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aSa SOFT WARE FORUM 2013

Bar List FORUM SESSON MATERIALS

Bar List Basics: Takeoff and Reporting

Monday, March 18 10:45 a.m.

Bar List Utilities and Time-savers

Monday, March 18 1:15 p.m.

Using Bar List as a Quick Detailing Tool

Monday, March 18 2:30 p.m.

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Bar List

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This document contains proprietary and confidential information of Applied Systems Associates, Inc. (aSa). It

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aSa SOFT WARE FORUM 2013

Paperless handouts: View online

or download to your device

asarebar.com/forum/bar

Wi-Fi Passcode: APPLIED3

Bar List Basics: Takeoff &

Reporting

Creating a Bar List

Setting up and using Defaults

Customize the Takeoff Grid

Entering Straight and Bent bars

Miscellaneous Product Takeoff

Varied Sets

Editing

Editing Straight and Bend Bars

Insert Mode

Deleting

Find \ Replace

Bar List Reports

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Bar List Takeoff Basics and Reporting

Creating a Bar List

Ways to create a new Bar list

Open Bar List and click on the New button

Open Bar List, go to File, click New and choose New Bar List

Open Bar List and press CTRL + N on your keyboard

Bar List Information

Four required fields:

Control Code

Job Number or Sales Order

Release Number

Description

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Material Defaults

Save time by not having to enter information many times

Defaults copy from Location to Job, from Job to Control Code

Location Defaults (Grade 60 Black)

Job Defaults Job 08-0120

(Grade 60 Black)

Control Code ABC Release #1

Grade 60 Black

Control Code XYZ Release #2

Grade A706 Black

Job Defaults Job 11-3214

(Grade 60 Epoxy)

Control Code 123 Release #1

Grade 60 Epoxy

Control Code 789 Release 1

Grade 60 Black

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Customize the Takeoff Grid

Select the fields viewable on the Takeoff Screen

Customize the order

Enable Tab Stop for each field

Added ability to duplicate or increment fields

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Takeoff

Required Fields

Quantity

Leave Quantity blank and press Enter to open the Span and Spacing calculator. The quantity

will be calculated based on the Span and Spacing you enter.

Size (bar diameter)

Length

If you enter a bent bar, the overall length will be calculated based on the individual

dimensions entered for the shape.

Bar Mark

Required only for bent bars and custom mark requirements

Takeoff field order can be customized (covered in Bar List Utilities and Time-savers, also found

in the aSa help files)

Different ways of entering lengths

Imperial

Integer Feet

190 = 190 feet

Decimal Feet

165.67 = 165.67 feet

Feet-Inches

187-7 = 187 feet, 7 inches

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Feet-inches Quarters

1-072 = 1 foot, 7½ inches (where the third digit after the dash represents quarter

inches)

Inches

43" = 43 inches

Inches & Quarters

43"1 = 43¼ inches (where the digit after the inch mark represents quarter inches)

Metric

Integer Millimeters

190 = 190 millimeters

Decimal Meters

165.67 = 165.67 meters

New Takeoff Calculator

You can now use the Built in Calculator to assist in calculating

o Quantity

o Lengths

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Miscellaneous Products

Select “M – Miscellaneous Products”

Enter the product ID or look it up using the Navigator

New products can be added “on-the-fly” for non-Rebar Financials customers

Vary Bars

Used to automatically calculate bars of a given sloping run

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Enter the quantity, bar size, shape (if the bar is bent) and the dimensions of either the

shortest or longest bar in the set and click Vary.

Enter through the Quantity field to enter span and spacing and have the quantity

automatically calculated for you.

NOTE: Not all bent bars can be varied.

Choose how you would like aSa to handle bar marks for these items:

S – Same - all bars will have the same bar mark

A – Auto - bars of the same length will have the same bar mark

G – Group Mark - a tag and bar mark will be created for only the first and last items in the

vary set

Click the Details button to get details of the bars that will be included in the vary set.

