What this tutorial demonstrates
ReoMark provides a structured digital environment for preparing reinforcement markups
from the structural engineer to the production and drafting team. Reinforcement is modelled
directly over the floor plan, allowing bottom, top, integrity, additional and shear
reinforcement to remain clear and coordinated.
The same model produces a reinforcement quantity take-off. This gives the engineer early
visibility of tonnage and makes it possible to compare alternative bar diameters and spacings,
identify reinforcement-heavy areas and improve the efficiency of the design before documentation
is complete.
The quantities can then support project cost planning and sustainability assessment through
RateKALC and GreenKALC. The objective is not simply to minimise steel, but to establish realistic
quantities early and maintain them as the architectural and structural design develops.
Learning outcomes
- Understand why preliminary reinforcement quantities affect feasibility and cost plans.
- Create clear digital reinforcement markups for drafting and production teams.
- Generate reinforcement quantities directly from the marked-up floor plan.
- Review reinforcement by layer, bar diameter and reinforcement type.
- Compare alternative bar sizes and spacings to optimise tonnage.
- Relate reinforcement and concrete quantities to cost and embodied carbon.
- Maintain quantity targets from preliminary design through detailed documentation.