Revit Structure 2018 Intermediate and Advanced

Rebar Detailing and Rebar Schedule

Exercise 18-3
1. Start Revit 2018

2. Open the file Exercise 18-3.rvt

3. Go to Section 1

4. Select all rebar in columns and footings (Hint: use Filter), using Properties,
name the Partition to Parition_1

5. Select all rebar in beam (Hint: use Filter), using Properties, name the Partition
to Parition_2

6. Start Reinforcement Number command, and make sure there are two partition
with numbers from 1-4 for the first, and from 1-3 for the second, and there are
no gaps in the numbering. Click OK to end the command

7. Go to Section A-A

8. Hide the section, and the three reference planes. Click the Crop Region, and
move the bottom part up to show the beam and some of the two columns.
Change the scale of the view to 1:25. Hide the reinforcement of the two
columns

9. Start Linear Multi-Rebar Annotation command; from Properties make sure that
Structural Rebar Section is selected. Select the stirrups at the left and place
the annotation at the bottom of the beam

10. Do the same thing with the middle stirrups and right stirrups

11. Select the left stirrups, and from context tab, select Show First and Last from
Presentation panel. Do the same thing with the other stirrups

12. Start Tag by Category command, and tag the three longitudenal rebars

13. Align the three tags to be at the top of the beam

14. Select all three tags, using Properties change the Type to be Quantity Type &
Number

15. Hide Crop Region

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16. This is what you should have:

17. Go to Section B-B

18. Start Visibility / Graphics command, go to Annotation Categories tab, and turn
off: Grids, Levels, and Sections. Change the Crop Region to fit only the section

19. Change scale of view to 1:25

20. Turn off Crop Region

21. Start Linear Multi-Rebar Annotation command, from Type change to Structural
Rebar and put the annotation as the below picture suggests. Use the Tag by
Category command to tag the stirrups, then select it and change it to Quantity
Type & Number. You should get the following result:

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22. Create a new Schedule / Quantities

23. From Categories select Structural Rebar

24. Add the following parameters: Partition, Rebar Number, Type, Quantity,
Bar Length, Shape, A, B, C, D, E, Total Bar length. Click OK to see the
schedule

25. Sort according to Partition, then Rebar Number

26. Turn off Itemize every instance

27. From Formatting, select Total Bar Length, and make it Calculate totals

28. From Appearance, turn off Blank row before data, and turn on Grid on
headers/footers/spacers

29. Change the column width for columns A, B, C, D, E

30. Create a new sheet, based on A1 metric sheet

31. Add the Section A-A, Section B-B, and the Rebar Schedule

32. Save and close the file

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