Presentation 15357 ES15357 VERMEULENAU2016

Dynam(o)ite Your Rebar Design
Dieter Vermeulen, MSc. Str. Eng.

Technical Sales Specialist AEC – Computational Design & Engineering – Autodesk
@BIM4Struc
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Class summary
This session will familiarize you with the Autodesk

technology for complex reinforcement detailing with
Revit and Dynamo. In this powerful 90 minutes, you
will see a few examples, from the automation of basic
rebar design over radial fan-shaped rebars to complex
irregular elements. After this session, you will be
inspired by the power and dynamics of parametric and
computational design for complex problems.

About me
 Technical Specialist AEC @ Autodesk, EMEA NE

 Computational Design & Engineering
 Structural Engineer based in Belgium
 +15 years experience in structural engineering
@BIM4Struc www.revitbeyondbim.wordpress.com
www.linkedin.com/in/dietervermeulen www.autodesk.typepad.com/bimtoolbox/
www.youtube.com/user/RevitbeyondBIM

Computational Design

Parametric Design
a=2
b=1
a–b=c
f(x)
Parametric Design
a=2
b=1
a–b=c

Scripting

Sketching

Visual Programming

So what does this mean to you?
Design Better Become Better Build better
Engineers
Architects
Construction
Buildings Problem Solvers Buildings
Study more design options Study more design options Understand systems &
Rationalize systems connections
Communicate better with
clients Access APIs to customize Understand timeframes for
design construction
Understand energy design
Visual spreadsheet design is Variables and alternative
based on rules
intuitive to engineers means & methods
Design more freely System rationalization
Manage risk and creativity of
Extend power of Revit clients by exposing tradeoffs

Rebar in Revit

Why Rebar Designs in Revit?
Share Designs

Design Verification with BIM360 Glue

Clash Coordination with Navisworks

Design Checks on the Field

Basic Rebar in Revit

Basic Rebar in Revit

Dynamo Packages

BIM4Struc.Rebar package for Dynamo
 Increase productivity
 Query rebar
 Change rebar settings
 Visibility tools
With support from

Einar Raknes, Norconsult !

Dynamo for Rebar package
 Evaluate Surfaces
 Generate Rebar Centerlines
 Create Rebar from curves
 Visibility tools
Thornton Tomasetti
CORE Studio

Rebar Productivity Tools

Rebar Visibility Settings with Dynamo Player

Let’s see which
advantage Dynamo
Player offers here...

Get the Rebar Centerline
 Gets the sketch lines from a Structural Rebar

 Used for further automation tasks

Rebar
centerlines?

Automated Rebar Set Creation
 Change the Layout Rule of a Rebar Set

 Automate the placement of multiple Rebar Sets

Aha, automatic
rebar designs !

LIVE DEMO !

Rebar in Blended Shapes
 Automate rebar design in blended shapes

 Varying Rebar Set
 Custom hook creation
BIM4Struc.Rebar
+
Dynamo For Rebar package

LIVE DEMO !

Automate Area Reinforcement
 Area Reinforcement in selected walls or floors

 Use wall & floor sketch as boundary

Can I add Area
Reinforcement
in a smart way?

Complex Rebar Modelling

Complex rebar modelling workflow
Create Base Read / Input Evaluate Surfaces

Rebar creation
Geometry Geometry Rebar centerlines
Cover to center of rebar

Cover to center of rebar

Face Reinforcement
 Face or skin reinforcement

 Creation of complex rebar
 Evaluate curved surface

Morphed Reinforcement
 “Morph” rebar between complex curves

 Interpolated curves

Perpendicular Reinforcement
 Surface evaluation
 Curves perpendicular on face
 Limited by boundary faces

LIVE DEMO !

Transversal Distribution
 Distribute existing rebar

 Along complex path
 Complex stirrup distribution

LIVE DEMO !

Radial Reinforcement
 Creation of radial lines

 Make constructible rebar
 Fabrication length + lap splice length

LIVE DEMO !

Multisegment reinforcement
 Creation of bended multisegment lines

 Interpolated reinforcement

LIVE DEMO !

Reinforcement of concrete civil infrastructure

Reinforcement of concrete bridge decks
Base set of
Read rebar Distribute along
transversal Documentation
geometry linear element
reinforcement
Reinforcement of concrete bridge decks
 Distribute transversal rebar

 Perpendicular distribution of longitudinal rebar
 Read more: http://autode.sk/bridgedesign

How should I apply
all of this now on a
bridge deck?

Reinforcement of complex piers
Rebar
Configuration
Rebar Outlines Generate Rebar Rebar Detailing

Reinforcement of complex piers
Diabolo Elevated Railway, Brussels

Original design by TucRail

Reinforcement of complex bridge piers
 Learn more:
MSF11845 – Dynam(o)ite Your Design from Concept to Fabrication

Reinforcement of box girders

Concluding

Other classes with Dynamo & Rebar
 ES21869 - Optimized 3D Reinforcement in

Complex Shapes Using Dynamo
 Wed 16th November : 3pm – 4pm

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Dynam(o)ite Your Rebar Design

Dieter Vermeulen, MSc. Str. Eng.

© 2016 Autodesk @BIM4Struc Join the conversation #AU2016

This session will familiarize you with the Autodesk

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 Technical Specialist AEC @ Autodesk, EMEA NE

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 Gets the sketch lines from a Structural Rebar

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 Change the Layout Rule of a Rebar Set

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 Automate rebar design in blended shapes

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 Area Reinforcement in selected walls or floors

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Create Base Read / Input Evaluate Surfaces

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 Face or skin reinforcement

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 “Morph” rebar between complex curves

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 Distribute existing rebar

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 Creation of radial lines

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 Creation of bended multisegment lines

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 Distribute transversal rebar

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