Handrail Termination (HRTERM)

Basic definition HRTERM is similar to HRPOST in some aspects. It has reference to POINTR (POSREF) and ZDIStance. The HRTERM can be placed to the end and/or start of the handrail that is not closed. The HRTERM on handrail start has POSREF set to first POINTR of handrail RPATH while ZDIS is set to zero. HRTERM on handrail end has POSREF set to POINTR next to the last and ZDIS is set to length of last segment so that its position is the same as position of last POINTR of RPATH. The application does not alter the offspring of HRTERM directly, it only sets principle attributes of HRTERM and evaluates rules.

The origin of HRTERM should be as depicted below. To enable skewed HRTERM (for example, termination of handrail along stairs) the application computes and set the value of attribute ANGLE that should be deployed within attribute rule definitions of HRTERM members. Similarly the BANGLE attribute (rotation about Z-axis) should be used to enable rotation of HRTERM as it does not have attribute ORI. All its members should have the rule for attribute ORI reflecting the current value of BANGLE. The application automatically sets its value to 180 degrees when HRTERM is placed at the start, otherwise it is set to zero.

The array attribute RAILTRIM is used by application to trim the matching adjacent RAILS counted from below. If the attribute is not set then no RAIL will be trimmed.

The offset is handled by usual way.

The attributes of HRTERM that are set by the application:

POSREF

ZDIS

ANGLE (sloping angle - zero if adjacent segment is running horizontally)

BANGLE (to flip HRTERM at start)

XOFF (conditionally shifted)

All other attributes keep their original value.