BAR-BE-QUE ENSOFT

Bar Bending Schedule & Quantity Estimation of Rebar Steel

Preparation of Reinforcement Bar Bending Schedules for RCC work at construction sites is the most tedious and time-consuming task. The shape of each and every bar is to be derived exactly for cutting. With increasing cost of steel, it has become necessary to minimize the wastage. ENSOFT has released BarBeQue software, for preparation of Bar Bending Schedules and Quantity Estimation of Reinforcement bars. BarBeQue has a standalone option for Manual data entry of each bar. The dimensions of each bar are entered in a tabular form. Program generates the Bar Bending Schedule (BBS) Drawing with to-the-scale graphical sketch of each bar. Bar Shape Code can be as per latest IS 4460 or BS 8866 code. Program eliminates time-consuming work of calculating the length of bars, as per code requirements. Diameters wise break up of Reinforcement Quantities is printed as the summary. ` ` At Pc

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lmost all possible of bar shapes are available in the library, with their formulae for calculating the bar lengths. Dimensions of he bars are entered in user-friendly dialog boxes. Various practices followed at sites can be selected with optional parameters.

rogram stores the data in a MS-ACCESS and MS-EXCEL compatible file formats. Bar Bending Schedule Drawings are ompatible with AutoCAD package. A sample drawing is shown overleaf.

BarBeQue program can read AutoCAD compatible RCC Detail Drawings showing Reinforcement Bar details. Shape of the Bars and the dimensions are read from the drawing without any user data entry. The associated text giving the information about each bar is also read. Number of bars, spacing of bars, diameter of bars and Member Name etc. are read as Text. Original drawing read is first displayed in one window. Program will automatically give serial number to every bar read and processed bar details are shown in another windows for easier checking of data, as shown below.

Bar Bending Schedule data is then generated for each bar serially numbered and displayed in the tabular form as shown earlier. This data can be edited for making any corrections, before printing BBS Drawing. BarBeQue is compatible with Formulator, a Revolutionary General purpose Object based Quantity Estimator software by Ensoft. Formulator software comes with a library of various RCC objects like Rectangular Beam, Tapered Beam, Curved Beam, L-shaped column, U-shaped column etc. Formulae for working out the dimensions of all the bars like, main bars, face bars, stirrups and links etc. are pre-defined for these objects. User can add new objects in the library. Bar dimensions required for BarBeQue are generated by Formulator with simple data entry of Object dimensions. For more Details get in touch with us today !

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