Railing Settings Dialog Box

Specifies default settings for creating railings.

Geometry

Sets the geometry settings for railings. Numerical values indicated in parentheses correspond to the labeled geometry in the preview image.

Handrail Height (1)

Specifies the height of handrails.

1st Mid Rail Height (2)

Specifies the height of the first mid rail.

2nd Mid Rail Height (3)

Specifies the height of the second mid rail.

Kick Plate Height (4)

Specifies the height of the kick plate.

First Post (5)

Specifies the distance of the first post and last posts from the railing endpoints.

Second Post (6)

Specifies the maximum distance between posts for the railing. If you lengthen the railing, distances between posts increase until they become larger than this value. When this occurs, another post is added and all posts are repositioned to be equidistant.

Shape

Sets the shape settings for handrails, kick plates, and posts.

Handrail

Specifies handrail shape options such as material standard, type, and size as defined in the Select Handrail Shape dialog box.

1st Mid Rail

Specifies kneerail shape options such as material standard, type, and size as defined in the Select Kneerail Shape dialog box.

Kick Plate

Specifies kick plate shape options such as material standard, type, and size as defined in the Select Kick Plate Shape dialog box.

Post

Specifies the post shape options such as material standard, type, and size as defined in the Select Post Shape dialog box.