Editing

Editing Straight Bars

Edit straight bars on the Takeoff tab on the Takeoff grid

Double click on a line item to make changes

Press End on the keyboard or the Enter button in the Takeoff area to accept the changes

Editing Bent Bars

Right click and select modify Bar Mark

Make your changes to the existing Bar Mark

Press End on the keyboard or the Enter button in the Takeoff area to accept the changes

Your changes will affect every instance of that edited bar mark on the Takeoff tab

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Insert Mode

Right click on a line and select Insert

A blank line will be inserted above the line that was selected when you right-clicked

All items will be entered above the line that was clicked; to turn off Insert mode, right-click

and select End Insert

Deleting items

Right-click on any item (select multiple items and right click) and choose Delete

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Using the Find and Replace feature

Find moves to a line item by searching for a specific piece of information within the Takeoff

grid. You can search for any value – for example, a quantity, length, bar mark, or note.

Replace performs a search function, and then replaces the searched-for information with a

user entry.

***NOTE*** If you have only one line selected in the Takeoff or Marked Items grids and

you click Replace All, all items in the grid that match your criteria will be replaced. If you

only want to replace information for certain lines, first select those lines before using the

Replace feature.

Reports

Reports can be accessed from the main menu in aSa without having to open the Bar List

program or a particular control code. Simply click on the Bar List icon, and select the

appropriate report from the navigation pane.

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Reports can also be accessed from within the Bar List program

Tabs in the Bar List Report screen

Main

The Main tab allows users to filter out which control codes will be shown on the Detail tab

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Most commonly used to show control codes for a particular fabricating location, job, or

customer

Detail

Displays the list of Control Codes to be selected

Select multiple Control Codes by double clicking them or hold down CTRL and click

multiple control codes, then click the down arrow.

You will see selected Control Codes in the Selected Grid

Report Options

Choose how certain information is printed on the Bar List Report as well as which

printer to use for the report

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Automatically print multiple copies to the same printer by using Captions. Click the

Captions button in the Report Options tab to create your own captions.

Display as Watermark will show a watermark at the top of each page.

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NOTES:1. aSa Standard Bar Bends include only Types 1-32. T1-T16, and S1-S15.2. All dimensions are out-to-out of bar except "A" and "B" on Standard 180° and 135° hooks.3. "J" dimension on 180° hooks to be shown only where necessary to restrict hook size, otherwise standard hooks are to be used.4. Where "J" is not shown, "J" will be kept equal to or less than "H" on those bars. Where "J" can exceed "H", it should be shown. 5. "H" dimesion stirrups to be shown where necessary to �t within concrete.

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aSa SOFT WARE FORUM 2013

Paperless handouts: View online

or download to your device

asarebar.com/forum/bar

Wi-Fi Passcode: APPLIED3

Bar List Utilities and

Time-savers

Copy, Rename, and Modify a Bar List

Split Bar List

Detailing Tools

Definition Libraries

Excel Import

Calculator

Customizing the Bar List Screen

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Bar List Utilities and Time Savers

Copying, Renaming, and Modifying a Bar List

Copying

Allows you to copy an entire bar list at one time including all notes and takeoff items. You

can copy a bar list to the same job or to other jobs.

There are multiple ways to copy a bar list: Save As and Copy/Rename tool.

Save As

To use the Save As feature, simply open the bar list that you want to copy and click File >

Save As.

Choose a new Control Code by clicking the # button and change any job, release, or

description information as necessary. Then click OK.

Copy/Rename/Modify

The Copy/Rename feature should be opened from the main menu or while all of your bar

lists are closed.

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Choose which function you would like to perform: Copy, Rename, or Modify:

Copy - create a new bar list by duplicating an existing one. The new bar list is named

with a new (unique) control code. You can also change basic information for the new

bar list.

Rename - assign a new control code to an existing bar list. You can also change basic

information for the bar list.

