1. A Step-by-Step Procedure for Preparing BBS Sheets with Manual Entry of Each Bar is shown here
Select BarBeQue 2009 Icon From Desktop Start Program BarBeQue from above List

2. Program has 3 Options for Preparing BBS Procedure for First Option is Shown Here

3. Select Create New BBDB file option To Start a New Database File

4. Press Create New Folder Button to Create a New Folder under BQ2009Projects

5. Change New Folder Name as Desired

6. New Folder Name is Changed to Project1

7. Press Save Button to Save the file and Close New BBS Database Dialog Box

8. Select Options Shown above for Deducting Bar Lengths as per BS 8666 with r factor

9. Enter Your Company Name & Project Name as desired
Enter Your Company Name & Project Name as desired. Leave Singnatory Name Blank if Not required.

10. Enter Sheet No. , Sheet Title and Other Information as Desired
Enter Sheet No., Sheet Title and Other Information as Desired. You can Leave it Blank if Not required.

11. Select Option for data Entry

12. Grid Control Dialog Box for entering Bar Data
Grid Control Dialog Box for entering Bar Data. Use AddRow Button to Add Multiple Rows

13. A New row with Default Data will Appear

14. Enter Member Name, Bar Mark, No
Enter Member Name, Bar Mark, No. of Bars Click on Shape Code to Open a Dialog Box

15. Click on Show Shapes Button to Display various Bar shapes available in program

16. Shape Code 00 means Straight Bar, 11 means one bend, 21 means two bends etc.

17. Enter Bar dimensions A, B, C, D etc
Enter Bar dimensions A, B, C, D etc. Program calculates Cut Length of Bar

18. Data for a Footing with 2 types of Bars are shown above
Data for a Footing with 2 types of Bars are shown above. Data for typical Column follows

19. Internal Dimensions are to entered only for Link Shapes
Internal Dimensions are to entered only for Link Shapes. External Dimensions for others

20. Press OK after Data is entered for Sample One Footing & One Column

21. Program generates BBS Sheet with Sketches of each Bar in CAD compatible Drawing format

22. Right Click on the View and Use Zoom Window option to enlarge View
Right Click on the View and Use Zoom Window option to enlarge View. Pan Option to shift.

23. Enlarged View of the BBS Sheet (Left portion)

24. Enlarged View of the BBS Sheet (Right portion)

25. Diameter wise Break-up of Steel in BBS Sheet

26. Use Settings menu to change Parameters, Project Title and Sheets Titles.

27. Select Bar Length Deduction Formula as Desired

28. Use SAVE option from FILE menu to save the BBS Sheet Data entered

29. Data is saved in a database file with BBDB extension.
BBS Sheet saved in DXF file compatible with CAD package
Text Report saved in TXT file compatible with Text Editor

30. From WINDOWS menu, Select BBS REPORT option to Display TEXT Report without Sketch

31. Right Click on the View and Select EDIT option to open TEXT Report in EDITPAD

32. Printout of TEXT Report with EDITPAD Text Editor is useful for Checking the Data Entered Manually.

33. Select PRINT PREVIEW option to position the View for direct printing through BarBeQue

34. Give PRINT command for printing

35. Use Select BBS Sheet option to Display List of Sheets in Current file.

36. Select NEW button to ADD a New Sheet

37. Data for Plinth Beams entered in 2nd Sheet.

38. Use TOTAL QUANTITY REPORT option from TOOLS menu to generate Summary

39. Select Number of Sheets to be included in Summary of Total Quantity

40. Total Quantity Report saved in DXF and TXT files.

41. Steel Quantity Summary with Diameter wise Break-up

42. Select EXIT to Quit the program.

43. This Completes Sample Program Run with Manual Data Entry
This Completes Sample Program Run with Manual Data Entry. Preferred Option for BBS.