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Group rebar columns
Enter rebar data
33 Select both the Bottom Bars and Top Bars headings.
34 On the Options bar, click Group.
A new blank cell is created above the columns.
35 Click the new heading, and enter REBAR.
36 Enter the following rebar set information for each rebar instance as follows:
■ For Joists B1, under Bottom Bars, enter 2-#7A 1-#7B, and under Top Bars, enter 2-#5 C.
■ For Joists B2, under Bottom Bars, enter 2-#6A 1-#6B, and under Top Bars, select 2-#5C.
■ For Joists B3, under Bottom Bars, enter 2-#5A 1-#5B, and under Top Bars, select2-#5C.
The schedule is updated with the joist information.
37 Click File menu ➤ Close.
To save changes, click File menu ➤ Save As, and save the exercise file with a unique name, or
close the exercise file without saving changes. The next exercise uses a new training file.
38 Proceed to the next exercise, Creating an Instance Schedule on page 279.
Creating an Instance Schedule
In this exercise, you create a formula to calculate the unit cost for each joist instance, as well as the total
cost of all structural items for the ground level of the structure.
Training File
■ Click File menu ➤ Open.
■ In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Metric\m_RST_Schedules_Formula.rvt.
Create the formula
1 In the Project Browser, under Schedules/Quantities, double-click Ground Level Concrete Beam
Schedule.
2 Right-click the open area next to the schedule, and click View Properties.
3 In the Element Properties dialog, under the Fields parameter, click Edit for Value.
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