Modify - change basic information for an existing bar list without copying or renaming

it. Using Modify is a quicker alternative to opening the bar list, opening the Bar List

Information screen, making changes, then saving the updated bar list.

Make any changes as necessary and then click the green check icon.

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Splitting a Bar List Using Bar List Split

The Split feature should be opened from the main menu or while all of your bar lists are closed.

Before selecting your control codes, you need to specify how the Split function will be used.

Click the Options button to set up your split options.

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Select the desired mode:

Move cuts the items from one control code and pastes them in up to 3 control codes.

The original control code is changed.

Copy simply copies items from one control code into up to 3 other control codes. The

original control code is not changed.

Select Move/Copy options:

Choose to copy Bar List comments by checking the box next to each comment you

want to copy.

Choose which fields to display by checking the Included box next to the Display Name

items. Note: You may check up to 4 items.

Choose which colors will display at the bottom of the Split window. Each color

represents a control code. Note: You may check up to 4 colors.

When you are done selecting your options, click the green door to save and close the

screen.

Choose or enter the control code that you would like to split.

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Click on the second color (File 2).

Create a new control code.

or

Select an existing control code by typing it in or by using the Navigator.

Make any necessary changes to this control code such as modifying the Job, Release, or

Description.

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Create up to 3 control codes by using File 2, File 3, and File 4 colors.

Once you have at least two control codes (including the original control code), click on the

Takeoff tab to begin splitting items.

All of the items on the Takeoff tab are the color of your original control code.

To move items:

Select the control code to move the items into by clicking the corresponding box on the

bottom of the Split screen.

Select the items you want to move – you can use keyboard shortcuts such as

SHIFT+click or CTRL+click .

Press Enter or double-click individual items.

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Right click on an item for additional options:

Split - Use Split Item to move some, but not all, of the pieces of an item, so that a portion of

the quantity remains in the source file and a portion is moved to the destination file.

For example, a list contains 24 pieces of #4, 12-00 rebar. Use the Split Item option to move

7 pieces of the item to the destination file.

Accumulate - Accumulate and Split allows you to move a specified number of pieces from

one file to another.

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For example, a list contains two line items of #8, 9-06 straight rebar of the same grade and

coating — 24 pieces and 24 pieces. Use the Accumulate and Split option to move 30 of

those pieces to the destination file, leaving the remaining 18 in the original file.

Range - Use Move Range to move a range of items from one file to another. For example,

you could move all larger sized bars, all bent bars, all straight bars, or all bars of a specified

grade or length.

Select your criteria at the top, then select the Source and Destination files and click

Load.

Click the green check to move all the items to the Destination file.

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Groups - If your source control code is segregated into groups using Tag Text/Bar List

records, you can easily move the entire contents of the group together. Two methods are

available. Although either method will accomplish the same result, we recommend using:

Group Selection if your source control code contains several tag text groupings and

many line items.

Move Group if your source control code contains only a few groups or has fewer line

items.

Double-click on the group that you want to move to the Destination file.

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Copying Selected Line Items Using Get Bar List Data

To use Get Bar List Data, open the control code you want to copy information into.

Choose the Control Code that you would like to copy information from.

Select the items to be moved by clicking on the check box to the left of the items. You can

select individual takeoff items on the Takeoff tab, bar marks in the Marked Items tab, or all

items by clicking Select All.

Note: If you select an item on the Takeoff tab that has a bar mark, the corresponding line on

the Marked Items tab is automatically selected for you.

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When you have selected all of the items that you would like to copy, click the green door.

Creating and Using Definition Libraries

A Definition Library is a list of bent bar and marked straight bar definitions. Definition libraries

are used to eliminate duplicate data entry: create a library, then use the definitions contained in

that library with any number of control codes.

Definition libraries are most commonly set up when creating a job to ensure all bar marks

created for a job are unique.

When creating a job, click on Engineering Defaults and check the box Use Job Bar Mark

Library.

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When you create Control Codes for this job, a Definition Library will automatically be

attached to those Control Codes.

