{"id":33185,"date":"2026-04-27T12:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/technical-manuals\/settings-and-parameters\/drawing-settings-ps-2022\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:37:48","slug":"drawing-settings-ps-2022","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wiki\/drawing-settings-ps-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawing Settings Ps 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"colour\">Drawing Settings affects the drawings generated in ProtaDetails such as scales, label settings and etc. <br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">It is a good practice to check and preset the settings before generating drawings to save time on manual modification in the later stage.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1 id=\"Scales\" class=\"toc_anchors\">Scales<br \/><\/h1>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Scales of drawing can be adjusted in this tab.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-31b078e6736538c5db36a482455d2ccb.png\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%\" \/><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\">Drawing<\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"> :<\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"> <span class=\"colour\">This controls the drawing sheet \/ titleblock size. Content\/Detailed drawing within the sheet is recommended to have the same scale with the drawing (Coeff. = 1) to have similar scale measurement if possible.<\/span><br \/><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-97980045a193ccb64f6f8c510c3aecbd.png\" data-zdeskdocid=\"img_16447671466279123\" class=\"docsimage\" data-zdeskdocselectedclass=\"best\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%;width: 223px;height: auto\" \/><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">If the drawing consists of multiple detail drawing with different scales compare to the drawing scale, user may need to label the scale for each of the detail drawing under it manually in the sheet. Drawing scale can be removed manually in this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Coeff.<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> ratio of drawing scale \/ detail drawing scale.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Please also take note that quantity table &amp; Model info table will follow the scale of drawing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">If the text in the table is very small, this can be adjusted the text size in the layer setting based on the name given in the snapshot below.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.14px\"><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">For example, to adjust the text for form of bar, go to&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Settings<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Layers and Text Styles<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;&gt;<\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;Section&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&gt; change the&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.14px\"><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Section Small Text<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.14px\"><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;size to larger value (mm). Adjust other text if necessary in the layer accordingly. For more information, please refer to our article <\/span>:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/layer-and-color-settings\"><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\">Layer and Color Settings<\/span><\/a><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px;letter-spacing: 0.14px\">\n<div><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.14px\"><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Always redraw\/generate the drawing to have a proper and neat quantity table after adjusting the layers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/destek.protayazilim.com\/api\/v1\/threads\/306520000040693460\/inlineImages\/edbsna91ac8930a760014b5e206e9279e41e87e7fbdf5c3a4663f52a77472a8d9f508cb08487be6089d5c142d0645e6b76e4fbf333c030fad63f76894af7028bb52591551f1d0a49cdb4ce261dbd02377f37c?et=17fce8b8668&amp;ha=7d89413f71162fe6551f6ca0bc95e9579bff6d94cd057265e90329d9c675f2f3&amp;f=3.png\" style=\"border: 0px none;max-width: 100%;cursor: pointer;padding: 0px\" data-zdeskdocid=\"img_3038379794490802\" class=\"docsimage\" data-zdeskdocselectedclass=\"original\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 id=\"Rebar\" class=\"toc_anchors\">Rebar<br \/><\/h1>\n<h2 id=\"General\" class=\"toc_anchors\">General<\/h2>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">General rebar setting for drawing generation can be adjusted in this tab.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" data-zdeskdocselectedclass=\"original\" class=\"docsimage\" data-zdeskdocid=\"img_006673918260912348\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%;width: 1227px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-13e6269cb34ce69559b8b31e12d778d1.png\" \/><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><u><span class=\"colour\">Rebar Length\/Segment\/Spacing Round Step<\/span><\/u><span class=\"colour\"> :&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">Values will be rounded to the nearest the amount specified in this field during drawing generation.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><u><span class=\"colour\">Span Line End Tolerance<\/span><\/u><span class=\"colour\"> :<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\"> To allow length tolerance for slab rebar span line in the drawing.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><u><span class=\"colour\">Concrete Cover<\/span><\/u><span class=\"colour\"> :&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">To preset concrete cover for Design Library (ie. Concrete Corbel, etc.) in ProtaDetails.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><u><span class=\"colour\">Display Hook Lengths<\/span><\/u><span class=\"colour\"> :<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\"> To show the link bend\/hook length in the drawing.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" align-left\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;text-align: left\"><b><u><span class=\"colour\">Display Shearwall Web Bar Hook Lengths<\/span><\/u><span class=\"colour\"> :&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">To show the shearwall web bar hook lengths in the drawing.<\/span><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-8ee112c15227cac651621b6d43ed70f8.png\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%;width: 426px;height: auto\" data-zdeskdocid=\"img_010335197999794099\" class=\"docsimage\" data-zdeskdocselectedclass=\"original\" \/><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Show Segment Length<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To show the bend of rebar length in the drawing.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Show Rebar Quantity<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To show the quantity of rebar in the drawing.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Show Span Line<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To show the slab rebar span line in the drawing.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Maximum Rebar Length<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To set maximum rebar length in the drawing. Rebar that is longer than the specified length will require lapping.&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Rebar Bend Factor<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To set the bending radius factor. Factor limit from 0.1 to 1.0.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Quantity Table<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Template :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To adjust the quantity table&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Shape Display :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To display the rebar shape with\/without dimension in the quantity table.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"Rebar_Label\" class=\"toc_anchors\">Rebar Label<\/h2>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Rebar label setting can be adjusted in this tab.