Use this procedure to add, remove, or edit a custom profile component for an individual railing in any of the display representations used for plan views. If you are adding a new profile, you must first create the necessary profile definition.
- Double-click the railing.
- On the Properties palette, click the Display tab.
- Under the General category, for Display component, verify that *NONE* is selected.
- For Display controlled by, select This object. Note: To apply your changes to all railings in the drawing, select Drawing default setting. To apply changes to all railings of this style, select Railing Style:<style name>.
- For Display representation, verify that the desired display representation is selected.
- If necessary, expand Object Display Properties
Advanced, and for Custom profile display, click 
(the number in parentheses indicates the number of profiles currently attached to the railing). - If you want to turn off the display of custom profiles for this railing without removing them, select Disable Custom Profiles.
- Specify whether to add, edit, or remove a profile component:
If you want to… Then… add a new profile component click Add, and then click Select Profile, select the profile, and click OK. edit an existing profile component select the component to edit, and click Edit. remove an existing profile component select the component, click Remove, and click OK. - Specify the scale of the custom profile:
If you want to… Then… use the profile at its drawn size clear all options under Scale to Fit. scale the custom profile to the width of the object to which it is attached select Width. scale the custom profile to the depth of the object to which it is attached select Depth. scale the custom profile to the height of the object to which it is attached select Height. lock the XY shape of the object select Lock Ratio. If the object is scaled in one direction to fit another criterion for Scale to Fit, the entire custom profile is scaled equally. add the selected profile to the railings between the selected components select Between Comp. (Baluster, Fixed Post, and Dynamic Posts are the only valid component selections.) - Specify the Mirror In direction, if necessary:
If you want to… Then… create a mirror of the component in the X direction, along the length of the railing select Mirror X. create a mirror of the component in the Y direction, across the width of the railing select Mirror Y. - Specify the angle to rotate the component in the Z direction, if necessary.
- Specify the location of the insertion point in relation to the object:
If you want to… Then… specify the location of the X insertion point select Left, Center, or Right for X. specify the location of the Y insertion point select Front, Center, or Back for Y. Specify the post orientation relative to the up and down directions on a stair run in plan view as shown in the following illustration:
Specify the post orientation relative to the up and down directions on a stair run in elevation view as shown in the following illustration:
- Specify the insertion offset for the component in the X and Y directions.
- Specify the type of railing component that the profile represents:
If you want to… Then… represent balusters with the selected profile select Baluster for Component. represent fixed posts with the selected profile select Fixed Post for Component. represent dynamic posts with the selected profile select Dynamic Post for Component. replace the current baluster, fixed post, or dynamic post with the selected profile select Replace. add a guardrail to the selected profile select Guardrail for Component. add a handrail to the selected profile select Handrail for Component. add a bottom rail to the selected profile select Bottomrail for Component. The two groups of components are mutually exclusive, so selecting an object from one column makes the other unavailable. You can select more than one object in each column, and apply the profile to each selected component. For example, you can use the same profile for the fixed posts and dynamic posts.
- Specify where the profile is applied to the components:
If you want to… Then… apply the profile to all instances of the selected components select All for Attach to. apply the profile to the first instance of the selected component, based on the direction the railing was drawn select First for Attach to. apply the profile to the last instance of the selected component, based on the direction the railing was drawn select Last for Attach to. apply the profile to a selected number of components select Selection for Attach to. The components are numbered in the order the railing was drawn. - Click OK.
You can also specify custom profile display properties through the railing’s context menu, as follows:
- Right-click the railing, and click Edit Object Display.
- Click the Display Properties tab.
- Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and select Object Override.
- If necessary, click
. - Click the Other tab.
- Add, edit, or remove custom profiles as explained in the previous procedure.