Edit Baluster Placement Dialog: Posts

Use the Posts section of the Edit Baluster Placement dialog to customize posts for railings.

Select a railing, and click Edit Type on the Properties palette. In the Type Properties dialog, for Baluster Placement, click Edit.

Note: Changes made to the type properties affect all railings of this type in the project. To create a new railing type, click Duplicate.
Property Description
Name The name of a specific post within the baluster.
Baluster Family The post family. Alternately, you can select None or Default.
Base Specifies where the bottom of the post is placed: at the top of the rail, bottom of the rail, or top of the host. A host can be a level, floor, stair, or ramp.
Base offset The negative or positive vertical distance between the bottom of the post and the base.
Top Specifies where the top of the post is placed (usually a rail). Values are the same as Base.
Top offset The negative or positive vertical distance between the top of the post and the top.
Space The amount of space you need to move the post left or right from a given position. For example, for a beginning post, you may need to move the post 4 inches to the left to make it flush with the railing. In this case, you would set space to –4 inches.
Offset The distance to the inside or the outside of the railing path.
Corner Posts At Specifies where corner posts are located along the railing segment.
Angle A value specifying the angle at which a post is added. This is used when Angles Greater Than is selected for Corner Posts At.