.You can draw a Circle shape by clicking the Draw
menu > Draw Solid Shape > Circle command or by clicking the
associated toolbar button, .
Following are the shape properties associated with the Circle shape.
Type: This item is Circle to identify the type of solid shape. It is not editable by the user.
Material: The default material property for Circle shapes is Concrete (CONC). To change this item right click in the cell and select any available material property in the resulting drop-down box.
Color: This item controls the color of the fill for the shape. Left click on the cell to bring up the Color form where you can set the color for the fill.
X Center: The Section Designer X coordinate of the center of the bounding box for the shape. Changing this coordinate relocates the shape.
Y Center: The Section Designer Y coordinate of the center of the bounding box for the shape. Changing this coordinate relocates the shape.
Diameter: The diameter of the circle.
Reinforcing: This item is only visible if the material property associated with the shape has a Concrete design type. The value of this item is either Yes or No. Setting it to Yes allows you to specify the number of equally spaced bars, the bar cover and the bar size. If you set this item to No you can still use the Draw menu > Draw Reinforcing Shape command to place rebar in the shape.
# of Bars: This item is only visible if the Reinforcing item is set to Yes. It is the number of equally spaced bars for the circular reinforcing.
Rotation: Angle (in degrees) measured from the Section Designer X-Axis to the first bar as illustrated in the sketch below. This item allows you to rotate the reinforcing steel associated with the shape to any angle. Note that the shape is rotated about the center of the bounding rectangle.
Bar Cover: This item is only visible if the Reinforcing item is set to Yes. It is the clear cover for the specified rebar.
Bar Size: This item is only visible if the Reinforcing item is set to Yes. It is the size of the reinforcing bar.
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