Self-Learning Programme

3. Job Preferences

Menu : Detailing / Job Properties / Job Preferences (Button)
Command : jp
Job Properties:-
Properties required for detailing the job has to be set using Job properties
menu. We can set the properties like, Job details, cover details to be used in the
drawing for the job, Location of Takeoff folder, Bid items, Bar defaults and Job
preferences. (Detailing Code, special bend files, Format of BBS, Bar mark,
Callout, Label, Title Block, and CAD Standards etc).
This settings file is known as Job settings file (.*jsf).
Exercise: -
To create new Job settings file
Detailing / Job Properties: Select the Detailing code.
Detailing / Job Properties / Job Preferences: -
The following points explain how to create the new job settings file.
1) Select the Detailing Code – ACI 315_99
Detailing settings file – ACI 315_99
2) Report: User can create different types of BBS format and Placing List formats
a) BBS Formats: -

3.Bar mark: -
Exercise-1: -
a) Create a settings for Bar mark = A001
i) Bar mark syntax – Bar no only selected from the available field
ii) Assign bar marks for straight bars – selected
Exercise-2 -
a) Create a settings for Bar mark which shows the bar size, bend alias and Leg
values.
iii) Retain bar mark is should not be selected for new drawing. This option can
be selected and use it for the Revision works drawing.
iv) Bend alias - Not applicable
v) Barmark affecting factors :
1.Bar size
2.Bend type
3.End preparations
4.Leg values were selected from the available field.
(Alpha code and Element mark are not selected)
vi)Starting number for bar mark – 001 and max.no of characters in barmark – 6.
vii) Bar marks settings for varying bars – Single bar mark for varying set with
varying suffix option is selected.
Viii) Bar mark based on Element mark is not selected. No fixed bar marks are
required.

4.Callout :-
i)Callout format for Straight bars :-
1.Places = 6x2x16 # 6 23’9” @ 24” VEF (EP) LE : CP
2.x
3.Layer
4.x
5.Quantity
6.space
7.Bartype
8.barsize
9.space
10.Total Length
11.space
12.spacing
13.space
14.Remarks
15.space
16.coatings
17.spacerequired.
Callout :-
18.End preparation
ii) Callout format for Bend bars:
1.Places = 6x2x16 # 6 6A004 @ 24” VEF (EP) LE : CP
2.x
3.Layer
4.x
5.Quantity
6.space
7.Bartype
8.barsize
9.space
10.Bar mark
11.space
12.spacing
13.space
14.Remarks
15.space
16.coatings
17.space
18.End preparation
ii)Format of ALT Bars spacing – Double spacing is selected.
iii)Auto clouds rebar objects for revisions are selected and Auto cloud for
Revision greater than 0 is given.
iv)Revision border block is selected.
v)Callout positioning from insertion point – 2” given in X & Y direction.

5.Labels: -
i) Straight bar Label format: -
1.Bar type = #6 23’9”@24” VERT (EP) LE : CP
2.Bar size
3.space
4.Total length
5.space
6.spacing
7.Remarks
8.coating
9.Space
10.End preparations
ii) Bend bar Label format: -
1.Bar type = #6 6A005 @ 24” VERT (EP) LE : CP
2.Bar size
3.space
4.Bar mark
5.space
6.spacing
7.Remarks
8.coating
9.Space
10.End preparations
ii) Label positioning from insertion point – 2” given in X & Y direction.

6.CAD Standards: -
i) RGS-Rebar Imperial A1 Sheet selected for Title block
ii) Rebar & View – Rebar layer for Rebar and Rebar – view layer for view
iii) Rebar – Range layer for Range, cover layer for cover lines
iv) Range blocks and revision blocks are selected.
v) Call out – Rebar-callout layer and text style – callout text
vi) Label – Rebar-label layer and text style – label text
vii) Element mark – element mark layer – element mark text
All rebar entities are assigned with respective named layers and text styles.
ix)BBS header Data, Header text, BBS Row Data & BBS Row text are
assigned with same name layers and text styles.
ii) Label positioning from insertion point – 2” given in X & Y direction.

7.Presentation Settings: -
i) Visibility factor for Model space:
Arrowheads, bar donuts, BBS Block, callout, custom text, Dimension text,
Element mark, Elevation block, Label, Range block, Range Donut and Revision
Block all are assigned = 48.
Detailing blocks – 1.
ii) Paper settings for Presentation
a) Range donut size = 0.084inch
b) Text height
BS Block = 0.084inch
Callout = 0.094inch
Element mark = 0.1inch
Label = 0.094inch
c) Bar Donuts
Bar donut for presentation = 0.04inch

8.Others: -
a) Takeoff format file – PLF
b) Truck details -
Truck width – 88 inches
Truck load - 40000lbs
c) Length Details -
Stock length – 480 inches
Shipping length - 540inches
Mill length - 720inches
d) Allow hook value other than standard value is not selected.
e) Maximum detailing length – stock length
f) Maximum length validation based on – Theoretical length
g) Takeoff total length based on -Theoretical length
h) Length Display format = FT’-IN”
i) Leg value rounding factor for straight bar = 1” and Bend bar = 0.5”
j) Total Length rounding factor for straight bar = 1” and Bend bar = 0.5”
k) Length rounding method = nearest
l) Coating abbreviations: -
a) Epoxy - (*EP)
b) Galvanized - (*GV)
c) Dipping - (*DP)
h) Minimum Leg Value for respective Bar sizes: -
# 3 = 4 inches
# 4 = 4.5 inches
# 5 = 5.5 inches
# 6 = 7 inches
# 7 = 8 inches
# 8 = 10 inches
# 9 = 14 inches
# 10= 16 inches
# 11 = 18 inches
#14 = 22 inches
#18 = 29 inches
All settings are finished and saved as a Job settings file.