BAR-BE-QUE
Bar Bending Schedule & Quantity Estimation of Reinforcement Steel

Preparation of Reinforcement Bar Bending Schedules for RCC work at construction sites is the most tedious and time-consuming task. The shape of each and every bar is to be derived exactly for cutting. With increasing cost of steel, it has become necessary to minimize the wastage. BarBeQue software takes care of all these aspects. BarBeQue not only have a standalone option for Manual data entry of each bar, but it can also read the Rebar details from CAD drawings directly. It generates Bar Bending Schedule Drawings as per IS & BS codes with Diameters wise break up of Rebar Quantities.

Almost all possible of bar shapes are available in the library, with their formulae for calculating the bar lengths. Dimensions of the bars are entered in user-friendly dialog boxes.

Program stores the data in a MS-ACCESS and MS-EXCEL compatible file formats. Bar Bending Schedule Drawings are compatible with CAD packages.

BarBeQue program can read CAD compatible RCC Detail Drawings showing Reinforcement Bar details. Shape of the Bars and the dimensions are read from the drawing without any user data entry. The associated text giving the information about each bar is also read. Number of bars, spacing of bars, diameter of bars and Member Name etc. are read as Text.

Original drawing read is first displayed in window. Program will automatically give serial number to every bar read and processed bar details are shown in another windows for easier checking of data, as shown below.

BarBeQue is compatible with Formulator, a Revolutionary General purpose Object based Quantity Estimator software by Ensoft. Formulator software comes with a library of various RCC objects like Rectangular Beam, Tapered Beam, Curved Beam, L-shaped column, U-shaped column etc. Formulae for working out the dimensions of all the bars like, main bars, face bars, stirrups and links etc. are pre-defined for these objects. User can add new objects in the library. Bar dimensions required for BarBeQue are generated by Formulator with simple data entry of Object dimensions.Main feature of Bar-Be-Que is that it is not Excel or any spread sheet based. It is complete stand alone software which generates the to-the-scale sketches of each and every bar. Deduction in Bar Length can be done with different ways, as per IS or BS code or standard site practices.

BarBeQue also has a module for generating Optimized Cutting Arrangements for purchased lengths of bars, to minimize the wastage of Steel.