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Excel Import

Under Common Information > Setup > Setup Excel Import Parameters

Open a new or existing Bar List and then go to File > Get Excel Data

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Select the items you want and then click the green check mark to put the items onto

your take off.

aSa Calculator

When entering lengths in the Bar List, you can use the ―*‖ key to bring up the aSa

Calculator.

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Customizing the Bar List Screen

Customize various takeoff fields to match the way you take off material for particular jobs.

Example: You may customize the screen for specific engineers or for DOT jobs.

In the Bar List Screen, click Tools > Customize to customize various parts of the Bar List

screen.

Screen Preferences

Customize the behavior of certain buttons and actions in Bar List.

Field Order

Customize the fields of the Takeoff area (the fields where you enter material).

You can now set an “action” for each fields. Depending on the field, select Increment or

Duplicate.

Save customization schemes based on your needs. For example, you could save a

“highway work” scheme, a “standard detailing” scheme, etc.

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Takeoff Grid

Choose which fields you see in the Takeoff grid and in which order they appear. Move

items up on list to move them further to the left on the grid. Uncheck the Visible checkbox

to completely hide the field.

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aSa SOFT WARE FORUM 2013

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Using Bar List as a

Quick Detailing Tool

Bar List Tools

Linear Steel Calculator

Spiral Calculator

Detailing Vary Sets

Tie Calculator

New Calculator

Adding Annotations and Comments to a Bar List

Plan and Section Notes

Placing Notes

Images on the Detail Sheet

Bar List Comments

Tag Text / Bar List Messages

Placing Documents

Placing List

Bend Detail

Shape Listing

Detail Sheet

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aSa provides many built-in utilities to help speed up your order entry and to act as a quick

detailing tool outside of a traditional CAD program.

Bar List Tools

o Linear Steel Calculator

Use Linear Steel to take off a run of steel in one direction, such as footings

or walls. Based on settings that you define and the given length, the program

automatically calculates the required number of stock and piece-out bars for

the linear run

In Bar List, click Tools and choose Linear Steel Calculator and enter the

desired lengths in the appropriate fields. When you are finished entering the

lengths, click Calculate and see the calculated results. If you are satisfied

with the results, click the Add Bars button to automatically add these bars to

your bar list

If you have Auto Mark enabled for bent bars, bar marks will

automatically be assigned. If you do not have auto mark turned on,

you will be prompted to add a bar mark for each bent item before

the bar is added to your takeoff grid.

Note: the “S” in the hooks field stands for “standard.” Example, BS90

means both sides have standard 90 degree hooks

o Spiral Calculator

The Spiral Calculator allows you to calculate spiral steel and add it to your

bar list. Although you can enter spirals on the main Bar List screen, Spiral

Calculator gives you greater flexibility by providing the ability to divide a

single spiral into multiple sections.

In Bar List, click Tools and choose Spiral Calculator and enter the desired

lengths in the appropriate fields. When you are finished entering the lengths,

click Calculate and see the calculated results. If you are satisfied with the

results, click the Add Bars button to automatically add these bars to your bar

list.

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Note: Shape refers to the aSa spiral shapes

o X – Circular spirals

o Y – Square spirals

o XM – Mounted circular spirals (with in-place spacers)

o YM – Mounted square spirals (with in-place spacers)

o XL – Loosely mounted circular spirals (spacers not in-place)

o YL - Loosely mounted circular spirals (spacers not in-place)

The Overall Height is the total length of, an example, the column

you are detailing. Section Height is the height of each spiral (if you

are shipping the spiral in multiple sections).

o Vary Sets

Quickly detail a sloping wall or similar structure by doing a takeoff in Bar

List.

To calculate the quantity of bars in the slope, press Enter on your keyboard

in the Quantity field while the field is blank. This allows you to enter the

span and spacing of the bars. Press OK and the quantity is automatically

figured and entered for you. Enter your bar size and shape if needed

Both straight and bent bars can be varied.

