Complementary Pillar Rebar
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BimSpeed.STR → Wall → Complementary Pillar Rebar places two or four main bars and ties on stiffener elements with readable top/bottom faces. Older ribbon labels may spell it Coplementary Pillar Rebar.
- Choose two/four bars, a main-bar type and tie type. The tie list filters diameters below 16 mm; this is a software filter.
- Enter cover, tie pitch, the H1 factor and illustrated anchorage lengths. Top/bottom H1 are recalculated when diameter or factor changes; they are not independent fixed lengths.
- Enable Hook when the top-end hook is needed. Review Lb, H1 and H2 for each end.
- OK hides the dialog and starts element selection. Pick suitable hosts and Finish. Unreadable elements are excluded; the dialog reopening does not prove successful creation.
- Inspect native longitudinal bars and ties in 3D/section: diameter, quantity, pitch, end geometry and host. Save As and reopen the result.
Group quantities
Two-bar mode places the main pair at the column centre; four-bar mode uses the alternative illustrated layout. Two → four does not imply exactly twice as many Rebar elements, since ties and sets also count. Decrease and increase tie pitch while comparing tie Quantity separately. These exercises do not have newly committed model evidence in this pass.
Close can persist settings for the next use. Settings persistence does not save the RVT. Keep a pre-run model before repeating on reinforced hosts and check for duplicate bars.
The inspected recognition path targets a FamilyInstance with box-like solid geometry, readable top/bottom planar faces and a valid Rebar host. Select a suitable concrete stiffener/column family; the Wall ribbon group does not establish native Wall selection support. Check family orientation and section before creation.
Settings
| Control | Unit / choices | Effect and verification |
|---|---|---|
| Two / four bars | Modes | Changes main-bar layout according to the diagram. |
| Rebar Diameter | Bar type | Main type must exist; verify native type/diameter. |
| Stirrup | Type below 16 mm | Tie type, independent of main diameter. |
| Spacing Stirrup | mm | Tie pitch; smaller pitch usually increases count over an unchanged range. |
| Cover | mm | Host-face setback; check both section directions. |
| H1 factor | × diameter | Top and bottom H1 = factor × main diameter; a new diameter recalculates both. |
| Lb Top / Lb Bot | mm | Illustrated top/bottom anchorage or lap segments; inspect each end. |
| H1 Top / H1 Bot | mm, recalculated | Vertical segments linked to the factor; recheck after type changes. |
| H2 Top / H2 Bot | mm | Corresponding end-hook dimensions; compare with the illustration. |
| Hook | On/off | Enables the top hook branch; inspect the actual bar end. |
| OK / Close | Buttons | OK starts host selection and creation; Close exits and can persist settings. |
Mixed-language dialog and valid practice host
The actual dialog opened in Revit 2024 but retains mixed Vietnamese/English labels, so a fully English tool screenshot is unavailable. It demonstrates settings only, not host picking or successful creation.
Choose the main diameter and H1 factor before reviewing H1/H2/Lb at each end: changing the type/factor recalculates both H1 values and can replace an earlier manual value. Disabling Hook hides the upper horizontal leg/Lb Top field; review the remaining end dimensions separately. OK starts family-host selection; Close can persist settings. Neither settings persistence nor dialog reopening proves native output.
No accepted stiffener practice/result model is supplied. A generic native Wall exercise is not substituted for the required family host. Keep a pre-run copy and check for duplicate reinforcement before repeating.
Requirement for model creation
The exercised Revit 2024 Release build displayed You are not logged in! during its command permission check and cancelled before creation. An open editor does not establish sign-in or creation permission. Use the normal BIMSpeed sign-in flow and check access to the exact command and Revit version before running on a copy. No generated, saved and reopened result has been verified for this command; its preview is not accepted output evidence.