Changes between reinforcement detailing 2022 and 2026 (trial)

[CatalinD]

Hello there,

I am using for 3 years now, at work, Reinforcement Detailing 2022, and I wanted to try 2026, installed trial at home and … what a disappointment.

The 2022 version was best tool (for me) to detail rebar using “tag & detail” and “Mark” ribbons.

Now, “shape detail” lost functionality when placing, when adjusting, introduced 3-4 steps after bending shape placement, to move text and more frustrating the imposibility to rotate tag text at 90*. I feel that is worse than standard revit tag.

Moreover the rebar annotation (single and multi) lost the only thing that made sofistik great ( 3 click mark placement) first on rebar, second for arrow position and third for mark position. Now when i place tag it snaps at a certain distance and i need to use”select tag” to move it, when in 2022 i just click and drag.

Bending radius is placed awfull, must drag it in to place. And many more things.

I wonder why this and what was the problem before!?

[anzek]

Regarding the imposibility to rotate tag - the one that you showed in snapshot.

As far as I figure it out, the Sofistik “Shape Detail tool” now works in a way that if you have a standard shaped rebar set (in your case it’s probably Rebar Shape: “M_T1”), the tool will automatically choose Revit’s default tool for shape detail.

And with that tool you can rotate the text in properties:

[CatalinD]

Hello there, I know that,

In 2022 you hit “space” on tag or bending detail and it rotates. Tag can also rotate freely without bending detail. Here i must “select tag” to drag it, it does not rotate at “space” even if I select it. The only option is to select with mouse and click on the Properties Ribbon - tag position option.

This process is annoying, verry slow and does not give the final results as 2022 version, unfortunately.