Next, enter the first length of your slope in the Length field. This can be

either the longest or the shortest length, it’s up to you.

Then, click the Vary button. Choose the vary code, varying type (bars par set

or by increment) and then enter the last length. If you entered the shortest

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length in the original takeoff field then you would enter the longest length in

the Vary screen.

Note: If you are varying bent bars, fill in the last set of dimensions

for the varying set. You can vary one or more than one leg on bent

bars

To see the details of the vary calculation, click on the Details button.

Lastly, click OK to add the bars to your takeoff

The bars are added as one line in your Takeoff Grid but are shown in detail

on Bar List and other reports

In the Takeoff Grid, vary bars are indicated by having data in the

columns that start with “V” such as VCode, V NoEach, etc.

o Tie Calculator

Access the Tie Calculator from the Tools menu within Bar List.

Quickly add bars to your Bar List by selecting a shape of a tie and the

quantity, dimensions, and bar sizes of ties that you need.

Note: aSa has many built-in ties but you can define your own tie

patterns using aSa Tie Manager. To access Tie Manager, click Tools

and choose Tie Manger. Click the Help button (?) for complete

instructions on using Tie Manager.

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o New in 13.1, a built-in Calculator for quantity and length

In any quantity or length field, type the * key on your keyboard and a

numeric calculator will display. Simply type your math problem and press

Enter for the answer and Enter again to enter this value into the appropriate

field.

Very usefully for doing quick calculations when looking at drawings or

customer orders

Adding Comments to a Bar List

o Four types of messages may be entered and displayed on the Placing List report (see

an example of this report at the end of this handout):

Plan Mark - The placing list report is organized logically by plan/section. On

the placing list, plan marks are preceded by horizontal line separators and

segregate takeoff items.

On any line item, click on the Options button to access the Plan

field to enter your own plan note

This field can be moved to your main Takeoff area by customizing

your Bar List screen.

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Section - The placing list report is organized logically by plan/section. On

the placing list, section identifiers appear to the left of the corresponding

takeoff item.

Similar to Plan, Section can be accessed in the Options menu or

moved to your main Takeoff area by customizing your Bar List

screen

Line Item Placing Note - The placing note is a short message associated with

a takeoff item. On the placing list, the placing note appears to the right of

the corresponding takeoff item.

Placing notes can be entered per line item by clicking the Options

button in Bar List and then clicking the Identifiers tab. This field

cannot be added to your main takeoff area but you can use Default

Values from the Material field to have Placing filled in automatically

for lines that you are about to enter and then change the value when

your placing needs change.

Placing Note - Short - The short placing note continues a line item placing

note, and appears in the Notes column of the report.

Placing Note - Long - A message that breaks across the entire placing list.

Both Placing Notes can be accessed by selecting the Material field

within Bar List and choosing Placing Note. Next, select your type

(short or long) and type in your note

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Both are indicated by a turquoise line in the Takeoff tab of Bar List

with the long note containing a check in the OVR column

(indicating there will be a line break at this note

o Images on the Detail Sheet

Adding images to a Detail Sheet not only helps indicate your placing needs,

it adds a professional and clean look to the report.

To add an image, click the Image button on a takeoff item. Browse to the

location of your picture and click Ok. For each line that you add an image,

Detail Sheet will expand and show the image for those lines. View a sample

of a Detail Sheet with images at the end of this handout

o Bar List Comments

Adding comments to your bar list can help convey messages to your

customers and your coworkers.

To add a Bar List Comment, click on Material from within Bar List and

choose either Bar List Comments Top or Bottom

Comments Top will show at the top of the Bar List report right before

the first takeoff item

Comments Bottom will show at the bottom of the Bar List report

right after the last takeoff item (or after the longest length if that is an

option selected in your Bar List Report Options).

o Tag Text / Bar List Messages

Allows you add a message to visually separate items on your list noting

different groupings of bars.

