We have listed down the some of the important features of RGS REBAR in this section. Click the Features Headings to view in detail.

FEATURES

RESUABLE "SMART DETAILS LIBRARY"
1. RGS-REBAR comes with a pre-defined Details Library for different concrete elements like Footings, Columns, Beams, Walls etc. These details can be inserted in any drawing and modified to suit the requirements. This increases the detailing productivity to a great extent.Detailers can also create their custom library as per their requirements for reuse.The smartness of this library lies in it’s ability to automatically convert the rebar properities, bar mark formats, CAD standards etc., to suit to the current drawing setup.
REBAR SPREAD - THE ULTIMATE AUTO DETAILER


1. Slabs with complications like varying edges, openings, specific splicing locations, Slab folds with varying slab heights and drop panels etc., can be detailed with in Minutes using this “Auto Detailer” .
2. This also optimizes the rebar lengths to reduce the number of varying bars, based on the cutting capacity of the shear line. This great production tool can be used to detail even Walls, Pile caps, varying beams etc., Where rebar needs to be spread.
AUTOMATIC BEND SHAPE RECOGNITION
1. You can draw the bar like a P-line and the bend shape will be Automatically detected by RGS-REBAR . The detailers need not search for suitable bend shapes while detailing.
2. This feature helps the detailer to work for any detailing code without worrying for the shape codes. For eg., an American detailer can detail a British job with out worrying about British Standards. Of course RGS-REBAR also supports traditional style of picking up a shape and draw it.
AUTOMATIC BEND SHAPE CONVERSION
1. RGS-REBAR Converts the Polylines into Rebar Bend Shapes automatically ,using the proprietory "Shape Recognition Technology" .
AUTOMATIC SPECIAL BEND CREATION.
1. Creating the special bend was never easier. If the shape you have drawn is not found in the database, it is created automatically. It's that easy. All the views, cut lengths etc., are automatically defined. The special bend defined can be copied, mirrored or stretched etc., like any standard bend. The special bend definition can be shared and reused.
QUALITY CONTROL FEATURES.
1. RGS-REBAR understands the importance of a Quality Detailing and hence a continuous research is being made on error proofing. There will be additional features on every release to bring down the detailing error rates. Some of the features in the current version are:
2. Bar Properties Standardization
3. Detailing Code Compliance
4. Controlling Lengths can be defined as per Industry Practice
5. Controlling Bend Shape
6. Synchronized Bar, View, Callout, Label etc.
7. Auto Elevation Update The elevation value is placed using this feature. When this object is copied or moved, then the elevation value changes accordingly. This is very useful in places where the elevation values are correctly typed and the actual height when measured may be incorrect.
AUTO COUNTING OF ELEMENT MARK
1. Detail a Footing, Beam or Column once and assign an Element Mark to it. Then wherever the Element Mark is placed, copied, deleted, the software counts the number of places automatically.
PARTIAL TAKEOFF
1. You can even select few element marks in a particular pour and click a button to prepare a Partial Takeoff . It’s that simple.
DRAW RANGE
1. RGS-REBAR provides many range options to calculate the Rebar quantity. The user can click any bar and enter the spacing and the start and end of the range with appropriate covers. The quantity is automatically calculated.
   1. SINGLE RANGE ( NORMAL / SLOPED)
      One Bar - One Pitch (Spacing)
      Alternate Bar - Double Pitch (Spacing)
      Multiple Bar – Multiple Pitch (Spacing)
      
   2. RADIAL RANGE
      One Bar - One Pitch (Spacing)
      Alternate Bar - Double Pitch (Spacing)
      Multiple Bar – Multiple Pitch (Spacing)
      
   3. MULTIPLE RANGE
      One Bar - One Pitch (Spacing)
      
INCORPORATE REVISIONS OR CHANGES FASTER
1. In these days of faster construction practices, the revisions play a very important role. A detailer must be equipped with proper tools to incorporate revisions faster.
MATCH PROPERTIES
1. You can Match the Property of one bar to a selected set of bars. The selected bars will be immediately redrawn automatically to reflect the change. This is a very powerful option that can be used to change bend shapes, Laps, Leg values and many other properties of multiple bars in a single mouse click. Match properties is supported with powerful "Rebar Filters" to enable quick selection of Rebar.
   1. Match Properties
   2. Copy & Paste
   3. Stretch(Both Bar & Range can be stretched with the simple AutoCAD command)
   4. Transpose (You can transpose the values of a bend shape to different of another bend shape )
   5. Combine Range
   6. Split Range
   7. Re-assign Bar Mark
   8. Re-Assign Bar Mark with retain bar mark option set
   9. Re-Assign Alpha Code
   10. Automatic Revision Clouding
AUDIT
1. The Auditing feature of RGS-REBAR is very useful. The following checking can be made against the drawing automatically and the errors are notified
   1. Bars without Callout, Quantity or Bar mark.
   2. Callout without Bars, Callout placed away from the bar.
   3. Views without Bars
   4. Check the maximum length, validity of Bar mark
   5. Check and automatically repair database
AUTOMATICALLY GENERATE BAR LIST, PLACING LIST AND OTHER REPORTS.
1. Bar lists, Placing lists and Bar Bending Schedule can be generated automatically. It is very simple to create even Partial Takeoff’s.
   1. Takeoffs and Bar Bending Schedule (BBS) can be created at the click of a mouse
   2. Powerful filter options to select rebar entities
   3. Partial Take off possible by selecting element marks
   4. Option to Add / Remove bars from the bar list taken already
   5. Bars taken off can’t be edited unless untaken off
INTERFACE WITH PRODUCTION SOFTWARE.
1. Supports Industry popular Bar-listing formats to feed into Production Software
2. BBS can also be generated in Excel Sheets
FLEXI VIEW PORT MANAGER
1. The Placing drawing speaks the quality of work. Presenting the drawing with proper scale is not an easy job. But it is made very much easier with our "Flexi View Port Manager"
   
   1. Paper space based
   2. Synchronized view ports between paper space and model space
   3. Scale can be changed many number of times and all the scaleable rebar objects are resized automatically to suit the current scale selected
HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE
1. Customization can be done as required. Default settings are provided, for each detailing code based on the industry detailing practices. For U.S market, a standard detailing setup and one New York detailing setup are provided. The New York detailing setup uses the automated "Intelligent Bar Marking System (IBM)" . You can almost control most of the objects and properties of RGS-REBAR like Report, Bar mark, Callout, Label, CAD Standards, Presentation settings, amongst others.
THE FUTURE OF REBAR ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT
1. RGS-REBAR begins the next era of REBAR DETAILING, MANAGEMENT & FABRICATION through Rebar traceability. This is achieved by linking (optional),
   1. RGS REBAR, the Rebar Detailing Software
   2. RGS TRACKMATE, the web based Rebar Project Management System
   3. RGS REBAR SHOP, the Rebar Production Software
2. The rebar quantities can be easily tracked. The rebar detailing can be globally outsourced and efficiently managed . The fabrication status, placement status, “Heat Number” of the stock rebar used to fabricate the bar etc., could be found at the click of a button from the placing drawing.

For more details, write to us at consultant@rgsrebar.com