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
The tool can by 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.