The Module of Rebar Modeling for Chinese Building Standard Detailing Drawings by BIM-based Methods

Reinforcement engineering is one of the most important parts in projects of large reinforced concrete structures. Its quality directly affects the quality of the whole structure. As a matter of fact, many difficulties in rebar engineering remain to be solved, owing to its complexity and variability. Fortunately, the emerging BIM technology can overcome most of the difficulties. To efficiently build up a rebar model of a structure based on the Revit @ software, this study carried out a module for rebar modeling using the Revit @ API and the C# programming language. This module can establish the rebar part of structural elements, according to two-dimensional drawings of a structure. In addition, the module can provide an interface that is easy to be used for those who are not familiar with the standard detailing drawings. Simultaneously, this module generates a database regarding the rebar modeling, which can be further utilized in a future.