The IDAT program creates the basic reinforcement for all prefabricated parts (walls, ceilings, stairs, columns and beams, etc.) fully automatically. The reinforcement types are defined in advance in catalogs with their As value. With the help of the connected statics applications, the required reinforcements are determined directly and the reinforcements in the element are indirectly redesigned to reflect the reinforcements relevant to the finished part.
The consistent 3D capability of the software is of course also valid for the reinforcement. All reinforcement positions are created and displayed in their correct position in an element. This is particularly important in connection with production automation such as rebar laying robots, iron bending and cutting machines and mesh welding systems. The 3-dimensional position of the reinforcements is required for the correct control of these machines.
In addition to the automatic creation of reinforcement, this can of course also be edited manually. In addition, free bending shapes or brackets can be drawn as a polyline in the precast concrete part and placed directly, specifying the diameter and distance.
The user also has a variety of parameterized functions for automatically generating and placing standard reinforcements. Examples of this are edge reinforcements and column or lintel reinforcements, which reduce the effort required to generate these reinforcements to a minimum.
All reinforcements behave completely associatively to the component geometry. The reinforcement automatically adapts to the geometry of the component at any time. This applies to simple reinforcements such as steel bars or meshes as well as, for example, to stirrups in a tapered beam. There, even the bracket heights are automatically adjusted to the geometry, as well as when geometry changes.
Another aspect of reinforcement that is also covered by the software (as far as this is of interest to a precast concrete factory) is the area of on-site reinforcement. This can also be created using parameterized functions.
