Generates a regular division of bars consisting of a Standard Part or Semi-finished product as a 2D projection in an area.

To generate a bar division you must specify an area. All other parameters are defined in a dialog box.

When you execute the command, the following appears:

Once the area has been determined, the Dialog box Bar division appears where you can define all other parameters.

In the Bar division dialog box you will see on the left side the Display section with the dynamic preview. On the right side there is the Operating section with the Tab Properties and Manager.

The preview shows the selected area with the bar division. It provides a visual check of the settings made.

Axes
Turns center lines of the bars on or off.

Hidden lines
Switches the hidden lines on or off.

Contour edges
Switches the contour edges for profiles on or off. The tick box only has an effect for profiles with rounding. For example, if you insert the plan view of a steel U-section.

Clearance dimension
Calculates the distances between the bars according to the clearance dimension.

Center distance
Calculates the distances between the bars according to the center distance.

Maximum
Defines the maximum distance (clearance dimension or center distance, i.e. unit spacing). The actual distance is calculated from this value and the size of the area.

Current
Shows the calculated, actual spacing between the bars. The actual spacing is the largest possible distance between the bars below the defined maximum distance.

Bars
Shows the calculated number of bars. It arises from the defined distance and the size of the area.

UCS (OCS)
Aligns the bars according to the User Coordinate System (UCS). During editing the Object Coordinate System (OCS) of the outline is shown instead of the UCS. This corresponds to the UCS which was active when the bar division was generated.

Baseline
Aligns the bars according to a baseline of the outline. You can click the baseline directly in the preview. The selected baseline is shown in red.

Vertical
Aligns the bars vertically to the UCS (OCS) or to the baseline.

Horizontal
Aligns the bars horizontally to the UCS (OCS) or to the baseline.

Orthogonal
Generates bars with an orthogonal cutting.

Outline
Generates bars with a cutting on the external outline of the surrounding area.

Here you can choose the profile for the bar division. Possible profiles are standard parts and semi-finished products.

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Depending on the selection, this opens the Dialog box Standard Parts or the Dialog box Semi-finished product where you can select the required profile.

Using the view buttons, you can select whether the bars are inserted as a plan view, bottom view or a view from the right or left. You see the selected view directly in the profile preview.

You will find further information in the section Object views.

You will find a detailed description of the Administration section in the Chapter Management of objects.

Click OK to terminate the dialog box. The bar division is inserted directly into the selected area.

Cancel closes the dialog box and all settings are discarded.

To make changes to the division you can double click an existing bar division or select it with the command Modify object. Changes can then be made in the Dialog box Bar division.

To obtain an output of the bars (bar diagrams or lists), you have to carry out the following two tasks: