Define reinforcing bar bending shapes in Rebar shape manager
With Rebar shape manager you can establish your own rules for defining the bending shapes. When you define your own reinforcing bar bending shapes and shape codes, an .xml file called RebarShapeRules.xml is created in the current model folder.
In addition, Tekla Structures installation contains by default another .xml file called RebarShapeRules.xml. This file contains the most typical bending shapes in your environment, and it is located in the ..\ProgramData\Trimble\Tekla Structures\<version>\environments\<environment>\system folder.
When you define new shapes, the shapes in the default RebarShapeRules.xml rule file can be appended to your own shapes. Tekla Structures reads valid RebarShapeRules.xml rule files in the model, project, firm, and system folders in that order. When the shape codes and report field values are applied, Tekla Structures uses the first matching shape in a RebarShapeRules.xml file which is found first based on the search order. If a shape is unknown according to the definitions in the first RebarShapeRules.xml file, only then the next rule file (or files) will be used. All the found bending shapes are displayed in Rebar shape manager.