Checking Separate Item Bundles and Separate Master Bundles allows you to

put multiple items into different bundles or groups even if the lengths or bar

marks may be the same throughout the Bar List.

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You can also add a different release description, drawing number, or

reference to those items

Caution: If “Automatic Bar List Message” is checked, fields overwrite

the default Description, Drawing, and Reference from the Bar List

header information. If this is not checked, the changes only appear

within the Bar List takeoff area and on the Bar List report.

To access this feature, click Tag Text / Bar List Message from the Material

field in Bar List

Placing Documents

o Placing List

A list of all the steel for a particular release with placing notes and placing

references to design drawings. A bend detail is often created to accompany

the placing list.

Access this report within Bar List by clicking Reports and choosing Placing

List.

An example of this report is at the end of this handout.

o Bend Detail

A table of bent bars and their dimensions. A Bend Detail is often created

with a corresponding Placing List.

Access this report within Bar List by clicking Reports and Bend Detail.

An example of this report is at the end of this handout.

o Shape Listing

Print and view a list of all of your special shapes (for your whole company,

by job, or by job library).

Access this report within Bar List by clicking Reports and choosing Shape

Listing.

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Choose a job to look at only special shapes for a job, or leave Job blank to

see all of the special shapes for your company. Or, select Control Code /

Library to look at specials shapes only for a certain bend library or control

code.

An example of this report is at the end of this handout

o Detail Sheet

A list of all the steel for a particular release with placing notes and placing

references to design drawings, similar to the Placing List. Straight and bent

bars are listed together on the Detail Sheet, and it often includes placing

and/or bending illustrations.

Access this report within Bar List by clicking Reports and choosing Detail

Sheet.

A Detail Sheet can be highly customized with multiple designs being

created. To choose an existing design, click on the Report Options tab and

choose a design.

Note: To create your own Detail Sheet Design, go to the main aSa

Menu and click Bar List one time, then go to Tools and choose

Detail Sheet Designer. Consult the Help menu on how to create

your own design or contact aSa.

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An example of this report is at the end of this handout.

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Section Mark Mult Qty Size Length Bar Mark

Left

EP

Right

EP Placing Note

1PagePlacing List08-0120Job ID:

R2-ADwg:

Pyro Gel Construction Co.Cust:Grove Elementary SchoolJob:

FOUNDATION STEELDesc:

2GGCtrl Code:

62Rel No:

Dwg Ref:

BAR LIST COMMENTS TOP GO HERE

B-2Plan Mark:

8 9 10-03

4 8 7-06 EXTEND OUT 5-6

8 4 4A12 @18"

A-1Plan Mark:

8 10 10A1 FTG. TYPE F-1

12 5 9-06

18 6 6-06

A-2Plan Mark:

6 10 10A1 FTG. TYPE F-4

2 6 6A2 DWLS TO GR.BEAM

24 8 9-06 12 E.W.

A-3Plan Mark:

6 10 10A1

24 8 9-06 12 E.W.

A-4Plan Mark:

6 8 8A3 FTG. TYPE F-1

2 6 6A2 DWLS TO GR.BEAM

12 5 9-06

18 6 6-06

B-1Plan Mark:

6 10 10A22 FTG. TYPE F-Z

2 6 6A23 DWLS TO GR.BEAM

24 5 7-06 12 E.W.

B-3Plan Mark:

4 8 8A24 FTG. TYPE F-2

24 5 7-06 12 E.W.

C-2Plan Mark:

4 8 8A24 FTG. TYPE F-2

24 5 7-06 12 E.W.

C-3Plan Mark:

4 8 8A24 FTG. TYPE F-2

24 5 7-06 12 E.W.

B-4Plan Mark:

3 3 3A28 @12"

4 8 8A27 FTG. TYPE F-3

12 6 7-06

20 7 5-06

C-4Plan Mark:

3 3 3A28 @12"

4 8 8A27 FTG. TYPE F-3

12 6 7-06

20 7 5-06

C-1Plan Mark:

6 10 10A22 FTG. TYPE F-2

24 5 7-06 12 E.W.

