advance steel 2015 handrail defaults

[muleman1]

is it possible in AS 2015 to set default pipe / 'beam' sizes and preferences in the handrail macro. Even though I have my prefs set to imperial, every time I start the railing macro in extended modeling, it pops up with metric sizes.... BTW, 98% of our rail componets are 1-1/4 sch 40 pipe.

[Emanuel.Nestor · Accepted solution]

Hello muleman1,

You can save a configuration to the macro library and use it as default.

The steps could be like that:

• Create a handrail joint on a beam
• Set all the profile sections as you like / most common profiles and sizes for you
• Go to the joint page "Library" and Save the current configuration
• After that, use the Edit button to set the name of the saved configuration to "Default"

Every time you will create a handrail joint, it will use the saved configuration / parameters.

Please let me know if it works for you.

Best regards,

Emy

[muleman1]

THANKS. I knew it was just a matter of knowing where 'it' was.

[wtheron]

The library is immensly powerful for Stair and Railings Joints.

[tmuir]

Are you able to set standards in Management tools for example, have a default set that every time handrail is created the cut back will always be 3/8" from the post instead of manually doing it every time or like you mention saving a configuration? 

[mick-CNF]

Is it a type of railing you have saved in your library?

[tmuir]

no, but I know how to setup something in my library and save it as a "standard", I'm wonder if there are settings or defaults in the management tools that you can see automatically as a default so when I bring up the handrail micro box command, when go to cut back for rails and posts my cut back default is already set. is that possible or is it just best to save a default or standard handrail in my library?

[mick-CNF]

Once you have saved it in your library edit it and rename it default and that should be the type of railing that comes in first when you add any railings.

When you add railings to your library a line gets created in MT where all the settings are.

I don't think there is a universal setting for this cut back but I could be wrong?

[tmuir]

ok Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.