Detail Handrail

Structural Design User Guide

Handrails : Detail Handrail

The Detail Mode is a more complex physical representation of the handrail where the database contains items for the individual posts, rails, kickplates, gates and terminations.

General Attributes

The functionality available for the General Attributes of the handrail in Detail is identical to that described in Layout, for more information refer to General Attributes.

Select Assembly

The Select Assembly part of the Create Handrail window is automatically populated with all of the handrail assemblies available for selection governed by the default file. A 3D graphical representation of the handrail assembly is also displayed.

Note:

The position of the RPATH relative to the handrail assembly is displayed to assist users in the creation of a suitable RPATH.

Select the Flip Left/Right Handrail check box to flip the handrail.

Select Next to display the Handrail Details part of the Create Handrail window.

Select Back to return to the General Attributes window.

Handrail Details

Use the Handrail Details part of the Create Handrail window to view and if required modify (within the maximum and minimum limits) the default values for the handrail and the addition or removal of a kickplate.

If required, the user can display any of the dimensions from the Handrail Details window in the 3D view. To label a dimension, click Display alongside the dimension field.

Select Next to display the Route Definition part of the Create Handrail window.

Select Back to return to the Select Assembly window.

Route Definition

The functionality available for the Route Definition of the handrail in the Detail Mode is identical to that described in the Layout mode, for more information refer to Route Definition with the exception of Route Point Tools.

Route Point Tools

Use the Route Point Tools to close, move or delete the route points of the handrail:


	Close Handrail	Closes the route of the handrail, for example if the handrail has three sides, The Close handrail functionality closes the three sides to make a square.
	Select Route Point	Enables the user to select a route point in the RPATH. The user is prompted to ‘Pick route point to make current’ Each route point is labelled in the 3D view.
	Move Current Route Point	Enables the user to move a current route point in the RPATH. The user is prompted to ‘Pick new position for current route point (Distance [0]) WP Snap:’
	Delete Current Route Point	Deletes the current route point.
	Delete Route Points	The user is prompted to ‘Pick first route point of sequence to be deleted’ Once the selection has been made, the user is prompted to ‘Pick last route of sequence to be deleted’# Once the selection has been made the route points are deleted, the user is then prompted to ‘Pick position of new route point (Distance [0]) WP Snap:’
	Delete All Route Points	Deletes all the route point of the handrail, the user is prompted with an Confirm window: Delete all route points?.

Select Next to display the Openings part of the Create Handrail window.

Select Back to return to the Route Definition window.

Openings

Use the Openings part of the Create Handrail window to create an opening in a handrail.

By default, the width of the openings is displayed in the Width field, to display the Width dimension in the 3D view, select Display. Add Opening is the only functionality available for selection, from the Openings part of the Create Handrail window, click Add Opening.

The Positioning Control window is displayed and the user is prompted to ‘Pick the position to insert gate opening (Snap) Snap:’

Select the method by which the user cursor picks in the 3D graphical view are to be interpreted as positions, then select position in the 3D graphical view.

Upon selection, the Openings part of the Create Handrail window, is populated with its co-ordinates, (width is dictated by the default file).

If required, the user can also pick a new position for the opening, add or delete an opening:


	Add Opening	The user is prompted to ‘Pick position to insert gate (Snap) Snap:’ and the Positioning Control window is displayed. Once the new position is selected in the 3D view, the Openings part of the Create Handrail window is populated with co-ordinates of the Opening.
	Pick New Position	The user is prompted to ‘Pick new position for gate (Snap) Snap:’ and the Positioning Control window is displayed. Once the new position is selected in the 3D view, the Openings part of the Create Handrail window is populated with co-ordinates of the Opening.
	Delete Opening	A Confirm window is displayed: ‘Delete the selected openings’.

Handrail Summary

The Handrail Summary part of the Create Handrail window, is populated with the main attributes of the handrail. If required, before the creation of the handrail element the user can select the attribute by name and modify it from the displayed part of the Create Handrail window

To create the handrail (created in Detail) is displayed in the 3D view, click Build Handrail.

Click Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Create Handrail window.