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Size

Bar

Mark

Left

EP V

Bend

Shape A B C D E F/R G H J KLength

Right

EP O

10A37 10 31 16-05 3-01 1-001 12-04 0-03 1-00 16-05

10A35 10 31 13-09 3-05 1-01 9-032 0-032 1-002 13-09

10A25 10 2 9-04 1-10 7-06

10A22 10 2 6-04 1-10 4-06

10A11 10 31 16-09 3-05 1-01 12-032 0-032 1-002 16-09

10A1 10 2 6-10 1-10 5-00

8A38 8 31 15-05 2-01 1-001 12-04 0-022 1-00 15-05

8A34 8 31 12-05 2-01 1-001 9-04 0-022 1-00 12-05

8A33 8 31 15-05 2-01 1-053 11-103 0-04 1-051 15-05

8A31 8 31 12-05 2-01 1-053 8-103 0-04 1-051 12-05

8A3 8 2 5-07 1-04 4-03

8A27 8 2 8-07 1-04 7-03

8A24 8 2 5-01 1-04 3-09

8A16 8 2 34-03 1-04 32-112

8A13 8 2 33-00 1-04 31-082

7A18 7 2 26-09 1-02 25-07

7A17 7 2 28-03 1-02 27-01

6A4 6 2 3-09 1-00 2-09

6A23 6 2 4-00 1-00 3-00

6A21 6 2 16-05 1-00 14-05 1-00

6A2 6 2 4-06 1-00 3-06

5A7 5 2 5-08 0-10 4-10

5A5 5 2 3-04 0-10 2-06

4A6 4 2 4-00 0-08 3-04

4A14 4 2 2-10 0-08 2-02

4A12 4 T3 9-08 8-073 1-00 2-09

3A9 3 T2 5-08 0-04 1-03 1-03 1-03 1-03 0-04

3A32 3 T2 3-00 0-04 0-07 0-07 0-07 0-07 0-04

3A30 3 T5 1-05 0-042 0-09 0-04

3A28 3 T2 3-08 0-04 0-09 0-09 0-09 0-09 0-04

3A26 3 T2 4-08 0-04 1-03 0-09 1-03 0-09 0-04

3A20 3 S6 4-06 0-04 1-07 0-08 1-07 0-04

3A15 3 S6 6-06 0-04 2-07 0-08 2-07 0-04

3A10 3 T5 1-11 0-042 1-03 0-04

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1 of 1PageBend Detail08-0120Job ID:

R2-ADwg:

Pyro Gel Construction Co.Cust:

Grove Elementary SchoolJob:

FOUNDATION STEELDesc:

2GGCtrl Code:

62Release:

Dwg Ref:

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H80 HJ1 HJ2 L1

L2 L29 RABI

Shape Listing

Company ASA Special Shapes

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BAR LIST COMMENTS TOP GO HERE

X8 9 10-03 279

X4 8 7-06 80 EXTEND

OUT 5-6

X8 4 9-08 4A12 52 T3 8-073 1-00 2-09 @18"

X8 10 6-10 10A1 235 2 1-10 5-00 FTG.

TYPE F-1

X12 5 9-06 119

X18 6 6-06 176

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1 of 25

Drawing

R2-A

Drawing Description

FOUNDATION STEEL

ReferenceMaterial

Rebar, Grade 60, Black

Detailer Initals

TB

Customer Name

Pyro Gel Construction Co.

Control Code

Job Name

Grove Elementary School

Release Number

62-

Job Number

08-0120

15668PAMurrysville

1000 Grandview Avenue

aSa Rebar Fabricators

PLC Qty Size Length Mark Lbs Shape A B C D E F/R G H J K O Notes

V2.0 Thursday, March 07, 2013 6:44:51 AMControl Code: 2GG 1 of 25

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