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Place rebar in your Revit model using two points to define the dimensions of the bar or extents of the set.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Tutorial resources
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Transcript
00:03
In Revit, you can add reinforcement elements, such as rebar, to your model.
00:08
The By Two Points placement option allows you to place rebar by clicking two points to define the extent of the rebar.
00:15
On the Structure ribbon, expand the Reinforcement panel and select Reinforcement Settings.
00:21
If your rebar shape definition requires hooks,
00:25
be sure to specify it here before you place any rebar, because this cannot be changed later in the design process.
00:32
When finished, click Close.
00:36
Open the Section 1 view, which cuts through the floor and a beam.
00:41
In the model, click the beam you want to host the rebar.
00:45
To place the rebar, on the Structure ribbon, in the Reinforcement panel, click Rebar to activate the Structural Rebar tool.
00:53
Or, you can select a valid host element in the model and access the Rebar tool from the contextual tab.
00:59
Next, on the Modify | Place Rebar contextual tab, in the Placement Methods panel, select By Two Points.
01:07
Then, in the Placement Orientation panel, select Parallel to Work Plane to place the bar plane parallel to your current work plane.
01:16
Next, in the Rebar Shape Browser, select the rebar shape you want.
01:20
To place the rebar, hover your cursor inside a valid host, click to place the starting point,
01:26
then drag outward to define the dimensions of the bar.
01:29
You do not need to hold down the mouse button.
01:32
When the bar is sized as you want it, click again,
01:35
and Revit specifies the ending point, which finishes the command.
Video transcript
00:03
In Revit, you can add reinforcement elements, such as rebar, to your model.
00:08
The By Two Points placement option allows you to place rebar by clicking two points to define the extent of the rebar.
00:15
On the Structure ribbon, expand the Reinforcement panel and select Reinforcement Settings.
00:21
If your rebar shape definition requires hooks,
00:25
be sure to specify it here before you place any rebar, because this cannot be changed later in the design process.
00:32
When finished, click Close.
00:36
Open the Section 1 view, which cuts through the floor and a beam.
00:41
In the model, click the beam you want to host the rebar.
00:45
To place the rebar, on the Structure ribbon, in the Reinforcement panel, click Rebar to activate the Structural Rebar tool.
00:53
Or, you can select a valid host element in the model and access the Rebar tool from the contextual tab.
00:59
Next, on the Modify | Place Rebar contextual tab, in the Placement Methods panel, select By Two Points.
01:07
Then, in the Placement Orientation panel, select Parallel to Work Plane to place the bar plane parallel to your current work plane.
01:16
Next, in the Rebar Shape Browser, select the rebar shape you want.
01:20
To place the rebar, hover your cursor inside a valid host, click to place the starting point,
01:26
then drag outward to define the dimensions of the bar.
01:29
You do not need to hold down the mouse button.
01:32
When the bar is sized as you want it, click again,
01:35
and Revit specifies the ending point, which finishes the command.
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