Create Explicit Handrails

Create a handrail explicitly, to run between two existing posts

1. Select Create > Handrail > Only.

   The user is prompted to ‘Identify design ppoint on top of first post’.

2. Use the cursor to pick the p-point at the top of the first post.

   The prompt is repeated

3. Use the cursor to pick the p-point at the top of the second post.

   The complete handrail (both top and bottom rails) is added to the design.

Most handrails will probably terminate within a post joint; either at a corner post or a single post. However, the user may wish to terminate the rails more neatly, especially if they extend beyond a post into free space or abut against other steelwork. Two types of termination are available:

• End Pads - a circular plate on the end of each rail

• Closures - a loop linking the top and bottom rails together (an example of this was shown on a bottom flight of stairs in Create Stairs)