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SOFiCAD-B
CAD – System for structural engineering. Addon for reinforcement


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Contents
Copyright

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Contents

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SOFiCADB
Working with SOFiCAD Reinforcement

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Settings

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Commands

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New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4

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General

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Steelbar

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Display

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Input

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Meshes

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Getting Started
Examples for steelbar reinforcement
Reinforcing a beam
Example of mesh reinforcement

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Creating of meshfields

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Creating of meshrows

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Creating of single meshes

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Creating of stirrup meshes

59

Steel bar Reinforcement

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General Information

64

Number of pieces

64

Position numbers

64

Steel bar lengths

64

Steel bar dimensions

65

Important terms

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General information on dialog boxes

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SOFiCAD-B Profiles

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SOFiCAD-B Shape codes

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SOFiCAD-B Laying

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SOFiCAD-B Lay type

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Steel bar style

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Info/Edit steel bar profile

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Info/Edit range

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Info/Edit section laying

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Diameter/number selection for range

84

Reinforcement selection for range

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Diameter/number selection for laying in section

85

Reinforcement selection for sectional laying

86

Entering a coil reinforcement

87

Enter variable reinforcement profiles

88

Connecting elements

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Reinforcement profiles

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Shape codes according to DIN 1356 part 10

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Examples of steel bar profiles

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Shape code A1

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Further A-Profiles

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B-Forms

100

C-Forms

104

D-Forms

107

E-Forms

109

Special forms

112

Reinforcement layings

117

General

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Ranges (arrow, oblique and harp)

119

Further option for ranges

122

Pointer at an profile in the framework

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Laying in section

130

Modification commands

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Steel bar reposition

136

Single positioning

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Delete complete Position

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Symbol for bending up

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Symbol for bending up/down

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Connecting element symbols

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Stirrup hook symbols

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Change steel bar bending roll diameter

139

Change steel bar bundle

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End marker

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Right click menu

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Right click menu steel bar profile

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Right click menu profile in the formwork

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Right click menu profile in the formwork shape code A1

142

Right click menu range

143

Right click menu pointer

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Right click menu laying in section

145

Right click menu schematic laying

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Miscellaneous

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Steel bar brief information

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Steel bar comprehensive information

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Steel bar info BROWSE ON

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Steel bar info BROWSE OFF

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Show Position

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Hide Position

148

User settings
Steel bar style
Mesh reinforcement

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Preliminary information

149

General information on dialog boxes

149

Entering meshes

149

Change properties

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Laying type

153

Stirrup meshes

153

Laying type for polygonal mesh laying

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Mesh style

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List mesh assembly by structural steel material

159

Tips longitudinal and transverse direction

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Anchorage and overlap lengths

162

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Staggering

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Edge reinforcement

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Laying meshes

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Meshes in general

164

Single mesh

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Mesh row

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Laying meshes using object snap point

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Meshes in layer 2

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Meshes in the secondary view

174

Mesh positioning

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Polygonal mesh laying

177

Stirrup meshes

180

List meshes / Drawing meshes

182

Define list mesh

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Define drawing mesh

183

Change mesh display

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Info/Edit

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Changing single meshes in a mesh field

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Grip editing

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Right click menu

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Meshfield

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Meshrow

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Meshrow in section view

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Single mesh

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Meshpositioning

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Drawing mesh

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Stirrup mesh

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Miscellaneous

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User settings

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Miscellaneous

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Settings

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Parameter

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SOFSTLI.TAB

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Special commands

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Profile table

211

Concrete cover

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Create drawing definition

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Change drawing definition

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SOFiMACH

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Bending Schedule

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Insert bending list

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Supporting frames

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BFE-Show

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Automatic bar laying

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Automatic bar laying from FE

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Switch on stages of construction

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Switch off stages of construction

224

Compatibility with other programs

224

Full compatibility with SOFiCAD 2000

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Convertion

224

Tips and Tricks

225

Properties

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Double click

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SOFBEXPLODEALL

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Changing the user-defined functions

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Index

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SOFiCADB
The program SOFiCAD RC is a product of the
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and is designed as an additional software to AutoCAD.
SOFiCAD-RC 16.5/17.1 is based on AutoCAD 2006 (SOFiCAD 16.5) resp. AutoCAD 2007
(SOFiCAD 17.1). Required as operating system is Windows XP Professional, Windows XP
Home, Windows 2000 or newer.



