Insert Rebar into wall

[Landartma]

How do I insert rebar into a wall...Is there functionality in the wall tool?

[Tom W.]

Can you explain a bit more about what it is you're looking to achieve? If this is rebar in a reinforced concrete wall is it that you want to see it represented in Top/Plan i.e. in horizontal section? Or is it that you want to report on it? If the former you could do it with a Tile Fill. If the latter you can use a reinforced concrete Material which comprises a concrete Material + a rebar Material + you can report quantities of both.

 

Or do you mean you want to resin lengths of rebar into the side of a wall in order to cast concrete up against it, and literally want to insert rebar symbols into the wall so that they are represented in the model?

[Landartma]

Ok here it is.  I had a Job lined out and when I went to close it the guy said I think we want stucco (in New England)Uggghhh.  So we went from SRW to Stucco.  I modified the plan to reflect a wall with footing below the frost line...I'm just looking to get a square foot estimate at this point.  If the client decides to go with it we will have sepcs done by an engineer if the client so chooses.  I just need to get this guy some info so he can estimate it so I can get the client a number.   So maybe I don't need to put it in the wall but need to give the guy something to put a number on. 

[Tom W.]

There are multiple options for reporting on the area or volume of a Wall or individual Wall components. If you use Materials you can report on Material areas/volumes.

 

So either create a unique RC Wall Style, a unique RC Concrete Wall component or a unique RC Material, then you will have something to report on in a worksheet. Or just put the relevant Walls in their own dedicated class.