Create Access Platforms and Walkways
- Last UpdatedJan 16, 2026
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This chapter explains how to create any of the following types of platform:
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Floorplate |
a basic rectangular plate with no handrails or kickplates (although the user can add posts, rails and/or kickplates independently, as explained in Create Posts, Handrails and Kickplates). |
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Rectangular platform |
a rectangular platform with handrails and optional kickplates (initially to default specifications) on all four sides. |
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Corner platform |
a rectangular platform with handrails and optional kickplates (initially to default specifications) on two adjacent sides. |
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Return access |
a rectangular platform with handrails and optional kickplates (initially to default specifications) on three sides. |
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Walkway |
a rectangular platform with handrails and optional kickplates (initially to default specifications) on two opposite sides. |
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Circular platform |
although nominally circular, such a platform may actually be round, hexagonal or octagonal, with handrails and optional kickplates (initially to default specifications) all round its periphery. |
This chapter also explains how to insert a penetration into the floorplate of any platform to allow another design element, such as a pipe, to pass through it.
Note: Create platforms at Structure or Substructure level.