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5 Specify whether upper rail properties of this railing style can be overridden for individual railing objects:
Then… If you want to…
select Allow Each Railing to Vary. specify guardrail and handrail properties, such as horizontal
height, sloping height, and offset distance, when you add or
modify railings
clear Allow Each Railing to Vary. require that all railings of this style use the upper rail settings
of the style
NOTE Changes to guardrails and handrails do not affect existing railings of this style unless Allow Each Railing
to Vary is clear.
6 Select whether to include guardrails and handrails.
A railing must have a guardrail or handrail. Both cannot be turned off.
7 Specify the following parameters for the guardrail or the handrail:
Then… If you want to…
enter a value for Horizontal Height. specify the height for the guardrail or the handrail
enter a value for Sloping Height. specify the height for the guardrail or the handrail while it is
on a stair flight
enter a value for Offset from Post. specify the distance that the guardrail or the handrail is offset
from the posts
select Center, Left, Right, or Auto for Side for Offset. (Side
for Offset is available only when there is an offset value.) specify the side of the post for the offset, based on the
direction the stair (or railing) was drawn
Auto is useful only for railings attached to the edges of stairs. A positive value is toward the center of the
stair, while a negative value is toward the outside edge. Side for Offset for handrails also has a selection of
Both, so you can specify a handrail on both sides of the railing.
If you select Auto, and the railing is not attached to a stair or is along the center of a stair, the offset is to
the right.
8 Click OK.
Specifying the Bottom Rails of a Railing Style
Use this procedure to change the following settings for bottom rails in a railing style:
■
number of bottom rails
■
distance between rails
■
height of lowest rail
1 Open a tool palette that has a railing tool.
2 Right-click a railing tool, and click Railing Styles.
3 Select the style you want to edit.
4 Click the Rail Locations tab.
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