Change the Joint Type for a Post

When a new post is created, with or without handrails, the post includes two joints whose type is determined by the Handrail Joints setting in the current defaults file. The orientation of the joints assumes that the handrails (actual or potential) are to run parallel to the nearest side of the platform.

Change the type and/or orientation of the joints on an existing post

1. Select and delete the existing joints and then select Create > Post Joints > type, where type is Ball, Cone or Tee.

   The user is prompted to ‘Identify posts upright’.

2. Use the cursor, to pick the post (now just a vertical cylinder) whose joints are changing.

   The user is prompted, ‘Rotate joint?’.

3. Select No to retain the default joint orientation or Yes to rotate the new joints by 90º.