Bar Bending Schedule

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Bend radius applies to general bends (single/double/offset/triple). Standard hooks and stirrup hooks use ACI 318's own minimum bend diameters automatically, regardless of this setting.

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Cut and Bending Details

Standard stock lengths:

Dimensions A–E accept feet-inches (e.g. 2'-6", 2'-6 1/2"), shorthand 2-6 (= 2'-6"), or plain inches (e.g. 30) in Imperial mode, or plain millimeters in Metric mode.

Grade is the bar's minimum yield strength in ksi per ASTM A615/A706 (e.g. Grade 60 = 60,000 psi yield) — Grade 60 is the standard default for most U.S. reinforced concrete. Grade is a specification reference only; it doesn't affect cut length or weight, since steel density is the same across grades.

Saved in this browser only — your schedule stays on this device unless you export it. Clearing browser data will erase it.

Stock Summary — by Diameter & Grade

Not Utilized (NU) Waste Summary — by Diameter & Grade

Leftover material that no other row's demand drew from — genuinely wasted, not reused.

What to cut from each stock bar, so the yard and the cutting floor work from the same pattern. Identical bars are grouped (for example “4 bars: 3 × B1 + 1 × B3”). Offcut from one bar mark is reused for another of the same size and grade wherever it fits. The same plan is added to the PDF export.

Enter your own prices — nothing here is a market quote. Prices are saved in this browser only. A price typed on a row overrides the default price for that size.

Optional extras. Leave them blank to leave them out. Tie wire and chair use varies by crew and job, so enter your own figures.

One line per bar mark — a clean reference for the cutting floor, without the working columns used to build the schedule.

Shape Reference

🆕 What's New

Last updated: October 10, 2026

For everyone

• PDF Rebar Takeoff: open a drawing, set its scale from a known dimension, trace bars (or count them, or spread them at a spacing), press Enter, check the bar details and add them to the schedule. Traces stay linked to their rows, can be saved as a project file, and can be exported as an annotated drawing with bar marks and a legend
• Splices and development lengths: ACI 318-19 lap and development lengths by bar size, plus the extra steel for bars longer than your stock bars, with an option to add it to the cost estimate
• Print-ready cutting list (PDF and Excel): a pop-up lets you pick the options. Your logo, project, client and location, summary totals, shape drawings with dimensions, Cut and Bent tick boxes, stock to order, cutting plan and sign-off lines
• Proposal PDF: create a one-page proposal from your schedule and prices, with optional tie wire and chairs, notes and terms, a lump-sum option and a signature line
• Paste a whole bar list: paste many lines (or a table copied from Excel with a header row) into Quick Entry; every line is checked, and only the ones that make sense are added
• Unit switch converts: changing between Metric and Imperial now converts the lengths already in the table, and moves bar sizes to the nearest standard size
• Starting card: an empty schedule now offers five ways to begin: type a bar, start from a member, load an example, open a saved file, or restore your last schedule
• Save and open: save the schedule to a file; paid members can open it again later, on any device. Your last schedule is also kept in this browser so you can restore it after a refresh
• Export to Excel (paid members): download the schedule, stock summary and cutting plan as an .xlsx workbook
• Simple and Detailed view: the table now shows the columns you need by default; switch to Detailed for weights per unit and stock columns
• Quick Entry: type a bar the way you would say it (for example 24 #4 straight 10'-6") and press Enter to add a finished row
• Presets: fill the schedule from a slab or footing mat, beam, column or wall by entering its size and bar layout
• Automatic checks: warnings for empty or unreadable dimensions, duplicate bar marks, bars longer than your stock lengths, likely unit slips and bend radius below the ACI 318 minimum
• Cutting Plan: a bar-by-bar plan showing exactly what to cut from each stock bar, with offcut and percentage waste, also included in the PDF
• Cost Estimate: enter your own price per ton (or tonne), add fabrication and markup, and export the result to CSV
• Company logo now saves permanently and shows for every visitor, not just your own browser session
• Cursor now auto-focuses on the Bar Mark field whenever "+ Add Bar Mark" is clicked
• Remove buttons across all three calculators now show a 🗑️ icon instead of text
• Rebuilt as a full Bar Bending Schedule table using ACI/CRSI shape codes, replacing the original single-entry weight calculator
• Added "Vertical Drop with Diagonal Riser" and "Symmetric Dip / Trough" shape codes
• Added a Grade column (33 / 40 / 60 / 75 / 80) per ASTM A615/A706
• Dimension fields A–E now accept feet-inch shorthand (e.g. 2-6 becomes 2'-6") and auto-format as you type
• Numbers now display with comma separators for readability (e.g. 1,850 ft)
• Page widened to full width with clearer column dividers and wrapped headers
• Automatic inactivity clearing removed; save or export your schedule before closing
• Page now auto-refreshes to the latest version when it's updated, so you're never stuck on an outdated copy
• Deleting a row now asks for confirmation before removing it

For paid members

• Export to Excel: schedule, stock summary and cutting plan in one workbook (trial accounts get one free export)
• Open saved schedule files on any device
• Restore your last schedule after a refresh or a closed tab

For admin accounts

• Added standard stock-length checkboxes (20/40 ft, or 6/7.5/9/10.5/12 m) with automatic cutting-stock optimization
• New Stock Length and Stock Weight columns show the optimal stock bars needed per row, including realistic order weight
• Leftover offcut from one bar mark can now be automatically reused for another of the same diameter and grade, cutting total waste
• Added a Stock Summary panel below the table, broken down by diameter and grade, smallest first, with a grand total
• Grand Total row now also shows Total Waste and Total Stock Weight across the whole schedule
• Waste is now shown in feet-inches format (e.g. 4'-9") in Imperial mode, not decimal feet
• Only admin accounts can now upload or change the company logo — visitors see it but can't click to change it
• Save icon now turns green once a row matches what's saved in the database, and reverts if you edit it again afterward
• Added a per-row Save button — save or update a single bar entry without syncing the whole schedule
• Deleting a saved row now also removes it from the project database, not just the table
• Project Code is now a dropdown of your saved projects — pick one and it loads automatically
• Added Project Name, Location, and Client fields, tied to each Project Code
• Sync and Restore now require a Project Code and Project Name first, to keep saved data organized
• Added Update Project Info and Delete Project actions for managing an entire project at once