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-c3f19f62b0ae1b8ba94b29cf4a0def79.png\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%;width: 1228px;height: auto\" data-zdeskdocid=\"img_7816757079730281\" class=\"docsimage\" data-zdeskdocselectedclass=\"original\" \/><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Rebar Labels<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Steel Label Template :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To select the steel rebar label arrangement from the given template.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Rebar Group Quantity Separator : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To self define the multiplier symbol for rebar quantity.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Show Rebar Layer Info :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To show the slab rebar layer info (ie. top or bottom steel layer).<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Slab Rebar Layer Separator :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To customize the separator for slab rebar layer.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Arrow Leader Properties<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Arrow End Type : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To select arrow end shape type of the label.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Label Position :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To select steel label position.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Arrow End Size : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To adjust the size of arrow of the annotation.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Definitions<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Example of the rebar parameters, symbol and sample value.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Sample<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Example of rebar label based on the preset label setting.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><span><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Rebar Circle Leader<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To select steel label position for circle rebar.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Link Zone Leader<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To select arrow end shape type of the label for links.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1 id=\"Plan_Details\" class=\"toc_anchors\">Plan Details<br \/><\/h1>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Plan view detail drawing setting can be adjusted in this tab.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-95e4735a353d8014b600fd9e2d6e39ea.png\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Form Plans<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Some of these options can also be configured when generating form plan drawing in &quot;Option 2&quot; in ProtaDetails.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__32xzrw__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><span class=\"colour sty__3j7iii__cls\"><span class=\"size sty__x7l6su__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Print Steel Bar Segment Lengths : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To print&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"size sty__q1796y__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span class=\"colour sty__utf9l5__cls\"><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">the segment length of steel bar (ie. L shape steel bar, the short length and long length) beside the rebar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__vynfq5__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Bar Marks in Detail Drawings (Slab and Footing Details) :&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To show the bar marks in the detail drawings for slab and footing.<\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__vynfq5__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><span class=\"colour sty__wge186__cls\"><span class=\"size sty__hn3m1e__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Show No. of Bars in Bar Label :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;To show the number of rebars infront of the bar label.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__lx4tht__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><span class=\"colour sty__swme7t__cls\"><span class=\"size sty__95slor__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Print Steel Bar Total Length :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;To print the length of steel bar beside of the Bar Label.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__ai5a3z__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><span class=\"colour sty__ohlcki__cls\"><span class=\"size sty__jiblf8__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Print Alternative Layer Information (B1==BB, B2=BT, T1=TT, T2=TB) :&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">This option will change rebar marking from number into alphabet in the back of bar label.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__gan0i8__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><span class=\"colour sty__rhd6z2__cls\"><span class=\"size sty__t5i1zh__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Show Steel Bar Span Lines : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To&nbsp;show the line of spanning range of slab steel bar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__jrhtzz__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><span class=\"size sty__h5dxk6__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Number of Piles :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;To show the pile numbers on plan view.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__m1wl8f__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><span class=\"colour sty__bauabj__cls\"><span class=\"size sty__nsosix__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Draw Steel Members :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;To show steel member such as steel column and beam on plan view.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__m1wl8f__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><span class=\"colour sty__bauabj__cls\"><span class=\"size sty__nsosix__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Slab Load Values :&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To show slab load values on plan view.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Column Application<\/span><\/span><\/u><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> :&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Link Details :&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To hide\/show link details next to its column \/ plan view.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Show Column Rebar Details : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To show column rebar detail in elevation view.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Shear Wall Dimensions : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To show shear wall dimensions.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Column Dimensions :&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">To show column dimensions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><u><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Hatching Options<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/u><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> : <\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">This setting can also be configured when generating form plan drawing in &quot;Option 3&quot; in ProtaDetails.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><span><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Mark Top Most Columns :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"> To mark\/indicate the top most column with a cross sign indicating the column stops\/ends at that particular storey.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<div><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">Column Hatch Pattern :<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;To select the column hatch pattern from the pulldown list. 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