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SOFiCAD-RC 16.5/17.1

Contents
Settings

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Working with SOFiCAD Reinforcement
Settings

Reinforcement

Working with SOFiCAD Reinforcement
General
SOFiCAD-RC 16.5/17.1 allows you to easily draw all round steel and mesh reinforcements.
You can change reinforcements created using SOFiCAD-RC 16.5/17.1 at any time using the

relevant commands. (associative reinforcement).
Part and full lengths and bills of material are generated automatically. Steel- and bending lists
such as cutting drafts are generated automatically and can either be outputted or inserted into
the drawing.
For all users creating reinforced concrete components, SOFiCAD-RC 16.5/17.1 should greatly
facilitate working and increase the quality of your drawing.
The SOFiCAD-RC 16.5/17.1 dialog is built up in the same way as the one in the SOFiCAD
Basic Package. The instructions in the AutoCAD- and SOFiCAD manual generally apply.
AutoCAD Architectural Desktop 2.0, Architectural Desktop 3.0, AutoCAD 2000 or AutoCAD
2000i or higher are prerequisites for working with SOFiCAD-RC 16.5/17.1.
Brief overview
Chapter Getting Started see page 31 explains the theoretical principles of the SOFiCAD-RC
16.5/17.1. Using examples, it explains the general principles of steel bar and mesh reinforcement, in addition to how to work with the multiplier and the determination of the number of
pieces in the respective Bending schedule.
In Chapter Steel bar Reinforcement see page 64 the steel bar commands are described,
Chapter
Mesh reinforcement see page 149 contains mesh reinforcement Chapter
Miscellaneous see page 201 the special commands.
As we are always developing SOFiCAD-RC 16.5/17.1, this manual does not always describe
the latest version of the program. Modifications are described in the SOFiCADB.LOG file. It is
recommended that, when you receive a new version of the program, you print this file and
attached it to your manual. You can display it on the screen using the scrolling HELP menu.
We therefore recommend that you always read: SOFICADB.LOG
Handling
To draw up reinforcement drawings with the SOFiCAD-RC 16.5/17.1 we recommend the
following handling:
In the layout, you should create the viewports you need for your drawing. There you define the
scale in which you want the details be plotted.
To work flawless with bending list and list meshes, you have to create a project data base.
This can be made with the command “Create drawing definition”, when you are working without the Construction Module in SOFiCAD. In the project data base, there is saved every drawing with the same project number and in the same directory. When you are working with the

Construction Module, please have a look to this manual.

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Working with SOFiCAD Reinforcement
Settings

Settings
To be able to use the full functionality of SOFiCAD-RC 16.5/17.1, you should make the following settings in AutoCAD or Architectural Desktop:
In the dialog box options (you can reach it via SOFiCAD -> Settings -> Options) open the
register "Selection". Activate now the option "Object before command".

If you want to modify size and colour of the grips, you can also do that here.

Commands
General

Icon

Menue

Description

Reinforcement ->
BFE-Show

With this command you can
insert the results of a FEcalculation of a slab into the
drawing.

Steellist

This command starts an
external program and creates a steellist including all
the reinforcement elements
in the drawing.

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Insert bending list

This command inserts the
bending you created with
the command steellist into
the drawing or actualizes an

existing one.

Bar spacer

With this command you can
insert bar spacer into the
drawing. They will also be
taken into the steellist.

Browse steelbar or Browse meshes

With this command you can
browse the positions.

Meshstyle or Steelbarstyle

Using the styles you define
how the steelbar and the
meshes are displayed.

Positioning

With this command you can
set the positions new.

Hide position

This command helps you to
hide single positions.

Info

With this command you get
an overview of the existing
positions. It informs you
about the given positions,
describes the particular
positions and informs you
about their number.

Parameter

Here you define settings
related to a drawing. You
can also save these settings
in a template.

automatic Bar laying from FE

Based on an existing FEcalculation you can create
steelbar
reinforcement
automatically.

automatic Bar laying

With this command you
create the reinforcement for
a slab with any FE-values
automatically.

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Working with SOFiCAD Reinforcement
Commands

Steelbar

Icon

Menue

Description

Reinforcement ->
Create profile

Using this command you
can create any kind of
shape codes.

Create laying

Using this command you
can create any kind of
steelbar layings.

Connecting elements

You can add connecting
elements at profiles.. Positions with connecting elements get an extra table in
the steellist.

Bending diameter

For single positions you can
define a special bending
diameter. For each shape
code you can define only
one bending diameter.

Bar bundles

Bars in section can be
changed to bar bundles.

Symbol for up and down bending This symbol helps you to
bars
define, if the bar shell be
bent up or down to the
drawing plane.
End marker

This command helps you to
make clear the positions for
bars in the side view.

Profile table

All of the profiles can be
straightened in a table. New
positions will be placed in it
automatically.

Meshes

Icon

Menue

Description

Reinforcement ->

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Commands

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Meshes general

With this command you can
create
any
rectangular
mesh field. Overlapping will
be created automatically.

Single meshes

This command helps you to
create single meshes or
positionings.

Polygonal mesh layout

With this command you can
fill any area with meshes.

Stirrup mesh

This command is to create
stirrup meshes.

Define list mesh

This command helps you to
create list meshes. They are
managed inside the project
data base.

Define drawing mesh

This command helps you to
create drawing meshes.
They are managed inside
the project data base.

