This is a wonderful tool will helps you to create and edit rebar bending schedules.

Note: The software mainly supports BS 8666 shape codes. All dimensions are in metric. For other shape codes supports, please contact the developer.

First, from AutoCAD command line or 7cad Rebar Schedule ribbon, you run 7cadRebarSchedule command.

The 7cad Rebar Schedule window will bring up. Look at the top menu, you can see the familiar New, Open, Save, SaveAs, and Undo/Redo buttons. Each rebar schedules is a document, saved to an external .rebarschedule files.

Once a rebar schedule is created or open, it will show up in the editing spreadsheet. Click the Add or Remove buttons at the bottom to add or remove rows. To edit the shape, select the shape cell, then click the cell again, or type any key, to bring up the shape editing window.

Then you can use your mouse or your keyboard's up/down arrow keys to navigate through the editing window and change parameters A, B, C, etc. (see the gif video screenshot below). A "Real CAD" drawing preview will be generated for you to check the editing rebar. You can also change the shape code by clicking on the "Select Other Shape" button. Length will be automatically calculated and criterias are automatically checked. Press enter or just click back to the spreadsheet to confirm changes. Press the ESC key to cancel changes.

For member cell and rebar type cell, you can select, then use a second mouse click, or type any key. Then a menu of members or rebar types will bring up for you to select.

More commands for you to explore are: filter buttons for columns; the "Generate Marks" command button; the "References ..." button; the "Project Info" button, and the "Publish" button.

 

LICENSES

If you purchase or start a trial period of the app via Autodesk Store, then the app will run without any restriction, as long as you log in to your AutoCAD with the same user ID who makes the purchase or starts the trial.

Otherwise, without a license, the app runs in trial mode. Trial mode is supposed for evaluating purposes only. It is restricted to run in about 30 AutoCAD sessions. After that, you need to buy a license to continue using the app.