Use the options on the Kick plates tab to define parameters of railing kick plates.
A kick plate is a vertical plate that is the bottom limitation of a railing, and is welded to the railing posts. If Insert kick plate is not selected, a kick plate will not be generated. In order to generate a kick plate, select Insert kick plate.
Kick plate profile and family type are selected from the selection lists in the upper part of the dialog. Profiles there are those defined in the Profile list dialog, and families are those defined in the Family manager dialog.
Kick plates are always flat profiles set parallel to the polyline that defines the railing shape (see the drawing below). The beginning/end of a kick plate is aligned (facing operation) to the edge of the first/last post. Available positions of the kick plate with respect to the railing posts:
- Internal surface - welded to the internal surface of posts
- Axis (intermittent) - in the axis of posts
- External surface - welded to the external surface of posts (as shown in the drawing below).
If Axis (intermittent) is selected, the kick plate is made of separate segments fixed between the railing posts (see the drawing below). The kick plate is set in the axis of posts and welded to external surfaces of posts by means of butt welds. Individual segments of kick plates have to be fitted exactly to the spacing between the railing posts.
Specify additional kick plate parameters:
- Clearance - distance between the 0 level and the lower edge of a kick plate (see the drawing above)
- Radius of bending - if a kick plate should be curved, specify a value of the radius of bending
- Weld thickness - thickness of a fillet weld joining the kick plate to the railing posts
At the bottom of the dialog is the Use template selection field, which contains user-defined templates (schemes) of railings. After you define railing geometry, you can save the settings by typing a name in the Use template field and clicking Save as template. In the future, after you begin to define a railing, you can select the name of a saved template so that all its parameters will be applied to the new railing.
Use the buttons at the bottom of the dialog:
- Apply - after you click this, the railing defined in the dialog is generated on screen without closing the dialog. This lets you check whether the railing has been generated correctly.
- OK - click this button to generate the defined railing and close the dialog.
- Hide - after you click this, the dialog is no longer visible on screen. To restore the dialog display on screen, press Esc.
- Close - click this to close the dialog without generating the railing.