Drawing mesh Info

Prints a summary of all list
and drawing meshes, defined in this project

Delete drawing mesh/list mesh

Deletes a list or drawing
mesh from the database.
Allready layed meshes will
be deleted only after a
special call back

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New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4T
General

New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4

In this chapter you will find information about new functions in the latest SOFiCAD-B version.

General
Free Viewer
To display SOFiCAD-drawings with viewports in pure AutoCAD resp. in Viewers such as
VoloView, for that you need so called DBX-files. You find them at the autodesk homepage for
free. the DBX-files can be loaded in AutoCAD, AutoCADLT, AutoCAD OEM (e.g.: SOFiPLUS
X) and VoloView.
Extended settings in the parameter
The multiplier 0 can be faded out for plotting for the whole file. On the screen, it is always
faded in.

The settings concerning steelbar diameter, mesh types and bar spacer in the *.TAB and the
settings concerning the VBA routines (bending diameter, minimum bar spacing and hook
length) in the *.DVB are now in country specific files. The country telephone code is added to
the filename, e.g. for Germany SOFSTLI_49.TAB. So the user can manage and work with
different settings.

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New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4T
Steelbar

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The settings of SOFSTLI_??.TAB and SOFBSUSR_??.DVB are also saved in the drawing file.
If these files cannot be found be the program, the saved data will be used. If the files can be

found, they have priority to the saved data.
3-D functionality -arrange reinforcement at different planes
Reinforcement can be arranged in different planes. The reinforcement is placed in the actual
ucs, that can also be defined in space. The reinforcement is still 2-dimensional. The different
objects do not have to be in the same plane any more.

The command BFE-show can also work in the 3-dimensional system.
Data out of a 3-diemsional static calculation can be inserted in the drawing. As an important
aid you can now select groups from the CDB to display.

Steelbar
In this chapter you will find the news in the steelbar.

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New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4T
Steelbar

Display
Display of numbers

As an option you can display the number at profiles splitted into layings.

To display the multiplier in layings you now have the option to display it at the number.

Hookdimension
At B1-stirrups you can optionally label the hook length. You can regulate this via the command
"Hookdimension on/off" in the right click menu.

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New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4T
Steelbar

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Profile display

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New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4T
Steelbar

There is a new method that allows you to fade out profiles with the identical lengths but different diameters.
In the dialog box for profiles, there is the new option scale factor: with scale factor 0 the display for the profile is faded out.

Ranges - improved input

Already in the dialog box to create ranges, you can define, where the text shell be placed or if
the layings include more part lengths.

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New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4T
Steelbar

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For the text position you can select between the options 'central', 'external', 'free'.
If you do not activate the option 'more part lengths', the command will be finished right after
defining the first length.
see also Ranges (arrow, oblique and harp) see page 119
Symbol for bending up

The input for the symbol for bending up has a new option:
'Symbol for bending up for all switched on bars of the laying? [Yes/<No>]:'

Input
Profiles - Pointer
In the dialoguebox for profiles you have the new option "Pointer". If you activate it, SOFiCAD
creates automatically a pointer to the profiles in the framework after finishing the profile. See
also Extended settings in the parameter at page 17

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New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4T
Steelbar

Improved input
The input has two markable improvements:
1. ortho-mode is set as default when you use points for the input
2. the selected mode - 'edge' or 'points' - is held in the dialog.
E.g.: The following dialog is to define an A3-bar using points. The mode 'points' is set with the
first point and the setting is hold.
Command: SOF_B_CREATE_EXTRACT
Show edge or [Show point]: S
Befehl: SOF_B_CREATE_EXTRACT
Kante zeigen oder [Punkt zeigen]: P
Punkt zeigen oder [Schalkante]:
Punkt zeigen oder [Kante zeigen/Uebergreifung/Delta/Vorhanden/Zurück]:
Punkt zeigen oder [Kante zeigen/Uebergreifung/Delta/Vorhanden/Zurück]:
Punkt zeigen oder [Kante zeigen/Uebergreifung/Delta/Vorhanden/Zurück]:
Auszug plazieren:
Lage des Textes:
Winkel des Textes <0.>

Show point or [Formwork]:
Show point or [Show edge/Over lapping/Delta/Existing/Undo]:
Show point or [Show edge/Over lapping/Delta/Existing/Undo]:
Show point or [Show edge/Over lapping/Delta/Existing/Undo]:

Place profile:
Position of text:
Angle of Text <0.>
Ranges - set off bars to the inside
Until now, the bars have been displayed as you see in the example in real form. But this is
wrong because in reality, the bars are inside of the given laying.

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New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4T
Steelbar

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This behaviour is contriolled via the option 'Offset of bars inside' in the dialog box SOFICAD-B:
Parameter.

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New in SOFiCAD-RC version 16.4T
Steelbar

After setting this option and then calling the command Re-establish laying the outer bars will
be moved inside of the laying area and all of the bars within that area are distributed in an
average spacing.

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