# Additional Reinforcement

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This feature allows you to place U, L, O, and straight bar shapes at selected wall edges. Edges may be horizontal or vertical.

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### Configuration Settings

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**Face position** - pick the side(s) where rebar should be created\
**Min/Max Search distance** - sets the limits of cuts on wall edges

**Bar shape** - different rebar shapes are pictured in the configurations window\
**Rebar bar type** - select type of reinforcement\
**Bar length, Extend distance, Anchorage length, Edge cover** - refer to the images in the configurations window\
**Interior/Exterior cover** - cover from selected side of the wall layer\
[**NOTE:** For L and straight bar shapes, you can select one of the cover options. This will affect the direction on hooks/bends for those bars!!!](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]

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**End cover** - if bar end will intersect with another boundary of the wall, this distance will be used as an offset from it

**Flip** - available only for U-shape 90 and L-shape rebars. If option is turned ON, then rebar direction will be turned over.

**Rebar Plane Reference -** defines plane, which will be used to set up distance from the edge (see image below):&#x20;

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### Layout rules along the edge

**Layout rule**\
**Center** - number of rebar with defined spacing will be distributed symmetrically around center of the edge\
**Start/End** - rebar set with defined spacing will be created starting from selected end of edge line with defined offset. Opposite end offset will control where to stop laying out bars.\
**Start End** - rebar will be created at exact positions of Start/End offsets and distributed with defined spacing. In this case, a rebar set might be created and then one single bar at the end of the layout.

**Spacing** - distance between bars\
**Start/End offsets** - distance from the start/end of wall edge ends\
**Wall cover** - available only for U and O shapes. If this option is turned ON, then cover settings will be calculated from Wall sides, not from Wall layer sides.

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**Create O stirrup** - available for U shape only. If there is no space to place rebar of defined length (e.g. opening is near the edge), then O-shaped bar will be created instead of U-shaped bar.

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**Delete if no space**- available for U and O shapes only. If there is no space to place rebar of defined length (e.g. opening is near the edge), rebar will be deleted.

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**Rebar hook type** - select a hook type that is available in your project.

**Hook Position** - available only for O shape. The hook can be set to 1 of the 4 corners of the stirrup.

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