Position, length

'Railing Properties' dialog box

Position, length (mm)

Note: In the case of horizontal elements, only two of the three values (X offset, X offset end and Length) can be valid at any one time: This means that
X offset and X offset end
Or
X offset and Length
Or
X offset end and Length
The third value must be empty.

X offset

For horizontal elements, you specify the offset to the start of the field boundary (in mm).
For vertical elements, the value entered is interpreted as a displacement.

X offset end

For horizontal elements, you specify the offset to the end of the field boundary (in mm).
For vertical elements, this parameter is not taken into account.

Y offset

Use this to specify the position of the element in the Y direction (perpendicular to the path, in mm).

Z offset

Use this to define the height of the element. The vertical offset (in the Z direction) to the path is displayed (in mm).
In the case of vertical elements, this is the position where the element starts.

Length

Use this to define the length of the element. For horizontal elements, this is the length in the direction of the path. For vertical elements, this value is interpreted as the vertical length.

Inclination-dependent

You can enter additional, inclination-dependent values for Z offset and Length:

1 - Railing path
2 - Z offset
3 - Inclination-dependent part of Z offset
4 - Value calculated for Z offset
5 - Length
6 - Value calculated for length

These inclination-dependent values are only taken into account when you create vertical elements. Allplan calculates a height from the angle of inclination and the value entered. This height is then added to the Z offset or subtracted from the length you have specified.

This value is usually equivalent to half the height of the adjacent horizontal element's cross-section.

Get geometry

Use this to import the outline of any 3D object from Allplan. Only one 3D object can be imported at any one time.

Inclined start

Check box active: the element is inclined at its start so that it is perpendicular to the XY plane when the railing is not horizontal (e.g. at a stair). Check box not active: the element starts so that it is perpendicular to the railing path.

Inclined start is active

Inclined start is not active

Inclined end

Check box active: the element is inclined at its end so that it is perpendicular to the XY plane when the railing is not horizontal (e.g. at a stair). Check box not active: the element ends so that it is perpendicular to the railing path.

Align

Allplan hides the element list and displays two fields you can use to align the elements:

Horizontal elements you derived from existing elements using Copies (mm) --> Z offset are displayed with their name and height: "Field boundary800", for example.

Start / End

You can specify the element with which the current element is to be aligned. The elements displayed change accordingly. You can use the two boxes below the fields to determine whether the element is to be aligned with the

• Top level
• Middle
• Bottom level

(for vertical elements) or you can choose between

• Left
• Middle
• Right

(for horizontal elements)

Allplan automatically calculates the inclination-dependent values (half the height of the cross-section) and enters them into the relevant boxes.

Clicking Match << takes you back to the normal editing mode.