used to verify or change the face for rebar distribution.
 * 9) Click  or  to generate the rebars.
 * 10) Click  to exit the task panel.



Properties

 * : It decides the orientation of the rebar (like a bottom, top, right and left).
 * : The distance between rebar and selected face.
 * : The distance between the right end of the rebar to right face of the structure.
 * : The distance between the left end of the rebar to the left face of the structure.
 * : The distance between rebar from the bottom face of the structure.
 * : The distance between rebar from the top face of the structure.
 * : A rounding value to be applied to the corners of the bars, expressed in times the diameter.
 * : The amount of rebars.
 * : The distance between the axes of each bar.

Scripting
Arch API, Reinforcement API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

The UShape Rebar tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following function:


 * The UShape Rebar have four different orientations:
 * Bottom
 * Top
 * Right
 * Left
 * Adds a UShape reinforcing bar object to the given structural object.
 * If no Structure and Facename is given, it will take user selected face as input.
 * Returns the new Rebar object.

Example: Creating UShape rebar.

Changing properties of UShape rebar.